NCJ Number
80571
Date Published
1981
Length
34 pages
Annotation
This final report discusses a federally funded program that established a Criminal Justice Center at Grambling State University (Louisiana), offering Associate of Science in Law Enforcement and Baccalaureate of Science in Criminal Justice degrees.
Abstract
Among grant objectives were the full expansion and implementation of the 2-year associate and 4-year bachelor's degree programs with an anticipated enrollment of about 150 preservice and inservice majors. A department of criminal justice was to be established at the university to house the degree programs, encourage the growth and development of the criminal justice faculty, and expand the library holdings and other learning resources in the field. These objectives were met through student recruitment and publicity at high schools and among the university's freshmen class and other students, as well as with criminal justice and other agencies. A new Department of Criminal Justice with independent and equal status with other academic departments at the university was created. Adequate physical accommodation for the department was the major problem that still remains to be fully and satisfactorily arranged. Professional conferences and workshops were attended by the department's faculty and staff in the pursuit of professional development. The university library has been considerably developed in the field of criminal justice, and its expansion will continue as related plans progress toward a Master's degree program in criminal justice at the university. Other activities reported include visits from criminal justice agencies and graduate schools, field study tours, public relations activities, self-study, and a project evaluation effort by an independent evaluator. Honors received by criminal justice majors and the production of a departmental brochure are also reported. The text of the evaluation report is also included, which emphasizes that it is impossible for a 4-person faculty to adequately teach all of the catalog course offerings and urges strong interdisciplinary relationships to overcome this weakness. The academic program is found to be basically sound. The evaluation report makes 55 specific recommendations.