News: Department of Criminal Justice

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UNLV master's program prepares professionals for wide variety of positions serving the community.

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Criminal justice course challenges students to explore what policing actually is.

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A collection of news stories highlighting UNLV experts who made headlines locally, nationally, and around the world.

2022 U.N.L.V. Spring Commencement Ceremony for the Graduate College.  May 13, 2022 (Josh Hawkins/UNLV)
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A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.

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First-generation student strives to increase safety in the entertainment capital of the world.

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A collection of news stories featuring research and accomplishment at UNLV.

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A collection of news stories featuring stargazing and change at UNLV.

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Clark County is second in the nation in under-25 homelessness. Researchers at UNLV have come up with recommendations to help stem the tide.

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Researchers work with underage sex trafficking victims to identify new ways to assist exploited children and prevent others from entering the abuse cycle.

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A collection of news stories highlighting remembrance and improvement at UNLV.

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Don't compare this criminal justice major — or yourself — to anyone else!

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A pandemic staple — remote education — will be incorporated into select traditional classes. Instructors sought for pilot program this fall.