The College's master's in criminal justice studies remains among the nation's best, according to the U.S. News and World Report's 2023 Best Online Programs ranking. The College's online master's program jumped one spot to No. 5 nationally and placed No. 4 among public universities and No. 3 for veterans.

Dean of the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice and Sheldon L. Messinger Professor of Criminology, Dr. Tom Blomberg, testified during a field hearing of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging in The Villages on November 21. The Committee requested Dr.

The Co-Directors of the Aging Adult Fraud Research & Policy Institute, Dr. Thomas G. Blomberg and Dr. Julie Brancale recently appeared on the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Talk About Payments Webinar to discuss financial exploitation of aging adults. Topics covered in the presentation included an overview of the aging adult population in the United States, a discussion on why the current generation of aging adults is unique from prior generations, and the next steps for evidence-based policies and practices to confront financial exploitation of aging adults.

Two College of Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty members were recently awarded promotion and tenure. Dr. Cecilia Chouhy and Dr. Marin Wenger were each promoted to Associate Professor.

Announcement - College mourns the passing of esteemed professor, Dr. Ted Chiricos who passed away Sunday, November 7th after a long battle with cancer.

Co-Director of the Policing, Security Technology, and Private Security Research & Policy Institute, Darrel Stephens, was recently interviewed by the national news outlet,

  The FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research, is partnering with the Leon County Sheriff's Office to stop violent crime.

College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Emma Fridel was a recent guest on the Cincinnati Edition Radio Show on NPR affiliate WVXU.

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Brendan Lantz was recently honored by the American Society of Criminology Division of Victimology with the 2022 Faculty Researcher of the Year Award.

The Graduate-Faculty Workshop Series continues Friday, October 7 with an Introduction to Analyzing the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) with Assistant Professor Brendan Lantz.