Criminal Justice (Bachelor)

Criminal Justice Program – Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice program is designed to prepare you for a career in corrections, probation, loss prevention, and security administration.

Through our comprehensive program, you can gain the skills necessary to maintain law and order, protect life and property, and conduct administration, planning, and research services.

Criminal Justice Class Training
The Bachelor’s program offers training in:

• Criminal Law
• Criminology
• Criminal Evidence
• Gang Activity and Drug Operations
• Constitutional Law
• Juvenile Justice
• Forensics
• Computer Crime
• Private Investigations
• Methodology of Economic Crime
• Graphics and Documentation
• Introduction to Interviews and Interrogations
  

You can learn about the nature and extent of crime and delinquency, and the cause and explanation of criminal behavior. Rules of evidence, basic investigative techniques and the philosophy of criminal law are additional areas of study.

You have the opportunity to delve into specialized areas such as gang activity, drug operations, probation, and criminal justice management. Further areas of interest include: computer crime, victimology, alternatives to incarceration, and interview and interrogations.

You will gain communicative, critical-thinking, research, and organizational skills in the specialized areas of this curriculum, providing you with the foundation required to qualify for entry-level positions in this field.

Criminal Justice Career Opportunities
Some career opportunities include:

• Fraud investigator
• Loss prevention manager
• Detective

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