loading content..
news
September 15, 2025

READ: Report Published by Inter-American Development Bank Features SCJ Work

Rutgers School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) professor, Dr. Andres Rengifo, shares the publication of a new report by the Inter-American Development Bank featuring collaborative work between IDB and SCJ that he led in 2022-2023, as well as chapter contributions from two of SJC’s own (Valerio Bacak, faculty, and Alvaro Pretel, new PhD student).

The report, currently just in Spanish, was launched in Buenos Aires at an IDB regional summit earlier this month.

READ THE REPORT HERE.

SCJ assisted IDB to develop an RFP and related post-award technical guidance for scholars in the Americas interested in using IDB’s unique dataset of 10,000+ surveys of people in prisons across 10 countries in Latin America. To frame this work, SCJ first hosted a conference in our Newark campus in 2022 featuring prison authorities and leaders of ministries of Justice/Public Safety from countries such as Chile, Paraguay, Costa Rica, and Uruguay, and then wrote the actual RFP, reviewed applications, made award recommendations, and followed up with IDB-selected awardees.

Nearly 70 people applied for this solicitation. The report just published features the work that resulted from these individual efforts.

upcoming events
Beyond Bad Apples: Rethinking Accountability in Corrections
  • Monday, April 20th 2026
  • 10:00-11:30 AM
  • SCJ 567

    REGISTER TODAY! You’re invited to engage with Dr. TaLisa Carter as we rethink justice, leadership, and reform inside America’s jails and prisons

Let’s Get Together
  • Thursday, March 5th 2026
  • 5:00-7:00 PM
  • Philadelphia

    Join us for an informal alumni gathering during ACJS! Whether you live in the Philly area or are in town for the meeting, we hope you’ll stop by to enjoy good conversation, light refreshments, and Rutgers pride

Law Enforcement Agency Talks
  • Wednesday, February 25th 2026
  • 2:30-3:50 PM
  • Engelhard Hall 101

    Hear from representatives of several law enforcement agencies about career opportunities in the field

More Events