PhD candidate Matthew D’Anna established a partnership with the City of Fairfax Police Department that allows students to use their crime, calls for service, and vehicle accident location data in his undergraduate course on Crime and Place.

CLS Adjunct Professor Kevin Fornshill's special topics undergraduate course on hate crimes is highlighted on front page of the Washington Post.

Graduate student Emily Smedley has been awarded the ATAP Dr. Chris Hatcher Memorial Scholarship based on her interest in and research on threat assessment.

George Mason University has been selected by the Department of Homeland Security to lead its Center of Excellence in Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis. The 10-year, multimillion-dollar grant is among the largest research awards the university has received, with $3.85 million committed for its first year of operation.

On June 20, 2017, Fairfax County Sheriff Stacey A. Kincaid presented scholarship checks to three George Mason University students who are majoring in Criminology, Law and Society. 

The mood in EagleBank Arena was lively on May 18 and 19, as the College of Humanities and Social Sciences held its degree celebration ceremonies. Congratulations again to all of our graduates! We are pleased to welcome you to an impressive community of alumni, made only stronger by the class of 2017.

Graduate student Catherine Kimbrell has received the Philip M. Dearborn Doctoral Fellowship from the Economic Club of Washington D.C. for her research on poverty and the pretrial process.

David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Research in Criminology from the Israeli Society of Criminology.

Dr. Faye Taxman, University Professor of Criminology, Law and Society, has received the 2017 Joan McCord Award, which recognizes distinguished experimental research contributions to criminology and criminal justice that have implications for policy and practice.

This year at Commencement, George Mason University awards its inaugural medals for faculty excellence, presented to faculty who represent the ideals of higher education and embody Mason’s vision.