Program Learning Outcomes

• Apply biological, psychological, sociological, and economic explanations for criminal behavior from a variety of disciplines.

• Identify the causes and patterns of juvenile delinquency.

• Distinguish the leadership and management styles commonly employed in the Criminal Justice System.

• Demonstrate the criminal investigation process to include preliminary investigation, evidence collection and preservation, submission, and testimony in a courtroom.

• Explain the role of criminal sanctions in relationship to victims and offenders.

• Examine the importance of ethics when applied to all three branches of the criminal justice system.

• Analyze problems within the Criminal Justice System.