The Justice and Human Relations concentration is for students interested in such fields as social work, counseling, clinical psychology, victimology, victim advocacy, juvenile justice, public/community relations in criminal justice, community organizing, diversity or social justice. Interdisciplinary training and/or specialized graduate training are necessary for careers in many of those fields.
Graduates of this program will develop:
- Oral and written communication skills
- Professional skills through experience
- Substantive knowledge in specific areas of the discipline, namely law, law enforcement, corrections, courts, and diversity
- An understanding of ethics
- An understanding of theoretical issues related to causes of crime and development of justice practices