Welcome to the Home Page
of the Department of
Criminology & Justice Studies
Departmental Overview
The Department of Criminology and Justice
Studies works collaboratively to
investigate, understand, and solve social
problems related to crime, law, and justice.
Through a social scientific lens, students
and faculty examine issues surrounding the
necessity for creating and maintaining
social order while preserving individual
freedoms in a constitutional democracy. The
Department seeks to develop informed and
concerned citizens who can critically
analyze and problem solve justice related
issues with a genuine concern for social
responsibility, fairness, and equality.
Through this curriculum, combined with
TCNJ’s college wide program of general
education, we strive to sharpen students’
reasoning, ethical decision making, problem
solving, and communication abilities.
Students educated within this framework
should be able to contribute to the justice
professions through evaluation, research,
ethical practice, and dedicated service.
