College of Liberal Arts

Criminal Justice Program

The Criminal Justice Program is located on three campuses of Washington State University, at Pullman, Vancouver, and Spokane.

On the main Pullman campus, the program offers the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in criminal justice. The M.A. and Ph.D. programs are co-located on the Spokane campus, and the criminal justice faculty on the Vancouver campus contribute to the B.A. in social sciences.

The B.A. in criminal justice is also offered online.

Faculty Addressing Real-world Problems

Department faculty have a wide range of research and teaching interests, and the department is nationally and internationally recognized for scholarship with a focus on problem-driven research that confronts both traditional and emerging challenges in the U.S. and throughout the world. Faculty members routinely lend their expertise to a broad range of local, state, and national government agencies and nongovernmental groups. This involvement on the 'practitioner-side' of policy serves to enrich both faculty research and teaching.

Hands-on Teaching & Learning

Our award-winning faculty place great emphasis upon providing exceptional undergraduate and graduate programming, with a unique emphasis on research collaboration at the graduate level. The use of 'active learning' approaches to instruction at the undergraduate level are used extensively by faculty involving elaborate policy-making simulations, crisis-management simulations, and a highly accomplished Mock Trial team. These hands-on teaching strategies reflect the problem-driven approach to research and instruction emphasized by our faculty and their ability to bring real-world perspective to students in the classroom.

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Criminal Justice Program, PO Box 644880, Washington State University, Pullman WA 99164-4880, 509-335-2544, Contact Us