Justice Studies Learning Goals

To provide a foundation for professional development of pre-service and inservice personnel.
To orient students toward a systematic perspective of the criminal justice system.
To develop a citizenry educated in the problems of crime and in the administration of justice.
To develop understanding of the causes of crime and societal responses to it.
To emphasize the ethical and moral standards involved in decision-making and criminal justice activities.
To prepare future leaders both in the academic and applied setting.
To study criminal justice in the context of larger justice issues and with attention to the total environment in which the system operates.
To advance knowledge about the design, evolution, operation, and maintenance of justice system.
To induce students to think about issues in criminal justice and to develop professional attitudes and patterns of behavior.
To establish academic credentials to be emphasized more in the future than experience.
To provide an up-to-date understanding of law, human behavior, and social institutions.
To develop awareness of the field as a recognized academic discipline.
To upgrade the quality of service provided by personnel and criminal justice agencies.
To sensitize students to national differences in criminal justice systems. To introduce students to comparative perspectives on justice systems.
To emphasize the relevance of literature and research to practice in the field.