The Criminal Justice & Criminology program from Marshall University provides undergraduate students with a high quality criminal justice education to prepare them for future success in:

• Public Service (i.e. law enforcement, courts and administration, probation, parole, jails and prisons, juvenile justice, victims' services, and training/teaching);

• Law School;

• Graduate School; or

• Private Sector (i.e. loss prevention/security and corrections).

A unique contribution of the program is to develop students' intellectual abilities, critical thinking skills, research skills, language/communication skills, and problem solving skills within a broad based exposure to the study of the law, the legal system, and the practical realities of how social, economic, and political contexts influence the roles of professionals/practitioners and also the operation of the criminal justice system. The Criminal Justice & Criminology program is also committed to:

• applied and basic research;

• leadership in public service to the community;

• educating students in forensic applications and technological integration; and

• developing insight into multicultural and global issues.