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The Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice is a thriving academic community of scholars, teachers and students who are dedicated to studying all aspects of crime and justice as well as societal reactions to both. We examine the social, cultural and political forces that shape the definitions and content of criminal law and influence policy choices about how to respond to particular crime problems. Further, we study the individual, social and structural forces that influence criminal behavior and examine the functioning of crime control systems. The members of our faculty are well-published leaders in their fields, and are dedicated to providing the best education possible to our undergraduate and graduate students.
The Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice is a thriving academic community of scholars, teachers and students who are dedicated to studying all aspects of crime and justice as well as societal reactions to both. We examine the social, cultural and political forces that shape the definitions and content of criminal law and influence policy choices about how to respond to particular crime problems. Further, we study the individual, social and structural forces that influence criminal behavior and examine the functioning of crime control systems. The members of our faculty are well-published leaders in their fields, and are dedicated to providing the best education possible to our undergraduate and graduate students.
In her new book, Talking About Sexual Assault: Society's Response to Survivors (American Psychological Association Press, 2010), Professor of Criminology, Law and Justice Sarah E. Ullman reveals that between one and two thirds of the victims of sexual assault experience a “second assault” from those they tell. This second assault often manifests as victim blaming and disbelief which further compromises the survivor’s mental and physical health. Ullman argues that these negative reactions stem from broader social norms and attitudes.
John Laub, class of ’75, was recently appointed to head the National Institute of Justice, the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. They strive to “provide objective, independent and evidence-based knowledge to meet the challenges of crime and justice, particularly at the state and local levels.”
Congratulations to Dr. Yvonne Isom. Dr. Isom successfully defender her dissertation titled "A Critical Examination of Gender Differences in Drug Selling for the Non-Violent Street Level Drug Selling from an Anomie Perspective." Dr. Isom is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.
Beth Richie's new book Black Women, Male Violence and the Build-up of a Prison Nation chronicles the evolution of the contemporary anti-violence movement during the time of mass incarceration in the United States.
Congratulations to Dr. Julie Lynn Globokar for successfully defending her dissertation on Probation and Gentrification in North Lawndale. In 2010 Dr. Globokar published a book looking at online education titled Introduction to Online Learning. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Kent State.
Meghna Bhat, a fourth year PhD student was recently awarded the prestigious Chicago Consular Corps Scholarship. Meghna's dissertation work focuses on the representation of women and the social construction of violence against women in the Bollywood media industry.