The Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research

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.

A team of researchers has created a model to measure the differences between two distinct approaches to policing -- the warrior approach and the guardian approach.

This fall, Dean Blomberg delivered the keynote presentation for the Southern Criminal Justice Association’s annual conference in Pensacola, FL.

The College is pleased to announce that Dr. Jillian Turanovic has been chosen to receive the 2018 Developmental & Life-Course Criminology Early Career Award.

Dr. George Pesta, the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Veteran Liaison, was honored by the Florida State University Student Veterans Center with the 2018 Guidon Award.

Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is partnering with Palm Beach County Victim Services to address the emotional, psychological, physical and financial aftermath associated with DUI/impaired driving-related deaths.

College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Dean, Thomas Blomberg, is featured in the University’s June edition of Profiles in Leadership.

Research conducted by the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice on elder financial exploitation was recently featured on Tallahassee CBS affiliate WCTV.