Social Policy ·
Safe(r) Spaces?
SPA professor and student examine whether campus sexual assault prevention programs increase student comfort with accessing related resources.
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Latest Criminology News
Criminology ·
Pre-trial Detention: A Transpartisan Issue?
New SPA Assistant Professor Stacie St. Louis reveals a surprising convergence in public opinion on the matter across party lines.
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Criminology ·
"Survivor-Defined Justice"
SPA professor explores the civil legal needs of sexual assault survivors.
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Criminology ·
Exploring “The Link”
SPA professor uses new data to examine the relationships among animal cruelty, domestic violence, and law enforcement outcomes.
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Environmental Policy ·
What Happened to the Radical Environmental Movement?
In collaboration with undergraduate Grace Gold, SPA Associate Professor Thomas Zeitzoff published an article on attitudes towards cyber tactics in eco-activism.
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Homeland Security Policy ·
Understanding Paths to Peace
SPA Professor Examines the Drivers and Outcomes of Terrorism and International Conflict
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Social Policy ·
Are LGBT Americans More Likely to Suffer Violent Crimes Than Their Cisgender Counterparts?
SPA Professor Uses New Data to Examine LGBT Crime Victimization
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Criminology ·
The U.S. Criminal Justice System: Functional, Flawed, or "F***ed"
Second publication from SPA Assistant Professor TaLisa Carter’s Shades of Justice project finds that student perceptions of the criminal justice system vary by skin tone.
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Recent Publications
- , Lynn A Addington, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice
- , Lynn A Addington, Mary Lou Randour, Journal of Family Violence
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Meet our Criminology Faculty
Lynn Addington Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Tricia Bacon Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Julie Marie Baldwin Research Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
TaLisa Carter Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Bill Davies Associate Professor and Department Chair, Justice Law & Criminology SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Daniel Dreisbach Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Michelle Engert Senior Scholar in Residence SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
David Fagelson Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Janice Iwama Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Robert Johnson Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Cynthia Miller-Idriss Professor, 헤라카지노 도메인 of Public Affairs and 헤라카지노 도메인 of Education SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Jane Palmer Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Stacie St. Louis Assistant Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Erdal Tekin Charles W. Fotis, Sr. and Dorothea G. Fotis Family Distinguished Professor of Health Policy SPA | Public Administration
Jessica Waters Assistant Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
Joe Young Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
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