Criminal Justice (M.A.)

With threats to domestic and national security looming, the need for criminal justice professionals who can keep pace with the changing environment is real.

Our students take a variety of courses and use scientific inquiry to research and address the problems facing the criminal justice system.

Kean graduates have a firm grasp of police, courts and corrections in order to be productive contributors to the debate on policy and practice in law enforcement.

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Kean students study together at a desk. — Criminal justice graduate students take courses from victimology to law and use scientific inquiry to research critical issues.

What You Learn

Study the American legal system, corrections and criminal law
Explore various operations within the criminal justice system
Use current theoretical models to explain crime and delinquency
Analyze the role of police in society
Practice investigation techniques, including crime scene methodologies
Gain a better understanding of race, class and gender issues within the system

You can also pursue a for-credit graduate internship in criminal justice.

Application Deadline:

Fall: June 30
Spring: December 1

Admission Requirements

If you have admissions questions, contact Graduate Admissions at gradadmissions@kean.edu or (908) 737-4723.

Criminal Justice (M.A.)

Course Requirements

Program Coordinator:

Thomas Lateano, JD
HYN-505J
(908)737-4285
tlateano@kean.edu

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After graduating from Kean, I was fortunate to be accepted into the alternate route program for police officers. Now I'm back at Kean. You could say I've come full circle being an adjunct professor, trying to be the mentor that my professors were to me."

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At Kean, we believe learning and job growth extend far beyond the walls of our classrooms. That's why we encourage you to take advantage of a variety of research opportunities available to you, study abroad and pursue internships that will advance your career or set the stage for another advanced degree.