Potter to Lead UCF’s Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery The criminal justice professor also has a background working with Florida’s justice system and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Potter Receives National Award for Corrections Research 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.…
Workshop Focuses on Jail-to-Community Transition Research shows that “re-entry” services for offenders can ease their transition from jail to the community – and significantly reduce their likelihood of returning to…
‘Smart’ Justice is Based on More Than Just Reducing Costs I attended a statewide “justice summit” in December, but left wondering about how some people think we should achieve that. The gathering was organized by…
‘Everything I Love is Illegal, Immoral or Against the Advice of the Surgeon General’ The recent situation of TV anchor Jennifer Livingston in La Crosse, Wisc., offers a glimpse into how external indicators of health are becoming stigmatized in…
The Future of Health Care? Lessons of a Simple Model Transforming health care is as much about social change and resistance as it is about individual health and party politics. Imagine a place where you…
Opinion-Column Series to Start What good are your opinions if you can’t share and discuss them? Beginning Wednesday, June 20, columnists from around the university will start sharing their…