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Florida State University Criminologist Gary Kleck Discusses his Research on Gun Control. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6pAYJytnBQ&list=UUL0Kx6Un-Spf0aK_-nojkLQ&index=2  

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University (FSU) is pleased to announce the GRE requirement for the online master’s program is waived for applicants with at least five years of professional experience in a relevant Criminology and Criminal Justice field. This decision made by university officials marks the second effort toward making one of its top-ranked programs accessible to students nationwide.

Meghan Speakes Collins Extensive data collected by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) can help predict which youths are most likely to commit additional crimes following release from a residential placement. Also, youths often experience improvements in behavior during their residential stay, and those with the greatest improvements are less likely to commit new crimes.

Florida State University Professor Gary Kleck has been named one of the Top 25 criminal justice professors in the country by a leading forensic sciences website. Joining Kleck on the ForensicsColleges.com list are professors from American University, University of Maryland and Rutgers University.

A new study by criminologists Sonja Siennick and Eric Stewart of Florida State University and Jeremy Staff of Penn State takes a hard look at the effects of incarceration on marriage. Here’s what we already know from other research, what this study says, and the questions that remain unanswered.

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 online Bachelor’s degree program at FSU’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice has been ranked number two in the nation for Online Criminal Justice Programs for the 2014 Academic Year by BestColleges.com, a resource for students wishing to make an educated choice about pursuing higher education. The ranking is determined using information from student and faculty surveys, independent research, ranking systems, and the input of other credible and authoritative sources. This is the second year FSU Criminology has received this prestigious award.

Dr. Karen McElrath has been selected as the Dudley E. Flood Endowed Professor of Criminal Justice at Fayetteville State University (FSU). The announcement was made on May 6, 2014 by Dr. David Barlow, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. Miriam DeLone, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice.

Administrators at Florida State University’s (FSU) College of Criminology and Criminal Justice are saddened to report the assassination of alumna Dana Seetahal, MS ’85 Criminology. The United States Embassy at Port of Spain notified FSU Criminology Director of Development Kevin Derryberry of her passing Wednesday, May 7.

Dean Thomas Blomberg and the faculty and staff at the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice are proud to announce the recent Eppes Hall renovation has received a preservation award. Eppes Hall was recognized by the jury of the 2014 Tallahassee/Leon County Historic Preservation Awards for outstanding achievement in the Civic/Community Resource Preservation category.