Daily Egyptian online is uploaded at noon. The SIUC campus will be crawling with police officers, correctional officers, judges and lawyers this weekend. The second annual Elmer and Carol Johnson Administration of Justice Conference will begin Friday with a career fair. The conference includes the career fair, several panel discussions and the 10th annual Administration of Justice banquet. The SIUC Administration of Justice Department uses a different approach than other schools.
Most universities use hands-on training to prepare their students for jobs in the field.
But at SIUC, administration of justice is an applied social science and uses a multidisciplinary approach. The program started at SIUC in 1961 and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The department has awarded more than 3,000 bachelor degrees and close to 300 masters degrees in its 40 years at the University. Students who graduate with degrees in administration of justice often find jobs as police officers, correctional officers, attorneys, probational officers, security administrators and FBI agents. The Administration of Justice Department has put out alumni that now fill positions all over the country within the criminal justice systems.