Research

FSU’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is home to the nation’s number one criminology faculty in the world. Our team of experts is ranked number one in the nation for research productivity and are among the top 10 for grant acquisition, as demonstrated below. Many of our faculty are industry experts and offer extensive research on topics like gun control, biosocial criminology and social control, to name a few.

The list below contains nearly 1,000 peer-reviewed journal articles published by our faculty, many of which are co-authored with former and current graduate students. To the left is our one-of-a-kind filter box, which allows you to filter articles by topic and leverage our expertise for your personal interests and research endeavors. We hope you enjoy learning about criminology as much as we enjoy expanding the field of research.

Lastest Research

J.C. Barnes, Kevin M. Beaver, Brian B. Boutwell. 2013. Average County-Level IQ Predicts County-Level Disadvantage and Several County-Level Mortality Rates. Intelligence
J.C. Barnes, Kevin M. Beaver, Brian B. Boutwell. 2013. A Functional Polymorphism in a Serotonin Transporter Gene (5-HTTLPR) Interacts with 9/11 to Predict Gun-Carrying Behavior. Plos One
Eric J. Connelly and Kevin M. Beaver. 2013. Examining the Genetic and Environmental Influences on Self-Control and Delinquency: Results from a Genetically Informative Analysis of Sibling Pairs. Journal of Interpersonal Violence
J.C. Barnes, Brian B. Boutwell, and Kevin M. Beaver. 2013. Social Support or Biosocial Support? A Genetically Informative Analysis of the Social Support Construct and its Relation to Self-Control. Criminal Justice and Behavior
Joseph A. Schwartz and Kevin M. Beaver. 2013. A Partial Test of Moffitt's Developmental Taxonomy: Examining the Role of Genetic Risk. Justice Quarterly
Matt DeLisi, Alexia Angton, Michael G. Vaughn, Chad R. Trulson, Jonathan W. Caudill, Kevin M. Beaver. 2013. Not My Fault: Blame Externalization is the Psychopathic Feature Most Associated with Pathological Delinquency Among Confined Delinquents. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Brian B. Boutwell, S. Menard, J.C. Barnes, K.M. Beaver, T.A. Armstrong, D. Boisvert. 2013. The Role of Gene-Gene Interaction in the Prediction of Criminal Behavior. Comprehensive Psychiatry
Kevin M. Beaver, J.C. Barnes, Brian B. Boutwell. 2013. The 2-Repeat Allele of the MAOA Gene Confers an Increased Risk for Shooting and Stabbing Behaviors. Psychiatric Quarterly
Christopher J. Ferguson, James D. Ivory, Kevin M. Beaver. 2013. Genetic, Maternal, School, Intelligence, and Media Use Predictors of Adult Criminality: A Longitudinal Test of the Catalyst Model in Adolescence Through Early Adulthood. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma
J.C. Barnes, Kevin M. Beaver, Brian B. Boutwell, Raelynn Deaton. 2013. On the Evolutionary Origins of Life-Course Persistent Offending: A Theoretical Scaffold for Moffitt's Developmental Taxonomy. Journal of Theoretical Biology
Griffin, Marie L. and Jillian Turanovic. 2012. Probation: Early Termination. Encyclopedia of Community Corrections
Osgood, D. Wayne and Sonja E. Siennick. 2012. Young Adults' 'Need': In the Eye of the Beholder?. Early Adulthood in a Family Context
Ashley T. Rubin. 2012. History of Crime and Punishment in America: 1783-1850. The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia
Ashley T. Rubin. 2012. Walnut Street Jail. The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encyclopedia
Daniel P. Mears. 2012. The Front End of the Juvenile Court: Intake and Informal vs. Formal Processing. The Oxford Handbook of Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice