Justice Administration concentration

Students with a concentration in Justice Administration must complete PUBA 409 Legal Foundations of Justice Administration, and nine credits chosen from the following:

    PUBA 305    Managing Criminal Justice Agencies
    PUBA 309    Criminal Law and Procedures
    PUBA 315    Survey Techniques for Administrators
    PUBA 316    Constitutional Law
    PUBA 320    Correctional Administration
    PUBA 321    Probation, Parole, and Community-Based Corrections
    PUBA 322    Issues in Community Policing
    PUBA 324    Media, Violence, and Crime
    PUBA 326    Ethical Dilemmas in Criminal Justice
    PUBA 355    Labor-Management Relations
    PUBA 406    Contemporary Problems of Justice Administration in America
    PUBA 410    Issues in Criminal Investigation
    PUBA 411    Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness
    PUBA 431    Juvenile Delinquency
    PUBA 434    Criminology
    PUBA 435    Domestic Violence
    PUBA 461    Social Dimensions of Disaster Response
    PUBA 496    Selected Topics in Public Administration (Justice Administration Topics)
    PUBA 499    Directed Reading and Research

NOTE: Students from Honolulu Community College who transfer to UH West O‘ahu after completing the Associate of Applied Science degree in Administration of Justice under the terms of the UH West O‘ahu and Honolulu Community College Articulation Agreement will be waived from certain requirements for the BAPA with a concentration in Justice Administration. Students who fall under this agreement should consult a Faculty Advisor or a Student Services Advisor prior to beginning their program.

Graduates with a concentration in Justice Administration from UH West O‘ahu should be able to:

Apply the principles of justice administration to local, state, and federal judicial systems.
Identify and evaluate problems, policy dilemmas, and solutions in justice administration.