Dr. Andres Rengifo awarded the 2012 New Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division on People of Color and Crime. Yasemin Gaziarifoglu (*) awarded a graduate research Fellowship from the National Institute of Justice for her research, “Identifying Risky Places for Street Robberies: A Novel Analysis of the Spatial Influence of Micro Places on Street... Learn More
Dr. Nerea Marteache, who received her Ph.D. from the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice in 2012, was recently awarded the European Society of Criminology’s 2013 Young Criminologist Award. This prestigious honor was in recognition of her article, “Deliberative processes and attitudes toward sex offenders in Spain,” published in the European Journal of Criminology in 2012.... Learn More
Dr. Ronald Clarke was honored by Rutgers University, Newark, with the Chancellor’s Excellence Award for exceptional contributions to research. Clarke holds the BA in psychology and philosophy from the University of Bristol, England, and the MA in clinical psychology and the PhD in psychology, both from the University of London. Clarke worked for 15 years in the... Learn More
Dr. Leslie Kennedy and Dr. Joel Caplan were invited to the White House Safety Datapalooza. This was the Second Annual White House Safety Datapalooza with the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The event brought together innovators from the private, nonprofit, and academic sectors who are using freely available government data... Learn More
Dr. William Terrill, who received his PhD from the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice in 2000, was featured in the NBC News article What is police brutality? Depends on where you live. The news article discusses when police officers use force, and when the use of force is excessive. Dr. Terrill is currently an associate professor... Learn More
Dr. Jody Miller has been selected as the Visiting Professor in Residence in the Department of Criminology, Law & Society at the University of California, Irvine for 2014-15. She will be in residence during the winter and spring quarters of 2015, where she will be working with Dr. Cheryl Maxson and Ph.D. students to begin... Learn More
Globally, many micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) violate women rights in various ways and are left undeterred as there are no laws to address these issues because of the prohibitively high enforcement cost. A group of Fulbright scholars and Rutgers PhD students, Grace Dewi, Amarat Zaatut, and Lutisha Vickerieare are committed to addressing this... Learn More
Dr. Todd Clear, Provost of Rutgers Univesity-Newark receiveed the 2014 Founder’s Award of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). This award is presented to ACJS members who have provided outstanding service to ACJS and criminal justice education. Established in 1963, ACJS is an international association that “promotes criminal justice education, research, and policy analysis within... Learn More
Dr. Kristen Zgoba, recently received one of two available 2014-2015 Fulbright Research Scholar Awards to the United Kingdom. Her research seeks to examine both the actual and perceived effectiveness of sex offender laws in the United Kingdom. Dr. Zgoba will travel to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for the spring 2015 semester to collect data... Learn More
Rutgers School of Criminal Justice is pleased to announce a speak series entitled, The Ronald L. Rice Lecture Series on Criminal Justice and Civic Engagement. Senator Ronald Rice is one of our most prominent alumni and a tireless advocate for Newark and the State of New Jersey. His commitment to public service is inspirational. He... Learn More