Mission
The Criminal Justice Sciences Division at WOU utilizes a strong liberal arts tradition to provide students with a mastery of the complete picture of crime as a social problem, providing the skills necessary to ensure the understanding of sound solutions for preventing and addressing crime at all levels of society. We seek to equip our students with a sound scientific background and excellent preparation in content areas in courts, corrections, law enforcement, community crime prevention, juvenile justice, forensic anthropology, homeland security, and to provide options for interdisciplinary education.
Where These Degree Can Take You
A degree in Criminal Justice or Cybercrime Investigation and Enforcement will prepare students with a broad foundation of social science and its application to understanding crime.
Students benefit from a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to the criminal justice system, developing a thorough understanding of all facets of the criminal justice system, applicable to a wide spectrum of public, private, and research sectors.
Potential Careers
- Youth Program Workers
- Local/State/Federal Law Enforcement
- Corrections
- Parole and Probation
- Victim Advocate
- Residential Treatment Specialist
- Attorney
- Social Justice Advocate
- Community Service Coordinators
Potential Employers
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Agent
- Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Detective
- Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC)
- Fish and Game Warden
- Oregon Public Defender Services
- DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) Agent
- CIA (Central Intelligence Agent)
- Transportation Security Administration Agent (TSA)
Consider These Degrees If You…
The ability to articulate thoughts clearly and persuasively
A strong sense of right and wrong.
Have a curious mind and a knack for piecing together information
Practical Learning
Get college credit while gaining real world experience
The Criminal Justice Practicum combines hours spent working at criminal justice agencies with students’ own identified academic goals to enhance an understanding of how criminal justice agencies function. Our Criminal Justice students provide valuable service to our partner host agencies, who in turn, foster both professional and personal growth to prepare our students for the workforce.
Alumni Share What They Are Doing
Shelby Moody ’21 ’23
Criminal Justice Major
Shelby Moody become a reserve deputy at the Benton County Sheriff’s office.
