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CCJS Alumni, Sgt. Zachary Nemser, Honored with 2024 Top Cop Award
Hyattsville Police Department Sergeant Zachary Nemser, an alum of the University of Maryland’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJS), has been recognized with the prestigious 2024 Top Cop Award by the Maryland Municipal League-Police Executive Association (MML-PEA).
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UMD Goes to South Africa 2024
The Summer 2024 CCJS/MLAW Study Abroad Program in South Africa is currently underway! From June 22 - July 8, we will travel to South Africa to study human trafficking in the region. Follow along by visiting our blog.
Distinguished University Professor Gary Lafree Featured on the Criminology Academy Podcast
The Criminology Academy podcast featured Gary LaFree, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice and former Director of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START). Professor LaFree discussed his journey, contributions to criminology, and reflections on the discipline.
Lydia Becker receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
CCJS PhD student Lydia Becker has been named a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. "I’m honored that the NSF GRFP will allow me to dedicate space for my own research within the busy life of a graduate student," Becker said. The fellowship will support Becker's dissertation research related to criminal court processes over the next three years.
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