This track is appropriate for persons with interest in the following areas:
- A senior administrative position in a criminal justice-related agency
- A planner, budget analyst or crime analyst within a criminal justice-related agency
- Opportunities for advancement within local, state or federal criminal justice-related agencies
Students in the Administration of Justice track must complete the eight required core courses, choose two pre-approved criminal justice courses and select three elective courses that are chosen with approval of the MPA director.
All Administration of Justice track students must complete six credit hours of internship experience that involves full-time service in an approved criminal justice-related agency.
Courses Required
- MPA core courses listed on Academics page (CJ 5000 can be taken in place of PA 5000)
- 6 hours of required CJ courses from the following:
- CJ 5060: Administration of Justice
- CJ 5660: Crime, Theory and Policy
- CJ 5670: Crime Analysis and Criminal Justice Planning
- 6 hours of CJ graduate courses
- 3 hours of graduate elective coursework from outside the MPA program as approved by the MPA Director
- 6 hours of internship PA 5900: Internship in Public Administration or CJ 5900: Internship in Criminal Justice
Meet the Administration of Justice Faculty
- Dr. Jeff Holcomb
- Dr. Paul Lucas
- Dr. Cathy Marcum
- Dr. Kirstin Morgan
- Dr. Matthew Robinson
- Dr. Elicka Sparks
- Dr. Marian Williams
Recent Administration of Justice Internship Placements
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
- Durham County Criminal Justice Resource Center
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
- Guilford County Sheriff's Office
- North Carolina Department of Public Safety
Recent Administration of Justice Alumni
- Assistant Chief, Winston-Salem Police Department
- Assistant Fire Marshal, Winston-Salem Fire Department
- Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Safety/Chief of Police, UNC-Asheville
- Chief of Police, Enterprise, Oregon
- Fire Captain, City of Winston-Salem
- Fire Captain, Statesville Fire Department
- Fire Chief, Statesville Fire Department
- Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
- Sergeant, Alexander County Sheriff's Office
- U.S. Probation Officer, U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services
- U.S. Marshals Service
The Administration of Justice faculty are actively involved in the North Carolina Criminal Justice Association which holds an annual meeting each spring. Topics at the conference relate to career development, changing professional standards and research about new and emerging issues. Graduate students are encouraged to attend the conference and, if possible, present research.
Other academic and professional organizations that faculty and graduate students are members of and attend annual conferences include:
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
- American Society of Criminology (ASC)
- Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA)
"After graduating with my MPA, I was appointed a Fire Chief position in another state. In the last two years I have received numerous recruitment letters from major municipalities wanting me to apply to work in their cities. I attribute this to the knowledge and skills obtained from the MPA that aided my success in my professional endeavors." — MPA Alum