Justice and Policy Studies Department
The purpose of this handbook is to inform the student about the goals, emphases, requirements, and procedures of the Justice and Policy Studies (JPS) Department and its majors of Criminal Justice and Community Building. JPS has grown from a traditional Criminal Justice program in the liberal arts tradition of Guilford College. The focus of education is to prepare students for entry level positions, leadership positions, and graduate school, by honing the student's academic skills. The student, with the aid of the faculty, is expected to direct themselves into specific areas of interest. With guidance from an experienced faculty the students direct their own course of study within the guidelines outlined within this handbook.
JPS has been a successful program for more than twenty-five years at Guilford College. This success is based on the ability of the program to attract competent students who are willing and able to entire this unique program with the goal of returning service to their communities.
Graduates have undertaken careers in law, public administration, public affairs, law enforcement, courts, corrections, juvenile delinquency, as well as nonprofit community service organizations focusing on dispute mediation, spouse and child abuse treatment, and other organizations which frequently use volunteers and focus on supporting and building local communities.