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international criminal justice initiative.

The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice has had an active involvement in international criminal justice for a long time. For example, the Department has organized student study tours to Germany and England; undergraduate and graduate courses in international criminal justice have also been offered at a regular basis; and doctoral students are given the option of specialization in comparative criminology and criminal justice. Several faculty members are active internationally, either through research projects and publication focus, through teaching, through participation in editorial boards of international journals, through organizational membership and activities, and through participation in international conferences. The International Criminal Justice Initiative (ICJI) builds on this strong foundation in order to consolidate, strengthen and expand the international component in research and teaching in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

The International Criminal Justice Initiative (ICJI) promotes cross-national research on crime and justice throgh the following activities:

Ongoing analysis of data collected on 10,843 youths (14-21) in 11 countries as part of the International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD-1). [See Junger-Tas, Haen Marshall & D. Ribeaud, Delinquency in an International Perspective. The International Self-Reported Delinquency Study (ISRD), Kugler, 2003]

The ISRD-2 Steering Committee [consisting of J. Junger-Tas (University of Utrecht, Netherlands) M. Killias (University of Lausanne, Switzerland), Ineke Haen Marshall (University of Nebraska-Omaha) and D. Ribeaud (University of Zurich, Switzerland)] is designing and preparing a follow-up to the International Self-Report Delinquency-1 (ISRD-1) Study. Twenty-two European and North American countries are planning to conduct a self-report survey of delinquency among 7th and 9th graders, using standardized questionnaires and sample selection methods. The US part of the ISRD-2 study will be conducted in San Antonio (Texas), Omaha (Nebraska) and 3 small towns in Massachusetts. Pilot surveys and funding efforts are currently underway - the surveys will be administered in October and November 2005.

Cross-national homicide research program. The ICJI has created an international database on homicide and selected macro-level variables for a total of 106 countries. This database is used by graduate students and faculty to prepare a series of papers on the cultural and structural determinants of homicide across nations.

Establishes and maintains contacts with foreign graduate students, researchers, and university faculty in the field of crime and justice.

ICJI is part of the International Crime and Justice Collaborative (established by the College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University). The International Crime and Justice Collaborative aims to facilitate student and faculty exchange between American and European universities, and coordinates international collaborative research projects. 

ICJI serves as a resource for foreign scholars interested in US crime and justice issues

ICJI sponsors visits by foreign scholars

For more information, please contact Dr. Ineke Haen Marshall, DSC 248, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska-Omaha, (402-554-3898), imarshall@mail.unomaha.edu