Department of Criminal Justice
Mission Statement
Our mission is to provide justice education, research, and service to students, practitioners, policymakers, and the community by creating an intellectually challenging environment that promotes collegiality and instills the highest level of ethical standards in the pursuit of informed justice policy and practice.
Vision Statement
The Department of Criminal Justice at UTSA will be a leading program recognized for excellence in justice research, innovative education, and policy relevant service to improve the quality of justice within society.
Faculty Feature
Presenting at Conferences
Written by Holly Miller, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice UTSA College of Public Policy
Presenting at an academic conference is normative practice for academicians and researchers across virtually all academic fields and disciplines. While most professors become seasoned presenters over time, conference presentation can be intimidating for the inexperienced, especially graduate students engaging this important professional development step for the first time.
OJJDP research award
Dr. J. Mitchell Miller (Department of Criminal Justice, UTSA) and Dr. Michael Karcher (Department of Counseling, UTSA) have received a grant for $283,987 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to identify best practices for youth mentoring as a form of delinquency prevention.
Department News
APS Guest Lecture Series
Students are invited to join us on Friday, April 20, 2012 to listen to a presentation by outstanding scholar Dr. Ni (Phil) He of Northeastern University in Boston. The title of his presentation is “Legal Representation and Criminal Processing in Chinese Courts: The MacArthur Pilot Study”. This presentation is part of the Alpha Phi Sigma guest lecture series being hosted by the Criminal Justice department.
When: Friday, April 20, 2012
Where: Aula Canaria Auditorium (BV) 1.328
Time: 11am-12pm
Contributions to COPP
With alumni and community support we are able to provide funds for student scholarships, research fellowships, faculty research support and are instrumental in creating new programs. Such capabilities benefit our students and the general public, support endowed chairs, and are a vital source of funds to benefit academic and research related programs.
Office Hours:
(DB) 4.112
Monday - Friday
8:00am - 5:00pm
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Student Information
Applying to the program
All undergraduate students, including new freshmen and transfer students, should refer to Undergraduate Admissions for details on applying to our program.
The Graduate School offers up to date information on how to apply and requirements for the program. Visit our Graduate program webpage for more information, or contact robert.rico@utsa.edu, Graduate Advisor of Record.
Want to Join Alpha Phi Sigma?
-GPA: 3.2+ (UG)/ 3.4+ (Grad)
-Criminal Justice Major or Minor
-Completed 3 full semesters with 4 courses in CRJ (UG), completed 4 courses total (Grad)
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