IU Department of Criminal Justice

Welcome Adjunct Lecturer Troy Hatfield to our department! Troy will teach CJUS-P304 Probation and Parole. Troy was an Indiana probation officer for 25 years. He received a B.A., Criminal Justice & Psychology, from IU and a M.S., Criminology, from Indiana State University.

Launch of the Indiana Innocence Project Support freedom Support freedom for the innocent and reform to prevent injustice from taking place.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Adam Ghazi-Tehrani to the Department of Criminal Justice! Dr. Ghazi-Tehrani's research focuses on cybercrime, white-collar crime, bias (hate) crime, regulation, and critical criminology. He will teach CJUS-P300 Cybercrime in the fall.

Cheer on the USA and all the IU athletes competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics Games! Proud to be Hoosiers!
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CJUS Adjunct Senior Lecturer Todd Burkhardt's work with Creative Arts for Vets, with the IU Center for Rural Engagement

‘It’s helping’: IU Creative Arts for Vets has national reach Creative Arts for Vets, with the IU Center for Rural Engagement, first began distributing the free artbooks in March 2023. Since then, the organization has distributed about 9,000 CAV Books in all 50 states.

For the incoming freshmen and those preparing to graduate this year - enjoy your time at Indiana University!

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2023-2024 Catch up with your friends and colleagues from IU Criminal Justice.

Senior Undergraduate Advisor Krystie Herndon celebrated 35 years with Indiana University this year! Dr. Herndon was celebrated at the 2023 Staff Retirement and Long Service Reception on May 20, 2024. We are privileged to have her part of our department's team!

We were proud to celebrate our department award winners at our 2024 Graduation Celebration! Kayla Stamatas (Distinguished Hoosier), Al Johnson and Anna Filoso (Writing Excellence), Brennan Cox (Bill Selke Heart of Justice). Not shown: Lexi Baker (Outstanding Senior).

Congratulations to Dr. John Gonsler! John's dissertation is titled, “The Stories They are Dying to Tell You: A Study of News Media Coverage of Gun Violence.” He is currently working as a Visiting Assistant Professor at Manchester University.

Always a treat to celebrate the end of the year with faculty and graduate students! Hannah Ridner received the Borkenstein Award, Carmen Diaz received the Hue & Cry Award, and Johnny Gonsler was celebrated for the completion of his Ph.D.

Congratulations to our 2023-2024 Phi Beta Kappa inductees! Spring 2024: Demetria Doby, Anna Filoso, Laurie Frederickson, Samantha Geske, Caroline Smith, and Donya Zandi. Fall 2023: Lexi Baker, Morgan Butrum-Griffith, Maggie Lowe, Sarah Mellinger, Zoe Moczek, Allison Nelson, Anna Smethers, and Emily Uthe.