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The Criminology Internship Program assists applicant law enforcement officer’s intent on careers in law enforcement through practical, hands-on experience at the Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy at the Florida Public Safety Institute. Motivated criminology students can earn their State Officer Certification, while also earning a degree at FSU.

The Criminology and Criminal Justice graduate program provides a valuable tool to apply the knowledge undergraduates learn regarding the theoretical explanations for criminal behavior and its subsequent application in empirical research. Students who are interested in taking the next step may be viable candidates for our graduate program, but are unsure of the academic responsibilities of the graduate program, opportunities available to students in terms of publishing and funding, and the possibilities of career options post-graduation.

The Florida Department of Corrections (FDOC) received a multi-year grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), to develop a system that utilizes data elements from FDOC’s various databases into a unified, real-time data warehouse. The Correctional Operations Trend Analysis System (COTAS) uses historical data to model the probability of incidents of violence occurring in all FDOC facilities in the state (at the facility and inmate levels).

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) recently announced the 2010 Winners of the Prevention for a Safer Society (PASS) awards. The awards are made annually to honor and recognize professionals who cover issues and highlight solutions to criminal justice, juvenile justice and child welfare problems. Dr. Daniel P.

On April 19 at the University Faculty Honors Convocation Professor Dan Maier-Katkin will receive awards as one of the University’s Outstanding Undergraduate Teachers as well as the Award for Outstanding Honors Thesis Mentor. Five of Dan’s students have won a total of six of the most prestigious awards for undergraduate theses and research in the last three years including the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Award, and the Kingsbury Award for the outstanding Honors thesis at the University in 2011.

The Criminology Graduate Student Association and Alumni & Friends of Criminology have partnered together to present an alumni speaker series; Criminology in Context. The purpose of the alumni speaker series is to provide a platform where accomplished alumni and friends of the College can impart practical knowledge and experiences from their respective criminology-related professions in order to connect the concepts learned in the classroom with current issues in the field.

The most recent issue of Criminology and Public Policy, Volume 10, Issue 1, February, 2011 edited by Tom Blomberg, Dean and Sheldon L. Messinger Professor of Criminology, was the focus of a congressional briefing February 15 in Washington. D.C. The briefing entitled: Crime and Imprisonment: How to Reduce Both was sponsored by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) and the Consortium for Social Science Associations (COSSA). Participants included:

Associate Professor Bill Bales and Karen Mann, the Director of the Center for Criminology & Public Policy Research, have received a subcontract from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to perform research consulting work on the project, “GPS Monitoring Technologies and Domestic Violence: An Evaluation Study”. This multi-state project was funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice

Learn about criminology and criminal justice careers through panel and roundtable discussions. Talk with panelists in various criminology careers including policy research, social services, corrections, federal and local law enforcement, and the private sector. Panelists include representatives from:G4S Secure Solutions, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Parole Commission, Family Real Estate Enterprises, Heard Hinton & Associates, P.C.

By Libby Fairhurst, January 2011 FSU CRIMINOLOGY IS NO. 1: PROFESSOR AND COLLEGE BOTH RANKED NATION’S BEST Florida State’s Program Leads Field in Faculty Productivity, External Funding and more TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Renowned criminologist Alex Piquero of Florida State University has won the 2011 Academy Fellow Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), and it’s no wonder. The expert on criminal careers and crime prevention is ranked No. 1 nationally both for scholarly productivity and scholarly impact in his field.