{"id":43,"date":"2017-10-09T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.wp.nau.edu\/site-in-a-box-department\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2024-11-25T15:56:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T22:56:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-criminology-criminal-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminology &#038; Criminal Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Department of Criminology &amp; Criminal Justice<\/h1>\n<h2>Preparing NAU students to be practitioners, advocates, and defenders of social justice<\/h2>\n<p>At Northern Arizona University, our Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice graduates use their knowledge of criminology and justice to pursue meaningful and rewarding careers with integrity. Our CCJ graduates are critically informed citizens, who value diversity and social justice, and use this knowledge to advance the cause of justice.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Spotlight: CCJ internship program<\/h3>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2014 size-square-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-criminology-criminal-justice\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/Word-globe-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/Word-globe-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/Word-globe-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/Word-globe-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/Word-globe.jpeg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    \n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-criminology-criminal-justice\/internship-info\/\">internship program<\/a> provides direct contact with leading scholars and respected practitioners of justice. CCJ students obtain career and academic mentoring that facilitates connections between their classroom learning and real world experience.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n    <div class=\"academic-levels-container\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">Explore our degrees<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"academic-levels-grid column-count-2\">\n                        <div class=\"grid-column\">\n              <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-criminology-criminal-justice\/undergraduate-degrees-programs\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\n\n                Undergraduate Degrees\n                \n              \n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2018\/01\/58A0036evanne_caviness11162017-1440x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2018\/01\/58A0036evanne_caviness11162017-1440x576.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2018\/01\/58A0036evanne_caviness11162017-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2018\/01\/58A0036evanne_caviness11162017-465x186.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" alt=\"Faculty member and student looking at a computer.\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"grid-column\">\n              <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-criminology-criminal-justice\/graduate-degrees-programs\/\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\n\n                Graduate Degrees\n                \n              \n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2018\/01\/Apple-Lab_NAU_DAK8800-1440x576.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2018\/01\/Apple-Lab_NAU_DAK8800-1440x576.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2018\/01\/Apple-Lab_NAU_DAK8800-960x384.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/350\/2018\/01\/Apple-Lab_NAU_DAK8800-465x186.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" alt=\"A student working on a computer.\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The undergraduate degree programs in\u00a0Criminology and Criminal Justice\u00a0(CCJ)\u00a0combine\u00a0foundational knowledge of criminal justice\u00a0with a critical understanding of its institutions, processes, and operations. CCJ students learn how social forces influence lawmaking, approaches to criminal justice, perceptions and experiences of justice; and how, in turn, criminal justice trends influence society.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/givingday.foundationnau.org\/giving-day\/47445\/donate?des=202291&amp;dept=54687\"><!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Make a Gift<\/h4>\n<p>Support CCJ&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/givingday.foundationnau.org\/giving-day\/47445\/donate?des=202291&amp;dept=54687\">Justice Innovation Fund.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Clubs &amp; organizations<\/h4>\n<p>Join like-minded people to participate in justice-related activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Scholarships<\/h4>\n<p>Search for available scholarships.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Events<\/h4>\n<p>For a complete listing of all upcoming events, please visit our\u00a0events\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<hr role=\"separator\" class=\"hr--transparent hr--transparent-15px not-in-view\">\n<p>Join us for the Ladhoff Lecture Series featuring highly respected scholars in the CCJ field of study as they explore contemporary problems of justice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Criminology &amp; Criminal Justice Preparing NAU students to be practitioners, advocates, and defenders of social justice At Northern Arizona University, our Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice graduates use their knowledge of criminology and justice to pursue meaningful and rewarding careers with integrity. 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