Criminal Justice Technology What’s new with the Criminal Justice Program?
Criminal Justice Faculty
- John H. Boal, M.A., Associate Professor
- Patricia A. Millhoff, J.D., Associate Professor
- Mary E. Myers, Ph.D. , Assistant Professor
- David A. Licate, M.S., Assistant Professor
- Dwayne Jones, J.D., Assistant Professor
The Criminal Justice program provides students a professional perspective of the criminal justice system through skill development and technical instruction. Courses are designed to develop a better understanding of our rapidly changing society. Page Contents
About the Program
The Criminal Justice curriculum is designed to give in-service personnel a better working knowledge of our rapidly changing society and to strengthen their skills in the technical functions of criminal justice. It is also aimed at the young person who is seeking a career in criminal justice. Therefore, all courses are offered in both day and evening classes whenever possible. The person in criminal justice today and tomorrow needs a strong liberal arts background with highly specialized criminal justice education in order to achieve identity as a professional. This new status must be reached if the officer is to meet the needs of a changing society.
A criminal justice practitioner must have a broad general education in science, human relations, and the philosophy of American jurisprudence to be qualified to do the sensitive and difficult work required. While it is essential that personnel be physically trained to function properly for their own safety and that of the public, it is equally necessary that they acquire the professional perspective that only education can give them.
The program is set up to accommodate your interest in the different areas of criminal justice. You should consult your academic adviser regarding your desired course of study.
(top) Career Opportunities
With a degree in Criminal Justice, you can work in a wide variety of positions at the different levels of government as well as well as in corrections and private industry. You can find positions in any of the following areas:
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STATE |
Homeland Security
Central Intelligence Agency
United States Secret Service
Internal Revenue Service
Bureau of Narcotics
Border Patrol
Military Police
Office of Naval Intelligence
Over fifty other agencies concerned with some aspect of law enforcement |
State Police
Highway Patrol
Crime Control Commission
Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Narcotics Bureaus
Crime Laboratories
Over 200 other state agencies in the U.S. concerned with some aspect of law enforcement |
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CORRECTIONAL |
Local Police
Sheriff's departments
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Probation officer
Parole officer
Prison security officer
Juvenile court officer |
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Corporate Security Officer
Retail Loss Prevention Agent
Fraud Investigator
Insurance Claims Investigator |
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(top) Student Activities
Classroom training is enhanced through student activities. As a criminal justice major, you may be interested in the following student organizations:
- Criminal Justice Association
- Associated Student Government
- Pre-law Club
- College Republicans
- University Democrats
- Sociology Club
- Student Social Work League
Participation in co-curricular activities at The University of Akron provides valuable professional experience and an opportunity to interact with other criminal justice students and professionals. These opportunities add a valuable dimension to your criminal justice education.
(top) We offer the following options to our students: (1) Associate Degrees
- General Option (64 credits)
- Public Safety & Security Administration Option (68 credits)
- Corrections Option (66 credits)
Minor Degrees 2
- General Criminal Justice, (12 credits)
- Corrections Area of Concentration, (13 credits)
- Security Area of Concentration, (14 credits)
Certificates
- General Certificate, (22 credits)
- Corrections Certificate, (22 credits)
- Security Certificate, (20 credits)
(top) Admissions Info and Application
Summit College supports the Tech Prep curriculum and the college prep core curriculum. Summit College will accept all conditionally and unconditionally admitted students into it's programs and determine the course of required prescriptive activities for conditionally admitted students on an individual basis. Upon individual assessment, students are advised as to the courses they should take.
To receive an application for admission or if you need any additional information about applying to the university, please contact the Office of Admissions: Office of Admissions
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-2001
(330) 972-7077
Toll-free 1-800-655-4884 Notes
1. This list is current as of April 24, 2008. Contact Academic Advising Services for updates.
2. Minor degrees will only be awarded at the time a student receives a baccalaureate degree and only if the over-all GPA for the minor courses is at least a 2.0.
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