Bachelor of Science Degree - Criminal Justice

(CIP Codes 43.01 - 43.99)

Criminal Justice Bachelor's Degree Program Objectives

This program prepares you for criminal justice positions in business, industry and nonprofit organizations. The program provides the foundational background for students seeking to acquire a high-level of knowledge from a broad base of criminal justice concepts and skills to create solutions to contemporary problems in criminal justice. Students will acquire the critical and current knowledge and skills needed to integrate administration, laws, procedures of investigation and evidence and organizational law enforcement management.

• Apply advanced verbal and written communication skills to research, evaluation, and presentation in appropriate criminal justice situations
• Implement and apply current technology to criminal justice investigative and apprehension activities, systems and processes
• Use critical thinking, creative and logical analysis, strategies and techniques to solve complex problems within the criminal justice system
• Apply technology and other resources to remain current in the student's chosen field within criminal justice
• Make effective decisions using appropriate analytical and critical thinking processes that reflects a global perspective in comparative criminal justice
• Identify, analyze, and address legal and/or ethical issues that arise in criminal justice practices and institutions
• Demonstrate effective written communication skills in a criminal justice environment
• Demonstrate a mastery of integrated knowledge and technical skills that support and facilitate lifelong professional development and lifelong learning within the discipline of law and justice.
• Demonstrate a foundational knowledge of the criminal justice system including law enforcement, the judicial system, and the correctional system, as well as developing  the technical skills to support lifelong learning.

Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Program Description

Allied American University's Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice prepares students for entry-level criminal justice positions at the local, state or federal level. The program imparts to students a strong base of learning that will help them address a range of contemporary problems in criminal justice. Graduates with a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Allied American University possess the necessary skills to help integrate administration, laws, procedures of investigation and evidence and organizational law enforcement management. Allied American University (AAU) also offers an Associate of Science Degree in Criminal Justice.

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