Current News and Resources Fall Semester: Welcome to New and Returning Students! Classes begin on Sept. 2nd. Faculty Advisor Assignments: All registered sociology and criminal justice majors have been assigned a faculty advisor. You may find out who your advisor is by clicking on this excel file. If you do not find your name, contact Sherry Pisacano to have an advisor assigned. Seeing your advisor each semester is strongly recommended. Degree Navigator is now available for continuing students. (Faculty advisors should use this link.) Scheduling Resources: Dept. Fall 2008 schedule - Summer 2008 Catalog - Two Year Schedule - Online Forms - College and Major Worksheets New or Prospective Student? Click here to learn more about sociology, anthropology and criminal justice and take up our disciplinary challenges New or Continuing Major? Check the advising links on the left toolbar for sociology and criminal justice respectively Double Soc/CJ Major? A double major worksheet is now available.

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice offers undergraduate major programs in sociology and in criminal justice and minor programs in anthropology, sociology, and criminal justice.  Currently we have about 160 CJ majors and about 100 Sociology majors, along with several dozen minors. A Master's Program in Criminal Justice was introduced in fall 2002. Because the department brings together faculty in all three disciplines, both its major and minor programs benefit from an interdisciplinary approach.  While each of its programs is situated in a strong liberal arts curriculum, the department is also committed to providing a program that imparts practical skills to its students. 

All faculty members in the department are engaged in ongoing research, and the department encourages student involvement in faculty-sponsored research.   An annual Undergraduate Research Poster Session offers students an opportunity to share their research, and a number of students regularly make presentations at professional conferences. Students also gain practical experience through the department's service learning and criminal justice internship programs.

The department has been on the cutting edge in the integration of technology into its curriculum.  All its graduates complete their studies with strong computer and internet-based skills.  With special university funding, the department has developed a "Web-Enhanced Curriculum" designed to exploit the evolving instructional technologies of the internet to their fullest.  It includes elaborations of basic policies and expectations, provides resources for student research and class work, and supports enhanced communication within the department's programs. Our Web-Enhanced Curriculum was an imporant factor in the department's receipt of the Rutgers University Programmatic Excellence Award in Undergraduate Education in 2003. To access it, click on Study Tools: Web Ennhanced Curriculum on the top toolbar.

Chairperson: Jane Siegel, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Director of Criminal Justice: Jon'a Meyer, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Departmental Secretary: Ms. Sherry Pisacano
Department Office: 405-7 Cooper Street, Room 108
Department Phone: 856-225-6470
Department Fax: 856-225-6435

Mailing Address:
Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
Rutgers University
405-7 Cooper Street
Camden, NJ 08102-1521

Please Note: Our building is entered from the campus side, through the white porch. Click here for directions on campus.