School of Criminal Justice and Criminology

As Angel Cano prepares to walk across the commencement stage at UA Little Rock, he thinks back to a decision he made as a teenager in Cartagena, Colombia. He was 16 when he left home, recruited to the United States to play baseball and pursue an education. It meant leaving behind family, familiarity and everything … Angel Cano Turned Opportunity into a College Degree at UA Little Rock

A passion for helping others has shaped Taylor Ward’s path at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, leading her to pursue careers in both health care and law enforcement. The Little Rock native will graduate in May with a double major in general biology and law enforcement — bringing together her interests in health … Purpose in Action: Taylor Ward Prepares for a Career Helping Others

Joy Ferdinand, a Ph.D. student in criminal justice at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, represented Arkansas as the state’s sole youth delegate at the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) Advocacy Summit this summer. Ferdinand joined a nationwide group of young leaders for the annual summit, which brings together … UA Little Rock Student Represents Arkansas at U.S.-UN Advocacy Summit

Dr. Jim Golden has been a familiar figure at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock since 1994. In the summer, this criminal justice professor and administrator will start his true golden years as he retires from the university after 30 years of service.

A second group of undergraduate students from across the country spent the summer at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock investigating Muslim hate crimes and anti-Muslim sentiment in Arkansas as part of a three-year National Science Foundation grant project.

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has chosen Drs. Robert Lytle, Rebecca Glazier, Stephen Grace, Mark Baillie, and John Kirk as the winners of the 2023 Faculty Excellence Awards.

​​In celebration of Women’s History Month, UA Little Rock is profiling women in leadership positions who are making a difference at the university and in the community.

For Criminal Justice Month, UA Little Rock is profiling some of its most impressive students in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology.