Sociology and Criminal Justice
Department mission:
The Sociology and Criminal Justice Department offers an academic program that provides the foundation for students to pursue careers in law, social work, law enforcement, parole, probation, and non-profit organizational service and management. Those who graduate from our program are also well-prepared for graduate work in sociology, social work, criminal justice, and international migration studies.
Our goal is to prepare students to solve social problems, to help eliminate homelessness, assist crime victims, reduce inequity, and create meaningful public policy. Our program offers majors in criminal justice and sociology. We offer the following minors and concentrations for students majoring in other areas: criminal justice, sociology, social work, and international migration studies. Our students have the opportunity to work with full-time faculty members as research assistants and are required to complete a for-credit (3 credits) internship. During the internship, students work a minimum of 135 hours during the course of a semester in a professional setting related to their career goals.
Our department houses the Center for Crime and Popular Culture (http://www.sfc.edu/popculture/). The centers offer students the opportunity to hear lectures by academic experts and practitioners. We also house the Justice Initiative (https://www.sfc.edu/academics/ institutes-centers/justice-initiative/), which offers mentorship and support to students directly-impacted by the criminal justice system. Additionally, we house the Forum on Migration (https://www.sfc.edu/ academics/institutes-centers/forum-on-migration/), which hosts a series of annual conferences, guest lectures, and public events centered on current immigration policies and focuses on global migration trends, current policies of criminalization and radicalization of undocumented immigrants, and the adjustment of newly arrived immigrants in their receiving countries.
The mission of the Sociology and Criminal Justice Department is to provide our students with the knowledge, confidence, and motivation to think deeply about social issues. We seek to inspire intellectual curiosity, develop critical thinking skills, train in the application of the scientific method, and encourage tolerance.
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Sociology and Criminal Justice Programs
Sociology, B.A.
Criminal Justice, B.S.
Criminal Justice, A.A.S.
Criminal Justice, Minor
Forensic Science, Minor
International Migration, Minor
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The Bronx Defenders
B.S. Biology, McGuire Scholar
BA Education, McGuire Scholar
Director of U.S. Prisons Program
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