The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
exists in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare and examines the component parts
of criminal justice – police, courts, and corrections – and seeks to gain an
understanding of the interdependencies among them. Courses emphasize the role of
criminal justice agencies in society, particularly in relation to the impact of
alternative criminal justice policies on society and social problems. The program
prepares students as generalists in criminal justice and is well suited for those
who want to pursue graduate work in criminal justice, law, public administration,
and the social sciences.
