The department offers both graduate and undergraduate degrees; students may earn a minor, a B.A., M.A., or a Ph.D. degree in criminal justice.
It was established in 1943 as the Department of Police Science by V.A. Leonard, founder of Alpha Phi Sigma
WSU Criminal Justice and Criminology Facebook Policy
The purpose of the Washington State University (WSU or University) Criminal Justice and Criminology Facebook page is to promote University related news, research, events, activities and accomplishments. We welcome your opinions and encourage open discussion about what we post. However, WSU is not responsible for comments or wall postings made by visitors to this page and reserves the right to remove any content that:
- Contains profanity or obscenity
- Constitutes, condones or encourages illegal activity
- Violates trademark or copyright laws
- Violates University Policy, including the University’s Standards of Conduct for Students and the University’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct
- Is lewd, misleading, or libelous
- Is not relevant to the topic of the post or page
- Is intended to promote commercial business or political interests
- Contains others’ confidential, personal, or private information
WSU also reserves the right to ban or block postings from posters who are repeat or egregious offenders of this policy.
By posting comments or items to the @WSUcriminaljustice Facebook page, users consent to WSU’s use of their content for marketing or promotional purposes.
WSU upholds the Terms of Service standards administered by Facebook.https://www.facebook.com/terms. Facebook encourages all users to utilize the "Report" links when they find abusive content.
Questions regarding WSU Criminal Justice social media may be directed to [email protected]
