Hello and Welcome to the Justice Studies department. Our strength as an academic program comes from the resourceful combination of backgrounds in our teaching and research. Our faculty have advanced degrees in law, criminal justice, criminology, history, religion, ethics, theology, and sociology. Consequently, we are a broadly focused group of faculty, staff, and students who are concerned with justice in its many dimensions.  See our Mission and Goal.

As an undergraduate major, Justice Studies is an excellent choice because it offers a vareity of challenging and well-taught courses on various aspects of justice. This major prepares you for services in various departments of justice in The United States as well as within international justice systems. You may also use this major to prepare for law school, teaching, and graduate work and research in many fields.  Our department promotes student community engagement in the greater Chicago communities through internships.

Please use the links above to explore.  See our Mission and Goal.  If you have additional questions, please contact us by email: j-studies@neiu.edu, or by telephone: 773-442-4790. We would be more than happy to assist you.

Cris Toffolo: Chair