NCJ Number
86958
Date Published
1978
Length
69 pages
Annotation
This report describes what was accomplished at the University of Maryland under the National Criminal Justice Education Development Consortium grant, which was intended to build or strengthen graduate programs in criminal justice or directly related studies at the doctoral level.
Abstract
The Consortium grant was made to the University of Maryland on November 1, 1973, in the amount of $650,000, with the termination date set for June 20, 1977, but which was subsequently extended to September 30, 1977. The key item in the grant was provision for five visiting professorships to expand 'the present program in terms of more inclusive coverage of criminal justice subject matter through a greater variety of courses and seminars and the achievement of the interdisciplinary character of studies, as more fully reflecting the nature of the criminal justice field.' The five professorships are specified as (1) a faculty member with educational background in psychology, (2) an additional professorial position for an expert in conventional criminology, (3) a faculty member with educational background in public administration, (4) a professorship in research, and (5) a professorial position with the chief function of recruiting minority graduate students. Funds were provided for three existing faculty members to be released one-third of their teaching time for research projects, and eight graduate assistantships were created. Further, the grant provided funding for two conferences: a graduate and curriculum development conference over and above the opportunities offered by the Consortium and a conference in private security. The implementation of the grant is detailed, and major problems to be faced after the termination of consortium funding are identified.