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

Van Slyke, Shanna, William D. Bales and Gordon P. Waldo. 2007. Hit 'Em Where it Hurts: Monetary and Nontraditional Punitive Sanctions. International Handbook of Penology and Criminal Justice
Ian O'Donnell, Conor Teljeur, Nicola Hughes, Eric P. Baumer, Alan Kelly. 2007. When Prisoners go Home: Punishment, Social Deprivation, and the Geography of Reintegration. Irish Criminal Law Journal
Daniel P. Mears. Michelle L. Scott, Avinash S. Bhati. 2007. Opportunity Theory and Agricultural Crime Victimization. Rural Sociology
Daniel P. Mears, Michelle L. Scott, Avinash S. Bhati. 2007. A Process and Outcome Evaluation of an Agricultural Crime Prevention Initiative. Criminal Justice Policy Review
Daniel P. Mears, Carter Hay, Marc Gertz, Christina Mancini. 2007. Public Opinion and the Foundation of the Juvenile Court. Criminology
Daniel P. Mears. 2007. Towards Rational and Evidence-Based Crime Policy. Journal of Criminal Justice
Daniel P. Mears. 2007. Faith-Based Reentry Programs: Cause for Concern or Showing Promise?. Corrections Today Magazine
Daniel Maier-Katkin, Birgit Maier-Katkin. 2007. The Love and Reconciliation of Hannah Arendt and Martin Heidegger. Harvard Review
Ted Chiricos, Kelle Barrick, William Bales, Stephanie Bontrager. 2007. The Labeling of Convicted Felons and its Consequences for Recidivism. Criminology
Eric P. Baumer, Regan Gustafson. 2007. Social Organization and Instrumental Crime: Assessing the Empirical Validity of Classic and Contemporary Anomie Theories. Criminology
Michael D. Reisig, William D. Bales, Carter Hay, Xia Wang. 2007. The Effect of Racial Inequality on Black Male Recidivism. Justice Quarterly
William G. Doerner. 2007. Why Does Johnny Reb Die When Shot?: The Impact of Medical Resources Upon Lethality. Sociological Inquiry
Michael D. Reisig, Jason Bratton, Marc G. Gertz. 2007. The Construct Validity and Refinement of Process-Based Policing Measures. Criminal Justice and Behavior
Gary Kleck. 2007. Are Police Officers More Likely to Kill African-American Suspects?. Psychological Reports
Michael G. Vaughn, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matthew O. Howard. 2007. Toward a Psychopathology of Self-Control Theory: The Importance of Narcissistic Traits. Behavioral Sciences & The Law