Criminal Justice Studies

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Dr. Annie Rody-Wright, Director

The Criminal Justice Studies degree (CRJS) explores criminal justice through the prism of social, restorative and transformational justice. The curriculum is driven and shaped by the Franciscan precepts of community restoration, social transformation, access to resources sufficient for humans to thrive, and justice for all. Students will build upon a 23-credit foundation of core requirements, including law, sociology, philosophy, restorative justice, research methods including statistics, and a capstone, with 18-19 credits* in three specialized criminal justice tracks: Human Rights; Policy, Practice, and Administration; and Forensics, for a total of 41-42 credits for the BA. Each track will focus on professional and organizational skill development and application; cultural, legal, and political issues; and human behavior and social problems relevant to that course of study. 
*While both the CRJS-Human Rights and the CRJS-Policy, Practice and Administration Tracks have 18 credits, the CRJS-Forensics Track has 19 credits (CHEM 105, required for that track, has a lab, which increases the credit total to 4 for that course).

Programs

• Criminal Justice Studies, B.A.
• Criminal Justice Studies, B.A. Forensics Track
• Criminal Justice Studies, B.A. Human Rights Track
• Criminal Justice Studies, B.A. Policy, Practice, and Administration Track

• Criminal Justice Minor

Courses

• CRJS - 101. Intro to Criminal Justice Studies
• CRJS - 200. Restorative Justice
• CRJS - 300. Qual Methods in Criminal Justice
• CRJS - 310. Quan Methods in Criminal Justice
• CRJS - 400. CRJS Capstone I
• CRJS - 401. CRJS Capstone II

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