BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

The Criminal Justice baccalaureate degree offers a program which provides students with a solid basis of knowledge and skills for service in various criminal justice fields. This degree gives students a broad liberal arts knowledge base and an understanding of the conceptual, organizational and practical dimensions of various criminal justice fields and agencies. The Criminal Justice program is designed to prepare students for employment in the field of criminal justice and also serve as preparation for graduate work in criminal justice, law, counseling, public administration or more technical areas. Criminal Justice majors are encouraged to take electives in their major that should assist in their career objectives and preparation. There are nine concentrations available that will assist in this development.

Internships are available in many of the concentrations and are required in the 4+1 program.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The Criminal Justice Department is dedicated to the advancement of student education and provides a balanced liberal arts curriculum integrated with practical experience by:

• Students will develop oral and written communication skills to articulate Criminal justice topics. (LLO 1)

• Students will gain an understanding and appreciation for the social and cultural diversity of society and how they impact the criminal justice system. (LLO 2)

• Students will develop abilities in critical thinking, logical assessment and analytical problem solving which will be essential to work in the criminal justice field. (LLO 3, 4)

• Students will develop competencies in designing, analyzing, and critiquing social research, and assessing data sources as needed which are relevant to the criminal justice field. (LLO 1, 3, 4)

• Students will acquire specific knowledge consistent with a bachelor’s degree in this major in key subject areas as identified by national organizations, such as Academy of Criminal Justice Society (ACJS). (LLO 1, 2, 4)

• Students will demonstrate and apply Franciscan values to ethical behavior and leadership needed in the 21st-Century. (LLO 3, 5, 6)

CAREER OUTLOOK

The Criminal Justice program is designed to prepare graduates for employment in the criminal justice areas of police work, courts, probation, parole, youth counseling, retail security, and private security. It also serves to prepare persons for careers in areas allied with the various enforcement fields or continued educational pursuits. The program is designed for in-service personnel as well as for persons wishing to prepare for service in the criminal justice fields.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice must fulfill the following requirements. The Criminal Justice requirements include the following distribution of credit hours:

CONCENTRATIONS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Effective Fall 2018, all criminal justice majors declare a concentration in criminal justice by adhering to the following policy:

• Apply by completing a concentration form in Self-Service after completion of 45 credits

• Take eighteen hours of course work in one of the following concentration areas

CORRECTIONS

Required Courses:
CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 200 Introduction to Corrections
CJ 204 Crime & Society

Elective Courses: Choose 3
CJ 300 Parole, Probation, & Community-Based Corrections
CJ 302 The Juvenile Justice System

CJ 308 Forensic Interviewing of Vulnerable Populations
CJ 334 Analysis of Sexual Offenses & the Sex Offender
CJ 400 Advanced Seminar in Corrections
LW 370 Rights, Liberty & Justice: US Constitution
PSY 410 Forensic Psychology

CRIMINOLOGY

Required Courses:
CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 106 Social Problems in the CJ System
CJ 204 Crime & Society

Choose 3 electives:
CJ 302 The Juvenile Justice System
CJ 304 Organized Crime & the Career Criminal
CJ 307/HS 307 Gender & the Criminal Justice System
CJ 320 Transnational Crime & Comparative CJ Systems
CJ 324 Wildlife Criminology
CJ 334 Analysis of Sexual Offenses & the Sex Offender
CJ 417 Violent Phenomena

FAMILY VIOLENCE

Required Courses:
CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 204 Crime & Society
CJ 106 Social Problems in the Criminal Justice System

Choose 3 electives:
CJ 316 Family Violence
CJ 317 Family Violence Treatment & Prevention
CJ 334 Analysis of Sexual Offenses & the Sex Offender
CJ 416 Advanced Issues in Family Violence
CJ 417 Violent Phenomena

HS 315 Child Abuse & Neglect
HS 330 Violent Children
LW 410/HS 410 Child & Family Law

INVESTIGATIONS

Not available to CSI Majors. Electives cannot be courses already required for the major.

Required Courses:
CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 202 Introduction to Criminal Law & Procedure
CJ 204 Crime & Society

Choose 3 electives:
CJ 304 Organized Crime & the Career Criminal

CJ 308 Forensic Interviewing of Vulnerable Populations

CJ 314 Environmental Investigations
CJ 315 Laws & Rules of Evidence
CJ 321 Terrorism & Homeland Security
CJ 325 Wildlife Investigations
CJ 334 Analysis of Sexual Offenses & the Sex Offender
CJ 404 Criminal Investigation/Criminalistics
FS 320 Interview and Interrogation Techniques
LW 370 Rights, Liberties, & Justice: US Constitution

JUVENILE JUSTICE

Required Courses:
CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 102 Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency or CJ 106 Social Problems in the CJ System
CJ 204 Crime & Society

Choose 3 electives:
CJ 302 The Juvenile Justice System

CJ 308 Forensic Interviewing of Vulnerable Populations
CJ 316 Family Violence
CJ 317 Family Violence Treatment and Prevention

CJ 334 Analysis of Sexual Offenses & the Sex Offender
CJ 416 Advanced Issues in Family Violence
CJ 417 Violent Phenomena

HS 315 Child Abuse & Neglect
HS 330 Violent Children
LW 410/HS 410 Child & Family Law

POLICE MANAGEMENT

Required Courses:
CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice

CJ 204 Crime & Society
CJ 202 Introduction to Criminal Law & Procedure

Choose 3 electives:
CJ 210 Introduction to Policing/Professional Entry

CJ 307/HS 307 Gender & the Criminal Justice System
CJ 311 Police Management & Organization
CJ 312 Police Human Dimension

LW 370 Rights, Liberties, & Justice: US Constitution

SECURITY

Required Courses:
CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 103 Introduction to Security or CJ 303 Asset Protection
CJ 204 Crime & Society

Choose 3 electives:
CJ 321 Terrorism & Homeland Security
CJ 327 Executive Protection Strategies & Operations
CJ 403 Security Administration

IDA 354 Imagery Intelligence & Geospatial Analysis

IDA 403: Intelligence Implications of 20th Century

GENERALIST

Required Courses:
CJ 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 202 Introduction to Criminal Law & Procedure
CJ 204 Crime & Society

Choose 3 electives:
Any three upper-level CJ courses

For a closely related program, check Pre-Law under the Pre-Professional Programs.

SECURITY MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE

A sequence of six courses at the College that would lead to a letter of accomplishment in Security Management. The eighteen-hour sequence is composed of the following courses:

EN 101 Introduction to Composition
BLU 151 Public Speaking
CJ 103 Introduction to Security
CJ 321 Terrorism and Homeland Security
CJ/ECI 333 Information Security
CJ 403 Retail Security and Security Administration.

The sequence may be taken as part of the Associate in Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree Program in Criminal Justice.

THE INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE

The mission of the Institute for Law and Justice at Hilbert College is to support criminal justice, social service and related community support agencies by enhancing their ability to deliver services. Working with these agencies, the Institute will develop projects and seek funding from a wide variety of sources to conduct research that will enhance present knowledge related to issues of law and justice. The goals of the Institute for Law and Justice are as follows:

• To assist criminal justice and associated community support agencies to produce positive community change. By facilitating such positive community change, Hilbert College and the Institute for Law and Justice will increase their visibility in the local and Western New York area as an institution that effectively strengthens agencies and promotes community improvement.

• To improve governmental, private and public inter-agency communications in an attempt to increase collaborative efforts that promote positive community chance.

• To help educate the criminal justice community relative to innovations and promising ideas in the fields of law and justice.

• To establish within Hilbert College a research-based institution that provides faculty and students opportunities to grow intellectually.