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Our vision is to be the premier student-centered criminal justice program in the United States, with a national and international reputation for academic excellence, research advancements, and service to the community.

In fulfilling this vision, we seek to:

• PPrepare future professionals who will support a fair and just system
• Contribute to and lead justice system improvement efforts
• Cultivate a safe, healthy, and inclusive society
• Stand as a regional and national leader in our discipline

Our mission is to provide comprehensive and rigorous educational opportunities to inspired students who are taught and mentored by talented and dedicated faculty. In fulfilling this mission, we strive to create and maintain:

• A culture of collegiality and collaboration, with clear and consistent communication
• A commitment to promoting diversity and exposing issues of social injustice
• Substantial opportunities for experiential learning, student engagement, networking, and contributions to the broader community
• An emphasis on academic integrity and professional development for students, faculty, and staff
• Support and recognition of faculty teaching, research, and service
• Evidence of success and national prominence within our discipline

• Professionalism: In preparing future justice professionals, we must model a high standard of behavior. This includes civility, collegiality, dependability, accountability, and integrity.
• Compassion: We will practice and convey empathy, tolerance, responsiveness, and service to others in our university and the broader community. In doing so, we embrace diversity and being mindful of individual and community needs beyond our own.
• Commitment: We are committed to the success of our students, colleagues, department, and university, which requires adequate facilities, resources, and administrative services. Helping others succeed and celebrating our collective achievements enhances the value and satisfaction attained through our work.
• Respectful Discourse: Every person, regardless of status, role, or point of view, is entitled to respect. Our environment must be a safe and welcoming place for thoughtful and critical discourse, to advance the educational journey of our students and the professional development of our colleagues.
• Adaptability: We strive to respond efficiently to challenges, opportunities, and adversity, through evidence-based change and improvement efforts. This includes using existing data and resources, along with being open to new ideas and options that contribute to a culture of learning and enhancing success.
• Collaboration: We encourage collaboration within our college, across the university, and in the broader community, to ensure student access to a full range of experiential learning and employment opportunities. Faculty and staff must work together effectively to create a culture of shared responsibility, mutual understanding, community partnerships, and cooperative success.

This course explores the changing role, perspectives, and operational strategies of policing as they relate to the crime control function of the police. The focus will be on innovative, promising, emerging, or "futuristic" and often highly controversial police practices, programs, and approaches to law enforcement. In addition, the course will focus on selective community crime prevention efforts undertaken in conjunction with, under the auspices of, or independently of the police department. Special attention will be devoted to police brutality and the use of deadly force and its consequences, including high-speed police pursuits.

In this advanced course, students will focus on the history, philosophy, evolution, and types of white-collar crimes. This course will examine the various types of white-collar offenses and explore how and why such crimes are committed. The course will also explore the various laws used to combat such offenses and consider the investigative techniques used to identify those engaged in such activity. In addition, the course will explore the profile of the modern white-collar offender and the roles of the various federal law enforcement agencies responsible for investigating white-collar crime.

This course is designed to familiarize students with the concept of homeland security from administrative, organizational, historical, and critical perspectives. The course will be taught in a critical-thinking context rather than a training context. Specific emphasis will be placed on homeland security as a public safety paradigm and the implications of this paradigm on government agencies at the state and local level, overall national security, and public perception/opinion. A key component of this course is the presentation, analysis, and discussion of critical issues in homeland security. This is also an advanced course designed to familiarize students with the history and evolution of terrorism, the key concepts and theories of terrorism, the roles and responsibilities of counterterrorism agencies in the U.S., and the critical issues and controversies of the current "War on Terrorism."

This course is an in-depth study of the principles and techniques associated with investigating homicides, suicides, and accidental, natural, or equivocal deaths. While considering the sociological, psychological, and legal aspects typically found in these cases, the process will take the student from the scene to the court – either criminal or civil.

The University of New Haven offers a wide variety of in-depth courses that create a transformational educational experience for our students. To view the complete list of courses you'll take while pursuing a Associate in Science, Bachelor of Science, or Certificate in Criminal Justice, check out the Academic Catalog:

Whether you're still in high school or are transferring from another college, we offer full- and part-time opportunities for undergraduates from inside the U.S. and abroad. The admission process can begin as early as the end of your high school junior year.

The Application Process

We offer a comprehensive financial aid program, with students receiving assistance in the form of grants, scholarships, student loans, and part-time employment. Funds are available from federal and state governments, private sponsors, and from university resources. More than 85 percent of the University's full-time undergraduate students receive some form of financial assistance.

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