The University of Delaware’s Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice is internationally recognized for its research, faculty, and academic programs, including a top-ranked graduate criminology ...

The program offers hand on experience through the crime lab and partners with law enforcement in our hometowns to help them ...

Crime rates in the U.S. fell in 2025. Murders in particular fell dramatically. That is a major takeaway among criminal justice experts as we approach the year's end.

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The documents are related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's criminal charges and his death by suicide in federal custody.

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Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has a chance to initiate some important reforms for New Jersey's criminal justice system. Here's ...

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Welcome to the University of Delaware’s Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, where students explore human interaction and its effect on society. Our research and faculty are internationally ...

As an erstwhile drummer, I was drawn to the movie Whiplash, in which an abusive music instructor played by J.K. Simmons pushes his promising drum student nearly over the brink in his pursuit of ...