Department of Criminology

The Bachelor of Science program in Criminology is based on the study of criminal behavior and society’s response to it, including the analysis of those policies and systems designed to control criminality. Through the in-depth exploration and study of both theoretical and empirical social science research students learn about many aspects of crime as a social phenomenon, including the correlates of crime and criminal behavior, the tools and methods used to study and prevent crime, and the institutions involved in the processing of criminal offenders.

The Department of Criminology promotes excellence in teaching, intensive study, and analysis of criminological theory, criminal justice systems, and law and society. The program strives to prepare students to be exemplars in post-undergraduate education in criminology.  The program also strives to prepare students to be leaders in their chosen profession including research and analysis positions in national and global agencies at various levels.   

Announcements

• The Department of Criminology invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor position starting in Fall 2010. The Department strives to become a national exemplar in undergraduate liberal arts education and is in the process of developing a new vision that is both quantitative and internationally comparative in nature. Thus, the applicant will be expected to significantly contribute toward the development of a curriculum that will integrate quantitative and analytical reasoning, research methods, and criminology into a meaningful classroom experience.

  The successful candidate will be responsible for effective teaching, research, service, and advising, including the development of collaborative relationships with faculty in related social science disciplines, mathematics and statistics, and criminal justice agencies in order to bring the richness of applied quantitative methodology into the educational process.  The typical teaching load is three courses per semester, along with advising.

  Applicants must have a Ph.D. in criminology, criminal justice, or a related discipline and must provide evidence of a strong commitment to teaching as well as a record of scholarship. All candidates must demonstrate development of and plans for a research program that integrates their teaching and scholarly interests.  While the area of specialization is open, preference will be given to those candidates with a specialization in one of three areas: criminology and mental health, victimology, or policing.

  To apply, send letter of interest (describing how your credentials meet the needs cited in this announcement), curriculum vitae, statement on teaching philosophy, samples of writing, syllabi, and three letters of reference to Dr. David Holleran, Chair, Department of Criminology Search Committee, The College of New Jersey, PO Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628-0718, or email: dichter@tcnj.edu.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, but for full consideration, applications must be received by October 15, 2009. 

  To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Change in course prefix for Criminology courses - Beginning in the Fall 2009 semester, the Criminology course prefix will change from the LWJ prefix to CRI.   

• The Department of Criminology and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at The College of New Jersey have partnered to feature a new minor in Quantitative Criminology.  To enter the minor, students will be required to complete one semester of Calculus (MAT 125 or MAT 127), one semester of Statistics (STA 215), and one semester of Criminology (CRI 205).  The statistics courses included in the minor, to be completed by criminology majors in the minor, consist of Design of Experiments (STA 303), Regression Analysis (STA 305), Applied Multivariate Analysis (STA 306), Data Mining and Predictive Modeling (STA 307), and Operations Research (STA 308).  The criminology courses within the minor, to be completed by statistics majors in the minor, include Research Methods (CRI 306), Advanced Criminology (CRI 350-352), and Senior Capstone in Policy Analysis (CRI 498).  Students not majoring in criminology or statistics will select five courses for the minor upon advisement from the departmental coordinators: Dr. David Holleran (Criminology) and Dr. David Holmes (Mathematics and Statistics).   

• The Department of Criminology is pleased to report the following alumni educational and professional pursuits:

  Class of 2009

  • Shaina Basile - Villanova University - MS Criminal Justice.

  • Matthew Bernal - Villlanova University - JD.

  • Rosalyn Bocker - Rutgers University-Newark - MA/PhD Criminal Justice.

  • Larissa Caraballo - University of Pennylvania - MS Criminology.

  • Matthew Johnston - University of Pennsylvania - MS Criminology.

  • Rick Moule - Arizona State University - MA Criminal Justice.

  • Gregory Schaeffer - Quinnipiac University - JD.

  • Christine Wilz - University of Pennsylvania - MS Criminology.

  • Alex Wright - California Highway Patrol Academy.

  Class of 2008

  • Faisal Akhter - Emory University - JD.

  • Jeffrey Bartie - Arizona State University - MS Criminology.

  • Brandon Burke - Rutgers University - Camden - JD.

  • Keith Carmy - Rutgers University - Camden - JD.

  • Cindy Hanna - Harvard University - JD.

  • Jean Patterson - Seton Hall University - JD.

  • Rachel Seaton - Seton Hall University - JD.

  • Sarah Shearer - Seton Hall University - JD.

  • Daniel Smith - Seton Hall University - JD.

  • David Strapp - University of Pennsylvania - MS Criminology. 

• The Department of Criminology is pleased to announce that 10 students have received funding from the Jeffrey R. Ralston Foundation.  Established by the late Betsy Ross Brooks `49, the Jeffrey R. Ralston Foundation was created in memory of her son, Jeffrey R. Ralston, a law enforcement officer in Monmouth County, NJ, who died in 1997 at age 34.  Betsy Ross Brooks directed this Foundation to support scholarships for aspiring Law & Justice (now Criminology) students.  Upon her passing in 2000, she arranged for her entire estate to be transferred to the Jeffrey R. Ralston Foundation. Today, the Jeffrey R. Ralston Foundation exists solely to provide assistance to criminology students who demonstrate both academic promise and financial need.

   

  

  On November 27, 2007 the Department of Criminology featured its first Annual Jeffrey R. Ralston Foundation Dinner.  Ralston Foundation scholarship recipients and their parents were honored at this event.  Dr. John Krimmel, associate professor of Criminology, was the master of ceremonies.  The keynote speaker for the event was the Honorable Judge Hoffman, Chair of the New Jersey Sentencing Commission.  

  Jeffrey Ralston Foundation Recipients 2008-2009

  Seniors
  Antony Leberatto
  Clarissa Espinoza
  David Markman
  Gregory Schaffer
  Kevin Fitzpatrick
  
  Juniors
  Natalie Huertas
  Allison Arolla
  Lori Compton
  Carolina Moreno
  Brendon Robinson