Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Criminal Justice] From Tennessee State University

The administration of justice is an endemic and critical issue that confronts any free society. There are continual demands for more and better-trained law enforcement officers, court administrators, and correctional personnel.

Our curriculum is designed to provide you with the knowledge you will need to understand the institutions of the criminal justice process (police, courts, and corrections) and the administration of justice. You will acquire an understanding of the various components of the formal criminal justice process, endemic and emerging issues in Criminal Justice, and many of the incongruities in the justice system. Additionally, you will be taught how to critically assess some of the major controversial issues in policing, courts, corrections, and administration.

You will study Criminology, Victimology, Police Science, Sociology, Psychology, Research Methods and other courses specifically designed to improve your understand of the etiology of crime, society's response to crime, and policy issues in the administration of justice. This curriculum will lead you to reevaluate your views of justice, the criminal justice system, and society in general.