Examines the principles of restorative justice from a theological perspective and their application to human suffering. The biblical narrative of God’s love for the poor, widows, orphans, and foreigners will serve as the basis for study and practice. Group discussions, book reviews, research papers, and quizzes will help the student them better understand and engage in restorative justice.

Introduces students to the evolution and nature of human communities from a geographical, historical, religious, and sociological perspective. Particular attention that may be explored include community formation and change, cooperation within and between communities, and the need to address community/urban concerns.

Human tendency is to focus on the issues that divide society and community. Hence, throughout human history, local and global wars have caused the loss of millions lives, the destruction of civilization and hope. This course examines the root causes of conflict, effective methods and skills of negotiation, art of mediation, to achieve peace and stability for mutually enriching coexistence. Students will examine cultural norms and values that enhance prejudice, superiority conflict, dominance, and conflict in various cultural contexts. By sharpening cross-cultural knowledge and understanding of human beings without bias, the course provides knowledge and skill of conflict resolution.

This course will examine current issues related to ethics in the field of criminal justice. Students will become familiar with the ethical challenges that arise in the criminal justice profession. Students will become familiar with the practical issues that generate interaction between ethics and criminal justice. Students will be exposed to various theories that may provide practical application of the theories, including biblical and contemporary theories. Students will develop a better understanding of moral and ethical dilemmas confronting the criminal justice field and how these dilemmas may be resolved successfully.

This course will examine proactive community-oriented policing and problem solving (COPPS) in the context of changes in police department and communities. Students will examine the evolution of Community Policing, the relationship between law enforcement and the community, policing philosophy, implementation of COPPS, and methods to evaluate COPPS initiatives. Students will use Community Policing philosophy into a law enforcement agency not currently using a Community Policing strategy.

The study of crime prevention focuses on developing and evaluating interventions for applications in real-world settings. In addition to exploring basic concepts and theories, offers student the knowledge and skills necessary to plan, implement, evaluate, and sustain effective crime prevention intervention.