Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association
The Criminal Justice Graduate Student Association (CJGSA) functions as the liaison between graduate students and faculty members. The CJGSA is an active group that sponsors events that facilitates both the professional development and social development of our members. Members have also volunteered hundreds of hours at the Mentoring Center assisting undergraduate students in development and refinement of coursework. The CJGSA also offers support to incoming and prospective students.
Officers
President- Lallen Johnson
Vice President- Sondra Tower
Treasurer- Caitlin McGuire
Secretary- Liana Taylor
Departmental Representative- Evan Sorg
Search Committee Representative- Brian Wyant
Meeting schedule
To be announced
Research activities
Interdisciplinary Graduate Student
“Works in Progress” Symposium Series
Stayed tuned for the new spring 2010 schedule!
Previous presentations (Spring 2009)
January 30th
Jaime Henderson (Criminal Justice)
Considering Current Juvenile Sex Offender Policy for Pennsylvania
Mike Norton (Sociology)
Revoking the American Dream: High Priced Lending and Segmented Mortgage Markets in Suburban Philadelphia
Paul Kahan (History)
Philadelphia's Bastille: Eastern State Penitentiary and the American Commitment to Penal Education, 1829-1971
February 27th
Ricky Moye (Sociology)
Does racial integration threaten property values? New evidence from Philadelphia
Lallen Johnson (Criminal Justice)
Travel distance to drug markets – Implications for policing and CPTED
Katrina Morrison (Criminal Justice)
Students writing about violence
April 10th
Chris Salvatore (Criminal Justice)
Exploring Race-Based Differences in Life-Course Patterns of Criminality
Rich Grippaldi (History)
Punishment on the plains: Military discipline at Old Fort Gibson
Liana Taylor (Criminal Justice)
Retention in juvenile treatment court
Laura Porterfield (Urban Education)
Space, place, and black female adolescent identity: Explorations of gender violence
in and around school neighborhoods
Information for incoming and prospective students
Welcome incoming and prospective students! Choosing the appropriate graduate program can be stressful and overwhelming. We are here to provide information in the decision-making process. If you are interested in graduate studies in the Department, how to navigate administrative paperwork, or where to live and what to do in Philly feel free to contact a graduate student. We will do whatever we can to ease your transition into graduate studies in the Department of Criminal Justice.
Additional information
Temple University Graduate Student Association (TUGSA)