Research

AARP tapped the expertise of Dean of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Thomas Blomberg and Assistant Professor Julie Brancale for a feature story on the targeting of older adults by financial fraudsters.  The story highlights research Brancale and Blomberg are conducting in the Aging Adult Fraud Research and Policy Institute, in the college's Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research.  Read the story here. 

A Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice researcher’s book has earned top honors from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Historical Criminology.

Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Emma Fridel, offered her expertise in a Dec. 2 PBS report on the drop in mass killings in the U.S. in 2025.  Fridel, who is the director of the Violence and Victimization Research and Policy Institute in the college's Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research, noted that perspective is necessary when assessing the prevalence of extreme events like mass killings. 

FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice researcher Dan Mears, has published a commentary, 'Crime and the Deterrence Myth,' in the Nov. 30 edition of the Orlando Sentinel.  Mears is a Distinguished Research Professor, the Mark C. Stafford Professor of Criminology, and Director of the Corrections Research and Policy Institute in the College’s Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research.

The FSU Health Expo at the Wakulla County Community Center last month aimed to provide visitors information that will help improve their lives.

Financial scams targeting older adults have reached a high level of sophistication, posing significant risks to this vulnerable demographic.

Researchers from Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice have published an article in ‘Scientific American’ on the rapidly increasing rates of financial fraud targeting older adults.

Brendan Lantz and the Hate Crime Research and Policy Institute (HCRPI) have received the 2025 Eva Lassman “Take Action Against Hate” Award, presented by Gonzaga University’s Center for the Study of Hate.

A first-of-its kind survey conducted by researchers at Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCCJ), shows strong community support for the Capital Region Real Time Crime Center (CRRTCC) and for local law enforcement more broadly.

Florida State University Professor of Criminology, Kevin M. Beaver, is ranked among the world’s top researchers by Research.com, thanks to his outstanding publication and citations record.