Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Criminal Justice] From California University of Pennsylvania

Your curriculum for the general criminal justice concentration includes a broad overview of courses such as Introduction to Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice, Criminal Law, Correctional Systems, Leadership and Ethics, and more. The general criminal justice program allows students to tailor their program with a wide range of justice electives to fit student interest and career aspirations. The Introduction to Criminal Justice course covers the nature, scope and impact of crime in the United States, introducing students to the three components of the criminal justice system: law enforcement, courts and corrections. It also includes an overview of career opportunities within the criminal justice and security fields. The criminal justice curriculum consists of a required core of 11 courses that provide a broad and coherent approach to the six content areas identified by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences: administration of justice, corrections, criminological theory, law adjudication, law enforcement, and research and analytic methods.