Criminal Justice

Earn your PhD degree in criminal justice from Walden to pursue leadership roles within your organization or begin a career in criminal justice education.

Move up the ranks in your law enforcement or criminal justice career. Walden is designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.

Gain skills to assume a leadership role or start a second career as an educator or consultant. Learn management, budgeting, and communication skills to influence policymakers.

Gain skills and knowledge in criminal behavior theory, technology, homeland security, and management. Prepare for a career in law enforcement, judiciary, corrections, or probation.

Designed for professionals in policing, courts, corrections, and security, this program can expand your expertise in policy analysis, decision-making models, and issues in the U.S. criminal justice system.

We offer hundreds of for-credit individual courses in education, counseling, business, IT, psychology, and health, among other areas which may be applied to Walden degree programs.

Study homeland-security-related trends and issues, such as how national security agencies collaborate to keep the public safe as well as applications of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

Students pursuing this specialization have the opportunity to study the risk factors associated with criminal behavior as well as how history has shaped the modern criminal justice system.

Explore the unique attributes of adult learners, teaching and learning theory, trends in higher education, and the key elements of instructional design and delivery. You will also be introduced to the various cutting-edge technologies that are transforming adult education today.

Develop strategies for sparking transformative change in a public organization of your choosing. Gain leadership and interpersonal skills that can help you be a competent leader, shape public policy, and inspire and motivate your employees.

Focus on both skill development and methods for building robust, effective teams. You also will explore new emergency management leadership tactics required in today’s global world and industries, including ethical issues that can arise in some situations.

Provide you with the skills needed to be an effective leader in the international landscape, particularly in developing regions. Examine models and frameworks for sustainability, gain tools and strategies for making timely decisions in complex circumstances, and learn how global leaders build capacity for change within communities.

Explore how past and present legal decisions influence the creation of public policy. In their coursework, students cover foundational legal concepts, landmark cases, and current trends in law and policy.

In the General Program, you will cover a range of topics from cybercrime to homeland security. Explore current crisis management practices in addition to theories on the root causes of crime.

Delve deep into the criminal mind and its workings. Explore the investigative process, from collecting evidence to interviewing witnesses.

Save time and money on your MS in Criminal Justice degree by incorporating graduate-level coursework into your bachelor’s program.

Explore the impact of crime on neighborhoods. Examine innovative solutions for rehabilitating offenders and restoring peace to communities.

Delve deep into the criminal mind and its workings. Explore the investigative process, from collecting evidence to interviewing witnesses.

Create a unique BS in Criminal Justice learning program that reflects your specific career goals and professional interests.

This specialization prepares you to develop strategies for managing unpredictable change in public organizations. You will discover how transformative change occurs in complex public systems and how language can influence and inspire organizational change.

Gain broad exposure to the field of criminal justice. Study the latest theories and explore today’s increasingly sophisticated criminal justice issues. This program can help teach you a unique blend of technology, homeland security, and management skills that you can apply immediately on the job or use to advance your career.

Public safety is a pressing concern, and homeland security policymakers are faced with tough decisions every day. The specialization in Homeland Security Policy and Coordination offers you a foundation for evaluating and creating protective measures and policies that do not compromise individual rights and freedoms.

Today’s legal decisions directly influence the creation of public policy. This intricate relationship provides the basis for the specialization in Law and Public Policy. Examine the vital legal knowledge available to public policy practitioners as you explore legal concepts, cases, and current trends in law and policy.

The threat of terrorism demands constant vigilance and a concentrated effort on prevention. This specialization provides a foundation for understanding anti-terrorism legislation and its impact on public policies. Explore how terrorism policies are drafted and enforced and how ethical issues related to human rights are treated.

Gain broad exposure to the field of criminal justice. Study the latest theories and explore today’s increasingly sophisticated criminal justice issues. This program can help teach you a unique blend of technology, homeland security, and management skills that you can apply immediately on the job or use to advance your career.