Criminal Justice Online Degree Program Overview

To Protect and Serve: It’s a motto first used by the Los Angeles Police Department in 1955 and then adopted by many other law enforcement organizations since then. In four short words, it perfectly describes the purpose and dedication of the people who choose a career in law enforcement.

Have you ever considered a career in Criminal Justice? It takes a special kind of person. The best police officers, sheriff’s deputies, correctional officers, and agents possess certain personal characteristics such as:

• A Sense of Ethics
• Initiative
• Civility and Respect for Others
• Balanced Temperament
• Humility
• Common Sense

If you think you have what it takes to become a Criminal Justice professional, ECPI University has a convenient way for you to get started - and it’s 100 percent online. Our Online Criminal Justice program is designed to provide you an understanding of:

• Policies and procedures of law enforcement
• Legal system and court structure
• Security and surveillance principles
• Technology to investigate, solve, track, and deter crime

With this knowledge base, you can be prepared to pursue exciting career opportunities with:

• Law Enforcement Agencies
• Homeland Security
• Border Protection
• Corrections
• Fraud Investigation
• Public and Private Security (including Workplace Security and Surveillance)

What’s more, at ECPI University Online you can get your degree much faster. Through our year-round, accelerated schedule, you could earn our online Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice in as little as 2.5 years.