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Associated Press Story Quotes CLJ Faculty

Associate Professor of social work, Amy Watson, was quoted in an article about the Justice Department’s findings regarding police treatment of people with a mental illness. The article was published by the Associated Press…

2015 CLJ Open House a Success

The Annual Open House on November 4, 2015 held at the Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice was a huge success!  Four panel discussions included a variety of professionals and alumni who work…

CLJ Professor's Research and Book Featured in UIC News.

UIC professor John Hagedorn’s research and new book connects the mafia in Chicago with street gangs and explores the history of gangs and violence. See the story featured in UIC news.

In memorium

Dr. Richard H. Ward, Associate Vice President for Special Programs and Sponsored Research at the University of New Haven, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 17th. Dr. Ward served as Associate Chancellor for…

Crain’s Chicago Business Interviews LAS Professor Beth Richie

Crain’s Chicago Business interviewed Beth Richie, director of the UIC Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy, about her appointment to a National Football League expert panel addressing issues of domestic violence and sexual…

UIC News: LAS Policy Expert Named to NFL’s Violence Panel

Beth Richie, director of the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named a senior adviser to the National Football League’s policy group addressing domestic violence and…

LAS Student, UIC Flames Soccer Star Profiled on DNAinfo.com

LAS student and UIC Flames soccer star, Jesus Torres, is profiled in a new article on DNAinfo.com Chicago. The feature details Torres’s journey to the United States across the US/Mexico border and his lifelong passion…