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  • US Marshal @ Real Talk

    SHSU Alumni Natalie Garza to speak about the US Marshals Service and its Co-Op Program at Real Talk Tuesday on Sept. 21.

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  • Aim for an Online Degree

    Special Agent William Gibson spends his days tracking down drug cartels and his nights pursuing a masters degree online.

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  • Welcome New Faculty

    Meet the newest faculty members at the College of Criminal Justice.

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  • Annual Gangs Training

    CMIT training brings law enforcement, correction, probation and school police officials up to date on the latest gangs and activities operating in the state.

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  • Focusing on Houston Crime

    SHSU faculty and doctoral student research published in the Journal of Criminal Justice.

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Train to be a criminal justice professional by using the most sophisticated technology and advanced science along with your highly developed skills in reasoning and analysis. Focus on the special needs of crime victims. Or, use your Criminal Justice degree as excellent preparation for graduate school or law school. Do all this and more in Sam Houston State University’s College of Criminal Justice, one of the largest and most prestigious criminal justice programs in the nation.

As a Criminal Justice major at SHSU, you’ll learn and work in world-class facilities and real-world settings, such as:

  • The Beto Criminal Justice Center, with research and training institutes that draw law enforcement and correctional professionals from around the world
  • The only accredited Master of Science in Forensic Science degree in Texas
  • Mock crime scenes
  • Large course selection
  • Courtroom located on campus
  • SHSU’s Southeast Texas Applied Forensic Science Facility, one of only four “body farms” in the U.S.
  • Texas Department of Criminal Justice Headquarters in Huntsville

SHSU’s College of Criminal Justice ranks among the finest in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in its "America's Best Colleges 2009" edition.


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