加州州立大学贝克斯菲尔德分校

From street criminals who commit robberies, assaults, and larcenies, to families struggling to break the cycle of domestic violence, to white collar felons engaged in more sophisticated offenses such as embezzlement and fraud, today's complex criminal justice professionals require sophisticated analytical skills for the study of crime and delinquency.

Why Criminal Justice at CSUB?

Outstanding Faculty

At CSU Bakersfield, students in Criminal Justice get to work closely with highly qualified Ph.D. professors with diverse specialty areas and backgrounds. CSUB also welcomes distinguished adjunct faculty, including local law enforcement officials, attorneys, and state and county judges.

Academic Excellence

California State University, Bakersfield Criminal Justice Department offers coursework for individuals who are interested in understanding the causes, responses, and impact of crime on communities. Students learn about the criminal justice system’s place in society, its development through time, and how society’s views towards crime and punishment have shaped the system’s actions, values, philosophies, and resources.

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Criminal Justice is designed to provide the student with familiarity in the major components of the U.S. criminal justice system, including law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and corrections. Criminal Justice majors leave CSUB grounded in the intricacies of the U.S. justice system network, the theories underlying criminal behavior, and the research methodologies required to understand complex criminal justice issues. CSUB also offers a minor in Criminal Justice.

Additionally, majors and non-majors have the opportunity to take elective courses on ethics, drugs, prisoners’ and victims’ rights, white collar crime, and terrorism, as well as classes addressing race gender, crime, and justice.

Career Opportunities in Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice is a dynamic field with a wide range of career choices that offer mobility, advancement, and personal satisfaction, including:

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Corrections Officer
• Information Security Officer
• Paralegal
• Criminal Investigator
• Forensic Scientist
• Criminologist
• Crime Scene Technician
• Homeland Security Special Agent
• DEA Agent
• FBI Agent
• Border Patrol Agent
• Crime Analyst
• CIA Agent
• Private Investigator
• Criminal Investigator
• Prison Management
• Probation Officer
• Secret Service Agent
• Counselor.