The School of Criminal Justice Student Association was formed in 1974. All students enrolled in the school and all criminal justice Ph.D. students are members. The association is funded through an allocated portion of the student fee.

The student association sponsors a variety of social and cultural functions in order to bring students, as well as faculty and administration, together in an informal atmo-sphere. The association plays an important role in serving as a liaison between the students and the faculty and administration. A student association representative attends monthly and special faculty meetings. Student association officers also are asked to serve on committees organized by the Newark provost`s office and the Graduate School- Newark dean`s office to represent student interests in dealing with issues of importance to student life. Their presence at these various committee meetings enables students to have a voice in the development of both university and School of Criminal Justice matters. The student association also plays a key role in recruitment of students and the orientation and integration of new students in the program.