Department and Program
In the Criminal Justice program, you’ll explore the major institutions of the criminal justice system, including law enforcement along with the judiciary and the correctional systems, from probation through incarceration. You’ll consider the best theories about crime and delinquency, examine racial dynamics, wrestle with questions about effectiveness, and evaluate the empirical causes of crime.
In addition, you may opt to delve more deeply into the study of juvenile crime processing, specialized forms of corrections, mental health issues in criminal justice, or gender dynamics at work. You may take a deeper look at law enforcement or the relationship between law and social norms. You might examine the community’s role in crime and law enforcement. You could look at special crime policy areas, such as the drug war or terrorism. Whatever your interests, there are many things to study! Plan on attending the Criminal Justice Career Fair to discover additional opportunities.
Here at SIUE, you’ll find a group of professors who are excited to feed your curiosity about the field they love and to assist you in exploring the great many issues in criminal justice today. Moreover, your degree will help boost you into the field upon graduation.
You can also connect with peers, both while you’re in school by joining the Criminal Justice Club, and afterwards through the networking potential of the SIUE Criminal Justice Facebook group.
Learn what past Criminal Justice students have to say about the program.
