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School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE)
The School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement (PACE) houses four academic programs –
Criminal Justice Studies, Environmental Studies, Public Administration, and Urban Studies and
Planning, alongside the Institute for Civic and Community Engagement and the Willie Brown
Internship Program. Faculty in these programs share a commitment to scholarship and study that
develops the knowledge, skills, values and motivation to make a positive difference in the civic
life of our communities through professionalism, cultural competencies, and striving to serve the
common good.
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Criminal Justice
Environmental Studies Program
Public Administration
Urban Studies & Planning

Criminal Justice Studies
The program in Criminal Justice Studies is the sole undergraduate criminal justice unit feeding
the San Francisco Bay Area workforce. Its faculty is an eclectic, diverse mix of practitioners
and scholars. The program explores the connections between law, crime, and justice, and its
curriculum emphasizes critical thinking about criminal justice systems, the administration
of justice, legal studies, and the political economy. Faculty research and practice include
geographical analyses of crime and crime policy, crime prevention, theoretical criminology,
juvenile justice, corrections, and human trafficking. The program is proud of its relationships with
local and national nonprofits and government agencies, and it places students with more than a
hundred Bay Area organizations in internships and jobs.

Student Honors
Bithiah Rosales was born and raised in Northern California. She was
an unusual kid who always aspired to be an attorney. In high school she
participated in student government, speech/debate, and mock trial, so when
she decided to return to school and continue her education at the age of thirty,
she picked up where her passions had left off: the law. Declaring her major
in Criminal Justice was shaped by a desire to eventually attain a doctorate in
jurisprudence and practice law. Bithiah has always been interested in Civil
Rights law, and participation as a student organizer and leader in SF State’s
Human Rights Summit in spring 2011 only solidified her desire to practice law
with a concentration in social justice and inequalities. She is now ready for the
next chapter in her education: law school.

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