The Department of Administration of Justice offers a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. A detailed listing of the B.A. requirements is in the UH Hilo Catalog. A 24 credit undergraduate Criminal Justice Certificate is also offered.
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Overview
Administration of Justice is the study of how justice is implemented through the institutions, laws, policies, and procedures that order the public sphere. Students who major in Administration of Justice at University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo take courses in a variety of disciplines, which prepare them to be skilled and effective leaders in the areas of law enforcement, security, and government administration.
Because the scope of study for Administration of Justice majors is wide-ranging, students have many potential career paths after graduation, including traditional jobs in policing, corrections, courts, probation, and parole, as well as career opportunities in nonprofit organizations, human services, policy analysis, law, environmental enforcement, international aid organizations, homeland security, defense, and intelligence. Many Administration of Justice students also go on to graduate programs in public policy and administration, law, criminal justice, security studies, and public affairs.
Course Descriptions
View all Administration of Justice (AJ) Courses in the UH Hilo Catalog.
- AJ 101 Intro to Admin of Justice (3)
- AJ 103 Criminal Investigations I (3)
- AJ 104 CSI: Violent Crime Forensics (3)
- AJ 150 The Correctional Process (3)
- AJ 170 Intro to Private Security (3)
- AJ 180 Intro to Homeland Security (3)
- AJ 208 Criminology (3)
- AJ 210 Juvenile Justice (3)
- AJ 220 Constitutional Law (3)
- AJ 221 Criminal Law (3)
- AJ 233 Police Organization & Mgmt (3)
- AJ 234 Police and Community Relations (3)
- AJ 250 Practice/Proced in Corrections (3)
- AJ 256 Domest Violence & Child Abuse (3)
- AJ 280 Current Issues (3)
- AJ 285 Narcotics & Organized Crime (3)
- AJ 290B AJ Practicum I (3–6)
- AJ 290C AJ Practicum II (3–6)
- AJ 290D AJ Practicum III (3–6)
- AJ 291 Basic Recruit Training (6–12)
- AJ 301 Justice, Power, and Democracy (3)
- AJ 302 Capitalism & Economic Justice (3)
- AJ 303 Feminism and Justice (3)
- AJ 304 Fascism and Authoritarianism (3)
- AJ 305 Justice and the Environment (3)
- AJ 307 Animal Cruelty (3)
- AJ 320 Crime and Society (3)
- AJ 321 Policing and Punishment (3)
- AJ 322 Criminal Justice (3)
- AJ 323 Criminal Law and Procedure (3)
- AJ 327 Global Crime (3)
- AJ 330 Race and Violence (3)
- AJ 333 Indigenous Justice (3)
- AJ 360 Public Leadership & Ethics (3)
- AJ 361 Advocacy and Criminal Justice (3)
- AJ 362 Public Policy Analysis (3)
- AJ 380 Research Methodology for AJ (3)
- AJ 391 Internship (3–12)
- AJ 470 Seminar in Admin of Justice (3)
- AJ 481 Legislative Internship (3–15)