What Constitutes “Reasonable Suspicion”?
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Shea Cronin was quoted in a recent Christian Science Monitor article entitled “‘Reasonable suspicion’ defined: Black men who run from police can’t be assumed guilty.” The article outlines a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that takes aim at racial profiling and states that black males “when approached by the police, […]
Corrections Expert Joins Community Effort to Reduce Racial Disparities
Dr. Danielle Rousseau, a Metropolitan College Criminal Justice professor and faculty coordinator of the Boston University Prison Education Program, will give a presentation on how the BU community can affect change in bringing greater harmony and equality to vulnerable populations, close achievement gaps, and promote positive social growth in the region. The Reducing Disparities and […]
Criminal Justice and Fair Educational Efforts Cross Paths as BU Joins in Obama Administration Pledge
Boston University has answered the Obama administration’s call for increased support towards those seeking to overcome troubled pasts through education. Alongside 14 other institutes of higher learning, BU is proud to join in the Fair Chance Higher Education Pledge, which seeks to reduce “barriers facing people who have been in contact with the criminal justice […]
Incarceration Specialist and Criminal Justice Professor Debunks Solitary Myths
Solitary confinement for inmates may be a controversial practice, as the phrase can conjure images of borderline cruel and unusual isolation, but according to MET professor and incarceration authority Dr. Mary Ellen Mastrorilli, the way prisons actually utilize “solitary” is essential, and greatly misunderstood. “Restrictive housing is a necessity in correctional facilities,” she wrote in […]
War on Drugs Innovator & MET Alum Campanello Joins School of Public Health Seminar
Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello (MET’05), who has been hailed as a trailblazer for his unconventional approach to combating the opiate crisis, lent his expertise to BU’s School of Public Health for a seminar entitled The Opioid Epidemic: Why Cops Are Sending People with Addiction to Treatment Instead of Jail. Campanello, a graduate of Metropolitan […]
MET Criminal Justice Expert Cited in Cop Profiling Report
Boston police may be making progress in resolving the racial disparities among those they stop and frisk, but according to a MET professor of Criminal Justice, the purported improvement in profiling practices is being overblown by the department. Read the remarks by Assistant Professor Shea Cronin at ABC News.
Trailblazing Police Chief Has MET Origins
Gloucester Police Chief Leonard Campanello is being hailed as a trailblazer for policies he has put in place to combat the North Shore’s growing drug problem. Instead of arresting addicts, his “Angel” program forgives those who turn themselves over for treatment, and connects users with recovery specialists. Campanello, who earned his master’s degree in criminal […]
MET to Host Global Cybersecurity Meet-Up
Information security has become a principal strategic concern of governments around the world, and with leading graduate programs in cybercrime investigation and cybersecurity offered at MET, BU has been selected to host the 11th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security. The conference, which unites academics, specialists, and officials from around the globe, will be […]
MET’s Online Graduate Program Acumen Lauded
When it comes to online master’s programs in criminal justice, Metropolitan College is the head of the class at #1, according to U.S. News & World Report. MET online graduate programs in computer information systems and management have also earned standout grades against national competition. MET Dean Tanya Zlateva spoke with BU Today about the […]
U.S. News & World Report Ranks BU Programs in Top 6
The rankings are in and U.S. News & World Report has ranked three BU online programs in the top 6 with MET’s online Master of Criminal Justice ranked the #1 program of its kind.