Resources and Opportunities

The Department of Criminal Justice Studies is committed to supporting students through accessible resources and meaningful opportunities. This page features scholarships, student organizations and services that foster learning, connection and success.

Four physical volumes of The Annual Review of Criminal Justice Studies journal

The Annual Review of Criminal Justice Studies (ARCJS)

The ARCJS is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarly writings pertinent to the critical analysis of law, crime and justice systems and their entanglement with larger political economic processes.

Learn more about the ARCJS
The Reimagine Justice podcast cover of Lady Justice holding scales and a sword

Reimagine Justice Podcast

This is a podcast created and produced by CJS faculty that examines how current and past events have sought to reimagine justice. Episodes include a look at how Covid-19 has impacted jails, intimate partner violence, and the death penalty.

Listen on Spotify

Facilities

Student Lounge

The student lounge is a study space for students within the department to hang out, study and do homework. The lounge is also shared with the Child and Adolescent Development Department.

Location: HSS 361

Internships and Community Service Learning

We encourage all of our students to seek out an internship while they are completing their coursework in Criminal Justice Studies. This will help you in a number of ways, including figuring out what type of career you'd like to embark on and potentially also help you get your foot in the door for an eventual job.

View the spreadsheet of potential internships CJS has compiled on Google Docs

Organizations where CJS students have interned/fellowshipped at

You can also reach out to individual organizations to see if they need an intern or volunteer. Oftentimes, many criminal-justice-oriented organizations actively look for students to serve in these roles, so we recommend looking around at the organizations of interest in your area. If you are interested in more traditional employment in criminal justice organizations — such as law enforcement or juvenile probation — every county has opportunities, so reach out!

A nonprofit nonpartisan organization whose mission is to reduce society’s reliance on incarceration as a solution to social problems. This is one of the flagship policy organizations in this area and is one that we have collaborated with extensively. If you are interested in policy or juvenile justice, this is the organization for you! 

Learn more about the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ)

JusticeCorps is an AmeriCorps program administered by California Volunteers and sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Bay Area JusticeCorps recruits 70+ college students every year for their student member program.

Learn more about JusticeCorps

The Willie L. Brown, Jr. Fellowship program provides SFSU students who have faced barriers pursuing a college education with professional experience in the public sector while developing a lifelong commitment to public service. At the same time, the program provides San Francisco’s public agencies with a diverse, qualified and well-educated workforce. Undergraduate fellows intern in city government two days a week in high levels of the executive branch, legislative branch, and city agencies under the direct supervision of a seasoned professional. Fellows typically work on semester-long projects agreed upon in collaboration with their direct supervisor. Each fellow earns a $3,000 stipend by the conclusion of the program.

Learn more about the Willie Brown Fellowship

Each year, the Panetta Institute invites CSU presidents to nominate an outstanding undergraduate (junior or senior) student leader from each campus to participate in the fall semester Congressional Internship in Washington D.C.

Learn more about Panetta

Legal Organizations

Social Service Organizations

 

Policy Organizations

 

System Organizations