Department of Justice, Law & Society - American University

05/11/2014

To all graduates: CONGRATULATIONS!

04/14/2014

Check out an article featuring DJLC professor Ed Maguire.

http://www.american.edu/spa/news/maguire-study-2014.cfm

A study funded by the National Institute of Justice found that chronic underfunding of a federal program matching fi****ms evidence with previously unrelated crimes has hampered homicide investigations.

04/10/2014

LATEST NEWS:

BleakHouse Publishing, an independent and not-profit press founded by by DJLC Professor Robert Johnson, honors most outstanding BleakHouse writers of the year.

http://www.american.edu/spa/news/bleakhouse-awards-2014.cfm

BleakHouse Publishing publishes creative writing that sheds a humane light on men and women involved in the criminal justice system. Many of its published writers are current and former prisoners.

BleakHouse Press Honors Outstanding Writers 2014 | News | School of Public Affairs | American University in Washington, DC

04/10/2014

Interested in taking online summer courses? The department is offering four NEW courses! Topics include:

*The Problem of Torture
*Human Trafficking: Introduction, Issues, and Strategies
*Critical Criminology
*Transnational Organized Crime: Theory and Policy

Be sure to contact Carl Cook for more information about these courses.

03/24/2014

TODAY'S PROFESSOR SPOTLIGHT: Professor Billy Davies

Specialties:

- Researches the European Union's legal and constitutional system, and its contested formulation
* Mid 20th century: EU law shaped by German efforts to secure fundamental rights
* Now researching Great Britain's issues with the European Union in the late 20th century

-Researches efforts to improve student retention rates
* Students are more loyal to an institution when they feel empowered and trusted
* Now incorporating student-led reading groups where students meet before class to freely discuss readings

For more information, check out his profile page at
http://www.american.edu/spa/faculty/davies.cfm

03/10/2014

COMING SOON: AU Job and Internship Fair
When: March 26, 2014; 1pm-4pm
Where: Bender Arena

Representatives from over 140 organizations will recruit at this Job and Internship Fair. For a complete list of organizations, see https://american-csm.symplicity.com/events/students.php?cf=jifSP2014&cck=1&au=&ck=

The Career Center is located on the 5th Floor of Butler Pavilion (above American University's Bookstore), on Main Campus of AU.

02/28/2014

Graduate Students:

Interested in a summer internship with the Fairfax County Police Department? If you are interested in a police career, this would be great hands-on experience. Contact Dean Bennett for more information!

02/25/2014

Graduate students: Good luck on today's comprehensive exam. You've all worked hard for the exam, and we wish you the best today!

02/04/2014

SPA's Political Theory Institute presents "The Political Thought and Constitutional Legal of the Anti-Federalists" today at 5:30 pm. If you are interested, come to Mary Graydon Center Room 3. Refreshments will be served!

"The Political Thought and Constitutional Legacy of the Anti-Federalists"
5:30-7:00 pm
Mary Graydon Center Room 3

01/22/2014

Looking for an event to attend in honor of MLK Week?

Check out the Achieving Justice through Civil Disobedience workshop! It's a workshop that discusses the importance of civil disobedience in the civil rights work and strategies on how you can use non-violent direct action tactics in your own social justice work.

Thursday, January 23rd, 7-8pm
Library Research Center

**Also, mark your calendars for a film screening of Roe at Risk, a documentary about the reality of reproductive rights in the United States. More information to come!

01/13/2014

Hope everyone had a restful break. Have a great first day of the semester!

12/16/2013

Have a wonderful break, everyone!!!