The criminal justice professional in a democratic society must balance the urgent task of national security and the rights of all citizens as dictated by the US Constitution and so the curriculum for the Master of Science degree program in Criminal Justice has been custom-designed to focus on the development of a student's research and leadership skills. 

In addition, the criminal justice landscape has changed dramatically with the prevalence of cyber-crime, the omnipresent terrorist threat, and the ubiquitous nature of drug cartels.  More than ever before this often dangerous global environment has given rise to a symbiotic relationship between the nation state and international crime-fighting systems.  As a result, among the challenges for the criminal justice professional is to be able to analyze data and prevent crime before it happens.  The criminal justice Master's curriculum specifically addresses those imperatives.

Graduates of the King Graduate School Criminal Justice program will emerge with a firm understanding of these new challenges and be prepared to face them head on. Many federal and state criminal justice agencies require full-time employees to have earned an undergraduate degree.  But a graduate degree in Criminal Justice is necessary for the professional who aspires to higher-salaried positions in careers where the impact of their work can have broad affect.   The graduate degree in criminal justice is a requirement for most all leadership position in the field.