What is nature of the Criminal Justice Major at STU?
The major in Criminal Justice is designed for the career oriented student who plans to go into law enforcement, judicial, or correctional services. It includes relevant coursework in the social sciences such as criminology, crime and delinquency, white collar criminality, victimology, and organized crime. In addition, students are prepared for administrative roles in such services through classes in police organization, planning and budgeting, and human resource management. Rounding out the interdisciplinary curriculum are courses in law, including constitutional law, criminal procedures, and the sociology of law. The program is proud of its liberal arts heritage and its academic emphasis. Students learn about crime, its causes and consequences, theories of criminal behavior, and how society organizes to promote peace, justice, and order and prevent violence, law breaking, and terrorism. Alternatively said, it is not a police training center teaching tactical operations, but a center f
