Contact Information
5030 Cherry Street, 434 Cherry Hall
Kansas City, MO 64110-2499
Phone: (816) 235-2751
Fax: (816) 235-5193
Email: umkccjc@umkc.edu
Department Chair:
Seth Fallik
Department Description
The mission of the department is to extend knowledge about the nature of crime and criminal justice. This mission includes continuing participation by faculty in significant criminological research; other scholarly endeavors; and inviting students to join in that activity by:
- Learning the core materials of the discipline.
- Acquiring research skills.
- Assisting in faculty research.
- Becoming involved in student activities that supplement coursework and research.
Within the context of a liberal arts education, the program offers an interdisciplinary approach to study the criminal justice system. The program is designed to develop the intellectual skills required to function effectively as a field practitioner and to provide the knowledge base for careers as planners, administrators and researchers. The course offerings emphasize issues and problems relevant to policy considerations in criminal justice.
Misty Campbell2; assistant teaching professor of criminal justice and criminology; B.A. (Illinois College); M.S. (UMKC).
Seth Fallik; associate professor and chair; B.A. (Dominican University); M.S. (UMKC); Ph.D. (Sam Houston State University).
Alexander Holsinger2,3; professor of criminal justice and criminology; B.A. (Aquinas College); M.S. (Illinois State University); Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati).
Kristi Holsinger2,3; professor of criminal justice and criminology; B.A. (Aquinas College); M.S., Ph.D. (University of Cincinnati).
Byunggu Kang; assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology; Ph.D. (Albany).
Marijana Kotlaja2,3; assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology; Ph.D. (University of Nebraska at Omaha).
Toya Z. Like2,3; professor of criminal justice and criminology; B.S., M.A., Ph.D. (University of Missouri-St. Louis).
Lynnette Lockhart; assistant teaching professor of criminal justice and criminology; J.D. (Brooklyn Law School).
Lori Sexton2,3; associate professor of criminal justice and criminology; B.S. (Cornell University); M.A. (University of Pennsylvania); Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine).
Emeriti Faculty
Cathleen Burnett; professor emerita of sociology/criminal justice and criminology; B.A. (St. Lawrence University); M.S., Ph.D. (Vanderbilt University).
Wayne L. Lucas; professor emeritus of criminal justice and criminology; B.S., M.S. (Illinois State University); Ph.D. (Iowa State University).
