IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2010-2012

• Admissions
  • Master of Public Affairs
  • MS in Criminal Justice and Public Safety
• Certificate Programs
  • Certificate in Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  • Certificate in Nonprofit Management
  • Certificate in Public Management
  • Certificate in Social Entrepreneurship
  • Executive Graduate Certificate in Library Management
• Contact Information
• Degree Programs
  • Master of Public Affairs
  • Master of Public Affairs-Doctor of Jurisprudence
  • Master Public Affairs-M.A. in Philanthropic Studies
  • M.S. in Criminal Justice and Public Safety
• Student Learning Outcomes

Graduate Programs

Student Learning Outcomes

Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Public Safety (MSCJPS)

MSCJPS graduates will be able to:

• Manage and lead individuals and organizations with an understanding of the ethical underpinnings and professional standards of criminal justice and public safety agencies.
• Communicate effectively within a complex and diverse criminal justice or public safety environment.
• Rigorously analyze criminal justice and public safety policies using a variety of tools, including quantitative research methods and statistical techniques.
• Identify public safety risks using various risk analysis tools, and describe ways to plan, prepare, manage, and mitigate natural and human made risks.
• Discuss the philosophical underpinnings and development of law, and critically evaluate how public safety policies balance individual rights and public order.
• Discuss the nature and extent of crime, discuss and critically evaluate major theories of crime, and critically discuss criminal justice system and non-criminal justice programs and policies that respond to crime.
• Critically discuss criminal justice and public safety system actors, agencies, and processes; describe the underlying operations of police, emergency management, courts, and corrections agencies, and identify the major policy issues in criminal justice and public safety systems.
• Identify and critically analyze current criminal justice and public safety policies, using available research, and discuss the strengths and limitations of various approaches.