该研究领域集中在法律，司法系统与社会之间的关系上，并着重于犯罪，执法，惩罚和司法理论。它为学生提供了在刑事司法，执法，司法和政府机构，社会服务及相关领域工作的准备。学士学位课程要求至少120学分的课程工作，总GPA最低，主GPA最低2.0。但是，取决于主要研究领域，可能需要超过120个学分。
This concentrated area of study focuses on relationships among law, the justice system and society, with special attention to theories of crime, law enforcement, comparative justice systems and the administration of justice. It prepares students to work in criminal justice, security, agencies administering justice, social services and related settings. Montclair State offers one of the few bachelor degree programs in Justice Studies in the State of New Jersey. Our niche is a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum offering a rigorous course of study that examines the intersection of justice, law, policy and social change. Students in the major may focus their studies in one or more of the following three concentrations: Justice Systems, International Justice or Paralegal Studies. Our students actively experience justice through a required internship in their field of the study. Read our Mission Statement.