School of Arts and Sciences

Website: http://nbcjm.rutgers.edu

Program Director: Arnold G. Hyndman, A.B., Princeton; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles)

Program Committee:

Patrick J. Carr, Sociology; B.S.S., M.S.S., University College Dublin; Ph.D., Chicago

Stephen Hansell, Sociology; A.B., Brown; Ph.D., Chicago

Lennox Hinds, Criminal Justice; B.S., CUNY (City College); J.D., Rutgers

Paul Hirschfield, Sociology and Psychology; B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern

Alan Horwitz, SAS and Sociology; B.A., Dickinson College; M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale

Douglas Husak, Philosophy; A.B., Denison; Ph.D., J.D., Ohio State

Lee Jussim, Psychology; B.A., Massachusetts; Ph.D., Michigan

Susan Lawrence, Political Science; B.A., Furman; M.A., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins

Michael G. Maxfield, Criminal Justice (Newark); B.A., Ohio State; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern

Lisa L. Miller, Political Science; B.A., Virginia; M.A., Ph.D., Washington

Anne Morrison Piehl, Economics; A.B., Harvard; Ph.D., Princeton

Albert R. Roberts, Criminal Justice; B.A., C.W. Post; M.A., Long Island; D.S.W., Maryland

Michael Welch, Criminal Justice; B.A., Benedictine College; M.A., Missouri (Kansas City); M.S., Illinois State; Ph.D., North Texas

The program in criminal justice is a comprehensive interdisciplinary program that blends a strong liberal arts education experience with preprofessional instruction in the field of criminal justice. The program provides students with a rich understanding of crime and criminal justice in the United States and abroad. Graduates of the program are well-informed citizens on the topic of crime and justice, and qualified for graduate study or for employment as practitioners in a variety of legal, policymaking, and law enforcement areas.