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Veysey Named Recipient of ASC’s Top Teaching Award

Congratulations to Rutgers School of Criminal Justice Professor and Rutgers-Newark Interim Provost Dr. Bonita Veysey! Dr. Veysey has been named recipient of the 2024 Teaching Award presented by the American Society of Criminology. The Teaching Award (established in 2008) is given to recognize excellence in undergraduate and/or graduate teaching over the span of an academic... Learn More

PICS: End of Year Gathering to Celebrate New PhDs, Award Winners

Congratulations to our newest PhDs: Dr. Ashley Appleby, Dr. Lorena Paola Avila Jaimes, Dr. Kimberly Badgett, Dr. Katherine Bright, Dr. Kateryna Kaplun, Dr. Brian Wade. Undergraduate Alumni Award Winners: Carmelo Ortiz (Outstanding Service), Al-Tariq Witcher (Outstanding Service), Ryan Whyte (Early Career Excellence). MA Award Recipients: Rukiye Neslihan Elpe (Director’s Award for Scholarly Achievement), Lendy Salazar-Carvajal... Learn More

Costa Featured in Emerging Group of Researchers Changing Understanding of Gun Violence

School of Criminal Justice Doctoral Candidate Jordan Costa featured in ‘The Trace’ Jordan Costa began her PhD at Rutgers – Newark in 2018. Her primary research interests include structural violence and violence prevention. Jordan specifically investigates how systems engage in the perpetuation of preventable harm and avertable death, in addition to community-based interventions for violence reduction. She has worked extensively... Learn More

Bill Introduced to Allow ‘Dreamers’ to Become Police Officers in NJ

Erik Amaro, an alumnus of Rutgers SCJ who graduated in 2021 and 2022, characterizes himself as a persistent individual dedicated to advocating for New Jersey’s immigrant community, particularly those under the DACA program, often referred to as Dreamers. After much work, a bill has been introduced by the New Jersey State Senate aimed at facilitating... Learn More

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