Criminal Justice

Apply statistical methods to crime data, recidivism rates, and program evaluation.

Survey the criminal justice system — police, courts, and corrections — and how they interconnect.

Study the elements of crimes, criminal liability, defenses, and how laws define illegal behavior.

Analyze Supreme Court cases that define free speech, due process, equal protection, and federal power.

Analyze causes of crime — poverty, social bonds, opportunity — and how society responds.

Learn the legal rules governing arrests, searches, interrogations, and trial procedures.

Study police organization, patrol strategies, use of force, and community relations challenges.

Examine prisons, probation, parole, and rehabilitation programs in the American justice system.

Design studies to evaluate police programs, sentencing outcomes, and recidivism rates.

Debate ethical dilemmas faced by police, prosecutors, judges, and corrections officers.

Examine how the justice system handles minors differently — diversion, detention, and rehabilitation.

Study crime victims — their experiences, rights, trauma, and the services available to help them.

Study financial fraud, corporate crime, insider trading, and how these offenses are investigated.