Learning Objectives

• Demonstrate an understanding of the criminal justice system and its components

• Demonstrate an understanding of criminological theories and their application to contemporary public policy

• Demonstrate an ability to integrate and apply analytical skills and substantive knowledge to specific problems in criminology

• Demonstrate an ability to use skills in critical thinking, synthesis and analysis of informational sources about criminal law, policing, corrections, research, and social justice

• Demonstrate knowledge of the role of ethics, morals, and values in the field of criminology

• Demonstrate an understanding of basic research methodology