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Mason, the largest and most diverse public university in Virginia, will award 10,220 degrees for graduates who have filed an intent to graduate from Summer 2022, Fall 2022, and Spring 2023. Criminology, law and society is among the top five undergraduate majors of the Class of 2023.

Students from the 2022-2023 Honors Seminar in Criminology, Law and Society presented posters of their research projects at the 2023 CHSS Undergraduate Research Symposium. This year's honors seminar was led by Dr. Evan Lowder and focused on pretrial reform.

The study will be a first-of-its-kind multi-method longitudinal study of a cohort of police officers.

Dr. Alex Piquero of the Bureau of Justice Statistics will give a talk titled "My Life in Crime" on March 10, 2023. The Mastrofski Lecture is an annual event that honors Emeritus Professor Stephen Mastrofski, the first Chair of Mason's Department of Criminology, Law and Society.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS) recently celebrated the remarkable achievements of 19 students at the Peter N. Stearns Provost Scholar Athlete Awards ceremony on February 21. These exceptional individuals were honored for their ability to balance their passion for sports with their academic pursuits while maintaining a GPA of at least 3.75.

The Department of Criminology, Law and Society invites applicants for two full-time teaching positions at the rank of term instructor or term assistant professor starting in August 2023.

Assistant Professor Jin R. Lee of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society provides five important tips to avoid online fraud this holiday season and beyond.

Join us on September 30 or October 27 to learn more about the rop-ranked PhD program in Criminology, Law and Society!

The Department of Criminology, Law and Society invites applicants for a tenure-track Associate Professor position to start August 2023. Candidates with a research agenda in any area of criminology, criminal justice, or law and society will be considered; those with expertise in corrections are preferred. The review of applications begins October 1, 2022.