Landmark Study Reveals Extreme Levels of Exposure to Violence for Street Outreach Workers
Community violence intervention workers perform a vital role responding to and diffusing violence , but face violence themselves.
Valedictorian: Hailey Khatchatourian, BA '22
Hailey Khatchatourian, BA '22 is this year's School of Criminal Justice Valedictorian. She served as an undergraduate student committee member on the Independent Review Committee for the University Police Department, and will be enrolling in George Mason University’s Criminology, Law, and Society Doctoral Program.
2022 Rockefeller College Award Winners
On Thursday, May 5th, Rockefeller College celebrated its 2022 award winners from the Department of Public Administration & Policy, the Department of Political Science, and the School of Criminal Justice.
Policing Crisis Conference
On May 20-21, the University at Albany’s Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy will host the interdisciplinary “Policing Crisis Conference” in person on UAlbany's Downtown Campus. How governments approach enforcing their laws and policies has been the subject of increasing political and social contention locally, nationally, and internationally. This conference adopts a broad approach for understanding “policing crisis” that includes not only military intervention and law enforcement, but the state’s punitive management of social crises, including poverty, mental illness, and violence. The conference is open to the entire UAlbany campus community free of charge.
Remembering Fred Cohen
We are saddened to report that Professor Emeritus Fred Cohen, a founding faculty member of the School of Criminal Justice, passed away at his home in Tucson, Arizona on March 30.
Public’s Response to Police Presence Heavily Tied to Race, Studies Show
Two studies from SCJ Associate Professor Justin Pickett indicate that race is a major factor determining whether Americans fear or trust police.
UAlbany Among Best Universities for Social Research
The University at Albany has been recognized as among the best universities for Social Research according to the Higher Education Research and Development Survey released by the National Science Foundation.
New Fellows Named to Women in Leadership Program
A new cohort of graduate students a professionals have been named to the 2022 Fellowship on Women & Public Policy, a leadership development program.