Ever Popular Criminal Justice Camp Returns to Albertus Magnus College

College’s First CJ Camp Since Pandemic

5th Annual Golf Classic

Criminal Justice Camp 2023

New Haven, Conn., June 6, 2023 – It’s back!  Criminal Justice Camp – one of the most popular events and one of the most popular majors at Albertus Magnus College – makes its return for the first time since the pandemic. This free, one-day camp will be held on Wednesday, June 28 from 9am-2pm.  The event at the Hubert Campus Center is geared toward high school juniors and seniors (Class of ’24 and ’25) who are interested in the Criminal Justice field.  Topics of discussion and demonstration include DNA Testing, Crime Scene Analysis, K-9 Unit, and Cyber Security -- just to name a few.

“When students are asked, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’, they often say they’re interested in ‘CSI stuff,’ because they see it on TV and online,” said John Lawrie, Ed.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice.  “At CJ Camp, they get to see the real deal for themselves.  Albertus Magnus College is committed to this camp – and so happy to bring it back -- because it exposes young people to a wide verity of criminal justice career paths.  It is also a collaborative effort that fosters positive interactions and relationships between the police and the community.”

Who:     High School Juniors and Seniors; Criminal Justice Experts
What:    Criminal Justice Camp
Where:  Albertus Magnus College Hubert Campus Center, 831 Winchester Avenue, New Haven (enter on Huntington Street)
When:   Wednesday, June 28, 2023 from 9am to 2 pm.                                                                       

Please note that space is limited so pre-registration is required.  Deadline to register is Friday, June 16.  Go to https://admissions.albertus.edu/register/cjcamp2023 or call the Office of Admissions at 800-578-9160.

About Albertus Magnus College

Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health. 

Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.