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2026 CJC Annual Honors Event
On April 24th, 2026, the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology held its Annual Honors Event in Palm Court. Graduating CJC majors, PSCJ minors, and CJC Master’s students gathered with our department faculty, staff, friends, and family, to celebrate their upcoming graduation. We further honored those students receiving departmental awards, graduating officers of the Criminal Justice Organization, and new inductees into the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society.
Dr. Kurti Recognized by Loyola University for Women's History Month
Dr. Kurti was spotlighted this past Women's History Month by Loyola in recognition of extraordinary women who have made a lasting impact at the University.
Alpha Phi Sigma & the Criminal Justice Organization host documentary screening of 'The Alabama Solution'
Our two CJC student-led organizations in collaboration with the John Howard Association hosted a special screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary 'The Alabama Solution.' Afterward, students engaged in a post-screening discussion of prison conditions in the U.S. and what can be done to protect incarcerated individuals from violence and victimization behind bars.
CJC Students Participate in Human Rights Symposium in Poland
Abigail and Sadie, studying abroad at the John Felice Rome Center (JFRC) in Fall 2025, travelled to Poland at the time of the conference. The topic of the conference, “Democracy in Crisis: Authoritarian Rule and Its Impact on Human Rights and the Rule of Law,” really spoke to the senior CJC majors.
Dr. Kurti invited to speak at the American Bar Foundation
Dr. Kurti was invited by the American Bar Foundation to give a talk about her newly published co-authored book, Skyscraper Jails: The Abolitionist Fight Against Jail Expansion in NYC. She presented alongside her co-author Dr. Jarrod Shanahan as part of the American Bar Foundation’s weekly speaker series. A recording of the talk is available upon request.
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Emily Mordeson (CJC Major) Receives University Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research
Emily Mordeson (CJC Major) Receives University Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research
CJC Faculty a Finalist for 2025 Teaching Award
Dr. Mike Vecchio (CJC Lecturer) was selected as a top finalist for the University’s St. Ignatius of Loyola Award for Excellence in Teaching (2025).
A Matter of Fraud
Dr. Loretta Stalans discusses why people commit fraud scams in Season 2, Episode 3 of Accounts Deceivable.
Loyola’s Center for Criminal Justice emerges as a voice of reason
Threads 日本 已验证 使用2fa登录 带日本名字 头像 图片’s Center for Criminal Justice (CCJ) has become a key resource in a national debate around a controversial topic: cash bail.
Center for Criminal Justice Launches Website
The Center for Criminal Justice has launched a new website, tracking several ongoing research projects: bail reform in Illinois, prosecutorial performance indicators, gun violence, deferred prosecution. On the website, you can find ways to get involved in these and other Center projects.