Awards

The College is pleased to announce that Dr. Daniel P. Mears, Mark C. Stafford Professor of Criminology has just been named a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology (ASC).

College of Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty member Dr. Kevin Beaver, Judith Rich Harris Professor of Criminology, is among the most productive criminology and criminal justice scholars in the nation. The designation was determined in a recent article published in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education — “Citation Trajectories of Academic Stars from the “Hit Parade””, by Wesley G. Jennings.

The Florida Education Fund recently announced Dr. Eric Stewart, Ronald L. Simons Professor of Criminology as the recipient of the 2017 Outstanding Mentor Award for his exceptional contribution to the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program...

Margarita Frankeberger brings a can-do attitude to work at Florida State University every day. She listens, solves problems and strives to foster a warm and welcoming atmosphere for all.

The Justice Department’s National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) recently awarded FSU’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice $730,615 to examine the impact of restrictive housing...

On Sept. 9, the Criminology Development Council held the 2016 Hall of Fame Celebratory Dinner at Hotel Duval in Tallahassee, Fla. The event was held to honor alumni of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice who have demonstrated outstanding professional accomplishments, service to the College, Florida State University, and their communities. Five alumni were honored at this year’s event. 2016 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients included: Dr. Max Bromley (BS ’72, MS ’73) and Dr. Charles Swanson (BS ’69, MS ’71).

Recent College of Criminology and Criminal Justice graduate, Catherine Meadors, was inducted into the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society on Aug. 4. Ms. Meadors was one of 20 Summer 2016 inductees into the Society, which facilitates involvement and recognizes engaged, well-rounded undergraduate students who excel within and beyond the classroom in the areas of leadership, internship, service, international, and research.

College of Criminology and Criminal Justice professors Brian Stults and Daniel Mears have been honored with 2015-16 University Awards for their outstanding contributions to the students of the College and Florida State University.

Jennifer Lynne Holmes, MSW, M.S., a College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Ph.D. student, recently received the ASC’s Division of Victimology (DOV) Best Graduate Student Paper award for 2015. The award winning article, “Campus Sexual Assault: A Systematic Review of Prevalence Research From 2000 to 2015,” has been published online in the journal Trauma, Violence, & Abuse and will be published in the print version of the journal in the upcoming months.

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice master’s degree in criminal justice studies jumped two spots to No. 5 in the 2016 U.S. News and World Report ranking of online programs. The college attributes the online program’s growing success to a combination of the first-rate faculty with the flexibility of a distance-learning environment.