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 publish the results of their research in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals and 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.
February 19, 2010
Second CCJ Seminar: Mass Incarceration
Guest speakers: Marie Gottschalk (University of Pennsylvania), Bruce Western (Harvard University), among others. More info TBA.
April 8, 2010
9th Annual Youth Violence Prevention Conference
Experiences of Youth through the System
Guest speakers: Barry Feld (University of Minnesota), Rod Brunson (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Nancy Rodriguez (Arizona State University), and Michael Leiber (Virginia Commonwealth University).
JC Penney Conference Center (learn more)
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UMSL CCJ Department ranked #4 in the Nation according to the 2010 rankings by U.S. News and World Report.
