Justice & Public Policy Major (A)
A Bachelor of Science in Justice and Public Policy (JPP) from CUWAA will help you understand how administrative law, along with procedural, and substantive criminal laws apply to effecting arrest search and seizure, evidence collection, and courtroom procedures. You’ll learn best practices pertaining to field and custodial interviews, criminal investigations, and procedures involving juvenile. If you are considering an advanced degree, an introductory courses in criminal justice research methods and criminal psychology will prepare you to understand sociological, psychological, bio-physiological, and free-will theories, while learning how to apply theory to practice within the American civil and criminal court systems, correctional system, and justice system.
What does all that add up to? It creates a foundation for a career in a wide variety of criminal justice related fields by giving you quality instruction. One hundred percent of all faculty have certifications and/or extensive experience in their respective field. This lends itself to practical and experiential guidance in blending your personal and professional ethical values within a system of justice and public policy.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will professionally and effectively communicate through writing and oral presentations using appropriate criminal justice terminology.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of theories of the causes of criminal activity and public policies that aid in crime prevention.
- Students will accurately describe the role and function of law enforcement, corrections, juvenile procedures, and the courts in society.
- Students will evaluate the effectiveness of criminal justice and security professional in crime prevention and in criminal justice prosecutions.
- Students will be able to gather, analyze and evaluate relevant information to create ethical legal decisions based upon Christian principles.
- Students will demonstrate the practical application of criminal justice research theory and numeracy needed to propose criminal justice research that adds to current research knowledge, restructures or changes current research knowledge, or adds new knowledge to the criminal justice research process.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements 1 | 45 | |
| Major Requirements | 42 | |
| Electives | 33 | |
Minor: Optional | ||
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| JPP 1010 | Introduction to Law Enforcement | 3 |
| JPP 1020 | Criminology | 3 |
| JPP 1030 | Introduction to Courts | 3 |
| JPP 1040 | Juvenile Justice Theory | 3 |
| JPP 1050 | Introduction to Probation and Parole | 3 |
| JPP 2010 | Corrections in America | 3 |
| JPP 2020 | Substantive Criminal Law | 3 |
| JPP 2030 | Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| JPP 2060 | Stress Management | 3 |
| JPP 3010 | Procedural Criminal Law | 3 |
| JPP 3030 | Criminal Psychology | 3 |
| JPP 3070 | Criminal Justice Liability Law | 3 |
| JPP 3999 | Career & Internship in Justice and Service | 3 |
| JPP 4010 | Ethics in Justice and Public Service | 3 |
| Recommended Electives | ||
| Environmental Law & Politics | ||
| Criminal Justice Research Methods | ||
| Terrorism | ||
| Forensic Investigation | ||
| Organized Crime | ||
| Special Topics in Criminal Justice | ||
| White Collar Crime | ||
| Total Hours | 42 | |