Criminology Professor lends expertise in PBS story on mass killings

Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Assistant Professor Emma Fridel, offered her expertise in a Dec. 2 PBS report on the drop in mass killings in the U.S. in 2025. 

Fridel, who is the director of the Violence and Victimization Research and Policy Institute in the college's Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research, noted that perspective is necessary when assessing the prevalence of extreme events like mass killings. 

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For more information visit the Center for Criminology and Public Policy Research and the Violence and Victimization Research and Policy Institute.