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Archives of News & Events in ADJ
| ADJ Newsletter - September 2006 |
| Professor Jon Gould Receives U.S. Supreme Court Fellowship |
| Jon Gould Receives Harold Jacob Book National Book Award |
| Professor Catherine Gallagher Publishes Article |
ADJ Honors Seminar 2005; Public Opinion on Crime and Terrorism: Perceptions and Policy Preferences
Research award to support police reform in Trinidad and Tobago
2005-2006 Recognition Ceremony
Professor Gould (right) received 2005 Teaching Award
ADJ Professor Jon B. Gould has been selected to receive a 2005 George Mason University Teaching Award. He was acknowledged by colleagues for both the excellent education experience he creates for students and the expertise he shares with others. Read his teaching philosophy (pdf).
Honors Students Release Report on the
Death Penalty
ADJ HONORS PROGRAM: THE ACCURACY PROJECT
Since reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, over one-hundred people have
been exonerated after spending years on death row. What failings of the criminal
justice system explain the wrongful conviction of innocent defendants and their
sentence to death row? As part of the Administration of Justice Honors Program,
fifteen talented undergraduates examined this issue in the 2001-02 academic
year. One team of students helped to defend a suspect questionably charged
with capital murder, while the others performed their own investigation of
wrongful convictions. Students examined evidence, interviewed participants,
and pored over trial transcripts. The following report summarizes the students'
findings and offers carefully-considered proposals to reform the inherent frailties
in capital investigations and prosecutions. Although the students reflect a
variety of views on the death penalty, they all agree that if capital punishment
is to be exercised it must be administered more carefully than has been permitted.
The report is the first in a series of additional projects on the death penalty
at George Mason University. (Click here for the title page and here to read the entire report).
Part-time Teaching
Opportunities in ADJ
Are you interested in becoming an adjunct faculty member in Administration
of Justice at George Mason University? The Administration of Justice Department
uses adjunct faculty to teach classes when the full-time faculty are on leave
or have released time for research. Adjunct faculty are also used to supplement
the curriculum to teach classes that require special expertise not available
among the full-time faculty. In the last few years the ADJ Department has called
upon a wide range of justice experts, including Commonwealth attorneys, police
administrators, researchers, victim experts, private attorneys, crime statisticians,
corrections officials, and federal law enforcement agents. Adjunct salaries
are determined by a university formula based upon the instructor's qualifications,
level of the type of class, and the class enrollment. The rank of the appointment
is based upon academic degree and professional experience. Adjunct faculty
are provided with secretarial/ administrative support, office space to meet
students, and computer/telephone to engage in teaching-related activities.
Additional benefits include library privileges and reduced fees for using the
Aquatic/Fitness Center.
Adjunct faculty must hold a masters degree, a law degree, or doctorate in a relevant area. If you are interested in applying for an adjunct teaching position, please visit the page at our web site that lists the courses we offer. Please note in your letter of application the courses that you are interested in teaching. If you would like to teach a course that is not listed, please describe it. We do offer special topics courses most semesters to give students additional variety in their studies.
Please mail your application letter and resumé to us:
David Wilson, Director of ADJ Undergraduate Studies
George Mason University
10900 University Blvd., MS 4F4
Manassas, VA 20110-2203
You should also have three references send us letters of recommendation to the above address. These letters should provide comments on your subject knowledge, teaching ability, and teaching experience. Once your file is complete, we will consider you for teaching positions as they become available. If/when you are offered a class, you will be asked to have an official transcript sent from the institution of higher learning that granted your highest degree. When we offer you a position, we will provide you with a written contract, guidelines, and resource description. The ADJ Program schedules classes many months in advance, so it may be a while before you hear from us. However, we sometimes need to replace faculty who need to change their teaching schedule on short notice, so you might hear from us much sooner, asking if you are interested in teaching a class on shorter notice.