Liberal education and the criminal justice major

New perspectives on the impact of college on students, on linking general education, the major, electives and extra-classroom experiences toward the goal of "integrated learning," and renewed emphasis on the importance of producing liberally educated college graduates, present opportunitie...

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Published in:Journal of criminal justice education 2000-03, Vol.11 (1), p.1-13
Main Author: Flanagan, Timothy J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Colleges & universities
Criminal justice
Education
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Summary:New perspectives on the impact of college on students, on linking general education, the major, electives and extra-classroom experiences toward the goal of "integrated learning," and renewed emphasis on the importance of producing liberally educated college graduates, present opportunities for criminal justice educators to make their field a keystone in the architecture of a liberal education. In this essay, I argue that the multidisciplinary perspectives that characterize the field of criminal justice, as well as its core intellectual concerns, make criminal justice well-suited to serve as the infrastructure for a high-quality undergraduate liberal education program.
ISSN:1051-1253
1745-9117
DOI:10.1080/10511250000084721