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

Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi, Anthony Walsh, Michael G. Vaughn, Danielle Boisvert, Jamie Vaske. 2007. A Gene X Gene Interaction Between DRD2 and DRD4 is Associated with Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Behavior in Males. Behavioral and Brain Functions
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi, Leah E. Daigle, Marc L. Swatt, Chris L. Gibson. 2007. Evidence of a Gene X Environment Interaction in the Creation of Victimization: Results from a Longitudinal Sample of Adolescents. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi. 2007. Self-Control as an Executive Function: Reformulating Gottfredson and Hirschi's Parental Socialization Thesis. Criminal Justice and Behavior
Carter Hay, Edward N. Fortson, Dusten R. Hollist, Irshad Altheimer, Lonnie M. Schaible. 2007. Compounded Risk: The Implications for Delinquency of Coming from a Poor Family that Lives in a Poor Community. Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Charis E. Kubrin, Gregory Squires, Eric A. Stewart. 2007. Neighborhoods, Race and Recidivism: The Community Reoffending Nexus and its Implications for African Americans
Eric A. Stewart. 2007. Either They Don't Know it or They Don't Care: Black Males and Negative Police Experiences. Criminology & Public Policy
Eric A. Stewart, Endya B. Stewart, Ronald L. Simons. 2007. The Effect of Neighborhood Context on the College Aspirations of African American Adolescents. American Educational Research Journal
Tena L. St. Pierre, D. Wayne Osgood, Sonja E. Siennick, Tina J. Kauh, Frances F. Burden. 2007. Project Alert with Outside Leaders: What Leader Characteristics are Important for Success?. Prevention Science
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi. 2007. Self-Control as an Executive Function: Reformulating Gottfredson and Hirschi’s Parental Socialization Thesis. Criminal Justice and Behavior
LaFree, Gary, Bob O'Brien, and Eric P. Baumer. 2006. Is the Gap Between Black and White Arrest Rates Narrowing? National Trends for Personal Contact Crimes, 1960-2003. The Many Colors of Crime: Inequalities of Race, Ethnicity and Crime in America
Ronald D. Hunter, William G. Doerner. 2006. Enhancing ACJS Conferences for our Membership. ACJS Today
Kelly Welch, Jason Bratton, Marc Gertz. 2006. Racial Profiling: The Link Between Equality of Treatment and Satisfaction with Police Protection. Law Enforcement Executive Forum
Kathy G. Padgett, William D. Bales, Thomas G. Blomberg. 2006. Under Surveillance: An Empirical Test of the Effectiveness and Consequences of Electronic Monitoring. Criminology & Public Policy
Kristy Holtfreter, Michael D. Reisig, Thomas G. Blomberg. 2006. Consumer Fraud Victimization in Florida: An Empirical Study. St. Thomas Law Review
William D. Bales, Shanna Van Slyke, Thomas G. Blomberg. 2006. Substance Abuse Treatment in Prison and Community Re-Entry: Breaking the Cycle of Drugs, Crime, Incarceration and Recidivism. Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy