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Criminal Justice, Department of

Welcome back for the start of a new academic year!

The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology is excited to welcome back its new and returning students for the 2024-2025 academic year.

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Professor Don Stemen, PhD and Professor David Olson, PhD, Loyola Chicago Center for Criminal Justice Co-Directors stand shoulder to shoulder

Loyola’s Center for Criminal Justice emerges as a voice of reason

Illinois becomes the first state to overhaul the system

Loyola University Chicago’s Center for Criminal Justice (CCJ) has become a key resource in a national debate around a controversial topic: cash bail. In 2021, the Illinois General Assembly passed House Bill 3653, an omnibus crime bill known as the SAFE-T Act.

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A Matter of Fraud

Dr. Loretta Stalans discusses why people commit fraud scams in Season 2, Episode 3 of Accounts Deceivable.

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The home page of the Loyola Chicago Center for Criminal Justice site.

Center for Criminal Justice Launches New 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.

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Fall 2024 Schedule

See our schedule of classes for Fall 2024.

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Criminal Injustice podcast

Dr. Don Stemen talks about bail reform

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