The Department of Criminal Justice offers an undergraduate degree designed to develop knowledge and understanding of practices, criminological theory, and concepts of the criminal justice system. Through examining crime prevention, forensic science and investigations, corrections and community-based programs, equity and diversity, and the impact of victimization, students will be provided with a general understanding of the issues facing the criminal and juvenile justice systems. This major will prepare students to be leaders for positive change in the community, along with careers in law enforcement, corrections, victim advocacy, law, and community-based programs.<br><br>Many local, state, federal, and private agencies employ Cal State East Bay criminal justice graduates. Students may qualify for internship placement in criminal justice agencies throughout the Bay Area to gain valuable field experience.<br><br>Local-level agencies include municipal police departments, county sheriff's offices, probation departments, halfway and pre-release houses, group homes, crisis centers, juvenile halls, welfare fraud units, computer crime analysis, and retail and industrial security agencies. State-level agencies include: the Highway Patrol, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Motor Vehicles, and Departments of Justice, Fish and Game, and Forestry. Federal-level agencies include the Federal Bureau of Investigations, United States Secret Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Internal Revenue Service, National Park Service, Federal Probation, United States Postal Inspection Service, and Federal Prisons.