UMass Lowell School of Criminology & Justice Studies

Lisa Thompson Lisa Thompson grew up watching “Criminal Minds” and “Monk” with her mom, and she developed a fascination with psychology.

https://www.uml.edu/News/stories/2020/Policing-Harris.aspx

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.

Congratulations to our PhD Class of 2020!
Jared Dmello Elias Nader Dic Donohue Matthew Sweeney Christopher J. Weagle UMass Lowell College of Fine Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at UMass Lowell

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Our very own Dr Melissa Morabito is on the 2020 ballot for Executive Counselor. If you’re an ASC member, please consider voting for her! Voting closes on 6/15. Good luck Melissa Schaefer Morabito!!!!!!!!!!!!

Help support Dr. Morabito in her run for Executive Counselor for the ASC

June 15 is just a month away, Help support Melissa Schaefer Morabito as she runs for ASC Executive Counselor! American Society of Criminology

Our very own Dr Melissa Morabito is on the 2020 ballot for Executive Counselor. If you’re an ASC member, please consider voting for her! Voting closes on 6/15. Good luck Melissa Schaefer Morabito!!!!!!!!!!!!

Faculty Researchers Receive UML Seed Funding for COVID-19 Work Three faculty-led research projects focused on immediate responses to the COVID-19 pandemic received more than $33,000 in seed funding from the university’s Office of Research and Innovation.

Our very own Dr Melissa Morabito is on the 2020 ballot for Executive Counselor. If you’re an ASC member, please consider voting for her! Voting closes on 6/15. Good luck Melissa Schaefer Morabito!!!!!!!!!!!!

$500k in Scholarships for Summer Classes We're Here to Help You Keep Your Education - and Your Future - on Track

Criminology Professor Wins NSF CAREER Grant to Study Emergency Decisions Asst. Prof. Neil Shortland has won a $420,000 National Science Foundation CAREER grant to study how police, firefighters, doctors and others make critical decisions in emergencies – and whether they can learn to make better ones.

Through the National Criminal Justice Reference Service, NIJ has made available the following final technical report

Title: Understanding and Measuring Bias Victimization
Against Latinos
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/253430.pdf

www.ncjrs.gov

Honorable Mudavadi visiting UML to speak on Terrorism in Kenya

UML Faculty at Saturday's Undergraduate Programs Open House

UML Professors at the Annual European Society of Criminology Conference in Ghent, Belgium

Dr. Morabito's and Dr. Pattavina's research in an Alaskan hometown were Native women say police ignored r**es.

In Alaskan hometown, Native women say police ignored r**es Alaska Native women say the Nome Police Department often failed to conduct full investigations on r**e complaints

https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2019/criminal_justice_internships.aspx

Criminal Justice Internships Pay Dividends for Students When criminal justice students intern for credit, they get real-world experience and a broader perspective on the careers available to them. And some internships lead to great jobs.

Dr. Perliger's op-ed on recent happenings in our country
https://theconversation.com/from-across-the-globe-to-el-paso-changes-in-the-language-of-the-far-right-explain-its-current-violence-121468

From across the globe to El Paso, changes in the language of the far-right explain its current violence Major changes in the language of white supremacists have happened in the last decade that provide a window into how the groups mobilize support, shape political perceptions and advance their cause.

Great job Cora Casteel!

https://www.uml.edu/profiles/Cora-Casteel.aspx

Cora Casteel | UMass Lowell

CJ Faculty Ron Corbett featured on this article

https://www.governing.com/topics/public-justice-safety/gov-parole-probation-report-criminal-justice.html

States Spend $2.8 Billion a Year Incarcerating People for Minor Parole, Probation Violations According to the most comprehensive report of its kind, states spend more than $9 billion a year incarcerating people who violate community supervision terms that even corrections officials admit are difficult to comply with.

Dr Amber Ruf recently published an article in the Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminologyhttps://www.jqcjc.org/documents/v7i3.pdf =123

www.jqcjc.org

Congratulations to our MS and Doctoral Students for their hard work achieving their goals! Now on to the next adventure!

Honoring Superintendent Nora Baston as Outstanding Alumni at this year's CJ Recognition Day this past Monday. Thank you for your service! Pictured Dr. James Byrne, Father Richard Conway, Nora Baston, Ron Corbett.

“No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth.” -Robert Southey We bid Dr. Kras farewell and best of luck on her new endeavors!