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VRC Shares Insights on Therapy Designed to Reduce Gun Violence

Prison's Imprint: Assistant Professor Stewart Examines the Ripple Effects of Legal Involvement

Cracking Cases at Fictional Crime Scenes

Violence Reduction Center Seeks to Scale ‘Invaluable’ Violence Reduction Tool

Meet Cydney Simmons, Chair of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council

Dr. Rachel Ellis wins 2024 ASC Hindelang Outstanding Book award

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UMD Study to Evaluate Six Maryland Counties’ Law Enforcement Diversion Programs

Distinguished University Professor Gary LaFree

Dr. Gary LaFree speaks on institutional legitimacy and violence at the 2024 Stockholm Criminology Symposium

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UMD Study: Some Black Residents Still Distrust Baltimore Police Department, Even After Reforms

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5th Annual Ray Paternoster Memorial Lecture

The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences are pleased to present the 5th Ray Paternoster Memorial Lecture and reception in honor of Professor Ray Paternoster to celebrate his life and scholarship in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and in the profession.

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Sarah Silberman Recognized with Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award

The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is thrilled to announce that Ph.D. candidate Sarah Silberman has been awarded the Graduate School’s Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award for 2024-25

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Codey Carr Receives Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award

The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is proud to announce that Ph.D. student Codey Carr has been named the Graduate School’s Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award for 2024-25.

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Fearless Fulbrights: Jelmar Meester

Incoming Fulbright scholar Jelmar Meester shares his work in the criminology field exploring methods traditionally used to study individual crimes into a corporate crime context.

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