University at Albany, SUNY School of Criminal Justice explained

The University at Albany, SUNY School of Criminal Justice (SCJ) is a school of the University at Albany, SUNY, offering both undergraduate and graduate programs in criminal justice. It was established in 1968, as a result of the desire of then-New York governor Nelson Rockefeller to create a research and education program centered around the study of crime.^[1] It offered the first criminal justice doctoral program in the United States. In 2006, this program was ranked the 2nd best criminology doctoral program in the country by U.S. News & World Report.^[2] The current dean is William Alex Pridemore, who also received his Ph.D. from the School in 2000.^[3]

Location

The SCJ is located in Draper Hall on the University at Albany's Downtown campus.^[4]

Former deans

Former deans of the SCJ are:

• Richard Myren (1968–76)^[5]
• Vincent I. O'Leary (1976–77)
• Donald J. Newman (1977–83)^[6]
• Terence Thornberry (1984–88)^[7]
• David E. Duffee (1988–95)
• David Bayley (1995–99)^[2]
• Dennis P. Rosenbaum (1999-2000)
• Julie Horney (2002–09)
• Alan Lizotte (2010–15)^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Graduate Study . University at Albany, SUNY . 2.
2. Web site: School of Criminal Justice: Four Decades of Academic Excellence . University at Albany-SUNY . en . 2018-01-27.
3. Web site: Dean's Message . University at Albany-SUNY . en . 2018-01-27.
4. Web site: About the School of Criminal Justice . University at Albany-SUNY . en . 2018-01-27.
5. Web site: School of Criminal Justice Records.
6. News: Donald J. Newman, Criminologist And Ex-SUNY Dean, Dies at 65 . Fowler . Glenn . 1990 . The New York Times . 2018-01-27 . en-US . 0362-4331.
7. Web site: Terence Thornberry CV. 1.
8. Web site: A Gift for Preeminence . 2017-10-23 . University at Albany-SUNY . en . 2018-01-27.