Criminal Justice
WOU’s Criminal Justice program is among its top five majors. Students are equipped with a sound scientific background and excellent preparation in content areas in courts, corrections, law enforcement, community crime prevention, youth crime, forensic anthropology, Homeland Security and other options that involve interdisciplinary fields. You’ll also have the option to take some courses online if you like, making criminal justice an incredibly versatile major.
credits required for the Criminal Justice major
students enrolled in the Criminal Justice program
students per class on average in the Criminal Justice program
%
of master's degree can be completed as an undergrad at WOU
Sample four-year degree plan
Learning outcomes
- Explain and analyze the role of each component of the criminal justice field and how they relate to each other
- Apply basic theories and practices in entry-level positions in criminal justice or related fields
- Identify and critically examine issues important to criminal justice at the local, state and federal levels
Career opportunities
- Investigator
- Victim Advocate
- Court Counselor
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Parole & Probation Officer
- Correctional Officer
Related majors
Faculty
VIVIAN ASEYE DJOKOTOE
Professor, Division Chair, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8358 | djokotoev@wou.edu | MA 228
MIYUKI ARIMOTO
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8317 | arimotom@wou.edu | MA 205
JAMES BENTS
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
bentsj@wou.edu
JERIELLE CARTALES
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-9207 | cartalesj@wou.edu | MA 225
GEORGE CHAMBERLIN
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
chamberling@wou.edu
SAMANTHA COLLINS
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
collinss@wou.edu
MICHELLE GALLAGHER
Administrative Program Assistant, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
503-838-8078 | gallaghm@wou.edu | OFF
TERRY GINGERICH
NTT Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8854 | gingert@wou.edu | MA 201
KEVIN JONES
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8733 | jonesk@wou.edu | MA 214
OMAR MELCHOR-AYALA
PhD, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-9219 | ayalao@wou.edu | MA 217
JENNIFER MORENO
NTT Assistant Professor/Adjunct Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-9711 | morenoj@wou.edu | MA 204
DAVID MURPHY
NTT Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8410 | murphyd@wou.edu | MA 213
TOM O'CONNOR
NTT Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8733 | oconnort@wou.edu | MA 224
KACIE RYDEN
Office Coordinator, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8506 | rydenk@wou.edu | TODD 325
MARI SAKIYAMA
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-751-4215 | sakiyamam@wou.edu | MA 211
SCOTT TIGHE
NTT Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-751-4003 | tighes@wou.edu | MA 206
TARYN VANDERPYL
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8356 | vanderpylt@wou.edu | MA 215
MISTY WEITZEL
Graduate Programs Coordinator, Associate Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-8520 | weitzelm@wou.edu | MA 203
GREG WILLEFORD
NTT Instructor, Criminal Justice Sciences
503-838-9617 | willefog@wou.edu | MA 224
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