September 29, 2023
Recently published by Associate Professor Dr. Sarah Lageson: THE HILL: Faulty background checks are violating privacy and ruining lives WIRED: Will the Real David Sosa Please Stand Up? Police arrested and detained the wrong David Sosa—twice. Advances in technology should have prevented such mistakes long ago. Sarah Lageson studies technology, surveillance, and data privacy in... Learn More
September 26, 2023
Reposted from SJ Magazine, May 2023 Women of Excellence, Honoring the passion, dedication and action of 6 remarkable South Jersey women Inspiration Brielle Savage Criminal Trial Defense Investigator Brielle Savage is haunted by her memories of witnessing the fatal shooting of a 10-year-old boy during a football game nearly 4 years ago. The fifth-grader, Micah Tennant,... Learn More
August 31, 2023
The School of Criminal Justice Rutgers University – Newark welcomes Brenden Beck to its esteemed faculty this fall. Dr. Beck is a sociologist studying policing, city budgets, housing, and suburbs. A current research project of his investigates how municipal governments shift funding from social services to policing during recessions and how those shifts influence long-term crime rates.... Learn More
May 15, 2023
Congratulations! Popy Begum Ntasha Bhardwaj Vijay Chillar Amanda D’Souza Kashea Kovacs Alisa Matlin Chase Montagnet Brandon Turchan Lauren Wilson Learn More
May 11, 2023
A recent video produced by the Obama Foundation/My Brother’s Keeper Model Community (MBK) shows Rutgers’ own Newark Public Safety Collaborative’s (NPSC) contribution to the initiative. It also features Rutgers University-Newark School of Criminal Justice faculty member and NPSC Director Alex Gimenez-Santana discussing the Collaborative’s auto theft crime reduction program involving Newark youth. Newark, New Jersey... Learn More