Major - Criminal Justice - Available Scholarship - Don Bosco
Consistent with the mission of Belmont Abbey College, this multidisciplinary field, with its foundation in the social sciences, looks to the liberal arts and Catholic intellectual tradition to explore the history, philosophy and practice of the American criminal justice system. Criminal Justice majors, future practitioners, and citizens will develop their sense of community and ethics with regard to the administration of law, under the guiding principle that God may be glorified in all things.
Majors in Criminal Justice and Security Studies will develop a knowledge of the building blocks of the criminal justice and homeland security systems; explore schools of criminological thought regarding crime causation; acquire an ability to think critically and creatively about crime and other social problems; develop empirically-supported solutions to these problems; strengthen their oral and written communication skills; and explore the ethical issues facing those in the fields of criminal justice and homeland security.
Criminal Justice and Security Studies – Program of Study
To be accepted as a major in the CJSS program, students must successfully complete CJ 201 and six (6) additional CJ hours, and must have earned a grade of a “C” or better in all CJ course. Students may submit an Intent to Declare form after they have successfully completed CJ 201.
Major Requirements: Within the general requirements of the College for graduation, the following are particular requirements for the major: Criminal Justice 201*, 300, 304, 360, 403, 408, 414, 453, CJ Electives, SS 300, SO 305.
*CJ 201 is a prerequisite for all upper-level CJ coursework.
Other Requirements:
- Three (3) PC/PO/SO electives
- General Electives
NOTE: Students must also pass the Computer Proficiency Exam or complete CS 100.
Minor in Criminal Justice
- CJ 201 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJ 300 – Introduction to Law Enforcement
- CJ 304 - Institutional and Community Corrections
- CJ 360 - American Criminal Courts
- CJ 414 – Criminology
Criminal Justice and Security Studies – Faculty
Julia Foster Beeman – Program Coordinator of Criminal Justice and Security Studies
B.S. University of North Carolina Charlotte, M.S. University of North Carolina Charlotte
Peter Lodge - Chair and Professor of Sociology
B.A. Metropolitan University of Manchester,
Ph.D. University of Keele
Dennis Stevens
Lecturer of Criminal Justice
B.S., Northeastern Illinois University
M.A., Northeastern Illinois University
Ph.D. Loyola University of Chicago
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