Research

Dr. Miltonette Craig
College of Criminology & Criminal Justice alumna, Dr. Miltonette Craig was recently recognized as a 2020 Emerging Scholar by Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Dr. Craig was one of only 15 scholars in the nation named to the prestigious list.
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.
FL Senate Criminal Justice Committee
Earlier this month, Dr. Thomas Blomberg, Dean of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,  delivered a presentation to the Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee which explored racial/ethnic differences in the Florida Criminal Justice System...
 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...
Person in jail
A new study conducted by  College Assistant Professor Dr. Marin Wenger and College Doctoral Candidate Javier Ramos has found that immigrants who have committed a felony and been released from prison in Florida are significantly less likely to reoffend by committing another felony than their nonimmigrant peers.
Florida Senate
The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice recently entered a partnership with the Florida Senate to analyze the racial and ethnic impact of proposed criminal justice legislation.
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.
Caroline M. Bailey
Caroline M. Bailey, a Ph.D. candidate with the College of Criminology & Criminal Justice, was recently announced as one of three recipients of the ASC Ruth D. Peterson Fellowship for Racial and Ethnic Diversity.
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.