博士学位 在刑事司法领域从未如此重要或引人注目。无论您是研究犯罪的性质和原因，民事和刑事司法管理​​，还是法律与社会之间的关系，您所做的工作都将带您进入深刻而开拓性的方向。我们系的毕业生继续从事学术界，政府和私营部门的职业。哲学博士学位的学位课程要求学士学位以外的学位课程总共需要90个学分，其中6个小时为核心课程（P501和P502），另外12个小时为必修课。学生需要完成3个小时的研究方法（P594），3个小时的统计学（当前由统计系教授：S501）和3个小时的高级统计学或3个小时的定性方法。
As a graduate student, you apply research insights and technical training from other disciplines to issues in law, crime, and justice. Our faculty connects to the departments of Anthropology, Developmental Science, Law, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, and Sociology, among others. Our faculty conduct research in the United States and abroad, encouraging you to pursue new and emerging areas of inquiry. Faculty mentors provide you with the theoretical and methodological skills needed to do so.