School of Criminal Justice

The School of Criminal Justice is concerned with the study of all aspects of crime and societal reactions to crime.

We examine political, economic and cultural patterns that shape definitions of crime and influence the policy choices about how to respond to certain categories of crime. We also study social and personal forces that lead to criminal conduct, and we analyze the organization and operation of crime control systems. Particular emphasis is placed on the interactions among the many agencies which comprise criminal justice systems and on the relationships between these systems and other facets of society.

Spring Symposium

Explorations in Justice: Gender, Sexuality and Violence
April 25 & 26, 2013

Justice & Multiculturalism in the 21st Century

Film Series Events
Lecture Series Events

Graduate Student Orientation - Fall 2012

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    2012 Award Recipients

    Past Recipients

    Alumni Awards

    Distinguished Alumni Awards
    Patricia Van Voorhis, Ph.D. ‘83
    James Halvorsen, M.A. ‘06

    Graduate Awards

    University Distinguished Dissertation Award
    Henda Hsu, Ph.D. ‘11

    Eliot H. Lumbard Award for Academic Excellence
    Andrew Davies

    Lt. John F. Finn Scholarship
    Eithne McCarthy

    Walter M. Francis Policing Award
    Ryan Leavens

    Frank Remington Award for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies
    Jennifer Owens

    Undergraduate Awards

    Donald J. Newman Award for Outstanding Achievement
    Tayo Sarah Woli

    Valedictorian Award
    Keith Slesinski

    Distinguished Teaching Professor James Acker/Dr. Walter Francis Award
    Scott Stofenberg

    Bruce Davis Criminal Justice Scholarship
    Nina Vershuta