Criminal Justice/Corrections (AS)
Department: Behavioral Science
Program Contact: Dennis Schugk
Phone: (435) 283-7580
Email: dennis.schugk@snow.edu
Department Webpage: https://snow.edu/academics/social_science/behavioral_science/index.html
Program Description
Criminal Justice is the study of law, crime, and the justice system, focusing on how society maintains order and ensures fairness. It helps us understand law enforcement, the courts, and corrections while examining the causes and consequences of criminal behavior. A strong foundation in criminal justice is essential for careers in law enforcement, forensic science, legal studies, homeland security, and many other fields. If you're passionate about upholding justice, protecting communities, and making a meaningful impact, this is the field for you.
Program Outcomes
Students who complete an associate degree in Criminal Justice will demonstrate the following.
- Know and understand the impacts of individual rights and public order on themselves, organizations, or social institutions.
- Understand the historical evolution of the American criminal justice system.
- Be familiar with Constitutional Law as it applies to the American criminal justice system.
- Be able to differentiate between the components of the U.S. system.
- Understand contemporary issues using appropriate behavioral science methodology, critical thinking, or problem solving skills.
- Critically review, examine and research the American criminal justice system.
- Effectively write and communicate concepts, facts, or principles of the behavioral sciences to a lay or professional audience.
- Apply concepts or theories from the behavioral science disciplines to improve personal, social, professional lives.
- Compare and evaluate the human impacts of the system on history, culture, and society?