Master of Science [M.S] [Criminology and Criminal Justice] From Eastern Kentucky University

Criminology and Criminal Justice Program Focus

A central focus of this program is to demonstrate that the problems and issues our society faces with regard to crime, and our reaction to crime, must be situated within a larger cultural and structural context.It is therefore expected that criminal justice graduates will be:

• Conversant with the theoretical and legal principles in criminal justice
• Knowledgeable of the essential research contributions in the discipline
• Capable of quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis appropriate to the discipline
• Competent to assume leadership, policymaking, research, and instructional responsibilities in criminal justice.

The following specializations are designed to give the student a better idea of the various areas of emphasis in our program, as well as a guide to creating a coherent curriculum beyond the core courses. (These are not offered as concentrations).

• Leadership and Administration: Criminal Justice Administration and Leadership, Crimonology and Public Policy, Funding/Grants in Criminal Justice, Advanced Crime and Justice Theory, Globalization and Crime Justice
• Social Justice: Race, Gender & Justice, Environmental Crime and Justice, Ideology and Criminal Justice, State Crime, Human Traffic, Punishment and Society
• Research Specialist: Criminal Justice Data Analysis (Statistics), Qualitative Methods, Funding/Grants in Criminal Justice, Research Internship, Thesis Option
• Security and Surveillance in a Global Environment: Policing Global Insecurity, State Crime, Globalization and Criminal Justice, Human Trafficking, Surveillance and Advanced Technology in Criminal Justice, Comparative Criminal Justice