Doctor of Public Administration (DPA), Criminal Justice Administration
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Doctor of Public Administration (DPA), Specialization in Criminal Justice Administration
The Criminal Justice Administration Specialization focuses on exploring the relationship between criminal justice and public administration through completing specific courses in the program. Students will learn about management issues, strategic planning, and implementation to develop their leadership skills in the criminal justice field, particularly in the public sector. Additionally, students will gain grant-writing and administration skills specific to criminal justice.
Specialization Requirements
(3 courses, 9 semester credit hours)
Course Name
This course examines current management issues within the criminal justice field. You will explore concepts and skills needed to address issues and problems confronting the criminal justice system. Issues such as the societal and cultural changes affecting criminal justice agencies will be examined. In addition, you will gain in-depth exposure to the application of theoretical and administrative principles.
Strategic planning is necessary for effectively planning both current and future organizational goals of a criminal justice organization. This course will allow you to examine the tools and skills needed in the strategic planning process while understanding the importance of the planning process. This course will also strengthen your ability to analyze, develop, and implement strategic plans to achieve criminal justice goals for an organization as well as to assess and manage improvements for an organization in a specific geographical location. Several criminal justice agencies will be examined within the course to provide you with the widest perspective possible before you begin developing your own strategic planning documents.
The course is designed to teach students the essential elements of grant writing, including how to search for Requests for Proposals, craft Letters of Intent and Inquiry, and write grant proposals. All parts of a grant proposal, such as Executive Summaries, Statements of Need, Project Descriptions, Budgets, Evaluation Plans, Organizational Backgrounds, Sustainability Plans, and Partnerships and Collaborations, are covered. The course also discusses the administration of grants within an agency. For the signature assignment, students will choose an RFP and develop a grant proposal. Finally, students will present their grant proposals virtually as a culminating project.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Evaluate management issues in the criminal justice discipline, specifically in the public sector.
- Develop strategic approaches to administrative issues in the criminal justice discipline, specifically in the public sector.
- Demonstrate effective grant writing through the completion of a grant proposal aligned with a focus on a criminal justice area in a public administration context.
Program Disclosure
Successful completion and attainment of National University degrees do not lead to automatic or immediate licensure, employment, or certification in any state/country. The University cannot guarantee that any professional organization or business will accept a graduate’s application to sit for any certification, licensure, or related exam for the purpose of professional certification.
Program availability varies by state. Many disciplines, professions, and jobs require disclosure of an individual’s criminal history, and a variety of states require background checks to apply to, or be eligible for, certain certificates, registrations, and licenses. Existence of a criminal history may also subject an individual to denial of an initial application for a certificate, registration, or license and/or result in the revocation or suspension of an existing certificate, registration, or license. Requirements can vary by state, occupation, and/or licensing authority.
NU graduates will be subject to additional requirements on a program, certification/licensure, employment, and state-by-state basis that can include one or more of the following items: internships, practicum experience, additional coursework, exams, tests, drug testing, earning an additional degree, and/or other training/education requirements.
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