Criminal Justice

Overview

Course Details

Sharpen your knowledge of U.S. law enforcement, criminology, investigations, law, and community relations with this Criminal Justice BA course at the American Public University.

Coursework in APU’s criminal justice major explores the causes of crime, criminal behavior, criminal investigation, corrections and incarceration, juvenile issues, and stress management.

Through our online criminal justice bachelor degree, professionals teach professionals. Many of your fellow students are criminal justice peers with a desire to protect communities and the nation. Meanwhile, faculty share their real-world experience from local, state, and federal government; public safety agencies; the military; corrections facilities; and private organizations.

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program:

• Entrepreneurship 
• General 
• Maritime Law Enforcement 
• Organizational Law Enforcement Leadership 

What You Will Do

• Learn the similarities and differences among local, state, and federal criminal justice components while gaining an international perspective
• Explore parts components of the criminal justice system from political and public administration standpoints
• Learn how various prevailing theories apply to elements within the criminal justice system
• Design research that, if executed, would add to the body of knowledge in the criminal justice profession
• Probe how standards of evidence and law impact criminal justice system segments and professionals