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

Felecia Dix-Richardson, Billy R. Close. 2002. Intersections of Race, Religion, and Inmate Culture: The Historical Development of Islam in American Corrections. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Thomas G. Blomberg, Gordon P. Waldo. 2002. Integrating Research, Policy and Practice in Juvenile Justice Education. Evaluation Review
Thomas G. Blomberg, Gordon P. Waldo. 2002. Implementing an Evaluation Research and Accountability Driven System for Juvenile Justice Education in Florida. Evaluation Review
Thomas G. Blomberg, Gordon P. Waldo, Deborah Chester. 2002. Assessment of the Program Implementation of Comprehensive Victim Services in a One-Stop Location. International Review of Victimology
Daniel P. Mears, Sarah Lawrence, Amy L. Solomon, Michelle Waul. 2002. Prison-Based Programming: What it Can do and Why it is Needed. Corrections
Daniel P. Mears, William R. Kelly. 2002. Linking Process and Outcomes in Evaluating a Statewide Drug Treatment Program for Youthful Offenders. Crime & Delinquency
Daniel P. Mears, Samuel H. Field. 2002. A Closer Look at the Age, Peers, and Delinquency Relationship. Western Criminology Review
Daniel P. Mears. 2002. Immigration and Crime: What's the Connection?. Federal Sentencing Reporter
Sarah Eschholz, Brenda Sims Blackwell, Marc Gertz, Ted Chiricos. 2002. Race and Attitudes Toward the Police: Assessing the Effects of Watching Reality Police Programs. Journal of Criminal Justice
Ted Chiricos, Sarah Eschholz. 2002. The Racial and Ethnic Typification of Crime and the Criminal Typification of Race and Ethnicity in Local Television News. Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency
Carter Hay, Mark Stafford. 2002. Rehabilitation in America: The Philosophy and Methods, Past and Present. Punishing Juveniles: Principle and Critique
Richard Alba, John Logan, Amy Lutz, Brian J. Stults. 2002. Only English by the Third Generation? Mother-Tongue Loss and Preservation Among the Grandchildren of Contemporary Immigrants. Demography
George Pesta, Trinetia Respress, Aline K. Major, Christine Arazan and Terry Coxe. 2002. Evaluation Research and Quality Assurance. Evaluation Review
Kates, Don B. and Gary Kleck. 2001. Armed: New Perspectives on Gun Control
Gould, Leroy C., Gary Kleck, and Marc Gertz. 2001. Crime as Social Interaction. What is Crime? Controversies Over the Nature of Crime and What to Do About It