28 faculty and 0 courses in Criminal Justice at Florida State University.
- Kevin M. Beaver, Judith Rich Harris Professor of Criminology h-index 63
Biosocial Criminology Genetic/Biological Correlates of Offending Life-Course/Developmental Criminology Stability of Violent Behaviors Education Ph.D. 2006, University of Cincinnati; Criminal Justice M.S. 2001, University of Cincinnati
Notable: “DO PARENTS MATTER IN CREATING SELF‐CONTROL IN THEIR CHILDREN? A GENETICALLY INFORMED TEST OF GOTTFREDSON AND HIRSCHI'S THEORY OF LOW SELF‐CONTROL*” (2005) · 358 citations
- Daniel P. Mears, Distinguished Research Professor h-index 57
Juvenile and Criminal Justice Policy Crime Theory Public Opinion Supermax Prisons Mental Health Religion Sentencing Re-entry Education Ph.D. 1998, University of Texas at Austin; Sociology M.A. 1995, University of Texas at Aust
Notable: “Explaining the Gender Gap in Delinquency: Peer Influence and Moral Evaluations of Behavior” (1998) · 494 citations
- Gary Kleck, Professor Emeritus h-index 40
Gun Control Deterrence Crime Control Violence Education Ph.D. 1979, University of Illinois at Urbana; Sociology M.A. 1975, University of Illinois at Urbana; Sociology B.A. 1973, University of Illinois, with High Honors and with Distin
Notable: “Racial Discrimination in Criminal Sentencing: A Critical Evaluation of the Evidence with Additional Evidence on the Death Penalty” (1981) · 383 citations
- Marc Gertz, Professor Emeritus h-index 39
Public Opinion and the Criminal Justice System Organization Politics and the Courts Comparative Courts Interest Groups Voting Behavior Education Ph.D. 1976, The University of Connecticut, Storrs; Political Science M.P.A. 1971, Baruc
Notable: “The Construct Validity and Refinement of Process-Based Policing Measures” (2007) · 574 citations
- William D. Bales, Professor Emeritus h-index 38
Sentencing Assessing the effectiveness and consequences of punishment strategies Evaluation of correctional practices and programs Community Re-entry Education Ph.D. 1987, Florida State University; Criminology M.S. 1977, Florida State
Notable: “Inmate Social Ties and the Transition to Society” (2008) · 448 citations
- Carter Hay, Professor h-index 27
Empirical test of theories of crime causation Causes and consequences of low self-control Life course criminology Delinquency-reduction policy and programming Offender re-entry Education Ph.D. 1999, The University of Texas at Austin
Notable: “Bullying Victimization and Adolescent Self-Harm: Testing Hypotheses from General Strain Theory” (2010) · 431 citations
- Sonja E. Siennick, Professor h-index 25
Crime and Deviance Mental Health Kinship and Friendship Relations Life Course Quantitative Methods Education PhD. 2009, The Pennsylvania State University; Sociology M.A. 2005, The Pennsylvania State University; Crime, Law, and Justi
- Brian J. Stults, Professor h-index 24
Es on the role of neighborhood context in shaping crime, delinquency, and criminal justice outcomes. He examines how social and environmental factors-such as neighborhood disadvantage, family dynamics, and peer networks-shape both criminal
Notable: “Segregation of minorities in the metropolis: two decades of change” (2004) · 555 citations
- Brendan Lantz, Associate Professor h-index 20
Focus on hate crime, violence, victimization, and co-offending. His research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, and Bureau of Justice Statistics, among others. His recent publications have app
Notable: “The Complexity of Hate Crime and Bias Activity: Variation across Contexts and Types of Bias” (2015) · 88 citations
- Gordon P. Waldo, Professor Emeritus h-index 19
Capital Punishment Convicting the Innocent Law and Social Control Corrections Juvenile Delinquency Education Ph.D. 1967, Ohio State University; Sociology M.A. 1965, Ohio State University; Sociology B.A. 1960, University of North Car
Notable: “Perceived Risk and Social Control: Do Sanctions Really Deter?” (1983) · 317 citations
- Thomas G. Blomberg, Dean and Sheldon L. Messinger Professor of Criminology h-index 19
Elderly Financial Fraud Life Course Cognition Turning Points Criminological Research and Public Policy Delinquency, Education, and Crime Desistance Penology and Social Control Victim Services Education Ph.D. 1973, University of
Notable: “UNDER SURVEILLANCE: AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF THE EFFECTIVENESS AND CONSEQUENCES OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING” (2006) · 153 citations
- Steven Zane, Associate Professor h-index 19
Juvenile justice, crime prevention, and criminal law and punishment. Dr. Zane’s published work has appeared in Justice Quarterly , Criminology & Public Policy , Journal of Criminal Justice , Youth Violence an
Notable: “The Centrality of Theory in Modern Day Crime Prevention: Developments, Challenges, and Opportunities” (2017) · 53 citations
- Patricia Y. Warren, Professor h-index 17
Notable: “DRIVING WHILE BLACK: BIAS PROCESSES AND RACIAL DISPARITY IN POLICE STOPS*” (2006) · 249 citations
- Young-An Kim, Associate Professor h-index 16
Neighborhoods and crime, criminology of place, geo-spatial analysis, urban sociology, and quantitative research methods. His research has appeared in the Journal of Quantitative Criminology , Journal of Research in
Notable: “Measuring Crime Concentration Across Cities of Varying Sizes: Complications Based on the Spatial and Temporal Scale Employed” (2016) · 69 citations
- Emma E. Fridel, Assistant Professor h-index 16
Lethal Violence Communities and Crime Quantitative Methods Homicide Homicide-suicide Serial and Mass Murder School Violence Lethal Violence Education Ph.D. 2020, Northeastern University; Criminology and Justice Policy M.
Notable: “Gender Differences in Patterns and Trends in U.S. Homicide, 1976–2017” (2019) · 146 citations
- Megan Kurlychek, Professor h-index 15
Surround the impact of criminal justice system involvement on later life outcomes with a particular focus on juvenile justice, sentencing, disparities and the collateral consequences of a criminal record on employment and education. C
Notable: “SCARLET LETTERS AND RECIDIVISM: DOES AN OLD CRIMINAL RECORD PREDICT FUTURE OFFENDING?*” (2006) · 291 citations
- Cecilia Chouhy, Associate Professor h-index 14
International Tests of Criminological Theories Effectiveness of Correctional Programs Public Opinion About Crime and Punishment Education Ph.D., 2016, Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati M.A., 2013, Economics, Universidad de la R
Notable: “Rehabilitation in a Red State” (2015) · 118 citations
- Marin R. Wenger, Associate Professor h-index 14
Communities and Crime Contextual Effects Stratification Hate Crime Deviance Quantitative Methods Education Ph.D. 2016, Pennsylvania State University; Sociology M.A. 2012, Pennsylvania State University; Crime, Law and Justice B.A.
Notable: “Anti-Asian Xenophobia, Hate Crime Victimization, and Fear of Victimization During the COVID-19 Pandemic” (2022) · 79 citations
- George B. Pesta, Associate Professor h-index 11
Translational Criminology Correctional Education Juvenile Justice Delinquency & Education Education PhD. 2012, Florida State University, Education Leadership & Policy Studies M.A. 1996, DePaul University, English Composition B
Notable: “Juvenile Court and Contemporary Diversion” (2016) · 81 citations
- Sylwia J. Piatkowska, Associate Professor h-index 11
Crime and deviance, as well as international and comparative criminology. Research Interests Crime and Deviance Comparative and International Criminology Advanced Quantitative Methods Education Ph.D., 2016, Sociology, Stat
Notable: “Brexit, Terrorist Attacks, and Hate Crime: A Longitudinal Analysis” (2021) · 36 citations
- Keller Sheppard, Assistant Professor h-index 8
Notable: “Firearm Instrumentality: Do Guns Make Violent Situations More Lethal?” (2020) · 73 citations
- Bryan Holmes, Assistant Professor h-index 8
Es on discretion, sentencing, courts, and punishment. Research Interests Discretion, Sentencing, Courts and Punishment Education Ph.D. 2022, University of Cincinnati, Criminal Justice M.S. 2017, University of Cincinnati, Criminal Justice B.
Notable: “The Role of Fines and Fees on Probation Outcomes” (2020) · 41 citations
- Claudia Anderson, Assistant Professor h-index 7
Es on punishment, incarceration and correctional policies. Research Interests Theories of crime and social control Punishment Incarceration Policy Education Ph.D. 2022, University of Cincinnati; Criminal Justice B.A. 2017, Loyola Univ
Notable: “Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling” (2021) · 33 citations
- Kimberly M. Davidson, Assistant Professor h-index 6
Es on corrections, programming and rehabilitation, community reentry, substance use. Research Interests Corrections Programming and Rehabilitation Community Reentry Substance Use Education Ph.D. 2021, The Pennsy
Notable: “In the eye of the beholder: Meaning and structure of informal status in women's and men's prisons*” (2020) · 21 citations
- Billy R. Close, Assistant Professor h-index 5
Notable: “Searching for Efficient Enforcement: Officer Characteristics and Racially Biased Policing” (2007) · 63 citations
- Julie Brancale, Assistant Professor h-index 5
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Policy Education and Delinquency Financial Exploitation and Victimization of Older Adults Life Course Education Ph.D. 2017, Florida State University; Criminology M.S. 2011, Florida State University; Crimi
Notable: “Forecasting the Racial and Ethnic Impacts of ‘Race-Neutral’ Legislation through Researcher and Policymaker Partnerships” (2021) · 10 citations
- Jennifer Copp, Professor
Es broadly on the social influences on crime and other problem behaviors, in addition to the marginalizing effects of criminal justice involvement. Current projects, which have received funding from the National Institute of Justice, the Of
- Joseph A. Schwartz, Associate Professor
Biosocial Criminology Life-course/Developmental Criminology Traumatic Brain Injury Behavioral Endocrinology Behavior Genetics Quantitative Research Methods Criminological Theory Education Ph.D. 2014, Florida State University; Cr
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