program description

the multidisciplinary program in criminal justice studies explores the conception and implementation of law, crime, and justice systems and ideas. the program emphasizes critical thinking about law, crime, and justice systems and their entanglement with larger political-economic processes. in particular, the program explores how ideas and systems of crime, law, and justice shape broader issues of social justice, especially those related to the experience of race, class, gender, sexuality, and age inequity in the united states of america. the program teaches students the skills of critical analysis and ethical reasoning so that students can challenge structures and assumptions and innovatively contribute to the assessment of alternative solutions to problems associated with the identification, control, and prevention of crime and delinquency.