Address today’s complex Criminal Justice issues
The Indiana University Bachelor of Science (BS) in Criminal Justice degree will provide you with a broad and layered understanding of the history, operations, and implications of criminal justice in America.
The U.S. criminal justice system is designed to enforce defined standards of conduct designed to protect the rights of individual citizens and groups of citizens. The term “criminal justice” is used to describe the policies, procedures, and practices that federal, state, and municipal governments use to uphold legal codes and laws, ensure public safety, deter and mitigate crime, penalize those who violate laws, and rehabilitate offenders. It also aims to reduce crime, deliver justice to victims of crimes, and maintain public confidence that the system protects law-abiding citizens.
As a criminal justice student, you will study, explore, and research important societal needs related to law enforcement, the judicial system, corrections, and national security. You will complete classes on research methods, criminological theory and policy, criminal law, courts, corrections, and policing. You may also study cutting-edge topics related to homicide, terrorism, juvenile justice, and cybercrime.
Earning a Criminal Justice Degree
You can complete the entire general education and course requirements for the BS in criminal justice degree at IUPUC.