该专业为学生提供了背景和技能，以批判性地评估我们如何更好地应对社区中正在出现的犯罪问题。主要课程包括针对导致犯罪的社会因素以及司法系统对犯罪行为的反应。与广管局的犯罪学专业相比，该学专业更侧重于犯罪学的理论和研究技能，而该专业则强调与刑事司法有关的应用社会政策问题。在第一年，将对学生进行广泛的介绍，然后是侧重于犯罪的社会原因以及司法系统的不同部分处理犯罪/犯罪行为的各种方式的高级课程。
This major gives students the background and skills to critically evaluate how we can better respond to emerging crime problems in our communities. Courses included in the major focus on the social factors leading to criminality and the response to criminal behaviour from the justice system. In contrast to the major in criminology for the BA which focuses more closely on theoretical and research skills in criminology, this major emphasises applied social policy issues relating to criminal justice. Students are given a broad introduction to the field in year 1, followed by upper level courses that focus on the social causes of offending and the various ways in which different parts of the justice system deal with criminal/offending behaviour.