Program Outcomes - (HJ75)

Upon successful completion of all program requirements, graduates will be able to:

1. Demonstrate the ability to explain the basic structures and functions inherent in the American Criminal Justice system.
2. Demonstrate the ability to identify a variety of official and non-official data sources, and explain and assess the ways in which the data is collected.
3. Identify a variety of current problems faced by law enforcement, courts, and corrections and develop specific proposals to address those problems, supported by reliable data.
4. Identify the protections guaranteed in the first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and fourteenth amendments and demonstrate an understanding of the U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings that outline the specifics of those protections.
5. Identify and explain the impact of practices and events in U.S. history that have influenced the development of the American Criminal Justice system.
6. Demonstrate the ability to explain the various forms of law, the legal elements of crime, and successfully apply legal criteria to complex cases.
7. Demonstrate the ability to identify a range of ethical dilemmas faced by professionals within criminal justice careers, and develop possible actions/solutions to those problems that achieve the various goals inherent within a variety of ethical frameworks.