Faculty

The Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is the top college in the world for the study of crime, according to the Center for World University Rankings.

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.

College of Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty member Dr. Daniel Mears has written a new book titled “Out-of-Control Criminal Justice: The Systems Improvement Solution for More Safety, Justice, Accountability, and Efficiency.”

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...

Florida transfers juvenile offenders to adult court at a higher rate than any other state in the nation. A new study conducted by Peter Lehmann, a doctoral candidate at the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice...

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

College of Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty member Dr. Bill Doerner has written a new textbook recently released by Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. Dr. Doerner wrote the 8th edition of Victimology along with FSU graduate Dr. Steve Lab.

It is with great sadness that the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice reports the passing of alumnus Dr. Ray Paternoster. Ray received his PhD in Criminology from Florida State University in 1978.

Join Dean Blomberg and the Center for Leadership and Social Change as they begin the Policing in the U.S. Series, Thursday, Feb. 16 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the FSU Globe Auditorium.

Over 60 students and faculty members from the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice attended November’s American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA.