Features Archive
Criminal Justice Students’ Organization Completes Service Project
This past December, undergraduate and graduate students helped distribute food from the Greater Chicago Food Depository to the needy at Our Lady of the Angels Mission.more
Professor David Olson Reappointed to Executive Committee of the JRSA
Dr. Olson was reappointed to a second term on the Executive Committee of the JRSA – a national nonprofit organization of state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, and other researchers and practitioners throughout government, academia, and criminal justice organizations. more
Criminal Justice Students Visit Correctional Facility
Undergraduate and graduate students involved in the Loyola University Criminal Justice students’ Organization (CJO) recently visited the Dwight Correctional Facility, a women’s prison in rural Illinois. more
Alpha Phi Sigma Fundraiser at Felice's - February 7
On February 7, Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society, will be hosting a fundraiser at Felice's Roman Style Pizza (6441 N. Sheridan Rd).more
Associate Professor Robert Lombardo Publishes Second Book
Dr. Lombardo has a new book coming out – Organized Crime in Chicago: Beyond the Mafia – which examines the emergence and continuation of organized crime in Chicago more
Assistant Professor Don Stemen Receives Grant to Study Deferred Prosecution
Dr. Stemen in collaboration with Christine George, Research Associate Professor at CURL, and John Orwat, Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work received a grant from the Illinois Criminal Justice Authority to evaluate the Cook County State's Attorney's Deferred Prosecution Program.more
Prof. Deborah Baskin Appointed to Editorial Board of Women and Criminal Justice
Professor Deborah Baskin was appointed to the editorial board of the journal Women and Criminal Justice for 2013. Women and Criminal Justice is the only journal devoted specifically to scholarly interdisciplinary and international research on all concerns related to women and criminal justice. more
Alpha Phi Sigma Inducts New Members
The Loyola chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honors Society, recently inducted new members into the organization at its annual Induction Ceremony on January 20.more
Professor Loretta Stalans Appointed to Editorial Board of Law and Human Behavior
Professor Loretta Stalans was appointed to the editorial board for the journal Law and Human Behavior for 2013. Law and Human Behavior is the official journal of the Division on Psychology and Law of the American Psychological Association. more
Associate Professor Robert Lombardo on Chicago Tonight
Watch Dr. Lombardo discuss his new book – Organized Crime in Chicago: Beyond the Mafia. more
Criminal Justice Student Organization CeaseFire/Cure Violence Event
March 11 | Maguire Hall, Rm 240 | 7 p.m. - The Loyola Criminal Justice Student Organization will host a discussion with Tio Hardiman, Director of Chicago CeaseFire/Cure Violence. more
Professor Loretta Stalans Appointed to NIJ Review Panel for VAWA
Professor Loretta Stalans was appointed to serve a three year term as a scientist on the Scientific Grant Review Panel for the National Institute of Justice Violence Against Women section. The panel consists of twelve scientists and four practitioners who review applications for funding of research related to violence against women. more
Indignities of Order Maintenance: Children, Law, and the Police
April 11, the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology will co-sponsor a juvenile justice colloquium examining how interactions with police shape juveniles' understandings of the law.more
Professor Gipsy Escobar to Present at International Conference
Assistant Professor Gipsy Escobar will present at the annual conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy in Bogota, Colombia, May 15-17. Professor Escobar will present her paper, "Understanding the Long-Term Effect of the Demobilization and Extradition of Narco-Paramilitaries on Violence in Colombia." more
CJC Charity Drive for Free the Girls
The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology will be collecting used bras to donate to Free the Girls, an international organization that supports former victims of the sex trade in Africa.more