Why choose a Criminal Justice degree with a Corrections specialization?

Learn law enforcement skills to manage complex global risks and disasters.

The College of Arts, Sciences, and Allied Services offers several competitive, quality graduate degree programs, and the online MS in Criminal Justice with a Corrections specialization is no exception.

Saint Leo University's criminal justice program director, Dr. Phillip R. Neely, Jr., is a 22-year career law enforcement officer having served in progressively responsible leadership and field positions in local law enforcement agencies. His 22-year tenure as a Law Enforcement professional has afforded him an opportunity to lead, train, and direct all functions of local government. He has experience controlling and managing a budget of more than 27 million dollars.

Additionally, Dr. Neely was in management for more than 15 years and currently working in education over the last 15 years, instructing classes, advising, and mentoring adult learners. The last six years of his law enforcement career entailed numerous roles in administration, managing, and supervising employees.

The curriculum is designed for criminal justice administrators, first responders, government officials, correctional officers, probation and parole officers, community correctional officers, and those who work within the correctional population. In the past 30 years, correctional organizations have undergone dramatic changes in the field of correctional management.

One of the leading military colleges in the United States, Saint Leo University has been educating criminal justice professionals for more than three decades. In the Catholic spirit, we base our criminal justice model on a steadfast moral consciousness that recognizes the dignity, value, and gifts of all people.