Criminal Justice Curriculum
The criminal justice curriculum draws from multiple fields of study at Juniata College, including sociology, anthropology, social work, psychology, and political science, as well as course offerings in the Peace and Conflict Studies, International Studies and Information Technology programs.
Consistent with Juniata's broader liberal arts context, the criminal justice program curriculum stresses critical and comparative analyses and social science research in the development of knowledge and transformation of social practices.
The foundational ideas and values and the institutional forms of justice in our own and other societies are explored with a full recognition of their historical and cultural specificity.
Students with a Program of Emphasis in Criminal Justice are likely to encounter a wide range of conceptions and systems of justice, including:
- Criminal Justice
- Juvenile Justice
- Retributive Justice
- Restorative Justice
- Distributive Justice
- Transformative Justice
- Social Justice
- Human Rights
The criminal justice curriculum is designed to provide students with a knowledge base and set of skills that prepares them for a wide range of professional careers and graduate-level programs of study.