28 faculty and 40 courses in Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, Newark.
- Alex Gimenez-Santana, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice
Crime Mapping GIS Neighborhood Effects on Crime International Comparative Studies Download
- Allegra Pocinki, Faculty
- Andres F. Rengifo, Professor
Social Control Communities & Crime Cross-cultural & Evaluation Research Download
- Bill McCarthy, Professor
Violence Race and Crime Sex Work Download
- Bonita Veysey, Professor
Transformation and Reform Criminal Identity Implicit Social Cognition Gender Stereotypes Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Care Download
- Brenden Beck, Associate Professor
Policing Cities Spatial Analysis Research Methods Download
- Colleen Berryessa, Associate Professor
Psychology Sentencing Courts Punishment Mental Health/Neuroscience Download
- Ebony Ruhland, Associate Professor
- Elizabeth Griffiths, Professor, Faculty Chair
Neighborhood Effects Criminological Theory GIS and Spatial Methodologies Policing and Prosecuting Drug Crime Download
- Frank Edwards, Associate Professor
Race Policing Children and families Sociology of punishment Welfare state Download
- James O. Finckenauer, Professor Emeritus
Organized Crime International & Comparative Crime and Justice Juvenile Delinquency Juvenile Justice Crime Policy, Planning & Evaluation Sentencing Download
- Jason Silver, Associate Professor
Morality and ideology Public opinion about crime and criminal justice Decision-making Police-citizen relations Download
- Jody Miller, Distinguished Professor
Feminist/Gender Theory Gender, Crime and Victimization Qualitative Research Methods Race, Neighborhoods and Inequality Download
- Joel Caplan, Professor
Communities Crime (Analysis & Prevention) Policing Environmental Criminology GIS Mapping Risk Terrain Modeling Download
- Joel Miller, Professor
Environmental Criminology Juvenile Justice Police Accountability Download
- Keisha April, Assistant Professor
Juvenile Justice Policing Mental Health & Crime Community-based Research Racial & Ethnic Disparities Download
- Ko-lin Chin, Distinguished Professor
Gangs & Organized Crime Human Smuggling & Trafficking Drug Trafficking Download
- Leslie Kennedy, Professor Emeritus
Risk Assessment Crime Mapping Data Informed Community Engagement Dr. Leslie Kennedy Bio Leslie W. Kennedy (PhD University of Toronto) is currently University Professor at Rutgers University. He teaches graduate-level courses at the School o
- Mercer Sullivan, Professor Emeritus
- Michael Ostermann, Professor, MA Program Chair
Evidence-based crime policy Reentry Parole Corrections Program evaluation Risk assessment Translational criminology Download
- Nancy La Vigne, Dean and Professor
Crime Prevention Spatial Analysis Policing Corrections and Reentry Criminal Justice Technologies Dr. Nancy La Vigne Bio Nancy La Vigne, a renowned criminal justice researcher and former leader in the U.S. Department of Justice
- Norman Samuels, University Professor (Emeritus)
Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism Security & Intelligence Studies International Crime Dr. Norman Samuels Bio Dr. Samuels recently returned to the faculty after serving for three decades in senior University administrative roles. His research in
- Nusret M. Sahin, Associate Professor of Practice, Executive Master's Program Director
- Pilar Larroulet, Assistant Professor
Incarceration & Reentry Life Course Gender & Crime Download
- Robert Apel, Professor, Undergraduate Program Chair
- Sara Wakefield, Professor, PhD Program Chair
Incarceration and Reentry Stratification and Inequality Life Course, Family and Childhood Wellbeing Methods Download
- Todd Clear, University Professor (Emeritus)
Corrections Mass Incarceration Sentencing Alternatives to Incarceration Download
- Valerio Bacak, Associate Professor
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.