It is an interdisciplinary program combining selected areas of the disciplines of psychology, social psychology, political science, public administration, sociology, and criminology and criminal justice. The program is designed to provide students with a broad social science background for understanding crime, criminal behavior, and the criminal justice system and to offer the opportunity to prepare for a professional career in criminal justice. There are 23 undergraduate courses and 4 graduate seminars. Majors are asked to supplement their required courses with courses in technical writing, statistics, sociology and psychology. The collection includes a large selection of monographs and documents.
Journals are available in criminal law, behavior, violence, and social problems.
Supporting areas in evidence and courts are lacking. The KF classification is lacking criminal justice titles and has been built to emphasize the needs of the public administration program. Government documents includes publications from the Department of Justice including court reports and histories of agencies in the criminal justice system. Police administration and police systems are included in the collection as are materials on corrections and crime. These areas contain the largest portion of current materials and are consistently updated.