Criminal Justice
The criminal justice practitioner deals with the broad areas of law enforcement, courts and corrections. The work may include police work; juvenile probation or parole work; or counseling and correctional work in institutions, group homes or halfway houses. Within these broad areas the practitioner enjoys exciting professional challenges and opportunities for serving society and helping people.
The Field Of Study
During the past few years the demand for professionals has increased. Many criminal justice agencies and program administrators see a continuing need for qualified professionals. East-West University students have pursued criminal justice careers in local, state and federal agencies throughout the United States. The field of study is designed so that our graduates will succeed in both beginning and advancing their criminal justice careers.
Faculty
The criminal justice curriculum is administered by the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Criminal Justice faculty provide teaching, and practical expertise related to many issues in criminal justice. Chicago and the surrounding community, provides a rich source of criminal justice education through a wide variety of criminal justice agencies which work with student interns.
Career Opportunities
Students studying the criminal justice concentration have experienced much success in pursuing their career goals. Our alumni work in law enforcement, courts, correctional agencies, probation and parole departments; and do so at the local, state and federal level. Salaries are respectable and vary from agency to agency. Types of agencies which have employed our graduates include: police departments, sheriff's departments, planning agencies, group homes, juvenile courts, family courts, probation and parole departments, juvenile and adult correctional institutions, halfway houses and crime and delinquency prevention programs.
The Curriculum
The criminal justice curriculum represents an interdisciplinary field of study drawing on the social sciences, behavioral sciences, humanities, computer sciences. Course requirements are based on the idea that our students should have a curriculum which enables them to advance their long term specialized educational training and professional development.
Internship Program
Usually students complete an internship in their junior or senior year. Internship opportunities exist in many agencies in Chicago, and surrounding communities and can be done at any time during the calendar year. By completing an internship, the student is able to combine the theoretical and applied aspects of professional preparation. Internship experience is an important element of successful job placement.
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