Criminal Justice Major

Program Director: Dr. Chad Litton

Degree Types: Bachelor of Science (default) or Bachelor of Arts (alternative)

Outcomes

After completing the required curriculum in the criminal justice program, graduates will be able to:

• Evaluate the relative strengths of the various perspective/approaches to criminal justice to include:
  • Crime Control and Punishment
  • Restorative/Holistic Justice
  • Due Process and Legalism
  • Rehabilitation and Treatment
• Analyze the role of the major topical areas in Criminal Justice to include:
  • Administration of Justice
  • Corrections
  • Criminological Theory
  • Law Adjudication
  • Law Enforcement
  • Research and Analytical Methods
• Distill criminal justice data based on published research using analytical methods