Criminology and Justice Studies

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Threats to the Sochi Olympics have fans on edge and security officials on guard.

‘Ring of Steel’ Tightens in Sochi

Research suggests that early education is key in helping teens navigate digital courtship safely.

Teens and Adults Agree: Education Diminishes 'Sexting' Dangers

The Health and Social Sciences building houses the School of Nursing and the School of Criminology and Justice Studies.

What's in a Name?

The Shanahans gathered at UMass Lowell this spring for the dedication of a conference room in the name of Lt. Col. Michael B. Shanahan, a former state trooper who died in 2006 of cancer. Pictured are Shanahan's wife, Diane, center; with their children, Christina, 27, and Michael, 30.

Andover Townsman: A Lasting Gift

Boston Herald: Did They Act Alone?

Nursing students will use new, advanced facilities in the Health and Social Sciences building opening on South Campus.

New Academic Building Opens on South Campus

Navigators club student leaders, from left, sophomore Yash Sampat, seniors Elizabeth Betances and David Daigle, and freshman Michelle Wojcik check out prom dresses to be donated to Lowell High School.

Navigators Add Color to School Proms

$1.2M Funds Study on Sexual Assault Case Processing

Graduate student Greg DeSantis serves a guest dinner at the Lowell Transitional Living Center on Jan. 18.

Visit to Transitional Center Changes Students

Cari Renn of Lowell, who was a friend of Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher and victim Lauren Rousseau, places the name of a victim under an electric candle during a vigil at UMass Lowell Thursday night.

Lowell Sun: The Rally Cry: No More Sandy Hooks

Campus security officer Karen Grover received a chief’s award for dedicated service at the UMass Lowell Police Department’s annual awards ceremony.

Campus Police Earn Awards

Hundreds of students attended the fall Career Fair in search of internships, co-op positions and full-time jobs.

Students Connect with Employers at Career Fair

Volunteers celebrate completing the framework, as they build new houses for poor families in rural Cambodia. Directed by student Tola N. Sok, Project Save One Khmer built six houses in nine days.

Student Leads Volunteer Group in Cambodia

Steampunk Art, Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Teen Sexting

A wall divides the Catholic and Protestant sections of Belfast.

Criminal Justice Goes International

Junior Corey Lanier will be attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa and doing fieldwork with CNN.

Students Get Insider’s View at Political Conventions

Teachers from across the country got to learn about Lowell history during a visit to an archaeological excavation at St. Patrick's Church.

History Teaches the Teachers

Asst. Prof. Jana Sladkova, second from left. led a program for UMass Lowell students this summer at Charles University in Prague to study immigration issues in the U.S. and Central Europe. 

Students Going Global With Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programs

Hannah Merullo, one of several UMass Lowell student-athletes recently recognized for academic and community achievements, received a 2012 Chancellor's Medal.

Brains and Brawn: Student-Athletes Win With Academics

Frederick Williams, the University's first police chaplain, speaks at a police department awards ceremony.

First-Ever Campus Police Chaplain Offers Support to Officers

Graduate student Michael Dellogono and junior Karina Cruz are winners of the first Student Employee of the Year awards.

Student Employees Recognized for Dedication

Stephen Saravara, a lecturer in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, third from left, with City University of Hong Kong faculty members Asst. Prof. Lena Yueying Zhong, Asst. Prof. T. Wing Lo and Asst. Prof. Yao-chung Chang.

Criminal Justice Course to be Offered in Hong Kong

UML Students Against Human Trafficking hosts its first, public educational seminar to help combat this crime. From left, board members Althea Sellars, Sophie Hansen and Sema Gifford. Missing from photo is Kelsey Lenfest.

Shedding Light on Modern-Day Slavery

Prof. Emeritus Alan Lincoln worked with administrators of Ashesi University on a Fulbright Specialist grant, including Asst. Dean of Students Salome Okoh, left, and Dean of Student Adzo Ashie (an alumna of UMass Amherst).

Retirement? Just Another Way to Serve

Junior Nicholas Santos, pictured with Officer Joe Brown, is getting hands-on law enforcement experience work through his internship with the UMass Lowell Police Department.

Police Department Launches Internship Program

Seven members of UMass Lowell’s Police Department were recognized for their accomplishments over the past year.

University Police Win Awards

DCAM Commissioner Carole Cornelison signs one of the beams in the new Health and Social Sciences Buildings, marking an important milestone in the construction of the South Campus facility.

New South Campus Building Hits Milestone

Judith Davidson, right, meets weekly with the student research team that includes Rob Tanso, Lindsay Tucker and Maryann Ford.

Teen Sexting Research Goes to the Source

UMass Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan, left, and Middlesex County District Attorney Gerard Leone sign a partnership agreement for research and intervention programs.

District Attorney, University Launch Partnership

Middlesex D.A., UMass Lowell Announce Partnership

Professor, Seacoast Resident, Receives Fulbright Award

UMass Lowell and University of Macau students explored the old town together.

CJ Students Study Business Security at the Source

Shown at the recent scholarship presentation are, from left, Ann Shanahan DelFuoco, Diane Shanahan, Robert Silva and Prof. Eve Buzawa, chairperson of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology.

Scholarship Helps Promising Criminal Justice Students

Chancellor Meehan, Sheriff Peter Koutoujian and Prof. James Byrne sign partnership agreement for research.

Sheriff Wants Evidence on Inmate Programs

DesignCamp workshops provide students in grades 5 to 10 with a series of fun, challenging learning opportunities that engage them in design and experimentation.

Think + Create = DesignCamp

ESPN Sportscenter anchor Sage Steele, left, with UMass Lowell's Sammy Macy.

Athlete of Year Sammy Macy

From left, Jacqueline Moloney, Roger Cressey, Prof. Dean Bergeron, Mike Mizzoni, and Associate Director of Programs and Alumni Services Heather Makrez after the lecture.

Morse Lecture Benefits Int'l Club

“I look forward to joining so many inspiring women at the AAUW conference this summer,” says criminal justice major Jennifer Castaño.

Standout Student Supported

Asst. Prof. Andrew Harris leads an in-depth study of teen sexting.

Sexting Research Will Lead to Prevention Strategies

Tracking Terrorists, Teaching About Terrorism

A newspaper illustration of the 1860 Pemberton Mill collapse in Lawrence. Following the disaster, the mill was rebuilt on its original site where it still stands today.

Profs Reflect on Pemberton Mill Collapse

Sgt. Steven Eramo

UMass Lowell Police Officer Completes Training

Physical therapy student Christine Hannus explains her poster on the use of aquatic therapy for children with cerebral palsy.

Student Research Symposium Highlights Outstanding Work

Richard Siegel

Faculty Development Conference to Tackle Hot-Button Topics

Prof. Eve Buzawa, chair of the Criminal Justice and Criminology Department, welcomes John Piper, former White House security expert, to campus.

White House Security Expert Speaks About Risk

Jie Wang

Researchers Receive $1.3M for Cyber Security

James Forest, one of the country’s most esteemed terrorism and national security experts, recently joined the Criminal Justice and Criminology Department.

Terrorism Expert Joins Criminal Justice Department

Criminal Justice Asst. Prof. Stephen Saravara gives $500 award to student Kevin Panneton for his paper.

Criminal Justice Student Wins Award

Linda Williams

Teen Survivors Speak About Prostitution

Nelson Eby

CSI: Bogota

Chancellor Meehan gets fingerprinted as University Chief Allan Roscoe and student Michael Baier watch.

Chancellor Tests Touch-free Fingerprint Scanner

Jonathan Brown

Student Recalls Belfast Summer Program

Prof. James Byrne has heavily researched the area of sentencing and corrections. His latest report offers recommendations to improve efficacy and cut costs.

Byrne Authors Report for Prestigious Pew Foundation

Kristen Bugden earned a master's degree in criminology this past spring.

Recent Graduate Wins National Research Contest

Prof. James Byrne shared insight on prisoner reentry programs with members of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.

Byrne Testifies Before House Committee

April Pattavina

CJ Professor Charts Link Between Home Foreclosures, Larcenies

Linda Williams

CDC Grant Funds Research on Prevention of Sexual Violence

Prof. Linda Williams has studied the sexual exploitation of young people for decades ߝ her latest study on teenage sex trafficking in the U.S. has interesting preliminary results.

Williams Studies Teen Sex Trafficking

Prof. James Byrne

James Byrne Named Co-Editor of Criminal Justice Journal

James Byrne

Byrne Quoted in Memo to Boston City Council

UMass Lowell acting Police Chief Allan Roscoe addresses a recent summit meeting of the EPA’s Office of Homeland Security.

Survivors Usually Act as ‘First Responders,’ Meeting Told

Prof. Linda Williams reached a wide audience in her recent State Department-sponsored conference on combatting violence against women.

Williams Takes Part in Federal Program

UML's Assistant Dean of Students, Annie Ciaraldi, encourages students and faculty to contact the Dean's office with concerns about campus safety.

Spotlight on Campus Security 

GIS Crime Map

Crime Mapping Course Available Online

Jaclyn Raulinaitis examines fingerprints at a Criminalistics class at UMass Lowell.

UML Offers New Undergrad Program in Forensic Science

Linda Williams

Journal Examines Connection Between Abuse and Delinquency

Prof. James Byrne made recommendations to overhaul federal sentencing guidelines established 25 years ago.

Byrne Recommends Changes to Fed Sentencing Guidelines

James Byrne

Byrne, Welsh Named to Posts at Professional Journal

James Byrne

Byrne Text Deals with Technology of Crime, Law and Social Control

Prof. Linda Williams

Williams Receives Career Achievement Award

Imogene Stulkin

CJ’s Allan Roscoe Will Deliver the Next ‘Last Lecture’

Jim Byrne

Crime and the Community: for Jim Byrne, the Nexus That Has Driven a Career

Prof. Jacob Stowell

Stowell Selected as Fellow at UMass Boston

James Byrne

Prof. Byrne Delivers Keynote Address at Criminal Justice Meeting

Kimberly Pivirotto, NCIS intern

From Criminal Justice Major to the Big Time

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