The Criminal Justice faculty at Northwestern State University brings not only academic excellence to the classroom, but real world experience in criminal justice agencies.  The combined years of experience of the full-time faculty includes every aspect of the criminal justice field including criminal investigations, community policing, forensic investigations, courts, corrections, probation and parole.  Adjunct faculty are carefully selected from area professionals.  This combination of real world experience and academic study strengthens the program far beyond competing colleges and universities.