UCI’s Master of Advanced Study in criminology, law & society has advanced to No. 2 in the country in U.S. News & World Report‘s 2019 ranking of the Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs. A total of 77 schools with online criminal justice or criminology programs were evaluated in five categories: engagement, expert opinion, faculty […]
First-of-its-kind research conducted in Florida before Hurricane Irma hit
Elizabeth Cauffman, professor of psychological science at UCI, has received a $780,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice to evaluate the Orange County Young Adult Court. This will be the first randomized control trial in the country of a YAC. Such courts are designed to focus specifically on people between the ages of 18 […]
Social ecology faculty highlight deficits in effort to improve law enforcement, court processes and corrections
Social ecology researchers take multiple approaches to finding solutions
Possession, not use, of a mobile phone counteracts feelings of isolation, UCI-led study finds
Gift endows Carol Kupers Whalen Fund, which supports students and faculty research
First systematic data analysis conducted to determine statewide impact
Problems more frequent in low-income, rural areas of the nation
In the criminal justice category, UCI offers one of the top online graduate degree programs in the country. According to U.S. News & World Report‘s 2018 ranking of such programs, UCI is tied for third with the University of Nebraska Omaha. In total, 90 schools with online criminal justice or criminology programs were judged in five […]