Rossvierlin Cajigas featured by College in Senior Profiles - CCJ and Gender & Women’s Studies major Rossvierlin Cajigas is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as a member of this year’s diverse and distinguished graduating class.
Arts and Sciences fellow, Hannah Beaucaire, to examine the short and long-term effects of solitary confinement - Hannah Beaucaire, a senior CCJ major, will spend her summer documenting the short and long-term effects of solitary confinement to better understand the reforms currently being implemented by the Maine Department of Corrections. Her faculty mentor is Dr. Natalie Pifer.
Camryn Tierney featured by College in Senior Profiles - CCJ major Camryn Tierney is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as a member of this year’s diverse and distinguished graduating class.
Prof. Jill Doerner interviewed about her work inside and outside of the classroom - Through her earnest work and research with criminology and social inequalities, associate professor Jill Doerner has cultivated a classroom of enlightening opportunities at the University of Rhode Island.
Andy Main featured by College in Senior Profiles - CCJ and Journalism major Andy Main is featured by the College of Arts & Sciences as a member of this year’s diverse and distinguished graduating class.
Prof. Chelsea Farrell presented research on race, place, and police stops in New York - Assistant Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice Chelsea Farrell explains her research regarding the unequal distribution of police stops in New York using data on Stop, Question, and Frisk from the NYPD.
CCJ and Chinese major, Ying Wu, wins Boren Scholarship to study language overseas - Ying Wu, a junior from Cranston, Rhode Island, studying criminal justice and Chinese, received the Boren Scholarship worth up to $20,000 to continue her studies of Chinese.
Prof. Natalie Pifer presents punishment and society perspective on Covid-19 - Dr. Natalie Pifer, Assistant Professor of CCJ, takes a social science perspective of punishment, correction, and social control during this unprecedented pandemic. She examines the challenges of incarceration for prisoners, institutions, and correctional officers. As well as shedding light on how the American correctional system reflects the issues of the American healthcare system.
New CCJ Professor Empowered by Ethics and Experience - 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.- New CCJ Professor, Chelsea Farrell, looks forward to her first semester at URI - Chelsea Farrell, the University of Rhode Island’s newest criminal justice professor, is excited to get to know her students and URI as a whole. Farrell was drawn to teaching at URI, as she wanted to stay in New England after graduating and she liked that the school values interdisciplinary work.
Ashley Fontana featured by College in Senior Profiles - 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.
CCJ and German major, Mikaela Vento, named Beatrice S. Demers Foreign Language Fellow - 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.
Criminology & Criminal Justice Starts Honor Society - 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. 
Criminal Justice Major Hires New Faculty Member After Rapid Growth - 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.
CCJ Students Participate in J-Term Juvenile Justice Immersion - 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.
