Department of Criminal Justice News

UCF graduate’s research focuses on earlier signs for prevention of suicide in jails and inspires new scholarship opportunity.

Florida jails lack critical mental health services and treatments for inmates, ultimately posing a risk to the community and the inmate upon release, according to…

An annual Orange County Sheriff’s Office internship program for University of Central Florida students interested in law enforcement has its first all-female class of interns.…

Zoe Williamson was a student visiting from the University of Gloucestershire in England and participating in a comparative policing student exchange program in partnership with…

Catherine Kaukinen, Ph.D., joined the UCF faculty this month as the newly appointed professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice in the College…

Wildlife crime is a threat both to animals and to the peace and stability of nations worldwide. Many think crimes such as poaching and illegal…

The economy of Aruba relies heavily on tourism, with approximately 1.5 million tourists contributing about $1.5 billion annually in tourism revenue – nearly 85 percent…

Two faculty members from UCF’s Department of Criminal Justice have been appointed editors of the peer-reviewed journal, Race and Justice: An International Journal, published by Sage. Associate…

Roberto Hugh Potter, interim chair and research director for the Department of Criminal Justice, has received the Peter P. Lejins Research Award for 2014 from the American Correctional Association.…