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155 W. Roe Blvd., Patchogue, NY 11772
Main: 631.687.5100
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Long Island Criminal Justice Department
What's your approach to crime?
Are you an analytical thinker? Do you take a scientific approach when observing individual and group behavior? Do you ask why our criminal justice system operates the way it does? If you take the bigger picture into account, from the policymakers to those who uphold the law, then you'll know what it's like to study Criminal Justice at our Long Island campus.
The Department of Criminal Justice at St. Joseph's University provides you with an in-depth analysis of all facets of crime and crime control.
In the Criminal Justice Program on our Long Island campus, you'll examine the role of law enforcement agencies, courts, correctional agencies and private agencies that aid in the prevention and control of crime and delinquency. Alongside professors specializing in contemporary techniques that make a difference, make your future matter with a degree in Criminal Justice.
Criminal Justice Major
What can you do with a degree in criminal justice?
Our task is to prepare you to join the ranks of professionals in the criminal justice field or to enhance your promotion potential at an existing job. St. Joseph's University undergraduate students may specialize in one of five tracks: Law & Justice, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Community Corrections, or Technology and the Criminal Justice System. In addition, each senior completes an internship to apply classroom theories and procedures in such settings as New York metropolitan area law firms, research organizations, the NYPD, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, NYC’s Department of Correction and other government agencies. We also offer other experiential learning and study abroad opportunities.
Criminal Justice Minor
Augment your degree.
Learn about the fundamental processes of police, courts, and correctional systems. Acquire specialized knowledge of theories of crime causation, measurement, and societal responses through social control. Be on the cutting edge by applying this expertise to your future profession.
Criminology/Criminal Justice Certificate
Be on the cutting edge.
The program is geared towards students interested in pursuing a career within the field of criminal justice. Students will receive both theoretical and practical exposure to the system, and will develop widely applicable skills in research design and data analysis.
Criminology/Criminal Justice Certificate (Professional)
Apply your expertise to your future.
The program is geared towards professional students interested in the field of criminal justice. Students will receive both theoretical and practical exposure to the system, and will develop widely applicable skills in research design and data analysis.
Criminal Justice Online
B.S. in Criminal Justice Practice and Policy.
The dynamic, multidisciplinary criminal justice degree at St. Joseph’s engages students in a number of areas, including sociology, political science, psychology, philosophy, forensic bioscience and criminal justice. The criminal justice program offers specialized classes in the field within a broad liberal arts curriculum, and graduates emerge with the critical thinking skills, reflective world view and career flexibility to pursue graduate studies or enter the job market. Unlike other programs, the degree focuses more on evidence-based practices known to be effective in the field, criminal justice policy analysis to assess alternative responses to crime and quantitative applications — all of which are essential skills for the advancing professional. Our criminal justice majors can explore careers as law enforcement officers, correction officers, social workers, counselors, investigators, and probation and parole officers. Some study law and become prosecutors and defense attorneys.
Danielle Owens '13
"After graduation, I decided to attend graduate school at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where I recently graduated with my Masters in Criminal Justice with a specialization in criminology and deviance."
What Makes Our CJ Program Different?
Our five distinct tracks address social needs and change, and are sure to keep you relevant to a developing landscape. Meanwhile, our individual internship placements ensure you find exactly what you want, and a career that not only challenges you, but engages your interests.
Our undergraduate students may specialize in one of five tracks: Law & Justice, Juvenile Justice, Mental Health, Community Corrections, or Technology and the Criminal Justice System. Find your track.
Each senior completes an internship to apply classroom theories and procedures in such settings as New York metropolitan area law firms, research organizations, the NYPD, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, NYC’s Department of Correction and other government agencies. We also offer other experiential learning and study abroad opportunities.
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