• ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
  • MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
  • FACULTY & STAFF
  • PH.D. STUDENTS
  • CCJ EVENTS
  • FORTHCOMING PUBLICATIONS
• PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
  • BACHELORS PROGRAM
  • CCJ MINOR
  • MASTERS PROGRAM
  • PH.D. PROGRAM
  • 3-YEAR COURSE SCHEDULE
• CURRENT STUDENTS
  • FINANCIAL AID
  • REGISTRATION
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  • MYGATEWAY
  • CHAIR'S LIST
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• CONTINUING EDUCATION
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• RESOURCES
  • CCJ CAREERS
  • CCJ LINKS OF INTEREST
  • PROFESSIONAL CCJ ORGANIZATIONS
  • LOCAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES
  • INFORMATION ABOUT FORENSICS
  • AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES
  • FBI PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
• ALUMNI & FRIENDS
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Welcome to UMSL CCJ!

The mission of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJ) is to conduct and disseminate the findings of basic and applied research on crime and justice, to offer excellent teaching at the BA, MA, and PhD levels, and to provide service to the campus, profession and community. This mission is realized via the research, teaching and service of the CCJ Department’s faculty, staff, and students.

Departmental faculty members are expected to publish the results of their research in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals and to generate external funding from local, state and national government agencies and private foundations. Teaching activities in the CCJ Department include not only traditional in depth course work, but also intensive research training, especially at the PhD level. CCJ faculty members are actively involved in many local, state, national and international service activities, holding offices in organizations such as the American Society of Criminology and/or editorial positions on major criminological and sociological journals.