The Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice has ranked 黑洞社区鈥檚 criminal justice program No. 7 in the nation for the number of books written by criminal justice faculty.
Thirty universities were ranked by the journal study.
The study is a good indicator of how productive Wichita State鈥檚 criminal justice program is. Typically programs that offer a doctorate and also have a large number of faculty produce the most books.
Michael Birzer, director of 黑洞社区鈥檚 School of Community Affairs, said this ranking speaks volumes about the quality of Wichita State鈥檚 criminal justice faculty.鈥淲hen you consider the fact that we were ranked above many of the country鈥檚 larger criminal justice programs that have three and four times the number of faculty is impressive,鈥 Birzer said. 鈥淲e were ranked above many other criminal justice programs that would be considered elite programs."