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)