The Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice is designed to produce students of crime and justice who
possess a deep and extensive awareness of the body of knowledge in the field of criminal justice and possess the intellectual
and methodological skills necessary for the continuing process of discovery and understanding of crime and justice related
issues.
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The Doctor of Jurisprudence and Doctor of Philosophy is a joint degree program created in 2004 by the College of Criminal Justice and the University of Houston Law Center . The joint program prepares students for professional practice in arenas in which law and criminal justice intersect and complement each other. This degree program will provide students with greater flexibility in their chosen field.

