Criminology and Criminal Justice

Message from the Chair

 

 

Fall 2012

Finn Esbensen

Message from the Chair

As the Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, I welcome you to our website.  To familiarize yourself with the Department, I encourage you to consult the newsletters available on our website.  These informative newsletters highlight departmental activities and achievements each year.   

The Department would like to welcome two new faculty members: Professor Michael Campbell (Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine) and Professor Matt Vogel (Ph.D. from the University at Albany).  We are extremely pleased to be joined by these two young scholars.  While we welcome these two new colleagues, we say goodbye to another; Dr. Kristy Matsuda completed her three-year research professorship and has returned to California.   

The CCJ faculty continues to publish in the leading journals, receive federal research grants, and garner awards.  Professor Janet Lauritsen is this year’s recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity, becoming the fourth member of the Department to receive this prestigious award.  Professor Kristin Carbone-Lopez was recognized by the Missouri House of Representatives for her outstanding contributions to raising awareness of domestic partner violence. 

The Department continues to increase its online course offerings for students enrolled in the undergraduate program.  With the scheduled development of CRIMIN 2220, Statistics, we will reach our goal of offering online all courses required to complete the BS degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

The following courses will be available for online instruction by the end of Academic Year 2012-2013:

CRIMIN 1100 Introduction to Criminology & Criminal Justice
CRIMIN 1110 Theories of Crime
CRIMIN 1120 Criminal Law
CRIMIN 2130 Criminal Justice Policy
CRIMIN 2210 Research Methods
CRIMIN 2220 Statistics
CRIMIN 2240 Policing
CRIMIN 3230 Crime Prevention
CRIMIN 3345 Rights of the Offender
CRIMIN 4320 Forms of Criminal Behavior
CRIMIN 4325 Gender, Crime and Justice
CRIMIN 4335 Probation and Parole
CRIMIN 4390 Seminar in Criminology & Criminal Justice

If you have questions, I would be happy to hear from you by phone (314) 516-4619 or email esbensen@umsl.edu.

For information about the Undergraduate program contact Dr. Tim Maher at (314) 516-5026, or mahert@umsl.edu.

For information about the Masters program or our Doctoral program contact Dr. Beth Huebner at (314) 516-5043, or huebnerb@umsl.edu.

I hope that you enjoy your visit to our website and we look forward to hearing from you!

Dr. Finn-Aage Esbensen, Chair
E. Desmond Lee Professor of Youth Crime and Violence


Best wishes for a productive and informative academic year.