Mission Statement The Criminal Justice department strives to create a learning environment that enables students to understand and appreciate the needs of a diverse society in order to build a better world based on truth, ethics, and justice for all people. Overview Madonna University offers associate's and bachelor's degrees, as well as a major, minor, certificate of achievement and certificate of completion in criminal justice. The criminal justice department affords educational opportunities to pre-service and in-service career persons in law enforcement, corrections and courts. Program Specifics The criminal justice program aims to develop an understanding of the social environment, an awareness of social problems and their implications, and a critical approach to living in society. It also provides the student with the ability to generalize, to make discriminating judgments, and to base responses in a given situation upon an understanding of the broader context of an individual’s role. Since the inception of the criminal justice program in 1972, over 2,100 students have gone through the program, and of that number, more than 75 of them have achieved the position of chief or director of their respective law enforcement agency.   Career Options   Correctional Officer Federal Law Enforcement: Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms Central Intelligence Agency Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation Marshal & Deputy Marshal Postal Inspector Department of Homeland Security: Immigration and Customs Enforcement Customs & Border Protection Secret Service Transportation and Safety Administration Law Enforcement: State County Local Private Industry Probation and Parole Officer Law school undergraduate degree