SeattleU Criminal Justice, Criminology & Forensics

Nationally noted undergraduate & graduate degrees in criminal justice + online crime analysis certificate program. 28 faculty and part time instructors.

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Advance your career in criminal justice! Join our online info session about Seattle U's MACJ program.

📅 Thu, Jan 8, 6-7pm PDT
🎓 Complete in 2 years
📝 Fall 2026 apps open
Specializations: Investigative Criminology, Victimology & Research
Register: https://t.co/cPqvmPLBkj

[Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD @JHelfgott]

Make your 2026 New Year's resolution to help shape public safety in Seattle - Sign up for the 2026 Seattle Police Department Before the Badge Community-Police Dialogues. Play a role in shaping the future of Seattle Police by sharing with new recruits what you would like to see in new officers and your concerns and experiences regarding public safety in your neighborhood. The first SPD Before the Badge Dialogue for the new year will be held on January 5, 2026.
Sign up: https://t.co/zqhEcoo1tf
@SeattlePD @seattleu @SUNewsroom @SeattleUCJ @SPD_MCPP

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🎄From the Seattle U Crime & Justice Research Center:

This Christmas, we’re grateful for our students, partners, and communities working every day to make systems fairer & safer.
Here’s to a new year of research, dialogue, and action for a more just world.

✨ Merry Christmas✨

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The Crime & Justice Research Center will host two special events next week!

Nov 3 6-8PM Casey Commons- Dr. Adrian Raine from the UPenn https://t.co/04LWpqqJkm

Nov 5 5-8PM ADAL Stuart Rolfe Room - Dr. Val Jenness from UC - Irvine https://t.co/nBvWPapL5h

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🎉Congratulations Jen! 🎉

MACJ student Jen Matheson successfully defended her thesis:

Self-reported Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury Among Law Enforcement Officers

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Join us this Thursday for a MACJ student thesis defense!

Title: Self-reported Prevalence of Traumatic Brain Injury Among Law Enforcement Officers

Thursday, October 16th 1-3pm PST via Zoom

E-mail: [email protected] for the Zoom link

[Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD @JHelfgott]

If you live and/or work in Seattle's East Precinct, the East Precinct SPD MCPP Community-Police Dialogue is 5:30-7:30pm tonight June 30, 2025 via Zoom. If you don't live or work in East Precinct but know someone who does, please share - It's not too late to sign up! https://t.co/IW2AckfCI9 @SeattlePD @SeattleUCJ @SUNewsroom @seattleu @SPD_MCPP

[Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD @JHelfgott]

If you live and/or work in Seattle's West Precinct, the West Precinct SPD MCPP Community-Police Dialogue is 5:30-7:30pm tonight June 23, 2025 via Zoom. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the SPD MCPP, hear results of the Seattle Public Safety Survey, connect directly with SPD personnel, and discuss how community and police can work together to increase public safety at the neighborhood, precinct, and citywide levels. Next week begins the final round of MCPP dialogues - one in each precinct beginning with East precinct June 30, 2025 followed by North July 14, South July 28, Southwest August 11, and West August 25th. Don't miss! Sign-up: https://t.co/IW2AckfCI9

@SeattlePD @SeattleUCJ @SUNewsroom @seattleu @SPD_MCPP

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Congratulations to Alina Domingez for this achievement!

This award goes to an undergraduate student who has achieved academic success in the face of hardship who is an inspiration to others. The award is named after Steve Jenkins who was a 2017 Criminal Justice graduate.

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✨ Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Blume Criminal Justice Scholar Awardees! ✨

🎓Undergraduate: Ben Whiteaker
🎓Graduate: Tess Harbert

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✨ Congratulations to our 2024-2025 Blume Criminal Justice Scholar Awardees! ✨

🎓Undergraduate: Talia Friedman
🎓Graduate: Olivia Crawford

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Coming from the Spring '25 CJ Book Club!

Students were tasked to create images to educate other CJ students and the SU general body on how junk science effects individuals in the criminal justice system.

This post was created by Miles L., Marc P., and Diego G.

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Coming from the Spring '25 CJ Book Club!

Students were tasked to create images to educate other CJ students and the SU general body on how junk science effects individuals in the criminal justice system.

This post was created by Darlene T., Emily S., and Nevaeh H.

[Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD @JHelfgott]

If you live and/or work in Seattle's Southwest Precinct, the Southwest Precinct SPD MCPP Community-Police Dialogue is 5:30-7:30pm tonight June 9, 2025 via Zoom. https://t.co/2L6IOCu0ck via @Nextdoor @SeattlePD @SUNewsroom @SeattleUCJ @SPD_MCPP

[Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD @JHelfgott]

South Precinct SPD MCPP Community-Police Dialogue is TONIGHT June 2nd 5:30-7:30pm via Zoom, followed by Southwest Precinct in two weeks on June 9th and West on June 23rd. It's not too late to sign up! https://t.co/CENHikTBLU @SeattlePD @SeattleUCJ @seattleu @SUNewsroom @SPD_MCPP

[Jacqueline B. Helfgott, PhD @JHelfgott]

South Precinct SPD MCPP Community-Police Dialogues is next Monday June 2nd 5:30-7:30pm via Zoom, followed by Southwest Precinct in two weeks on June 9th. https://t.co/6eUaH5ZNA0 via @Nextdoor @SeattlePD @SeattleUCJ @seattleu @SUNewsroom @SPD_MCPP

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✨MACJ Alum Spotlight✨

Congratulations to MACJ Alum Dr. Andrea Giuffre on her recently published article! Read more in the post below!

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North Precinct SPD MCPP Community-Police Dialogue is tonight 5:30-7:30pm via Zoom, followed by South Precinct in two weeks on June 2nd! If you live and/or work in Seattle, don't miss this opportunity to learn about the SPD MCPP, hear results of the Seattle Public Safety Survey, connect directly with SPD personnel, and discuss how community and police can work together to increase public safety at the neighborhood, precinct, and citywide levels.and sign-up for a dialogue: https://t.co/IW2AckfCI9 @SeattlePD @SeattleUCJ @seattleu @SUNewsroom @SPD_MCPP

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✨MACJ Alum Spotlight✨

Congratulations to Dr. Loren Atherley for passing the defense of his dissertation "Risk Managed Demand: Proof of Concept for an Evidence-Based Framework, Operationalized to meet the Demand for Order in a Civil Society."