The Online Master's in Criminal Justice program explores both criminal justice and criminology. With this best of both worlds approach, students have the benefit of diving deeper in the study of crime.
Why do people commit crimes, what factors contribute to high crime rates, and what implemented policies can help individuals desist from crime and ameliorate local, state, and national crime rates?
How should the various criminal justice systems and professionals and society intervene and work together to reduce crime utilizing non-oppressive policies?
Design a study, test a question, and collect data to provide evidence-based policies to guide policymakers.
Take the opportunity to explore key components within criminal justice and criminology. Through these specializations you'll explore:
Integrate coursework specifically devoted to research, theory, and issues focused on victims of crime.
Faculty Highlight: Dr. Gialopsos
Dr. Gialopsos teaches courses in the Victimology specialization. Her current research interests involve fear of crime and risk perceptions, sexual victimization, school-based victimization, and repeat victimization.
Enhance your knowledge of the application of criminological theory to investigative practice and to develop investigative skills and expertise.
Faculty Highlight: Dr. Helfgott
Dr. Helfgott teaches "Typologies of Crime and Criminal Behavior" in the Investigative Criminology track. She has written on criminal psychology, psychopathy, and copycat crimes. One of her most recent books is, "No Remorse: Psychopathy and Criminal Justice."
Study quantitative and qualitative research methods and comprehensive exposure to key areas of criminal justice research.
Faculty Highlight: Dr. Collins
In addition to law and criminal justice courses, Dr. Collins teaches within the Research and Evaluation track. His work includes research on the death penalty and jury selection.
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We prepare our graduates to advocate for reform within and beyond the criminal justice system and to lead for justice, fairness and equality.
You'll engage in the course Critical Criminology, a core course in our curriculum, to learn how to deconstruct scientific thinking, language and theoretical perspectives that have perpetuated oppression and power relations of injustice.