Dean’s Message

Welcome to the College of Juvenile Justice. We bring together outstanding scholars, students, and staff to address criminal justice and juvenile justice issues at the local, state, national, and international levels. The College offers a diverse academic curriculum for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students. We offer undergraduate degrees in criminal justice and juvenile justice, master’s degree in juvenile justice, and renowned doctoral program in juvenile justice. We also offer an interdisciplinary cybersecurity minor and a certificate program in homeland security/emergency management.

The College also includes the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center, which was created to help reduce and prevent juvenile delinquency and crime in the state of Texas. The Center includes a robust full-time staff who regularly partner with multiple local, state, and federal partners to positively impact the lives of juveniles to reduce the likelihood of becoming system-involved persons. The Center includes affiliates both inside and outside the College of Juvenile Justice, and they work with and mentor students on research and tying those research skills to community impact.

Our College is very applied in nature. Juvenile justice and criminal justice are not theoretical ideas; the population includes real people who are involved in a complicated system involving many agencies such as law enforcement, courts, corrections, community agencies, schools, and rehabilitation programs. Students who graduate from our programs are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and values to enter their respective fields in the juvenile justice, criminal justice, social justice, and social service systems. Our students graduate to be amazing scholars with tremendous impact.

I welcome you to explore our College, our programs, our Center, and our impact. Your opportunity awaits!

Kareem L. Jordan, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Juvenile Justice
Executive Director, Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center