Two professors, two prestigious awards! Congratulations to Dr. Geoff Alpert and Dr. Ian Adams for being recognized by the American Society of Criminology's Division of Policing.
When Tramont Miles first read the email, he thought someone was pulling an April Fools' prank on him. It was April 1, 2022 and the email was telling him he was selected for one of the most undercover jobs at South Carolina.
Growing up, Brent Klein nurtured a fascination with mysteries and human behavior. In college, he interned at the FBI, where he delved into domestic terrorism investigations. Today, Klein is focusing his curiosity and his expertise to examine a pressing issue for those growing up today: school gun violence.
Sophia Shaiman enrolled in graduate school at USC after attending an undergraduate summer research program hosted by the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Hear from executive-level criminal justice professionals from an array of federal, state, and local agencies about the tools, tips and pitfalls of the hiring process!
Cory Schnell has always wanted to be a teacher, but he says his favorite part about teaching is just guiding his students through conversations that help them understand concepts of criminology and the criminal justice system.
The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is pleased to welcome Dr. Wendy Regoeczi as the new department chair.
Dr. Kait Boyle received the 2022 Carol Jones Carlisle Faculty Award from the UofSC's Women's and Gender Studies Program.
Dr. Tia Andersen received the Mary Baskin Waters Service Learning Award from the UofSC Women's and Gender Studies Program.
Dr. Cory Schnell has been selected to receive a 2022 Garnet Apple Award by the Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching Excellence.
The department invites applications for a non-tenure track, 9-month instructor position with a teaching load of 8 courses for the academic year. This annual appointment may be renewed.
The College of Arts and Sciences at UofSC invites nominations and applications for the position of Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice to begin August 16, 2022.
Maya Weeks became the first dual degree student to graduate from our department with a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Juris Doctor from the law school.
Doctoral Student, Dylan Spencer, received an iPoster Graduate Student Award at Discover UofSC.
Mr. Seth Stoughton, Affiliate Associate Professor in the department, appeared as an expert witness to testify in the Chauvin trial on Monday, April 12th.
Dr. Tia Andersen has been selected to receive the 2021 Garnet Apple Award by the Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching Excellence.
Dr. Geoff Alpert received funding from the City of Charleston Police Department for research purposes.
Two students from Dr. Tia Andersen's Adolescent Mentoring course speak about their experiences working with at-risk youth.
Several professors in the department were awarded funds from the College of Arts and Sciences to support their research.
Drs. Koons-Witt and Andersen were awarded a grant through the Office of the Vice President for Research to study the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Associate professor, Hayden Smith, received a 2020 Distinguished Course Award for CRJU426 - Criminal Justice and Mental Health.
Drs. Deena Isom Scott and Tia Andersen received funding for their research from UofSC's Office of Research.
Dr. Brent Klein received funding from the National Institute of Justice to support his research into the root cases of school violence.
Doctoral student, Amber Wilson, was recently selected to serve on the CAS Graduate Student Leadership Team.
Amber Wilson and Philip Berry were awarded a Graduate Teaching Assistant Resource Development Grant from the University's Center for Teaching Excellence.