Faculty

Marin Wenger
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.
Brendan Lantz
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.
 Assistant Professors Brendan Lantz and Marin Wenger
Racial disparities at every level of the criminal justice system in America are well documented. Now, a new study by College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Assistant Professors Brendan Lantz and Marin Wenger reveals it also exists at the initial level of arrest...
Kyle McLean
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.
Privatization
College of Criminology & Criminal Justice Professor Daniel Mears and alumna Dr. Andrea Montes examine privatized corrections in the latest issue of Criminology & Public Policy.
Jillian Turanovic
The College is pleased to announce that Jillian Turanovic is the recipient of the 2019 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award.
Daniel Mears
College of Criminology & Criminal Justice professor Daniel Mears is the recipient of the 2019 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences’ Outstanding Book Award. Dr. Mears received the award for his book, Out-of-Control Criminal Justice.
Kyle McLean
What do cheese, jeans and wine all have in common? They get better with time. New research from Florida State University finds that’s also true of teenagers’ attitudes toward law enforcement as they become adults.
Kevin Beaver
Divorce may contribute to a temporary bump in criminal behavior and delinquency among children, but it lessens over time, according to a new study by College of Criminology and Criminal Justice researchers.
Nathen Mergen
College of Criminology & Criminal Justice student Nathen Mergen was recently featured as a FSU Student Star. Mergen, a second year student, explained that he came to FSU intending to major in psychology, but an unexpectedly insightful meeting with Dean Blomberg convinced him to change course.