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Department of Criminal Justice
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November 21, 2019
The toll of illegal firearms
The Rochester Beacon talks to Irshad Altheimer, associate professor of criminal justice and director, Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about gun violence.
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August 6, 2019
Alumni Update: RIT alumna is U.S. Army Brigadier General
Brigadier General Stacy Babcock ’91 (criminal justice) ’96 (educational interpreting) ’98 MS (instructional technology) assumed duties earlier this year as the Deputy Commanding General at the 63rd Readiness Division in Mountain View, Calif.
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May 20, 2019
Survey: Feelings on pot follow political lines
WXXI reports on an RIT study that found a striking difference between political parties on the issue of legalizing recreational marijuana in New York state.
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April 11, 2019
How will legal weed change New York?
WXXI talks to Nick Robertson, assistant professor of criminal justice, about cannabis regulation and prohibition in the 1930s.
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April 5, 2019
Does where you go to college really matter? We asked 10 Chicago CEOs.
The Chicago Tribune interviews John Hartmann ’85 (criminal justice), president and CEO of True Value Co.
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April 1, 2019
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honors students for writing excellence
RIT’s College of Liberal Arts honored student achievement in writing on Friday with the presentation of more than a dozen writing awards for essays varying from sanctuary cities, how democracies can withstand outside meddling, and the excavation, preservation and reconstruction of a London theater where Shakespearian plays debuted.
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March 7, 2019
Rochester homicides at the lowest point in 20 years
WXXI talks to Irshad Altheimer, director of Center for Public Safety Initiatives, about the number of homicides in Rochester.
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November 20, 2018
Liberal Arts alumnus promoted to four-star general
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons ’83 (criminal justice) took over U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base in August, becoming the first Army officer to lead the global combatant command. -
October 11, 2018
RIT research aims to cut Rochester gun violence
With a grant from the New York State Health Foundation, RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives will form a program to determine whether a victim of street crime was involved in a dispute, and whether that dispute could escalate with gun violence. -
August 24, 2018
RIT garners record $78 million in research funding
RIT’s sponsored research portfolio grew in fiscal year 2018, reaching a record $78 million in funding. RIT received 340 new awards and had a record 333 principal investigators associated with active research awards. -
May 8, 2018
RIT honors RPD Chief Ciminelli ’78
Rochester Police Chief Michael Ciminelli ’78 (criminal justice) received the Contributions to Justice Award at the Senior Luncheon and Recognition Celebration put on by RIT’s Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Public Safety Initiatives. Several criminal justice majors also were honored. -
April 30, 2018
Emergency mass notification clock wins STEAM contest
A team of three computer engineering majors has developed a prototype for an emergency mass notification clock, which won the top prize and $5,000 in RIT’s first STEAM competition, sponsored by RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives.