March 16, 2023
Dear Rutgers University – Newark community members, The Rutgers-Newark community joins Newarkers and New Jerseyans in profound sadness at the loss of one of the greatest champions of justice our university, our city, and our state have ever known, former State Senator Ron Rice. I truly can’t think of an alum more emblematic of our... Learn More
March 3, 2023
Redlining in America: How an Entire Country Failed to Break Through the Shackles of Political and Economic Racism 80 Years Later Kristina Gorgievska Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Senior – Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Legal Studies Yvonne Mwaura Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Senior – Major: Criminal Justice, Minor: Legal Studies... Learn More
February 16, 2023
On Tuesday, the U.S. Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta gave an impassioned shout-out to Rutgers University – Newark and the Newark Public Safety Collaborative (NPSC) during her opening remarks at the Department of Justice OJP ‘Community Violence Intervention & Prevention Initiative’ national conference in St. Louis. Watch the clip (at 32:45 – 33:30 minutes) and... Learn More
February 2, 2023
Cities such as Newark and Dallas are trying new ways to involve communities By Joe Barrett Cameron McWhirter Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2023 8:00 am ET NEWARK, N.J.—More than two dozen people recently sat around a conference table in this working-class city, poring over crime statistics and pondering how to bring the numbers down. Most weren’t... Learn More
January 19, 2023
Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice Undergraduate Alumni Awards The Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) is excited to present its Undergraduate Alumni Awards. These celebrate and recognize the achievements of our outstanding undergraduate alumni. Descriptions of each alumni award are as follows:Lifetime Achievement AwardPresented in recognition of life-long contributions to the field of... Learn More