Mission
The Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, and Corrections,
which enjoys a national and international reputation for quality
research and education, offers the Master of Arts degree in Administration
of Justice. The mission of the M.A. program in Administration
of Justice is to provide high quality graduate education in criminal
justice and criminology. The program focuses on analyzing criminal
justice, social justice, and crime prevention problems and solutions.
The program prepares its graduates with the analytic capabilities
and problem-solving skills that enable them to succeed in professional
careers in criminal justice and related agencies, in policy analysis
and research, or in continued graduate or professional education.
The focus of the curriculum is theoretically driven, empirically-based
criminal justice and crime prevention that takes a problem-solving
approach.
Administrative Organization
The Center's Director is the chief executive officer of the unit
and is ultimately responsible for all programs delivered by the
Center. The Graduate Committee has been delegated
by the Center's Director to oversee the graduate program. All
major decisions affecting the graduate program are made jointly
by members of the Graduate Committee under the supervision
of the Center's Director.
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