Academics | Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

Degrees and Programs

Bachelor of Arts, Criminal Justice, with concentrations in Law Enforcement, Corrections, Forensic Science, Juvenile Justice, and Criminal Legal Studies
Minors in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice
Those majoring in Social Sciences can complete their concentration in Criminal Justice
Master of Arts in Criminal Justice

What you can earn

Police Patrol Officer, $50,094 annually in our region
Police Lieutenant, $90,577 annually in our region
Law Reporter, $50,409 annually in our region

estimations calculated at www.salary.com as of August 2008

Our Faculty

Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld (Chair), Ph.D.D., J.D. Nebraska (’96)

William Bourns, D.P.A., Oklahoma (’94)
Chau-Pu Chiang, Ph.D., Washington State (’91)
Hung Gao, Ph.D., Rutgers (’08)
Timothy Helfer, J.D., Santa Clara (’74)
Abu Karimu Mboka, Ph.D., Arizona State (’07)
Gregory Morris, Ph.D., Mississippi State (’03)
Peter Nelligan, Ph.D., Hawaii (’83)
Robert Werling, Ph.D., Sam Houston State (’06)
Jane Younglove, J.D., San Joaquin College (’94)

About The College

Central to the mission of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences is fostering an appreciation and understanding of the value of lifelong intellectual pursuit. The College is committed to a liberal arts curriculum that broadens the mind and encourages students to become active, engaged, compassionate participants in our diverse global society.

The College offers 15 majors and 25 minors at the undergraduate level in addition to five degrees and two certificate programs offered at the graduate level.

CHSS contact info
Founding Dean: Carolyn J. Stefanco
Interim Associate Dean:
Sari Miller-Antonio
Phone: (209) 667-3531
E-mail: CHSS@csustan.edu
Web site: www.csustan.edu/CHSS

Explore Further: Department Web site »

The Criminal Justice program offers an appreciation of the complexity of American criminal justice and permits students the opportunity to understand fully the social, legal, and technical processes within the various criminal justice agencies. The major offers a number of courses on the nature of criminal behavior, as well as its social and psychological causes.

classroom photo Where can a Criminal Justice degree take you? Some possible career paths include: law enforcement, criminal law, correctional officer, school resource officer, forensic science, teaching, federal agent, probation, parole, private security, and research.

Interesting classes you might take

Criminalistics
Criminal Investigations
Criminal Law
Youth Violence
Going to Prison
Causes of Crime
Administration of Corrections
Hate Crimes
Police Ethics and Civil Liability

Course Spotlight
CJ 3350: Organized Crime
Presents a study focused on the phenomenon of organized crime, commencing with an exploration of the definitions of organized crime and its characteristic crimes. Centers on historical and contemporary problems faced by those in criminal justice.

What you can learn

To competently challenge theories, philosophies, values, and methods associated with traditional perspectives on criminal justice in oral and written discourse
To identify and describe the nature and operation of the various components of the criminal justice system
To understand the roles that race, ethnicity, class, gender, and other facets of diversity have in criminal justice

Contact Information

Phone: (209) 667-3408
Fax: (209) 667-7034

http://cjwww.csustan.edu/cj/cjhome

CSU Stanislaus
Criminal Justice
Bizzini Hall, Room 213
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382