Criminal Justice Major
Asbury University's fully Online Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice will prepare current Criminal Justice professionals, as well as students desiring to enter the field of Criminal Justice with the understanding necessary to serve transformatively in a wide variety of law enforcement, judicial, correctional, juvenile, probation, community based treatment programs, and other related areas. With a curriculum based on an inter-disciplinary liberal arts framework and a broad survey of the criminal justice field and related areas, students will be well-prepared for entry-level positions, will be provided with an education that facilitates advancement in current criminal justice employment positions, and be well-situated for graduate study in criminal justice and related fields.
The mission of the Criminal Justice Program is rooted in the call to all Christians to lives of personal and social holiness that affirms the dignity and worth of all persons and advances restoration, justice and peace within and between all persons and communities. Based upon an inter-disciplinary, liberal arts framework, a broad knowledge of the criminal justice field will prepare graduates to serve transformatively in law enforcement, the judiciary and the correctional systems, as well as within other areas addressing the intersection of human violence and community.
Course Goals:
- Students will gain an understanding of the historical, philosophical, political, psychological, and sociological dimensions of criminal justice.
- Students will develop a theological and biblical model of criminal justice systems, needs and mandates based upon restorative and peace-making justice perspectives.
- Students will be encouraged in Christian spiritual formation necessary to frame, implement and sustain effective Christian engagement with criminal justice systems personally and professionally and on individual and corporate levels.
- Students will develop a comprehensive understanding of and critical analysis of criminal justice systems on the local, national and international levels.
- Students will develop ethically and morally based intervention and assessment approaches based upon restorative and peace-making justice models.
- Students will be prepared to provide diversity-sensitive leadership within criminal justice systems that advance justice and healing and reconciliation among persons, groups and communities.
- Students will be prepared for entry-level service positions, provided an education that facilitates advancement in current criminal justice employment positions, and/or for graduate study in criminal justice and related fields.
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