Criminal Justice

Who commits crime? Is the United States correctional system tough or easy on criminals? Has Homeland Security effectively created a safer environment in a post 9/11 world? The Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice leads students to examine these and other questions about the scientific study of criminal behaviors in their complex sociological settings. The B.A. in Criminal Justice (BACJ) imparts leadership skills to a new class of specialist – a dedicated person who employs professional knowledge of social and organizational groups and the individuals within them to enhance the fairness and effectiveness of the American criminal justice system.

The BACJ degree program utilizes the subject matter expertise from criminal justice, social science, sociology, political science, and organizational leadership. The course offerings provide adult learners the requisite tools to quickly become valuable and valued members of both public and private sector organizations, possessing effective communication skills, analytical problem-solving skills, strong ethical principles, and both a practical and theoretical understanding of organizational dynamics.

The graduates from the Ameritas College Bachelor in Criminal Justice complete the concentration in Homeland Security.

Program Learning Outcomes
  • Legal System: Demonstrate an understanding of the legal system, including where and how the system of criminal justice and its actors fit within it.
  • Theory: Apply basic criminological and sociological theories to various criminal and deviant behaviors.
  • Ethics: Demonstrate an understanding of various ethical and legal dilemmas that typically confront criminal justice professionals whether employed domestically or internationally.
  • Pressures: Demonstrate an understanding of the pressures that diverse, social, cultural, economic and political actors have exerted, and continue to exert, on criminal justice systems, both domestically and internationally.
  • Research: Evaluate published research pertaining to a criminal justice issue, trend, or practice.
Language Learning Outcomes
  • Listening - Understand the main ideas and technical constructs embedded in speeches, lectures, and other verbally delivered information in the field of Criminal Justice. (English and Spanish)
  • Speaking – Deliver presentations on a variety of topics in the field of Criminal Justice in a setting that emulates a professional environment. (English and Spanish)
  • Interacting – Engage spontaneously and with good grammatical control in unstructured dialogue on technical and complex discussions in the Criminal Justice field. (English and Spanish)
  • Reading – Read and interpret with a large degree of independence appropriate legal documentation, social references, and other studies relevant to the field of Criminal Justice. (English)
  • Writing – Develop and produce effective research proposal on society and human behavioral subjects from multiple disciples such as criminology, government, political science, sociology, and psychology. (English)
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