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. 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.

Research Brought to Life

Our mission is to build an intellectual community that is comprised of students, professors, alumni, practitioners, and policy makers. Through our community’s focus on research, education, and service, we seek to bring research to life by directing our academic efforts to make a lasting societal difference, contributing to improving society by reducing the suffering, pain, and cost of crime in all aspects of the criminal justice system. Through these efforts, we seek to create future leaders in our field that possess critical, research, and application skills, helping them succeed in their future careers and achieve their goals to improve society at large.

William G. Doerner, Te-Hui Tsai. 1990. Child Maltreatment and Juvenile Delinquency in Taiwan. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
Marc Gertz. 1990. The Dynamics of Plea Bargaining in Three Countries. Criminal Justice Review
Benjamin S. Wright, William G. Doerner, John C. Speir. 1990. Pre-Employment Psychological Testing as a Predictor of Police Performance During an FTO Program. American Journal of Police
Gary Kleck, Susan Sayles. 1990. Rape and Resistance. Social Problems
Thomas G. Blomberg, Gordon P. Waldo, Carol A. Bullock. 1989. An Assessment of Victim Service Needs. Evaluation Review
William G. Doerner, John C. Speir, Benjamin S. Wright. 1989. An Analysis of Rater-Ratee Race and Sex Influences Upon Field Training Officer Program Evaluations. Journal of Criminal Justice
P. J. Jenkins, Daniel Maier-Katkin. 1988. Protecting the Victims of Child Abuse: A Case for Caution. The Prison Journal
Thomas G. Blomberg. 1988. Victim Services and the 4th Dimension of the Criminal Justice System. Crime Victims Digest
Bruce L. Berg, William G. Doerner. 1988. Volunteer Police Officers: An Unexamined Personnel Dimension in Law Enforcement. American Journal of Police
Gary Kleck. 1988. Crime Control Through the Private Use of Armed Force. Social Problems
William E. Thornton, Lydia Voigt, and William G. Doerner. 1987. Delinquency and Justice (2nd Edition)
William E. Thornton, Lydia Voigt, and William G. Doerner. 1987. Delinquency and Justice (2nd Edition)
Ted Chiricos. 1987. Rates of Crime and Unemployment: An Analysis of Aggregate Research. Social Problems
Ted Chiricos. 1987. Rates of Crime and Unemployment: An Analysis of Aggregate Research. Social Problems
William G. Doerner. 1987. Child Maltreatment Seriousness and Juvenile Delinquency. Youth and Society