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Criminal Justice Administration
韦兰的刑事司法管理学位提供了广泛的职业机会和经验. 在刑事司法系统中有多个研究领域, 我们的学生有机会以多种方式影响社会. 无论是在法庭上担任辩护律师还是公设辩护人, 帮助在缓刑和假释中的青少年和成年人改过自新, 或者在当地担任执法人员, state, or federal level, 我们的毕业生影响着世界各地人们的日常生活.
我们的刑事司法管理的学生有机会从各种各样的教师上课, 不仅仅是在传统的法律和执法领域, but in social work, counseling, human services, public administration, psychology, and sociology. 我们的教师包括现任和退休律师, judges, assistant district attorneys, military officers, law enforcement officers, politicians, licensed professional counselors, social workers, emergency response personnel, alternative dispute mediators, and public administrators. 我们还有一名全职的第九条专家,他为我们的特殊受害者和调查专业开发了课程. 这种独特的方法超越了仅仅理解法律及其如何适用于刑事罪犯,并帮助学生更好地理解整个人. In that process, 我们的学生可以开始看到刑事司法系统如何在他们的社区和更广泛的社会范围内带来积极的变化.
Learning Opportunities
At Wayland, 我们相信实践经验对学生的教育至关重要, 这就是我们为学生提供实践学习机会的原因吗. 我们的刑事司法管理专业的学生可以参加模拟审判, analyze simulated crime scenes, and participate in a Practicum course, 这让他们有机会在自己选择的领域与当地机构实习. 我们的学生曾在当地执法部门、法官、律师、危机处理机构等机构实习. In addition to their internship hours, students will conduct job searches, complete mock applications and resumes, 参加教授的模拟面试,作为毕业后追求事业的练习.
In addition, 我们认识到每个人的情况和教育需求都是不同的, 这就是为什么我们提供面对面和完全在线的刑事司法管理学位的原因. 学生也有机会参加我们几个校区的夜校. 我们有传统的学士和学士学位选择, 以及面向工作成年人的BAS学位, 我们为您提供各种机会来完成您的教育目标.
Forensics
我们的法医专业帮助学生为刑事调查和犯罪现场分析做好准备. Forensics majors focus on collecting, processing, 分析各种犯罪现场和刑事调查的证据. 双专业或辅修建议作为一个集中领域(如.g., an Art major/minor for those interested in forensic sketch art; Accounting for those interested in financial fraud investigations; Computer Science or Cyber Security for those interested in cyber forensics, etc.如果学生有兴趣在实验室里做法医,他们也可以选修化学双学位.
Career Opportunities
- Crime Scene Investigator
- Forensic Scientist
- Fraud Investigator
- Police Sketch Artist
- Fingerprint Analyst
- Crime Scene Analysis
- Cyber Forensics
- Detective
Sample Courses
- JUAD 3324 – Forensics in Criminal Justice
- JUAD 3308 – Criminal Investigation
- JUAD 3313 – Murder, an Analytical Study
- JUAD 3325 – Forensic Psychology
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Law Enforcement
面向希望在当地担任执法人员的学生, state, or federal level, 我们的执法专业化提供了广泛的选择. 学生可以在试用期内从事职业, corrections, parole, police departments, homeland security, the FBI, customs, border security, etc. 通常建议辅修心理学、社会学和/或西班牙语.
Career Opportunities
- State Trooper
- Probation Officer
- FBI Agent
- Deputy US Marshal
- Border Patrol
- Police Officer
- Park Ranger
- Game Warden
- Correctional Officer
Sample Courses
- JUAD 3301 - Police-Community Relations
- JUAD 3309 - Police Report Writing
- JUAD 3331 - Probation, Corrections, Parole
- JUAD 4301 - De-escalation
- sosc3315 -压力管理的帮助行业
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Legal Studies
这个专业是为希望成为律师的学生设计的, judges, 以及政策制定者,让学生更深入地了解法律,帮助学生为法律事务所的入门级工作做好准备, 或者在法学院攻读研究生学位. With experienced lawyers, judges, alternative dispute mediators, and former politicians as instructors, 学生有机会向该领域的专业人士学习.
Career Opportunities
- Lawyer
- Judge
- Policy Analyst
- Human Resource Assistant
- Paralegal
- Consumer Protection Specialist
- Victim Assistance Coordinator
Samples Courses
- JUAD 3315 - Preparation for Law School
- JUAD 3326 -刑事证据和法庭程序
- JUAD 3314 - Psychology and the Law
- JUAD 3319 - American Legal System
- JUAD 4313 - Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Special Victims and Investigations
这个专业是针对那些希望调查的学生, report, 应对家庭暴力和性暴力犯罪. 学生们审查犯罪行为,如性侵犯, human trafficking, stalking, intimate partner violence, child abuse, and juvenile delinquency. 通过洞察暴力行为的独特方面, relationships between violence in society, violence within families, 以及对暴力的不同职业反应, 学生将更好地为执法和社区机构的工作做好准备.
Career Opportunities
- Special Victims Detective
- Victim Advocate
- Investigator
- Human Trafficking Advocate
- Child Protective Services
- Crisis Center Coordinator
- Family Protective Services
- Domestic Violence Advocate
Sample Courses
- JUAD 3302 -强奸:性侵犯的调查
- SOSC 3317 -强奸:对性侵犯的看法
- SOSC 3327 - Domestic Violence
- SOSC 3328 - Human Trafficking
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毕业于刑事司法管理学位的学生也可以在以下一些领域攻读研究生学位:法律研究, Social Work, Criminal Justice, Law School, Human Services, Counseling, and Forensic Science.