Criminal Justice Department at SJNY

10/03/2026

Happy 110 SAINT JOSEPH’S (nee Saint Joseph’s College for Women/Saint Joseph’s College) UNIVERSITY!!!

09/21/2026

What an honor it was to present to the community in commemoration of 9/11. Thank you to all the students, faculty, staff who came. An inspiring turnout.

SJNY Professor Jason Ostrowe, Ph.D., examined the environment surrounding September 11, 2001 and the response that followed.

09/11/2026

Dr. Pascarella; Chair of the Criminal Justice and Cyber Security Department was interviewed for this Article on the evolution of Technology and Surveillance in a Post 9/11 World.

It's no longer a question of whether our movements are captured on camera, but whether the technology has identified us through facial recognition or other biometric information, along with how long our data is being stored and who has access to it: https://gothamist.visitlink.me/vBOWKN

05/08/2026

Dr. Jason Ostrowe has published an article, "Criminal Justice Education and Cybercrime: An Exploration of Four-Year Degree Programs" in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education with one of our St. Joseph's University New York Alumni Julia K. Czubak. They collaborated on the article while she was a student in the criminal justice department.

As reports of traditional crime decline, offenses involving digital technologies continue to increase, creating new challenges for the criminal justice system. This study examines the extent to whi...

04/24/2026

Dr. Pascarella St. Joseph's University, New York OnCampus at St. Joseph's University, New York and the Law and Justice Society visited the Serial Killer Exhibition in Manhattan today to get a wider scope of Extreme Violence in our society. The Exhibition included simulated Crime Scenes and the Evolution of Technology in Criminal Investigations.

03/12/2026

Thank You Innocence Project!!

Very Compelling

criminal justice department partnered with the in inviting guest speaker Norberto Peets to visit SJNY’s Long Island Campus. Visit the link in our bio to read his story on OnCampus.

03/06/2026

Dr. Pascarella, Chair of the CJ Department, Dr. Ostrowe, the Advisor for the Patchogue Division of the Law and Justice Society and the President of the Law and Justice Society Taylor Burns accepting the Award as the Criminal Justice Program of the Year from Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences President from Dr. Stephanie Mizrahi at the Annual Meeting of the ACJS in Philadelphia today!!!!!!

What an Honor and Award!!!!

Congratulations to the Criminal Justice Department and the Law and Justice Society and St. Joseph's University, New York!!

03/05/2026

02/23/2026

For those with Instagram.

Why you should study criminal justice at SJNY!

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02/02/2026

Check out this story on one of our criminal justice alumni.

With the help of SJNY, alumna and accomplished attorney Gianna Elliot '15 discovered her path to helping others and making a difference.