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 3/17/2008 Spring Break 3/17-3/21, 2008. Campus closed on Monday, 3/17 & Tuesday, 3/18 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 5/5/2008 Final date for Master’s Students to electronically submit thesis and Report of Examining Committee and Certification of Master’s Degree without Thesis to the Office of the Registrar. 5/5/2008 Master’s Students (thesis): Final date to electronically submit Thesis and Report of Examining Committee form to the Registrar, 1113 Mitchell Building. Master’s Students (non-thesis): Final date to electronically submit Certification of Master’s Degree Without Thesis form to the Registrar, 1113 Mitchell Building. More>>