Law Enforcement
Study criminal justice, public safety, ethics, and investigation techniques and move up the ranks more quickly.
Law Enforcement, B.S.
A degree in law enforcement is designed to help prepare you for careers in policing and related fields. Studies involve coursework in the philosophy of criminal justice coupled with the application of public safety and law enforcement. They learn how the justice system works, the role of the police and corrections officers, and the impact of social services on criminal justice.
The classwork prepares students with the expectations of those who will serve in these public safety positions as well as the internal operations of law enforcement agencies. Studies will also involve familiarizing the student with ethics, individual rights, constitutional law, and modern criminal investigation techniques. Effective law enforcement requires that practitioners learn:
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Conflict Resolution
- Communication Skills
- Empathy
- Hard Skills, such as investigative techniques and interacting with criminals.
Careers in law enforcement can include opportunities such as victim advocates, crime scene investigators, police and sheriff departments, probation officers, security management, detectives, FBI/ATF, border patrol, and other federal agencies.
News Briefs
Students get on-the-job training in district courts, public defender office
MTSU places interns with more than 40 criminal justice agencies including district attorney and public defender offices; police and sheriff departments; probation and parole offices; circuit, juvenile, and drug courts; and several state and federal agencies. Students not only experience the pragmatic operations of the criminal justice system, but they also get to see how to apply theories learned in the classroom to the profession.
Criminal Justice student earns Fulbright, first to complete UK exchange program
Criminal Justice Administration graduate Parker Smythe was the first student from MTSU to complete the exchange program at Northumbria University's law school. Parker was also awarded a Fulbright grant and served in Bulgaria as an English teaching assistant. Since 2008, nearly two dozen MTSU students have served in the Fulbright program. Recipients have served in Brazil, Germany, Israel, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Slovakia, Spain and Tanzania.
News Briefs
Students get on-the-job training in district courts, public defender office
MTSU places interns with more than 40 criminal justice agencies including district attorney and public defender offices; police and sheriff departments; probation and parole offices; circuit, juvenile, and drug courts; and several state and federal agencies. Students not only experience the pragmatic operations of the criminal justice system, but they also get to see how to apply theories learned in the classroom to the profession.
Criminal Justice student earns Fulbright, first to complete UK exchange program
Criminal Justice Administration graduate Parker Smythe was the first student from MTSU to complete the exchange program at Northumbria University's law school. Parker was also awarded a Fulbright grant and served in Bulgaria as an English teaching assistant. Since 2008, nearly two dozen MTSU students have served in the Fulbright program. Recipients have served in Brazil, Germany, Israel, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Slovakia, Spain and Tanzania.
The Criminal Justice industry offers a rich array of career options for anyone interested in fighting crime and lessening its effects on the innocent.
Employers of MTSU alumni include:
- Brentwood Police Department
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
- Chattanooga Police Department
- Clarksville Police Department
- Davidson County Community Corrections
- Davidson County District Attorney's Office
- Davidson County Juvenile Court
- Davidson County Sheriff's Department
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Probation and Parole
- Lavergne Police Department
- Memphis Police Department
- Murfreesboro Police Department
- Nashville Metro Police Department
- Providence Probation Services
- Public Defender of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County
- Rutherford County District Attorney's Office
- Rutherford County Juvenile Court
- Rutherford County Public Defender's Office
- Rutherford County Sheriff's Department
- Smyrna Police Department
- Spartan Probation Services (Warren County)
- State of Tennessee, Board of Probation and Parole
- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
- Tennessee Department of Children's Services
- Tennessee Department of Corrections
- Tennessee Department of Homeland Security
- Tennessee Highway Patrol
- Tractor Supply Co.
- U.S. Border Patrol
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement
- U.S. Marshals
- U.S. Secret Service
Other programs within our department
- B. S. Criminal Justice
- B.S. Emergency Management and Homeland Security
- M.C.J. Criminal Justice Administration
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