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The Department of Criminal Justice provides undergraduate and graduate degree programs designed to give students comprehensive understanding of the nature and causes of crime, criminal justice processes, criminal justice organizations and agency practices, and the law and legal system.
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A pandemic staple — remote education — will be incorporated into select traditional classes. Instructors sought for pilot program this fall.
Criminal Justice In The News
To many observers, the grim discovery inspired a callback to a darker Las Vegas past.
To many observers, the grim discovery inspired a callback to a darker Las Vegas past.
Law enforcement is a career that is always in the public eye, whether for heroic reasons or scandal. Currently, our nation’s 800,000 law enforcement officers have even more of a spotlight than usual, though. To start, for the past two years they have been in charge of enforcing COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, there have been quite a few recent high-profile police brutality cases, including officers found guilty for federal civil rights violations leading up to the death of George Floyd. President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech also called for the nation to “fund the police” with better training and resources.
Place-based policing is one of the most evidence-based and scientifically supported approaches police can take to prevent crime in their communities
Over the last couple years, many cities in the U.S. have seen an increase in the number of homicides.
At least nine jurisdictions either plan to or have adopted the crime-reduction strategy known as ‘place network investigations’ — a model that examines geographic connections that allow crime to flourish.
