Criminal Justice (BS)

Re-Think Justice & Change Communities

Criminal Justice is about more than catching criminals — it’s also about serving communities, advocating for victims and striving to create a better system. This program at JWU Providence offers a holistic view of criminal justice and emphasizes the humanistic side of the field.

You’ll explore the interdisciplinary nature of the criminal justice field with courses in political science, psychology and sociology to fully examine the global and domestic criminal justice issues of today. You’ll learn from faculty with years of experience as policy experts, legislators, police captains and detectives. They can offer firsthand insight into how your lessons are applied in the field.

Our Crime Lab and Crime Scene Room also allow you to learn forensic analysis skills in fingerprinting and blood spatter analysis, bullet trajectory research and collection of crime scene evidence.

Students in the Criminal Justice program can choose to add a minor in Community Justice or Forensic Science to dive deeper into specific areas of the criminal justice field.