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Five researchers from the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice were singled out for their work in this month's Faculty and Staff Briefs, published by FSU News. Emma Fridel, Ph.D. (College of Criminology and Criminal Justice) earned the 2024 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology. For more information, visit the Violence & Victimization Research & Policy Institute. 

A Florida State University researcher is being recognized by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) as one of the top early career scholars in her field.

Researchers from Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice have earned lead-article honors in Criminology, the top journal in the field, for their work investigating how hate crimes are reported by law enforcement agencies.

Years of re-labelling the crime rape using different terms such as sexual assault, has led to significant variation in public opinions on the crime’s severity, sparking consequences that can compound victim trauma and reduce perpetrator accountability, a Florida State University researcher has found.

Associate Professor Joseph Schwartz, of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, was tapped by Science Magazine to provide insights into a recent study brain trauma's effects on criminal behavior in children.  Read the article here:  Mild brain injuries don't predispose kids to criminal behavior, Danish study suggests

Barely a year since the Capital Region Real Time Crime Center (CRRTCC) opened its tech-driven headquarters at Florida State University, it is already earning accolades and acclaim. Fresh off being named the Center of the Year by the National Real Time Crime Center Association (NRTCCA), officials say the CRRTCC stands at the vanguard of a field that is reshaping law enforcement.

A pair of researchers from Florida State University’s College of Criminology & Criminal Justice were invited to lend their expertise in hate crimes to a workshop convened by the White House.

A researcher at Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice (CCCJ) was awarded $1 million in funding to study red flag laws, which allow law enforcement agencies to petitio

As a fifth grader growing up in a rough neighborhood outside Washington D.C., Diana Fishbein frequently wondered, “Why?”

The mission of Florida State University’s College of Criminology & Criminal Justice is to serve the public with research that translates directly into effective policy.