Criminal justice deals with how laws are made, applied, and enforced, and the policies and goals that inspire those laws and for whose accomplishment the laws are a vehicle.
It deals with public service and public institutions that are a part of the enterprise of maintaining order in society and, to an increasing extent, responsible for distributing entitlements to the public. The goal of criminal justice is to examine the way this public enterprise does — and should — interact with its constituents.
Lecia Brooks ~ Southern Poverty Law Center Speaks at SUNY Oswego
Lecia Brooks of the Southern Poverty Law Center spoke at SUNY Oswego on October 5th. You can view her inspiring talk here.
Criminal Justice students present at national conference
SUNY Oswego has launched an updated criminal justice major, transitioning from its public justice program.
Student presents at Quest
Laura Hussing, a Public Justice senior, presents her research poster on the Student Association Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SAVAC) at the 2017 Quest Symposium. After surveying Oswego students, Laura made recommendations in a technical report to SAVAC about how to improve their services.
Our program
The criminal justice major at SUNY Oswego is a multidisciplinary liberal arts program with special emphasis in the social and behavioral sciences combined with specialized in-depth research and supervised fieldwork experience. Areas of study include administration of justice, corrections, court and judicial administration, juvenile delinquency, law enforcement, probation, parole, community-based rehabilitation programs, private security, and pre-law. Our faculty bring a wide variety of experience, research interests, and teaching methods that make this a strong, vibrant, and interesting area of study.
Real experience
The criminal justice optional internship opportunity gives students a valuable opportunity to gain practical experience in an occupation of interest, to make professional contacts and to prepare for their future careers locally and nationally. During internship students relate theory they have learned in their course work to the way things “really work” in the field. Several of our students have had their research presented during QUEST Day, won Dean's Writing Awards, and had their research submitted to professional publications.
Career paths
Our program prepares you for multiple career options in human services and community rehabilitation programs, court, law and government administration, and law enforcement, investigative, and corrections fields.
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OFFICE
Criminal Justice Department
446 Mahar Hall
CONTACT
Phone: 315.312.4121
Email: pubjust@oswego.edu
Department Secretary: michele.fischetti@oswego.edu
