Attention CRJ Students: AZ Legislative and Government Internships Available

Each spring approximately 50 students, from ASU, are selected to serve as legislative and government interns at the Legislature, Governor’s Office, Supreme Court and several other governmental agencies. Interns receive academic credit, 12 hours for undergraduates and 6-9 credit hours for graduate students, a tuition scholarship and a stipend of $4,200. The deadline is September 15, 2008, 5pm. Application materials are available online.

CRJ Classes offered at Tempe & Downtown Campuses!

ASU's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, located at the West campus, also offers classes leading to a B.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the Tempe and Downtown campuses.

National Boys and Girls Club Annual Meeting - July 2008

Scott Decker, Director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice was the keynote speaker at the National Boys and Girls Club Annual Meeting in Atlanta this July. Dr. Decker spoke about the challenges of responding to gangs and the role of prevention. Robert Flores, Administrator for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and Joe Moellner, from the Boys and Girls Clubs of America presented him with a piece of art from a youth in the Atlanta Boys and Girls Club.

Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice

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The Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice (MSCCJ) degree program is designed to provide students with a high level of theoretical and empirical knowledge about crime and criminal justice. The program also is designed to provide students with the advanced research skills needed to prepare them for careers as criminal justice researchers and/or continued study in doctoral programs in criminology and/or criminal justice.

A student pursuing the Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice will take courses in two core areas:(1) theory and research on crime and the criminal justice system and (2) research methods and analytical techniques. In consultation with the supervisory committee, the student will select elective course work related to his/her areas of interest. Each student will write a thesis that reflects original research and scholarship, makes a contribution to knowledge in the field, and demonstrates his/her ability to design and carry out an independent research project.