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Designed to Develop Leaders

The Ph.D. program in  Criminology and Justice Administration focuses on the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior while examining the structure of the criminal justice system, its procedures and processes, and how they can work to provide a fair system for all.

Focusing on the systematic study of crime as a socio-pathological phenomenon, the behavior of criminals, and the social institutions that evolved to respond to crime, the program includes instruction in the theory of crime, psychological and social bases of criminal behavior, social value systems and the theory of punishment, criminal law and criminal justice systems, rehabilitation and recidivism, and more.

Minimum Requirements 

  • Master’s degree or its equivalent in a degree program from an accredited institution of higher education with a grade point average of at least 3.2 cumulative in previous graduate work.
  • Evidence of taking the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

International applicants whose first language is not English and who have not completed a degree in the United States are required to take and pass the TOEFL with an internet based score of 74, a computer-based score of 213, or paper- based score of 550.  

 

 Curriculum At-A-Glance

57-hour program:

  • 21 hours of core courses
  • 12 hours of research
  • 12 hours of electives
  • 12 hours of dissertation

Concentrations

Minorities and Social Injustice Policy

This concentration prepares you to become a leader who addresses the changes and consequences of minority disparities in communities and workplaces by providing practical responses to these problems. You must take a total of 12 hours from the courses listed.

 

Courses

CJA 606.            Cultural Criminology, Media and Crime

CJA 637.            Current Policies in Corrections

CJA 653.           Seminar in Environmental Justice

CJA 657.           Social Policy and Justice

CJA. 658.           Seminar: Social Movement, Community Organizing, and Social Justice

CJA 660.            Special Topics in Criminology and Justice

Justice Policy and Administration

This concentration prepares you to become a leader in the criminal justice system who develop policies and procedures and disseminate information to overcome social exclusion in the system. You must take a total of 12 hours from the courses listed.

 

Courses

CJA. 634.          Juvenile Justice Systems

CJA 635.            Policies and Programs in the Criminal Justice System

CJA 637.           Current Policies in Corrections

CJA 642.           Homeland Security for Emergency Management

CJA 660.            Special Topics in Criminology and Justice

CJA 711.           Seminar in Organization and Administration of Justice

 

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“The Ph.D. program provides excellent opportunities to in-service practitioners at senior levels in agencies to improve their expertise. This makes them instrumental in the research required to craft groundbreaking public safety policies or consultancy jobs in various organizations.”

Dr. Tazinski Lee

Head, Department of Criminal Justice

Contact Us

Dr. Tazinski Lee

Head, Department of Criminal Justice

leeta@gram.edu

(318) 274-2109 or (318) 274-3185

Dr. Karletta White

Graduate Coordinator

whitekar@gram.edu

(318) 274-2526

 

Wanda Jacobs

Administrative Assistant 

wjacobs@gram.edu

(318) 274-3185