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Criminal Justice Classes meet with New Jersey Judges
As part of the Criminal Justice Lecture Series, criminal justice classes attended a lecture about the State of New Jersey criminal justice reforms. Hon. Sheila Venable, PJ, JSC, led a discussion about major changes in court proceedings regarding bail and speedy trial issues. The lecture was presented by the Hudson County Superior Court Criminal Division.

Students Get a Hands-on Lesson about Traffic Safety
Officers from the Jersey City Police Department visited campus for a group discussion about traffic safety on Thursday, October 6. Criminal Justice Adjunct Professor Thomas Lucas, Criminal Justice Lecturer Kevin Callahan, J.D. and Associate Professor Raymond Rainville, Ph.D., scheduled the meeting. The officers were P.O. Travis Ragland, P.O. Joseph Sandwith and Det. Michael Manzo. Students […]

Brian L. Royster, Ed.D., Publishes a Book Review in Security Management
Brian L. Royster, Ed.D., an assistant professor of criminal justice and a retired New Jersey state trooper, published a book review of Walter Philbrick’s, Surviving: A Citizen’s Guide to Surviving Street Crimes and Terrorist Attacks. The review was published in Security Management, a publication of ASIS International. Read the review here.
Jersey City Youth Justice Conference
Kevin G. Callahan, J.D. ’69, lecturer of criminal justice is participating in an initiative to start the first youth court in Jersey City. Youth courts train teens to serve on real-life cases involving their peers. A goal of the program is to keep minors out of the criminal justice system by having them judged and […]

Professor Callahan Gives Keynote Address at Rutgers Model Congress Conference
Earlier this month Kevin Callahan J.D. ’69, associate professor of criminal justice, gave the keynote address for the Rutgers Model Congress Conference for high school students presented by the Edward J. Bloustine School of Planning and Public Policy. More than 400 high school students were in attendance at the event, where Professor Callahan discussed the […]

Fighting HIV/AIDS Together: An Awareness Program
The criminal justice department sponsored an event last week titled, “Fighting HIV/AIDS Together: An Awareness Program.” Students filled the McIntyre Conference Center to hear from The Hudson County HIV/AIDS Service Planning Council on HIV and STD awareness. Luis Farmer, M.S.S.A., group facilitator and activist also gave a presentation titled, “How I Became Better, and Not […]

Professor Callahan at the N.J. State Bar Association
During the holiday break Professor Kevin Callahan gave a presentation on ethics for a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course to New Jersey environmental lawyers at the N.J. State Bar Association in New Brunswick.

Dr. Royster is Honored by the NJ Association of Criminal Justice Educators
On May 1 Dr. Brian Royster was honored with the prestigious Jack Mark Award by the New Jersey Association of Criminal Justice Educators (NJACE). Dr. Royster currently serves as an assistant criminal justice professor at the University and is the treasurer of the NJACJE. He is also a retired New Jersey State Trooper having served […]

Dr. Royster’s Book Review Published in Security Management Magazine
Brian Royster, Ph.D., assistant professor of criminal justice, recently wrote a review of the book, “Active Shooter Response Training Manual.” The review was published in Security Management magazine. Dr. Royster is a former state trooper, a graduate of the FBI National Academy and a member of ASIS International.

Criminal Justice Professor Kevin Callahan, J.D. ’69 Shares Insight on Restitution in the Courts
Kevin Callahan, J.D. ’69, associate professor of criminal justice at Saint Peter’s University and retired Hudson County Superior Court judge, was featured as an expert source in an article in The Jersey Journal regarding court orders to pay restitution.