| The
major purpose of the Criminology & Criminal Justice minor is to
provide an expanded and more focused concentration on the study of
criminology and the criminal justice system regarding 1) the study of
deviance and the incidence and explanations for delinquency and crime;
2) methods of prevention and control of delinquency and crime;
3) characteristics and practices of the criminal justice
system. Moreover, students will select a set of courses that add
on to parts of this core, such as the study of women and crime, and
the comparative study of crime in different societies. Students
will broadly analyze the origins, causes, and consequences of crime
and the structure of the criminal justice system in order to gain
great mastery of this socially important and very timely
topic.
Career Sources and Professional
Organizations
Sample Job Titles
| Entry
Level: |
Experienced: |
| |
Correctional
Officer |
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Child
Welfare Caseworker |
| |
Foreign
Service Officer |
|
Counter
Intelligence Agent |
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Government
Agent/Investigator |
|
Court
Administrator |
| |
Paralegal |
|
District
Attorney |
| |
Police
Officer |
|
Foreign
Service Senior Officer |
| |
Private
Detective |
|
Lawyer |
| |
Probation
Officer |
|
Public
Defender |
Enhancing Employability
- Participate in internships
- Foreign language
- Computer-related skills
- Strong problem-solving,
decision-making skills
- Ability to communicate ideas in
writing, visually and verbally
- Strong ability to work under
pressure
- Strong leadership skills
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