UNK 2002-2004 Catalog/Criminal Justice Dept

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR

Joseph Carlson, Chair: Professor: Gilbert
Associate Professors: Brown, J. Carlson, Siedschlaw
Assistant Professors: Sasse, Wiersma

Department Objectives:

To provide a broad academic and multidisciplinary background for students majoring in Criminal Justice;
To prepare students of high character and ethical standards for leadership positions within the employment areas of law enforcement, corrections, probation, parole, private security, and the courts;
To assist students in gaining employment within paralegal and criminal law career fields;
To cultivate in students a realistic awareness of present and historical trends of crime and criminal methodology;
To stimulate an awareness of deviant and abnormal human behavior of concern to criminal justice practitioners;
To acquaint students with current literature and research pertaining to the administration of justice.

Two degree options are available in the department.

The minor in Criminal Justice is available for students pursuing majors in other disciplines.

Courses with the prefix CJUS are offered by the department.