Doctoral Degree Program Offered: Doctor of Philosophy

Master's Degree Programs: For information about programs leading
to the master of arts, students should refer to the online catalog of the School of Criminal Justice. The academic programs office is located at Fifth Floor, Center for Law and Justice, 123 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102 (973-353-3029).

Dean: Adam Graycar, Ph.D., D.Litt, School of Criminal Justice, Center for Law and Justice (973-353-3311)

Director of Graduate Program: Marcus Felson, Ph.D., School of Criminal Justice, Center for Law and Justice (973-353-5237)

Associate Dean: Narda Acevedo, School of Criminal Justice, Center for Law and Justice (973-353-3307)

Members of the Graduate Faculty

Professors:

Ko-lin Chin, SCJ; Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Street gangs; organized crime; human trafficking; illegal immigration

Ronald V. Clarke, SCJ; Ph.D., London (UK)
Rational choice in criminological theory; situational crime prevention

Marcus Felson, SCJ; Ph.D., Michigan
Criminology; routine activitites and crime; situational crime prevention; crime and everyday life; crime ecology

James O. Finckenauer, SCJ; Ph.D., New York
Organized crime; transnational crime; international and comparative crime and justice issues

Adam Graycar, SCJ; Ph.D., D.Litt, New South Wales (Australia)
Public policy; corruption; transnational crime

Clayton A. Hartjen, SCJ/FAS-N; Ph.D., New York
International and comparative criminology; special emphasis on youth crime, juvenile justice; victimization from a global perspective

George L. Kelling, SCJ; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Police; evolution of policing strategies and tactics; relationship among fear, crime, and disorder; community crime control

Leslie W. Kennedy, SCJ; Ph.D., Toronto (Canada)
Violence; victimization; risk analysis; governance

Michael G. Maxfield, SCJ; Ph.D., Northwestern
Research methods; policing; public policy; victimology; frugal evaluation

Norman Samuels, SCJ; Ph.D., Duke
Terrorism; political process

Associate Professors:

Edem F. Avakame, SCJ; Ph.D., Rutgers (School of Criminal Justice); Ph.D., Alberta (Canada)
Social stratification and crime; child development; life-course criminology; quantitative methods; macrosociology

Mercer L. Sullivan, SCJ; Ph.D., Columbia
Neighborhood and community influences on crime; qualitative research methods; crime and the life course; juvenile justice; school violence

Bonita M. Veysey, SCJ; Ph.D., SUNY (Albany)
Mental health and justice; corrections; violence against women

Assistant Professors:

Johnna Christian, SCJ; Ph.D., SUNY (Albany)
Corrections; prison families; neighborhood studies

Damian J. Martinez, SCJ; Social Work; Ph.D., Chicago
Prisoner reentry and reintegration; Latinos in the criminal justice system; qualitative research methods