School of Criminology & Justice Studies

The School of Criminology & Justice Studies at UMass Lowell focuses on emerging issues confronting the criminal justice system.

Students explore issues including violence and victims, justice-involved mental health populations, police innovations, data-driven practice and national security.

Graduates of our programs understand the facts and concepts of criminal justice, but, more importantly, how to apply this knowledge to related social problems and changing situations.

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Recognized as the 3rd Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Program in the Nation by U.S. News & World Report

Recognized as the 2nd Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Program for Veterans

Recognized as a 2019 Best Online Masters Degree Program - Homeland Security

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Angela King Lines '18 Criminal Justice

Angela King Lines is already on the front lines of fighting crime as a manager at Walmart. She says her degree in criminal justice helped prepare her for her next fight: reducing the backlog of DNA tests in rape and murder cases.

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7/14/2020 Featured Story

Criminology Professor: Community Policing Works

Criminology Professor: Community Policing Works

Assoc. Prof. Christopher Harris researches policing, including early intervention programs for police officers accused of misconduct. He also works closely with police departments and communities to improve public safety.

7/14/2020 Featured Story
7/10/2020 Featured Story

Professor Examines Ethics of Biomedical Research on Soldiers

Professor Examines Ethics of Biomedical Research on Soldiers

Asst. Prof. of Philosophy Nicholas Evans has won a $209,749 grant to study the ethics of conducting research into biomedical enhancements on members of the military. The three-year grant from The Greenwall Foundation comes with an appointment as a Faculty Scholar in Bioethics.

7/10/2020 Featured Story
6/11/2020 Department News

Our Responsibilities as Educators and Researchers

Our Responsibilities as Educators and Researchers

Aside from expressing outrage and pledging solidarity with the protest movement to combat systemic racism, faculty members from the School of Criminology and Justice Studies turn inward and reflect upon the steps that we have already taken to contribute to the national discourse and, importantly, how we can do better.

6/11/2020 Department News
6/9/2020 Department News

Criminology Grad Student Wins National Institute of Justice Research Award

Criminology Grad Student Wins National Institute of Justice Research Award

Criminology Ph.D. student Lisa Thompson has been awarded a rare research assistantship at the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C., for the upcoming academic year. She will continue her dissertation research on decision-making that leads to criminal behavior and work on NIJ research projects, too.

6/9/2020 Department News

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