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College of Arts and Sciences: Criminology and Criminal Justice


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Alpert Receives USC's Highest Award for Research:

Professor Geoff Alpert has received the 2012 Russell Research Award from the University of South Carolina. This award was established by Judge Donald S. Russell in 1957. It is the University’s most prestigious annual prize and recognizes faculty for outstanding and innovative research and scholarship. Congratulations Dr. Alpert!

Successful Defense:

Congratulations to Rhys Hester who successfully defended his dissertation "Criminal Sentencing in the Court Communities of South Carolina: An Examination of Offender, Judge, and County Characteristics." He is set to graduate Spring 2012 and will be the first Ph.D. Graduate from the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice!

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The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice provides a distinctive education for undergraduate and graduate students through an active program of applied research, program evaluation, and policy analysis. This state-of-the-art program grounded in research methods and criminological theory focuses on the causes of and societal responses to crime and deviant behavior. Accordingly, the department provides its students with a strong foundation in the liberal arts and social sciences and prepares them to address the challenges of crime in society as criminal justice professionals, researchers, and educators.

Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
University of South Carolina
1305 Greene St.
Columbia, South Carolina 29208
(803) 777-7097

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Undergraduate Studies
Ms. Patricia Armstrong
Phone: (803) 777-7088
E-mail:
parmstro@mailbox.sc.edu

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Graduate Studies:
Dr. Abigail Fagan
Phone: (803) 777-3625
E-mail:
fagana@mailbox.sc.edu

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