- UMSL criminologists behind new report examining plea-bargaining process in St. Louis County and elsewhere

- Janet Lauritsen issues call to modernize nation’s crime statistics during presidential address at American Society of Criminology conference

- Professor Beth Huebner joins St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, and Julia Fogelberg, from the St. Louis County Prosecutor's Office, for a conversation on criminal justice reform that was broadcast live on St. Louis Public Radio's On the Air

- Beth Huebner’s op-ed calls for data clarity in Missouri’s incarceration rates

- Chris Sullivan has been named new Chair of the CCJ Department. Many thanks to Finn Esbensen (outgoing Chair) for his service.

- PhD student Tom Baker named a 2018 Pat Tillman Scholar

- Drs. Esbensen and Slocum discuss their research on school violence with St. Louis Public Radio

- Beth Huebner chosen as a UM Presidential Engagement Fellow

- UMSL CCJ is again ranked in the top 5 Best Graduate Schools by  U.S. News & World Report

- PhD student Paige Vaughn's research featured on UMSL Daily

- Rick Rosenfeld receives the prestigious Sutherland Award from the ASC

Kristina Thompson Garrity* has been awarded first place in the American Society of Criminology's  Gene Carte Student Paper Competition. Way to go, Kristina!

Dr. Heidi Grundetjern received His Majesty the King's Gold Medal for Excellent Young Researchers  from the King of Norway. Read more...