刑事司法专业

School of Social Sciences

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OVERVIEW

The criminal justice major offers diverse career opportunities in corrections, law enforcement, law and courts, juvenile justice, casework, victim advocacy, corporate security and asset protection.

The interdisciplinary nature of this major helps you understand the psychological, sociological and political factors underlying criminal and delinquent behavior and critical issues within the criminal justice system. Coursework includes criminal justice as well as psychology, political science and sociology. It offers outstanding preparation for employment as well as graduate or professional school studies.

Through BW's program, you'll gain critical thinking and problem-solving skills that prepare you for a career in law enforcement, courts and corrections. You'll gain insights, strategies and professional practices that can be readily applied to real-world situations.

Complementing BW's comprehensive, rigorous curriculum are rich experiential learning opportunities that include internships, professional mentoring opportunities and co-curricular organizations like the Criminal 正义/社会学/法医 Science Club.

BW's 20-minute proximity to Cleveland puts you within easy access to impressive networking, internship and career-focused opportunities at criminal justice agencies. BW also brings practitioners to campus to recruit students and help you prepare for your career.

The criminal justice program has created a pipeline to employment with internship and career opportunities with local, state and federal agencies. Our faculty also keep an extensive database of alumni who work in federal positions and are available for networking.

Career Opportunities

• Federal law enforcement (with additional experience)
• Law enforcement at local, county and state levels
• Juvenile justice positions
• Juvenile and adult probation/parole
• Institutional corrections - jails and prisons
• Laws and courts (some positions require a law degree)
• Victim advocate
• Intelligence analyst
• Crime lab

Popular Major for Law School

Criminal justice offers relevant undergraduate preparation for students interested in attending law school, especially those aspiring to become prosecutors or criminal defense attorneys.

Transfer Student Opportunities

Criminal justice is offered as an affiliated program for students transferring from community colleges. Students transferring to Baldwin Wallace after completion of an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in law enforcement, criminal justice or police science will be awarded up to 62 semester hours of transfer credit as criminal justice majors if the AAS degree is from Cuyahoga Community College or Lakeland Community College. An AAS degree from an institution other than those mentioned will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.