The Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research

Three FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty members were recently named among the top 15 influential academics in the field of criminology by AcademicInfluence.com. Dr. Kevin M. Beaver, Judith Rich Harris Professor of Criminology, was ranked No. 6, Dr. Daniel P. Mears, Mark C.

College of Criminology & Criminal Justice professors, Dr. Brendan Lantz and Dr. Marin Wenger are researching bias and hate crime victimization during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Jillian Turanovic was recently honored by the University with an Undergraduate Teaching Award.

The College is pleased to announce that Marin Wenger is the recipient of the 2020 Robert J. Bursik Junior Scholar Award. The award recognizes the best paper published, online or in print, by American Society of Criminology members.

On Feb. 13, Dean Blomberg and Center for Criminology & Public Policy Research Co-Director Julie Brancale presented their research on the financial exploitation of aging adults to members of the University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI).

The College is pleased to announce that Brendan Lantz is the recipient of the 2020 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Victimology Section New Scholar Award.

College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Kyle McLean was recently selected as a member of the 2019 NIJ Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Sciences (LEADS) Academics program.

The College is pleased to announce that Jillian Turanovic is the recipient of the 2019 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award.

Concerns that deadly police encounters are fueled by "warrior cops" have led to programs that teach communication and engagement as alternatives to force and control. But do they work? Or are they based on a false premise?

The pros and cons of policing methods have been heavily debated for decades in the United States.