
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & CRIMINOLOGY
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & CRIMINOLOGY
U.S. News & World Report ranks the Andrew Young School’s Criminal Justice & Criminology programs No. 22 in the nation.
Using Evidence to Integrate Justice Systems

POLICING RESEARCH
EVALUATING PROBLEM-ORIENTED POLICING
Dr. Josh Hinkle and colleagues recently published a systematic review on the effectiveness of problem-oriented policing for reducing crime and disorder.
GRADUATE STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
IMMIGRATION STATUS AND VICTIMIZATION
Job Market Candidate Krystlelynn Caraballo, ABD studies the impact of immigration status on victimization, the correlates and consequences of poly-victimization, and the potential for criminal coping among poly-victims.
CRIMINOLOGY PODCAST
Dr. Callie Burt was featured on the Criminology Academy Podcast, where she discussed her research on race and discrimination, social schematic theory, and new directions for criminology.
Professor William Sabol and an interdisciplinary team at Georgia State were recently awarded a $1.14 million grant from the National Institute of Justice to evaluate a prison reentry program.
Academic Programs
Criminal Justice – Crime and Justice Concentration, B.S.
Bachelor's
Department: Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Locations: Atlanta Campus
Interest Area: Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice – Legal Studies Concentration, B.S.
Bachelor's
Department: Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Locations: Atlanta Campus
Interest Area: Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Criminology, P.h.D.
Ph.D., Professional Doctorate
Department: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Locations: Atlanta Campus
Interest Area: Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Administration, M.I.S.
Master's, Specialist
Department: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Locations: Online
Interest Area: Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice, M.S.
Master's, Specialist
Department: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Locations: Atlanta Campus
Interest Area: Criminal Justice
Latest News
Georgia State Awarded $1.43 Million to Evaluate Prisoner Reentry Grant Program
An interdisciplinary team from the Andrew Young School received a grant to conduct an evaluation of the Second Chance Act prisoner reentry grant program. read more ❯
NSF-Funded Cybersecurity Project at Georgia State Will Disrupt Illicit Virtual Supply Chains
Georgia State University’s Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group will examine the supply chain supporting underground markets in a new project designed to disrupt such operations.read more ❯
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Forms New Alumni Council
Plans for a new Alumni Council have come to fruition this year in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYS). The inaugural council boasts 20 members from various areas of the country.read more ❯
Georgia State, Georgia Tech Join Technology and Social Science Researchers to Address Injustices
Twenty Georgia State University and Georgia Tech faculty and graduate students, were named Public Interest Technology – University Network Fellows.read more ❯
NSF Grant Funds Novel Cybersecurity Training and Mentorship Program at Georgia State University
The Evidence-Based Cybersecurity Research Group (EBCS) received nearly $300,000 for a mentorship program teaching students advanced research skills.read more ❯
National Science Foundation Funds Georgia State’s Study of COVID-19 Scams on the Darknet
A year-long study funded will allow researchers to examine threats related to the sale of critical COVID-19 supplies via darknet markets.read more ❯
Contact Us
PHONE
404-413-1020
EMAIL
cjmail@gsu.edu
Graduate Director
Dr. Leah Daigle
ldaigle@gsu.edu
Undergraduate Director
Dr. Mark Reed
mreed@gsu.edu
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3992
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3992