Major, Bachelor of Science Degree
The graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice will use the knowledge and skills obtained in the program to:
- Identify moral and ethical issues inherent in the administration of justice and the practice of criminal justice.
- Identify the importance of the history, development, fundamental concepts, and current operation of our principal criminal justice institutions, their relationships to each other, and their relationships to the larger political and societal context.
- Produce articulate, comprehensible, and grammatically correct oral and written communications.
- Analyze and critique qualitative and quantitative social science research, including basic introductory statistical concepts.
- Apply theoretical frameworks to understanding the causes and prevention of crime, the processes of criminalization, and crime enforcement.
- Analyze problems and develop solutions for criminal justice systems.
- Identify issues regarding diversity and discrimination situations found in the criminal justice system, including racial, ethnic, class, cultural, and gender diversity.
Criminal Justice, BS (43-842) (4 Year Guide)