Department of Criminology and Law

2017-01-09

Department of Criminology and Law

The chairman: Dr. Issam Al-Atrash

This department was opened in the academic year 2014/2015. Al-Istiqlal University is the first Palestinian and Arab university granting a bachelor degree in criminology and law. This major is very effective in meeting the needs and requirements of security sectors, the Palestinian police institution, for example. The program focuses on preparing specialists in criminology and counter crimes. It aims to provide the governmental sector, security sector in particular, with staffs capable to link the theoretical side with the practical one and stick to theories and required knowledge to understand the crime, security threats, especially the latest developments and employ these developments scientifically in the field of counter crimes in particular.