Students can develop a foundation in criminal justice and homeland security to find employment in federal, state and local agencies as well as in the private security field.
Criminal Justice is a challenging, exciting and rewarding career. The 4-year Criminal Justice major will prepare graduates for the profession, help students advance if they're already in it, and/or also prepare students for graduate school. Among the areas covered by the Forensic Investigations concentration are:
- analyzing crime scenes to determine evidence to be collected
- taking photographs of the crime scene and evidence
- creating records of observations and findings
- learning to collect evidence, including weapons, fingerprints, and bodily fluids
- learning to catalog and preserve evidence for transfer to crime labs
- reconstructing crime scenes
The greatest strength of the criminal justice program at Mercy College is the academic and professional diversity of the faculty, which includes attorneys, law enforcement officers, homeland security specialists and other professionals who have hands-on experience in the criminal justice system in the metropolitan area.