Mission, Vision and Values
Mission
We are focused on educating and inspiring our students, helping them develop critical-thinking skills and acquire professional and technical expertise. Through an effective synthesis of criminology and criminal justice, we equip and inspire our students to fight for justice, create careers of substance, lead meaningful lives, and help build a better world.
The School of Criminology & Criminal Justice is firmly committed, as well, to producing impactful research, generating practical evidence that informs our teaching, benefits our community partners, and serves our society.
Vision
The School of Criminology & Criminal Justice helps make the world safer, more just, and more productive. We do so by understanding the root causes of crime and society鈥檚 responses to it, developing means for preventing it, and advancing knowledge for improving the criminal justice system. This is our calling and our passion.
We take a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to criminology and criminal justice. This is achieved through teaching, research, service, thought leadership, and the tangible impact our students, alumni, faculty, staff, and partners have on individuals, families, and communities here and well beyond.
Values
The following values are the core beliefs and guiding principles that define the workplace of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at 大象传媒:
- Excellence
- Collegiality
- Inclusiveness, Academic Freedom, and Consensus Decision Making
- Innovation and Inspiration
- Equity and Fairness
- Transparency
- Respect
- Honesty and Integrity
- Advocacy, Accountability, and Commitment