Justice & Public Policy Major (M)

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

Core Requirements 145
Major Requirements42
Electives33
Minor: Optional
Total Hours120

Major Requirements

Required Courses
JPP 1010Introduction to Law Enforcement3
JPP 1020Criminology3
JPP 1030Introduction to Courts3
JPP 1040Juvenile Justice Theory3
JPP 1050Introduction to Probation and Parole3
JPP 2010Corrections in America3
JPP 2020Substantive Criminal Law3
JPP 2030Criminal Investigation3
JPP 2060Stress Management3
JPP 3010Procedural Criminal Law3
JPP 3030Criminal Psychology3
JPP 3070Criminal Justice Liability Law3
JPP 3999Career & Internship in Justice and Service3
JPP 4010Ethics in Justice and Public Service3
Recommended Electives
Environmental Law & Politics
Criminal Justice Research Methods
Terrorism
Forensic Investigation
Organized Crime
Special Topics in Criminal Justice
White Collar Crime
Total Hours42
Plan of Study Grid
Semester 1Hours
JPP 1010 Introduction to Law Enforcement 3
JPP 1020 Criminology 3
ENG 1040 Introduction to Writing 3
COMMUNICATION & LANGUAGE 3
HUMAN CREATIVITY & EXPRESSION 3
 Hours15
Semester 2
JPP 1030 Introduction to Courts 3
JPP 1040 Juvenile Justice Theory 3
CCE 1010 Christian Citizen 3
NATURAL WORLD- MATH 3
SOCIETY & CULTURE 3
 Hours15
Semester 3
JPP 1050 Introduction to Probation and Parole 3
JPP 2010 Corrections in America 3
NATURAL WORLD - SCIENCE 4
HHP 1100 Stewardship of the Body 1
HHP ACTIVITY 1
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
 Hours15
Semester 4
JPP 2030 Criminal Investigation 3
CCE 1020 Western Culture & Worldview 3
HUMAN BEINGS & BEING HUMAN 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
 Hours15
Semester 5
JPP 2020 Substantive Criminal Law 3
JPP 2060 Stress Management 3
REL 1000 The Bible 3
CCE 1030 Western Thought & Worldview 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
 Hours15
Semester 6
JPP 3010 Procedural Criminal Law 3
CCE 1040 Science & Humanity 3
REL 1100 Christian Faith 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
 Hours15
Semester 7
JPP 3030 Criminal Psychology 3
JPP 3999 Career & Internship in Justice and Service 3
JPP 4010 Ethics in Justice and Public Service 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
 Hours15
Semester 8
JPP 3070 Criminal Justice Liability Law 3
FAITH & LIFE 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
ELECTIVE/MINOR 3
 Hours15
 Total Hours120

Course options and schedule are subject to change.