Consistent with the Mission of Millikin University a Criminal Justice graduate will be prepared for:

I. Professional success as evidenced by:

• Demonstrating a thorough understanding of the functions and roles of all major aspects of the United States criminal justice system in society;
• Examining the historical perspective of the principles, theories, and problems inherent in each component of the United States criminal justice system (law enforcement, courts, corrections);
• Explaining the history, evolution, nature, and dynamics of the Juvenile Justice System;
• Differentiating the adult criminal justice system from the juvenile justice system;
• Applying state-of-the-art investigative and analytical methodologies;
• Examining the historical development and the current and future trends of correctional institutions;
• Examining a variety of research tools used to gather empirical information on criminal justice issues.

II. Democratic citizenship in a global environment as evidence by:

• Demonstrating an understanding of the constitutional underpinnings, theory, and structure of the United States body of criminal law, procedure, and the rules of evidence;
• Interpreting the constitutional constraints under which police and prosecutors must operate in a free society, and the reasoning behind these constraints.

III. A personal life of meaning and value as evidenced by:

• Identifying and analyzing the ethical issues that arise in each component of the criminal justice system;
• Explaining the legal, social, psychological and economic perspectives, approaches and consequences of victimization from an individual, institutional, and legal point of view;
• Explaining the role of punishment and the treatment and rehabilitation of offenders;
• Analyzing the impact of race, ethnicity, and/or gender on the commission of criminal offenses, the likelihood of criminal victimization, and the treatment of criminal offenders.