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Graduate Catalog 2026-2027

MSCJ 524 - Capstone: Criminal Justice Policy Development and Evaluation 3 hours

Examination of the development, implementation and analysis of criminal justice policy. Students identify and evaluate public policies and programs as they relate to the criminal justice system. This serves as a capstone course for the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program, providing an opportunity for the integration of information offered in the program and its application to the development and analysis of crime policies and programs. Prerequisites: MSCJ 500 ; MSCJ 501 ; MSCJ 530 ; and MSCJ 595  and an additional 18 semester hours of graduate courses.