National Ranking
No. 10 in the nation, by the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, produced by Academic Analytics
Major Highlights
“The Next Generation of Death Penalty Research: Priorities, Strategies, and an Agenda” was the focus of the School’s second annual Albany Symposium on Crime and Justice. More than 100 scholars attended.
The School created a new year-long undergraduate research course that involves students in learning analytic techniques, working with a national data set, and carrying out a potentially publishable study.
The annual Hindelang Lecture was given by Robert S. Agnew, PhD, a professor in the Department of Sociology and the Violence Studies Program at Emory University. His topic was “Crime and Time: The Temporal Patterning of Causal Variables.”
Three undergraduate teams represented UAlbany at the American Collegiate Moot Court Association’s national tournament. Alison Bain-Lucey and Patrick Chamberlain advanced to the “Elite Eight” before being bested by an opponent. Both were named All-Americans.
The School joined nearly 100 New York State Police alumni of the School’s MA program for a one-day symposium and reception. New York Police Department alumni of the MA program attended a reunion dinner in New York City.
The School initiated a project to assess the problem of student crime victimization in the downtown campus/Pine Hills area. Project partners are the University Police Department, the College of St. Rose, the Albany Police Department, and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services.
The School co-sponsored, with the New York Civil Liberties Union and Albany Law School, a symposium on police methods of less-than-deadly force.
Female faculty, graduate students and undergraduates continue to take part in a leadership/mentoring program with the local Girls Inc. program.
Grants
The Hindelang Research Center brought in $1.7 million in federal research funds from the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute on Drug Addiction, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Faculty and Staff Appointments
Shawn Bushway, who came from the University of Maryland, and Robert Apel, who moved from the University of South Carolina, joined the faculty. Both have impressive records of publications and success in obtaining federal grants.
Diana Mancini was named assistant dean with responsibility for public relations, events planning, and special projects.