Criminal Justice
Meeting the challenges of today’s fast-paced criminal justice environment
Just like on TV, a criminal justice career requires not only cutting-edge technology, but also research skills combined with a comprehensive and critical understanding of the criminal justice system.
Start with a Criminal Justice degree and join the more than 1,000 students who have graduated from Loyola with this degree since 1960. Loyola offers discounts to members of local law enforcement agencies seeking bachelor's degrees. You can also minor in forensic science or criminal justice.
Student Successes
Student named outstanding criminal justice undergraduate scholar
Kerry Najolia was named outstanding criminal justice undergraduate scholar in the Department of Criminal Justice's evening division.
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Faculty Successes
Criminal Justice chair appointed to journal's editorial board
William E. Thornton, Ph.D., professor of sociology and chair of the Loyola University New Orleans Department of Criminal Justice in the College of Social Sciences, was appointed to the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Security Research published by the Taylor & Francis Group.
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Alumni Successes
Criminal Justice graduate employed by U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
Jeannine Davidson, BCJ 2007, a former Outstanding Criminal Justice Undergraduate Scholar, recently retired from the U.S. Navy on March 31, 2009 after 21 years of active naval service.
Criminal Justice Links
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