Criminal Justice Studies (BA)

The criminal justice program at Regis College provides students with the opportunity for in-depth study of the field of criminal justice in preparation for a career in the field or continued graduate studies. The program is theoretically-grounded, empirically-rigorous, and policy-oriented, and it draws upon the evidenced-based and problem-solving traditions of the field of criminal justice to address complex questions of crime causation, control, and prevention. The curriculum emphasizes the important and transferable skills afforded by the liberal arts tradition at Regis including critical thinking, written and verbal communication, research, and problem solving.

The criminal justice major at Regis College offers students a comprehensive criminal justice core curriculum that is truly interdisciplinary and grounded in the theoretical, methodological, and applied policy traditions of criminal justice, as well as those related disciplines that have contributed to is core knowledge – sociology, political science, public administration, law, philosophy, and psychology