December 3, 2015
Congratulations to RDCJN member, Alexes Harris, along with University of Washington colleague, Hedy Lee, for getting invited to a workshop on criminal justice reform at the White House. The workshop took place on December 2nd and focused on incarceration and court assessed fees and penalties. For more information, please visit Learn More
January 31, 2016
Congratulations to Waverly Duck, whose name and work were referenced in the New York Times’ magazine piece on Alice Goffman released on January 17th, 2016. Victor Rios, another RDCJN member, had his thoughts referenced within the excerpt. For more information, please click on the following link Learn More
Congratulations to Dr. Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve for recently being featured on CNN. The topic of discussion focused on rises in Chicago gun violence despite tough gun laws. For more information on Dr. Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve and her insights pertaining to her research, please watch the clip. Learn More
March 7, 2016
Devon Johnson, Patricia Warren, and Amy Farrell collaborate to create “Race and Criminal Justice, on the Anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s Death”. To read more, please visit fromthesquare.org Learn More
If you have not already done so, please mark your calendars for the 2016 RDCJN Workshop scheduled for July 14-15, 2016. The 2016 Workshop will mark the 11thAnniversary of the Crime and Justice Summer Research Institute and the start of a new era for the RDCJN at Rutgers University-Newark’s School of Criminal Justice. Stay tuned for... Learn More
April 12, 2017
RDCJN member Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve was named “Source of the Week” by National Public Radio. The article references Van Cleve’s new book Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America’s Largest Criminal Court, as well as her expertise on criminal justice, mass incarceration, police brutality, criminal defense racism and criminal courts. To read more:... Learn More
April 15, 2017
RDCJN’s Co-PIs received a grant through a joint program of the NIJ and NSF to support a Research Experience For Undergraduates (REU). This program is now in progress. We are currently hosting 8 undergraduates across 4 sites: Shauntece Laurant and Brianda Ruiz Chavez (UCI); Fatema Medhat (UMSL); Justin Alexanderand Maribel Jáuregui (UNM); and Cynthia Cupe,... Learn More
Nancy Rodriguez has completed her term as Director of the National Institute of Justice. Thanks Nancy for taking on this important role, and for the many accomplishments during your tenure. We are especially grateful that you provided the funds for the REU that we are now implementing. Also, welcome back to academe; we have missed... Learn More
Ohio State University alum Ramiro Martinez will be recognized during the OSU College of Arts and Sciences “Honoring Excellence” event on Friday evening April 21, 2017 for his “significant commitments and contributions” in establishing the Ramiro Martinez Jr., PhD Endowed Dissertation Fund. Congratulations Ramiro for finding yet another way to assist individuals in the pipeline... Learn More
Numerous RDCJN members published new books during 2016 and 2017. CONGRATULATIONS to: John Eason, Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, Anthony Hatch, Patrisia Macias-Rojas, Ramiro Martinez, Keesha Middlemass, Forrest Stuart, Robert Vargas, and Norm White and Christine Martin. Learn More
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