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

Jongyeon Tark, Laura Bedard, Gary Kleck, Dominique Roe-Sepowitz. 2008. Crime Victimization and Divorce. International Review of Victimology
John P. Wright, Kevin M. Beaver, Matt DeLisi, Michael G. Vaughn, Danielle Boisvert, Jamie Vaske. 2008. Lombroso's Legacy: The Miseducation of Criminologists. Journal of Criminal Justice Education
John Wright, Kevin Beaver, Matt Delisi, Michael Vaughn. 2008. Evidence of Negligible Parenting Influences on Self-Control, Delinquent Peers, and Delinquency in a Sample of Twins. Justice Quarterly
Michael G. Vaughn, Christina E. Newhill, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver. 2008. An Investigation of Psychopathic Features Among Delinquent Girls: Violence, Theft, and Drug Abuse. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice
Michael G. Vaughn, Christine Litschge, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, Curtis J. McMillen. 2008. Psychopathic Personality Features and Risks for Criminal Justice System Involvement Among Emancipating Foster Youth. Children and Youth Services Review
Matt Delisi, Michael G. Vaughn, Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Andy Hochstetler, Anna E. Kosloski, Alan J. Drury. 2008. Juvenile Sex Offenders and Institutional Misconduct: The Role of Thought Psychopathology. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health
Matt DeLisi, Andy Hochstetler, George E. Higgins, Kevin M. Beaver, Christine M. Graeve. 2008. Toward a General Theory of Criminal Justice: Low Self-Control and Offender Noncompliance. Criminal Justice Review
Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Michael G. Vaughn. 2008. The Etiology of Criminal Onset: The Enduring Salience of Nature and Nurture. Journal of Criminal Justice
Leah E. Daigle, Kevin M. Beaver, Jennifer L. Hartman. 2008. A Life-Course Approach to the Study of Victimization and Offending Behaviors. Victims & Offenders: An International Journal of Evidence-based Research, Policy, and Practice
Brian B. Boutwell, Kevin M. Beaver. 2008. A Biosocial Explanation of Delinquency Abstention. Criminal Behavior and Mental Health
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Anthony Walsh. 2008. A Gene-Based Evolutionary Explanation for the Association Between Criminal Involvement and Number of Sex Partners. Biodemography and Social Biology
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Michael O. Maume. 2008. The Effect of School Classroom Characteristics on Low Self-Control: A Multilevel Analysis. Journal of Criminal Justice
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi, Michael G. Vaughn. 2008. Genetic Influences on the Stability of Low Self-Control: Results from a Longitudinal Sample of Twins. Journal of Criminal Justice
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi, Michael G. Vaughn. 2008. Desistance from Delinquency: The Marriage Effect Revisited and Extended. Social Science Research
Kevin M. Beaver, Matthew G. Vaughn, Matt DeLisi, John Paul Wright. 2008. Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use and Involvement in Violent Behavior in a Nationally-Representative Sample of Young Adult Males in the United States. American Journal of Public Health