As larger prison populations strain state budgets, the criminal justice system is shifting focus from containment to rehabilitation. These changes bring a variety of rewarding career opportunities in corrections and juvenile justice. While the demand for highly qualified individuals to manage and supervise the nation’s prison population remains high, there is an increasing need for professionals focused on offender rehabilitation and treatment programs.

Our Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Criminal Justice prepares both entry-level and seasoned professionals in the theoretical foundations, knowledge, skills, and criminal justice administration practices inclusive of law enforcement, courts, and corrections.

RWU’s interdisciplinary Criminal Justice program combines courses in policing, corrections and procedure with studies in the social sciences to introduce you to the theory and practice of criminal law and the moral complexity of the criminal justice system.

Are you interested in a career in the criminal or juvenile justice system? With a criminal justice minor, you will expand your understanding of deviance and crime, justice, law enforcement, courts, corrections, and more.

Concordia’s BA in Criminal Justice prepares students to pursue graduate school opportunities and/or enter careers in a broad spectrum, including criminal justice administration, forensic investigation, counselling, corrections, juvenile justice and public welfare.

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration is designed to provide professional preparation for private, public and non-profit sector professionals in the fields of national and local law enforcement, law, corrections, juvenile justice, homeland security and intelligence analysis. The degree program requires: 1) completion of two lower division required courses common to all students in the Department of Public Administration Public Policy; 2) completion of a set of upper division core courses common to all Criminal Justice Administration students; and 3) four elective courses. The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration Degree is a single-field major, which means that students are not required to complete a minor for graduation.

The Criminal Justice program provides a solid foundation for the growing number of careers for law enforcement, probation and parole, corrections, security services and criminal investigation for college graduates.

Explore the principles behind criminal justice with Norwich University’s Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice online degree, which examines the processes that enable police, courts and the corrections system to function efficiently and ethically.

Boasting four unique concentrations, the criminal justice program invites you to tailor your studies to Juvenile and Family Justice, Law Enforcement Administration and Criminal Investigations, Law and Society, or Homeland Security and Emergency Management.

The Department of Criminal Justice at Plymouth State University aims to serve students interested in careers in law enforcement, court administration, corrections, juvenile services, and graduate or law school. Consistent with the general mission of Plymouth State University, the department seeks to produce well-rounded graduates who are equipped to both continue their education and enter the workforce.

While the Bachelor of Arts degree in Administration of Justice, the program's name is Crime, Justice & Security Studies, sometimes referred to as Criminal Justice.

A criminal justice career is exciting and rewarding. Whether investigating and preventing street crime, cybersecurity breaches or international terrorism, criminal justice graduates uphold the law and keep people safe.

The bachelor of science (BS) degree in criminal justice provides graduates with a solid foundation in criminal justice, both its essential components and emerging areas, with a focus on leadership and applied to learn.

The bachelor of the science degree program in criminal justice educates students to become effective problem-solvers as professionals in the field of criminal justice and provides its graduates with the communications and analytical skills critical to succeed in criminal justice and related careers.

The Criminology major is designed to prepare students for beginning professional work in criminal justice and to provide preparation for graduate work including law school. Criminology courses at the undergraduate level include the integration of theoretical and applied materials of an interdisciplinary nature. The corrections option is designed for students interested in careers in probation, parole, correctional institutions, and other affiliated forms of work.