In the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland, students are offered a variety of course options from some of the most established faculty. With dedicated instructors having held distinguished seats at the American Society of Criminology as well as holding offices at prominent journals such as the "Journal of Policy Analysis and Management," students will gain insight into their potential careers from some of the best minds. Course offerings vary from Introduction to Criminal Justice to Contemporary Criminological Theory to Psychology of Crime and Justice. The University of Maryland is also home to the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society, the Greek Criminal Justice Society.
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
301-405-4699
ccjs.umd.edu
The undergraduate Criminal Justice Program at the State University of New York Albany prepares students to take on the real world problems graduates face as well as allow an easy transition into the Graduate Program at the university, which was rated #2 in the country by "U.S. News." Undergraduate courses include Policies of Crime in Heterogeneous Societies, Juvenile Justice Administration and Victims of Crime. Faculty members continue to prove their expertise in these subject matters and more by being regularly published in journals, articles and books, such as the 2003 American Society of Criminology Michael J. Hindelang Award-winning "Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective."
School of Criminal Justice
University at Albany, SUNY
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
518-445-5214
albany.edu/scj
The University of Cincinnati's Criminal Justice program prepares students for the real world by not only offering a wide variety of courses taught by distinguished faculty but also by requiring internships in such potential fields as a Corrections Officer, Probation Officer or in the IRS. Some course offerings include Drugs and Crime, White Collar Crime and Gangs and Violent Youth. The school continues to be on the cutting edge with the Center for Criminal Justice Research, which currently has received over $6 million in grants and was rated by the Carnegie Commission as a Research I University, one of only 75 in the nation. This has led to The University of Cincinnati's Criminal Justice program being ranked number one for research productivity, and recognition by "U.S. News."
School of Criminal Justice
University of Cincinnati
600 Dyer Hall, Clifton Ave.
P.O. Box 210389
Cincinnati, OH
513-556-5827
cech.uc.edu/criminaljustice