Criminal Justice Program ~ La Roche College

Criminal Justice is an academic and professional discipline concentrating on the areas of knowledge integral to the development and preservation of social order in a free society.

The major is designed to prepare students for career opportunities in the criminal justice field, to include law enforcement, courts and corrections, and private security, or for further study at the graduate level in criminal justice, criminology, or law.

The Criminal Justice Program at La Roche College is based on the College's unique liberal arts core, emphasizing the integration of the individual with the community and global society, and rigorous criminal justice coursework.

The program is designed to ensure that students maximize their personal and professional growth by focusing on three dimensions of development:

• Knowledge of law, science, and human behavior;

• Skill in analytical thinking, computer technology, and communications;

• Professionalism through an ethical perspective and multicultural understanding.