Criminology, Law and Society

The Department of Criminology, Law and Society is a dynamic, interdisciplinary unit. The faculty includes some of the nation’s top researchers in the field. Graduate and undergraduate students have the opportunity to work closely with these outstanding faculty in courses and on research projects. As they graduate, students go on to work in the area’s top federal agencies, law schools, and doctoral programs.

Students at the graduate and undergraduate level develop strong foundations in research, methods, theories and systems of justice, criminology and crime policy, law and society, and justice. They graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to understand the causes and consequences of crime and injustice, the responses by criminal and civil justice institutions, and what works to improve social conditions among affected individuals, communities, organizations, and countries.

Lum Publishes Book on Counterterrorism Measures

Cynthia Lum, Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, has published a new book titled "Evidence-Based Counterterrorism Policy" (Springer, 2011), edited with Leslie W. Kennedy of Rutgers University. Lum and colleagues examine a variety of counterterrorism strategies in the United States and abroad.

College Honors Exceptional Students at Celebration of Scholarship

As their names rang through the Mason Hall atrium, 26 students walked past the podium, received their certificates and shook the hand of College of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Jack Censer. These students, both undergraduates and graduates in the college, were recognized at the 2011 Celebration of Scholarship.

Mason Team Competes in CIA Simulation Exercise

A Mason team of four would-be Intelligence Analysts from the Department of Criminology, Law and Society participated in a competition with 11 other area schools in a CIA simulation exercise hosted at Georgetown University.