Criminal Justice and Criminology

Faculty

Michael J. Jenkins, Ph.D., Chair
Sinchul Back, Ph.D.
Mehmet F. Bastug, Ph.D.
Ismail Onat, Ph.D.
Meghan Ashlin Rich, Ph.D.
James C. Roberts, Ph.D.
Jason A. Shrive, Esq.
Loreen Wolfer, Ph.D.

Overview

The Bachelor of Science degree program in Criminal Justice has the following objectives:

To prepare students for careers in law enforcement at the local, state or federal level.
To prepare students for careers in the field of corrections and in the rehabilitation of offenders (i.e., parole, prisons, juvenile justice, etc.)
To provide students with academic preparation for advanced study in law, criminology, public administration and related fields. The Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice & Criminology also administers the Cybercrime & Homeland Security Major , Sociology Major , Crime Analysis Minor , Criminal Justice Minor , Criminology Minor , Sociology Minor , Applied Sociology Minor , and Legal Studies Track . More information on each of them can be found on their respective pages.

For information on the CAS/MBA Five-Year Program, visit our CAS/MBA Five-Year Program page.

Course Information

Courses for Criminal Justice are listed under the prefixes CJ and S/CJ. For information on these courses visit the Criminal Justice Courses page. For more information on all courses offered visit our Course Descriptions page.

For more information about the Department of Sociology, Criminal Justice & Criminology, visit its website.