Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2011

Institute for the Study of Crime and Justice

The Institute for the Study of Crime and Justice (ISCJ) serves the interests of the criminal justice community in Connecticut by utilizing the University's faculty, staff, and student resources to perform applied research, train criminal justice personnel, and develop, implement, and evaluate criminal justice initiatives for local, state, and federal governmental clients. The ISCJ also serves as a centralized clearinghouse for the exchange and dissemination of information concerning the criminal justice field. as the applied arm of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice.  The ISCJ is staffed by Criminology faculty and students and works closely with criminal justice agencies in the creation and dissemination of theoretical, scientific, and practical knowledge of Criminal Justice.

Located in the Robert Vance Academic Center, the ISCJ provides opportunities for students to collaborate with faculty and practitioners in a variety of professional settings.