
Tara Parrello, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Coordinator of Criminal Justice, and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
A Dominican University criminal justice degree will introduce you to the complexities, challenges, and goals of the criminal justice system through a robust and challenging curriculum.
You’ll learn that the criminal justice system is more than cops, courts, corrections, and arrests, and that prosecution and punishment don’t exist in a vacuum. Decisions can be divisive and communities can demand actionable change.
Our faculty will help you identify your professional goals and design a personalized curriculum, including minors, that will equip you to fulfill your employment dreams or continue your education.
Your classroom studies will be enhanced by field trips, an internship, and extracurricular events, such as Criminal Justice Day, which is an annual event that brings in industry professionals who share their experiences and inspirational stories.
You’ll have an opportunity to be inducted into the National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, and if you join our honors program, you may have the opportunity to be published in Illuminate, the undergraduate journal of the Northeast Regional Honors Council.
Our criminal justice degree is a truly flexible and engrossing program that will equip you to play a vital and rewarding role in our society.
I really enjoyed Dominican University because I felt like I was someone in class and not just a number. I was able to get to know my professors on a professional level due to the smaller class sizes. The classes at Dominican University helped me be prepared for my career as a Police Officer in Rockaway Township, New Jersey because all of the classes were well rounded, and the professors knew the subjects. Thank you, Dominican University!
Brett Mitchell, ’16, Patrolman, Rockaway Township, New Jersey
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Students who study criminal justice find jobs in the private and government sector.
Through our criminal justice program, you develop an understanding of the criminal justice system, the nature of crime, and the interactive roles of the individual and society in the commission, restraint, and prevention of crime.
Coordinator of Criminal Justice, and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology