该系提供犯罪学和刑事司法文学硕士学位，为学生提供有关刑事司法研究和管理职业的高级理论和方法论培训。在密苏里大学圣克鲁斯分校研究犯罪学有多种原因。路易斯（Louis）包括小型犯罪学和刑事司法课程，丰富且相关的课程，实习机会，在线课程产品以及为各个领域的充分准备。犯罪学和刑事司法学位课程为毕业生做好准备，以帮助他们通过预防，逮捕和改造罪犯来维护公共安全的地方，州和联邦机构工作。犯罪学和刑事司法部（CCJ）的任务是进行和传播有关犯罪与司法的基础研究和应用研究的结果，在学士，硕士和博士学位方面提供出色的教学，并为
The criminology and criminal justice program offers students the opportunity to work with top scholars in the field, participate in the graduate student association's many professional development activities, pursue internship opportunities to gain real-world experience, and engage with local criminal justice-related agencies and organizations.<br>Earn your degree from a top ranked program<br>UMSL's Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is consistently ranked among the top five programs in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report, and is proud to have an award-winning faculty recognized with numerous local, regional, national and international awards.<br>UMSL's Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice provides students with advanced theoretical and methodological training for research and management careers in criminal justice and related areas, such as victim advocacy, public policy and justice reform. The program has been consistently rated among the top graduate programs in criminology and criminal justice in the nation, and was most recently honored by Intelligent.com with a No. 1 overall ranking on its Best Colleges of 2022 list.<br>Throughout the United States, efforts are underway to reduce crime while transforming the criminal justice system to make it fairer and more effective. That's why government agencies, nonprofit organizations and the private sector urgently need qualified, highly-educated professionals to help make our communities safer and our systems of government more just. UMSL's Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice helps candidates prepare for and rise to that challenge.