Overview

The Center for Suburban Criminal Justice was established at Bergen Community College in 2005 by an official Memorandum of Understanding signed by leaders of the Bergen county criminal justice system.  The Center developed from a long-standing partnership between the trinity of criminal justice, police, courts, corrections, and higher education.  The mission of the Center is to unite the expertise of criminal justice professionals, academics and other partners to investigate and address characteristics of suburban crime, the role of criminal justice systems, and how both relate to the nature of suburban communities.  The Center is expanding in the tri-state region and includes Westchester Community College in New York and Norwalk Community College in Connecticut and their respective criminal justice agencies as members of the organization.