A new lecturer in the University of Rhode Island’s Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJ) Program is dedicated to developing ethical knowledge and experience to challenge common thought processes. Michael David previously worked for over 20 years at the East Providence Police Department, where he retired as a captain.

CCJ major Ashley Fontana is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as one of 18 students in this year’s diverse and distinguished graduating class.

Mikaela Vento, a CCJ and German major, with a minor in Arabic, is one of 16 URI modern language students who have been named Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellows and have been awarded generous grants to pursue foreign language studies across the globe.

The criminology and criminal justice (CCJ) program at the University of Rhode Island recently established their chapter of the honor society Alpha Phi Sigma (APS) and elected their inaugural executive board. 

Following the rapid growth of incoming students who applied to the criminal justice major at the University of Rhode Island, the department has hired a new full-time faculty member. Chelsea Farrell, current Northeastern University Doctoral Candidate, will join URI’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice for the 2019 fall semester.

This past winter break, nine University of Rhode Island students accompanied a professor in visiting Ocean Tides Inc. and Tides Family Services to learn more about the juvenile justice system in Rhode Island. They also came together on February 28th, 2019 to present their experience.

This year’s incoming class, made up of over 3,200 new first-year students and 500 transfer students, is one of the most academically talented and diverse in the university’s history. The most popular majors among incoming students are animal science, biology, business, criminology and criminal justice, engineering, kinesiology, nursing and pharmacy. 

Professor Doerner will be one of the approximately 40 members that will meet to discuss and develop recommendations to counteract the gun violence epidemic. Issues to be considered include identifying loopholes in the background check system and reporting processes, preparing for and preventing mass shooting events, and addressing domestic violence, suicide, and mental health.

There’s a new major in town. Beginning in the fall, an interdisciplinary major in criminology and criminal justice will be available, with courses from the sociology, political science, psychology, gender and women’s studies, economics, and chemistry departments.