The Program from University of La Verne seeks to provide its students with the theoretical, practical and ethical foundations for understanding crime and the criminal justice system in its social context, with a focus on humanism and social justice.

Careers in Criminology

Criminologists work in a wide variety of settings including:

• Court systems

• Correctional Institutions

• Counseling Agencies

• Banks and Financial Institutions

• Insurance Companies

• Non-Profit Agencies

• Private Investigations Agencies

• Retailers

• Government Offices

• The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

• Homeland Security

• U.S. Border Patrol

• Private Security Companies

• Internal Revenue Service