Not-for-Profit Track
Criminal Justice Management
Rise through the ranks of law enforcement
Union Institute & University’s major in Criminal Justice Management is your path to a rewarding career in law enforcement. Our flexible online degree program is specifically designed to prepare you to move up the ranks into supervisory, management, and executive positions within the criminal justice system. It is led & taught by experts who know the field, not only because they’ve studied it, but because they’ve experienced it firsthand – as line employees, support personnel, supervisors, managers, and executives. Union encourages you to bring your own real-world experience in the field to our online criminal justice community.
Rise through the ranks of law enforcement
Union Institute & University’s major in Criminal Justice Management is your path to a rewarding career in law enforcement. Our flexible online degree program is specifically designed to prepare you to move up the ranks into supervisory, management, and executive positions within the criminal justice system. It is led & taught by experts who know the field, not only because they’ve studied it, but because they’ve experienced it firsthand – as line employees, support personnel, supervisors, managers, and executives. Union encourages you to bring your own real-world experience in the field to our online criminal justice community.
Careers of our Criminal Justice Management Graduates
Union’s Criminal Justice Management program connects with Union’s national community of law enforcement personnel across the country. Developed by and for law enforcement professionals, our program connects you directly to our law enforcement site coordinators to provide the personal attention you need to advance your rank.
- Police Officer
- Deputy Sheriff
- State Correctional Officer/Deputy
- County Custodial Officer/Deputy
- Probation Officer
- Juvenile Hall Officer
- Sergeant
- Lieutenant
- Captain
- Chief of Police/Sheriff
Transfer Credits
your experience
= less coursework
At Union, we know your field work has taught you things that can’t be learned in a classroom. That’s why our credit transfer policy recognizes your previous training and experience. Transfer up to 32 semester credits from your Basic POST Certificate and up to 34 credits for your FDLE Academy Training. You can also transfer additional training beyond the academy using Union’s certified learning method (with a maximum of 60 credit hours for training). Our generous transfer credit for service is just one of the ways Union is built for you.
Skills & Benefits Union Students Gain
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Understand and apply contemporary techniques for supervision, leadership, and administration within a justice organization.
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Analyze and critique criminal justice policy and service delivery from a management point of view.
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Interpret & describe how current issues in the field impact organizations, personnel, community and other stakeholders.
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Interpret applied ethical theories in a contemporary environment.
CJM Structure & Courses
• 120 Credit Hours Program (minimum)
• Full-time & part-time options
• Classes start every 8 weeks!
• Up to 90 semester hours in transfer credits
Major & Core Courses
Electives
Graduation Capstone