University of Nebraska at Kearney
1998-2000 Undergraduate CATALOG
College of Natural and Social Sciences
Department of
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR
Minor in Criminal Justice
CJUS courses
- James Gilbert, Chair
- Professor: Gilbert
Associate Professors: Brown, Lund, Siedschlaw
Assistant Professor: Carlson
Lecturer: Counts
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.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR
Two degree options are available in the department.
- I. Criminal Justice Comprehensive Major-Bachelor of Science Degree
II. Criminal Justice Major-Bachelor of Science Degree
The minor in Criminal Justice is available for students presuming majors in other disciplines.
Courses with the prefix CJUS are offered by the department.
