Center for Social & Criminal Justice
Center for Social & Criminal Justice
The Center for Social and Criminal Justice seeks to advance our understanding of social and criminal justice institutions and their relations to and effects on social live. The Center explores practical and policy issues in social and criminal justice - including crime and punishment, race and sexual orientation, power, education, human rights and distribution of wealth - through instructional programming, campus and community outreach, research and engagement with professionals within the criminal justice system and those whose lives have been altered through contact with the criminal justice system.
Current
Challenges
of Social &
Criminal Justice
Domestic
Among the difficult social issues we face in the United States are human rights issues that result from discrimination based on criminal history - as well as based on race, sex, sexual orientation, disability or religious affiliation. New policies and practices are shaped by legal developments, social interactions and community engagement.
International
As the world becomes more connected, more than ever social and criminal justice represent pressing global concerns. Criminal networks - involved in drug trafficking, human trafficking and identity theft - currently operate beyond borders as immensely profitable international businesses, with devastating social effects that cross national boundaries.
Center Mission
The Center for Social and Criminal Justice, connected to the Department of Criminal Justice and the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, engages students in academic projects, sponsors events open to all of Mercy University and surrounding communities, informs students about educational and career opportunities, and works with social and criminal justice agencies in the community and across New York State.
The Center conducts research projects with student participation - with a focus on social justice, collaborates with justice-related and service-based agencies in the community and hosts events such as film showings, public presentations, field trips and panel discussions to expose students and members of the community to current social and criminal justice issues.
Interdisciplinary learning opportunities enable students to gain broad and critical perspectives to help prepare them for future careers, inside or outside the field of criminal justice.
Contact Information
Contact Us
Co- Director: Charles Lieberman, Ph.D
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice
clieberman2@mercy.edu
Co- Director: Emily Murphy, LMSW
Assistant Professor, Social Work
emurphy4@mercy.edu