Criminal Justice is a challenging, exciting and rewarding career. The four-year Criminal Justice major will prepare you for the profession, or help you advance if you’re already in it. Graduates have found employment in public service agencies such as: * Police departments * Corrections departments * Social service agencies * Victim's assistance agencies * Youth counseling agencies * Private security and insurance companies. Many students continue on to law school. The greatest strength of the criminal justice program at Mercy College is the academic and professional diversity of the faculty, which includes attorneys, law enforcement officers, and other professionals who have had hands-on experience in the criminal justice system in the metropolitan area.

Graduates of the Criminal Justice Bachelor's program pursue positions in law enforcement; corrections, including probation and parole; court officers and other court personnel; social service agencies; victims' assistance agencies; private security; insurance companies; etc.