Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Home [Login]              The University of Maryland’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCJS) is a national and international leader in research and criminal justice education. A 1998 study of the quality of faculty in doctoral criminology and criminal justice programs reported that CCJS faculty were the most frequently cited of American criminal justice programs while a more recent study reported that more than a third of the 22 most accomplished new scholars in criminology and criminal justice received their Ph.D. degrees from CCJS (Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 1998; 2001). According to a 2005 U.S. News and World Reports ranking of the quality of Criminology and Criminal Justice Doctoral programs, the Maryland program is number one out of the thirty-two programs ranked.       The mission of CCJS is to provide a supportive academic and professional environment for faculty and students. The Department promotes study and teaching concerning crime and delinquency and their prevention and control. The program offers graduate students advance course work in theory and practice, and cutting edge analytical skills that enable them to both conduct and understand criminological research broadly defined. View all announcements 9/2/2008 Fall classes start on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 8/22/2008 Summer Session II ends Friday, August 22nd 8/18/2008 Incoming Graduate Student Orientation is Monday, August 18th at 9:00am in 2102 Tydings Hall. 1/31/2005 Since January 2005, The US News and World Report ranks the University of Maryland - Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice doctoral program number one in the field. Congratulations to our faculty, staff, and students on this outstanding accomplishment. For more information click here More>> View all deadlines No Upcoming Deadlines