{"id":2,"date":"2017-05-03T18:11:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T18:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:51:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:51:04","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-image: url(/criminal-justice-legal-studies/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2/&quot;https:////www.missouriwestern.edu/criminal-justice-legal-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/167/2023/10/Scale-of-Justice.jpg&quot;);background-image:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0.5) 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class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:200px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"transform:translate3d(0,0,0);\"><h2 style=\"margin: 0px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 36pt; color: #ffc72c;\">Griffons make a difference<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:200px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 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fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:28px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\">OUR PROGRAMS<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% + 4% + 4% + 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><div class=\"imageframe-liftup imageframe-1\"><style>.imageframe-liftup.imageframe-1:before{border-radius:8px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 fusion-animated\" style=\"border-radius:8px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.5\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/criminal-justice\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Crime scene do not cross\"><img width=\"480\" height=\"340\" alt=\"Crime scene do not cross\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2018\/02\/crime-scene-do-not-cross.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2018\/02\/crime-scene-do-not-cross-200x142.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2018\/02\/crime-scene-do-not-cross-400x283.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2018\/02\/crime-scene-do-not-cross.jpg 480w\" 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imageframe-2\"><style>.imageframe-liftup.imageframe-2:before{border-radius:8px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 fusion-animated\" style=\"border-radius:8px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.5\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/law\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"gavel\"><img width=\"480\" height=\"340\" alt=\"Crime scene do not cross\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2022\/07\/gavel.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2022\/07\/gavel-200x142.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2022\/07\/gavel-400x283.jpg 400w, 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class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><div class=\"imageframe-liftup imageframe-3\"><style>.imageframe-liftup.imageframe-3:before{border-radius:8px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 fusion-animated\" style=\"border-radius:8px;\" data-animationType=\"fadeInUp\" data-animationDuration=\"0.5\" data-animationOffset=\"100%\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/legal-studies\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Legal assistant doing research\"><img width=\"480\" height=\"340\" alt=\"Legal assistant doing research\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2018\/02\/legal-secretary-doing-research.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-1583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/criminal-justice-legal-studies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/167\/2018\/02\/legal-secretary-doing-research-200x142.jpg 200w, 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0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><!--<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"font-size:28px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;\"><\/div><\/div><h2 class=\"title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\">DEPARTMENT NEWS<\/h2><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#000000;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"lcnb_6\" class=\"lcnb_wp_wrap\"><div class=\"nb_news_wrap\" style=\"display: none;\" link_target=\"_top\"  exp_img_pos=\"inside\" exp_img_w=\"1_3\" exp_img_h=\"250\" ><article datetime=\"2020-06-16T16:30:59+00:00\">            <header>Grey Endres Earns Doctorate in Social Work<\/header>            <section><p>Congratulations to Grey Endres who successfully defended his capstone and innovation virtually for his Doctorate in Social Work (DSW) from the <a href=\"https:\/\/dworakpeck.usc.edu\">University of Southern California<\/a>. 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