In the GCC justice studies program you’ll develop a thorough and nuanced understanding of the American justice system. Required courses in justice studies, history, civil rights, political science, psychology and sociology, along with electives in judicial reform, addiction studies and therapeutic treatment models provide a broad interdisciplinary review of the American system of social control. The emphasis of our program is to identify how the current process-driven framework falls short in providing substantive justice. This approach encourages our students to think critically about alternative strategies that achieve social control in ways that produce just outcomes for victims and offenders.