January 26, 2024
Saleem Shah Early Career Award Recipient Dear Colleagues, On behalf of AAFP and AP-LS, the Saleem Shah Early Career Award Selection Committee is pleased to announce this year’s recipient of the Saleem Shah Early Career Award: Dr. Colleen Berryessa. Saleem Shah was one of the godfathers of our field. In 1968, he established law and mental health studies as a formal program... Learn More
January 23, 2024
November 21, 2023
The Newark Public Safety Collaborative receives a special shoutout at the latest report of the Vera Institute of Justice on Coordinating Safety:Building and Sustaining Offices of Violence Prevention and Neighborhood SafetyThis report discusses the importance of Coordinating Safety and explores OVP/ONS as a policy approach for local governments to support community-centered approaches to safety, highlighting promising practices and recommendations to... Learn More
November 20, 2023
October 30, 2023
Happy Halloween! The Rutgers University -Newark School of Criminal Justice collected candy this month to donate to the Lincoln Park Cross Cultural District’s Annual Trunk or Treat Event. The candy drive, organized by Jimmy Camacho, Alex Gimenez-Santana and Lori Scott-Pickens, gathered quite a haul as shown in the pictures below. Special shoutout to two student... Learn More
October 6, 2023
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is happy to announce its recent partnership with Uwill, an innovative student mental health and wellness solution. As an extension of services provided by the RU-N Counseling Center, Uwill offers free and instant access to teletherapy through a user-friendly online platform. It also provides a direct crisis connection line... Learn More
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
September 22, 2023
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