College of Criminology and Criminal Justice ranked #1 among all criminology and criminal justice program faculties for faculty research.  A recent article in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education by Professor Gary Kleck and recent College Ph.D. graduate, J.C. Barnes, shows that the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University has the most productive faculty in the United States.

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is proud to announce two of its first year assistant professors have received prestigious research awards. Dr. Kecia Johnson and Dr. Ashley Rubin were granted First Year Assistant Professor Awards for the 2013-2014 year by the Council on Research and Creativity. The awards, which provide $20,000 toward summer salary support, were granted to just 76 faculty members university-wide.

Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is proud to announce professor Kevin Beaver has been awarded one of the 2014 Graduate Faculty Mentor Awards. The award carries an honorarium of $3,000.

FSU College Highlights and Selected National Rankings (As of December 2013) MOST EFFICIENT HIGH-QUALITY UNIVERSITY IN THE NATION U.S. News & World Report has named Florida State University the most efficient high quality university in the country for the second year in a row (2013, 2014). The university’s value ranking rose from 42nd among public universities to 40th, evidence that Florida State combines an outstanding education with economic value.

FSU Criminology Professor Gary Kleck argues that storing guns in safes could critically delay gun access. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/parents-store-guns-home-22325804

University Communications and the Office of the Provost hosted the second annual Newsmakers of the Year event, a celebration of Florida State University faculty members whose expertise and research raised the university’s profile in 2013, on January 28 at the Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center. Dr. Bill Bales, Dr. Kevin Beaver, Dr. Terry Coonan, and Dr. Gary Kleck were recognized as top newsmakers for the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Eleven members of the Florida State community were recognized for their contributions to distance learning during the 2012-2013 Distance Learning Awards Ceremony Nov. 13. The event was held in conjunction with National Distance Learning Week. “At Florida State, we strive to create the same level of quality learning for our distance students that their on-campus counterparts enjoy,” said Susann Rudasill, director of the Office of Distance Learning.

Racial segregation in America is lasting longer than anyone expected. The average black person lives in a neighborhood that is 45 percent black, even though blacks represent only 13 percent of the population, according to professors John Logan and Brian Stults at Brown and Florida State University. Logan and Stults analyzed 2010 Census data with a dissimilarity index, which determines the percentage of one group that would have to move to a different neighborhood to eliminate segregation, to explore racial segregation. A score above 60 shows very high segregation.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — At 37 years old, Gemma Burlakoff became one of three women to die at the hands of their spouse or partner in Palm Beach County in October, a month dedicated to domestic violence awareness. Nicole Bishop is the director of victim’s services in Palm Beach County. She said calls for crimes related to domestic violence are on the rise. “It’s heartbreaking and we just want it to stop,” she said. Bishop said between 2009 and 2011 there were 40 domestic violence homicides.

Florida College System (FCS) bachelor’s degree students will have access to a world-class education in criminal justice thanks to a new agreement with The Florida State University (FSU).