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College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Emma Fridel was a recent guest on the A+E Networks podcast, Crime of a Lifetime.

  MON, 05 SEP 2022 14:00:00 -0400 ◦ 28 MINUTES We will be discussing law enforcement leaders making a career transition to corporate security. Typically, a career in law enforcement is 20 to 30 years depending on the retirement program.  A young man or woman that begins their career in their early 20s reach retirement eligibility in their early 50s if not before.  In addition, many police leaders find themselves looking to make a career change before the traditional end of a first career.  

By Tim SprolesThe FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice held a welcome reception for Assistant Professor Bryan Holmes on Friday, August 26th, at Proof Brewing Company. The event hosted by Dean Thomas Blomberg allowed CCCJ graduate students to get to know Professor Holmes.

Don Hunter, a graduate of the FSU College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, has dedicated his life to public safety in the state of Florida. 

By Tim Sproles Graduate Student Orientation for the fall semester is officially in the books.  The orientation was held on Monday, August 15th, at the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. According to Professor Carter Hay, Director of the Graduate Program, it has been a while since orientation was held in the building.

On Saturday, June11, Alumni and Friends of Criminology held the 2022 Hall of Fame Celebratory Brunch at the Hotel Duval in downtown Tallahassee.  Held annually since 2010, the event was not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the global pandemic.  The Hall of Fame event recognizes, and honors distinguished alumni for numerous professional and personal achievements of its graduates.   Hall of Fame inductees demonstrate outstanding professional accomplishments, have served the College, FSU, the community, and/or professional organization.

Here are a few of the great agencies our students interned at in Spring 2022:

The College of Criminology & Criminal Justice is pleased to congratulate Assistant Professor Brendan Lantz who was recently honored by the University with an Undergraduate Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Major.

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice applauds Jorge Hernández on being recognized by Latina/o/x Criminology (LC) as their featured Latina/o/x scholar for April 2022. Jorge's research focuses on immigration and life-course criminology and his research has appeared in the Journal of Family Violence and the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives will be coming to speak to students on Thursday, April 7th in the Claude Pepper Center Auditorium at 6pm. They will be going over what ATF positions entail, the process to become an ATF agent, and other employment opportunities they would like FSU students to be applying for. There will also be refreshments provided by the SLC.