Criminal Justice

Earn your Associate Degree in Criminal Justice — at home, at your own pace. There are certain skills you need to begin a career in the field of Criminal Justice. The Penn Foster College Criminal Justice Program helps you learn them quickly and conveniently.

You’ll learn about:
• The workings of the courts and criminal justice system
• Police management and law enforcement
• Police studies and psychology
• Security and crime prevention
• The juvenile justice system

And you’ll learn it all at home – no classroom needed!
This Penn Foster distance learning program is like having your own personal school of Criminal Justice! Earn your Associate Degree in Criminal Justice at home in as little as two years. Work in retail security or loss prevention. Work within the federal, state, or county courts and corrections systems. Increase your career options and earning power in this rewarding career field.

You'll learn every important part of being a Criminal Justice professional.
• The nature of crime, law, and criminal justice
• How the courts and corrections systems operate
• Theories of crime causation
• Criminal procedures regarding private security
• Police management
 
 
Penn Foster College is licensed by the Arizona State Board for Private Postsecondary Education and is authorized to grant Associate of Science Degrees. Penn Foster College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), which is listed by the U.S. Department of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency.