Criminal Social Justice

Objectives

The Criminal/Social Justice program at Lewis provides professional knowledge, understanding, and skills for criminal justice majors while developing an educational base for further success in staff and administrative positions in the area of law enforcement and the legal system. A large number of the graduates of the program have gone on to work in positions of responsibility in the greater Chicagoland area and throughout the country.

The interdisciplinary curriculum focuses on the most crucial issues in law enforcement today including prison overcrowding, domestic violence, drug abuse, and terrorism. Students will study the sociological aspects of deviant behavior as well as the laws of society regulating that behavior. Ethics and social justice are emphasized in the Criminal/Social Justice curriculum. With the power of law enforcement comes a great deal of social responsibility and leadership. Therefore, students are taught the importance of ethical behavior and fairness in their profession.

Experienced faculty in the program have both academic achievement and extensive professional law enforcement experience, and bring working knowledge of the field to the classroom. Faculty have served in regional law enforcement, as well as at the federal level.

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