• Career Fair

    The 2012 Criminal Justice Career Fair will feature jobs and internships in law enforcement, victim services, private security and forensics.

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  • Internships

    Senior Leo Correa served on an Emergency Response Team during his internship with a Florida police department.

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  • Hats Off to Policing

    Online Master Graduate Ian "Buddy" Lovestock donated his collection of police training hats from around the world to SHSU.

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  • Biosocial Origins

    Dr. Brian Boutwell explores the role of genetics and environmental on antisocial behavior.

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  • Corrections Reform

    The Correctional Management Institute of Texas hosted Dominican Republic leaders on a tour of state and local jails and programs.

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Be a part of one of the highest ranked programs in the nation!

Faculty recently recognized as the 4th most productive researchers in the country provide foundational courses 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 continue your education as a criminal justice researcher by exploring the Master's or Ph.D. program in Criminology and Criminal Justice. 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, the opportunities are endless:

  • Learn from faculty who conduct research in all aspects of the criminal justice system
  • A top ranked Doctoral program
  • The first accredited Master of Science in Forensic Science degree in Texas
  • SHSU's Southeast Texas Applied Forensic Science Facility - one of only four "body farms" in the U.S.
  • Training institutes that draw law enforcement and correctional professionals from around the world
  • Research Institutes in Law Enforcement, Corrections, Victims, and Legal Studies
  • Large course selection including online courses
  • Active Honor societies and Student Associations
  • Affordable living
  • Scholarship and graduate student assistantships

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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