Mission of the Department of Criminal Justice & Police Studies
The Department of Criminal Justice and Police Studies provides a stimulating learning environment that promotes respect, tolerance, sensitivity and an open exchange of ideas regarding a wide range of cultural and intellectual differences.
We are committed to exemplary teaching, research and philosophy that is grounded in cutting-edge scholarship; engaging students in critical inquiry, logical and ethical thinking; direct engagement of the social world to develop a deep and practical understanding of justice problems; and service to the community, university, and profession. Our commitment to the most current knowledge in the discipline highlights the importance of engagement in scholarship through which we develop our discipline and provide similar opportunities for our students.
Providing students with the most current knowledge in the field prepares them to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex, technological, and diverse society.
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The purpose of undergraduate programs in criminal justice and police studies is to educate students to be critical thinkers who can communicate their thoughts effectively in oral and written form. Our programs will familiarize students with facts and concepts and teach students to apply this knowledge to related problems and changing situations. Primary objectives of our criminal justice and police studies programs include the development of critical thinking; communication, technology, and computing skills; quantitative reasoning; ethical decision-making; and an understanding of diversity.
The undergraduate criminal justice program affords students the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills above the introductory level through a logically sequenced, coherent, and rigorous body of coursework.
Both our programs in criminal justice and police studies are part of a broadly based degree program with a balance of general education, required and elective courses in criminal justice and in related fields, and unrestricted electives wherever possible.
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