Department of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Criminal Justice and Criminology Program
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A degree in Criminal Justice & Criminology can lead to exciting careers!
Criminal Justice and Criminology (CJC) is a social science that critically examines
the causes, control, and prevention of criminal behavior. Our department offers an
interdisciplinary degree program that exposes students to diverse scholarship from
fields such as political science, sociology, psychology and anthropology.
The Department of Criminal Justice & Sociology is committed to providing its students
with a broad liberal arts education. This will help prepare CJC students for a variety
of professions, including:
- Local, State, and Federal Law Enforcement
- Court Administration
- Law School
- Probation and Parole
- Corrections
- Victim Services
- Homeland Security
- Private Security
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The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.