The graduate program in Criminal Justice adheres to the position that the administration of criminal justice is a continuous integrated process from prevention of crime through completion of all legal intervention.

The program is designed to provide society with individuals who have both a substantial awareness of the overall system and the essential competencies required to perform professional roles within the system.

To achieve this objective, the program broadens the student's knowledge of the total criminal justice process and provides professional education so that its graduates may assume positions of leadership within the criminal justice system.