News
Featured news from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and ASU Tempe campus news
ASU rated as nation’s best online criminal justice school
A website that helps students select colleges rated ASU’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice as the No. 1 online degree program in the nation.
CCJ graduate impresses faculty and students alike
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice student has a bright future in the field after graduating with top honors.
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice graduates first two doctoral students
Scott Wolfe and David Pyrooz are the first graduating PhD cohort from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Graduate says online classes offered a more satisfying way to earn degree
A U.S. Customs agent found his online classes through the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University more rewarding than the traditional classes he took 20 years earlier.
Assistant professor Min Xie wins young scholar award
The Cavan Award recognizes outstanding contributions by scholars who earned their postgraduate degree in the past five years.
"Exonerated Not Executed" - Arizona Justice Project
Two men who were sentenced to death, and then exonerated by new evidence proving their innocence, will be the focus later this month at a conference sponsored by the Arizona Justice Project and the Federal Public Defender’s Office in the District of Arizona.
School gets new communications director
Veteran journalist Paul Atkinson is hired as the School's new director of communications. Atkinson covered crime and criminal justice policy over his 20 years in Arizona.
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice emerges with high national ranking from U.S. News and World Report
This article originally appeared on the ASU news page, at https://asunews.asu.edu/20120326_criminology.
Faculty associate Jeffeory Hynes's book available online
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release: January 12, 2012
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice "Giving Tree" A Success
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release: December 22, 2011
Violent gangs impact college sports
CBS News and Sports Illustrated sat down with Dr. Scott Decker to discuss the influence violent gangs are having on college sports. "The kinds of crimes that gang members are most likely to be involved in are the kind of crimes that ought to concern athletic directors, police chiefs, university presidents and coaches," said Decker.
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice gives back
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release: November 23, 2011
Criminology professors honored by the Glendale Police Department
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release: October 20, 201
Jonathan Koppell named dean of ASU College of Public Programs
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release: October 27, 2011
CCJ hosts first annual "next step" community college event
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release: October 14, 2011
ASU faculty present at Eurogang Network’s 11th conference in Denmark
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release: October 10, 201
Commander’s Retirement Marks Beginning of Chief Position
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release: March 10, 2011
The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Announces Launch of New Gang Research Website
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY News Release September 20, 2011
Level in serious crime in college football is on the rise
"The current 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is not working," said Scott Decker, director of the school of criminology and criminal justice at Arizona State.
Online Bachelors now available in CCJ
Arizona State University is offering a new online Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Faculty News | Dr. Michael White appears on Horizon
Dr. White discusses the incident involving a Phoenix police officer and a City Councilman.
Faculty News | Scott Wolfe 2010 Teaching Excellence Award
We are pleased to announce that Scott Wolfe was selected as a winner of the 2009-2010 ASU Graduate Teaching Excellent Awards.
Faculty News | Cassia Spohn new 'Justice Quarterly' editor
Professor Cassia Spohn, Ph. D in ASU’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice has been named editor of Justice Quarterly, an official journal of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Faculty News | Nancy Rodriguez Faculty Spotlight
Nancy recently earned the prestigious 2010 W.E.B. DuBois Award from the Western Society of Criminology for significant contributions to scholarship on crime and race or ethnicity.
ASU School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Community Mourns the Loss of Student
Faculty, staff and fellow students are saddened by the sudden loss of CCJ Student, Travis Murphy who was fatally shot on May 25th. The 29 year old student was also a new father and respected police officer.
Faculty News | ASU Professor Discusses Organized Crime in Western Hemisphere
Dr. Scott Decker, director of ASU’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, recently spoke about organized crime groups involved in drug and gun smuggling during a conference at the Monterrey Technological University in Mexico City.
