Department News

Police Chief Eric Smith ’93 announced the new scholarships on UCF Day of Giving 2024, which is dedicated to philanthropy...

This year’s celebration recognized faculty from across eight colleges, the library and the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning...

Rising in the national rankings, UCF’s faculty-led, innovative online programs position students for success...

Alina Burroughs ’00 ’02MS uses forensics and raw evidence to shed new light on cases long overdue for justice...

Years ahead of her peers, Rhen Myers ’23 is getting a head start on pursuing her goal of working in...

The goal is to create a screening tool that can be used by student health services and beyond, including in...

Criminal justice faculty member Jill Viglione will work with experts to examine best practices and compile evidence-based guidelines for agencies...

Lee Ross has dedicated much of his research efforts to examining criminal legal systems’ responses to domestic violence...

The researchers are working to improve how we respond to survivors of violence, promote positive healthcare, explore space, advance computing...

Nine UCF programs rank in the top 10 nationally, providing flexibility and increased opportunities for students to succeed in critical...

Bethany Backes, an assistant professor in the Violence Against Women faculty cluster, shares what it means to be a champion...

Eric Smith ’93 graduated with a degree in criminal justice and has worked at the Orlando Police Department for nearly...

David Smith ’98 ’00MPA has held numerous roles with the U.S. Secret Service over his nearly 21-year career...

Two dozen faculty members from the College of Community Innovation and Education were approved for promotion effective Aug. 8...

The program will support nine social work students, developing their ability to respond to domestic violence...

The College of Community Innovation and Education, in partnership with the CCIE Alumni Board, recognized outstanding alumni and community partners...

The annual Criminal Justice and Public Service Conference was recognized for its commitment to the benefit of both criminal justice...

Graduate student Ashley Steen is looking at the impact of the Puerto Rican migration to the Central Florida community following...

Erica Fissel, assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, shares her passion for helping women affected by cyber abuse...

Awarded each spring, the Order of Pegasus is UCF’s most prestigious student honor...

He is one of 46 higher education leaders from across the nation selected for the prestigious program...

The team’s findings will be used by the Office of the State Courts Administrator to develop trainings and guidelines for...

The program awarded a total of $1 million to 32 teams. This is the third year the program has been...

UCF consistently rises in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, earning recognition among the best universities in the country...

For Aleesha Jahur ’21, it was a simple class in criminal justice that ignited her passion for the field –...

What’s learned could help build a model to improve equity in higher education nationwide...

15 faculty members were honored for being academic leaders, bettering lives and shining a light in the world...

The researchers will create evidence-based, intimate partner violence pretrial safety assessment guides for judges to use when considering pretrial release...

UCF professor explores ranger perspectives on their work environment and its impact on wildlife conservation...

Haitian native Bianka Paul refused to let losing everything stop her from pursuing the life she wanted...

Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the 2021 UCF Teaching Incentive Program and Research Incentive Award...

In recognition of their commendable performance in assigned teaching, research and service, 25 faculty members from the UCF College...

U.S. News & World Report's 2022 Best Graduate Schools rankings once again reflect UCF's excellence in criminal justice, emergency and...

From predicting COVID-19 infection rates to the pandemic’s influence on domestic violence, UCF experts contribute to national and international knowledge...

U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools rankings once again reflects UCF’s excellence in emergency and crisis management...

Bethany Backes, assistant professor of criminal justice and social work, reflects on her path to academia for Women’s History Month...

Recognized by Faculty Excellence, the 2021 honorees have not wavered in their commitments as mentors, role models, friends, researchers and...

The 2021 class is scheduled to be honored in a celebratory event later this spring...

Thirty-seven teams are awarded grants to investigate a variety of research including the use of artificial intelligence to improve battery...

One of the factors that contributes to UCF’s repeated success in online learning is the level of attention and detail...

Housing programs can serve as a lifeline for domestic violence survivors and their children – providing them with vital resources...

Mental health professionals share tips for dealing with stress during coronavirus precautions...

Graduate criminal justice student Zoe Williamson was visiting from England and on a police ride-along when she stepped up to...

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

UCF criminal justice professor’s record of research, teaching and service pushes boundaries of disciplinary knowledge...

Robert Richardson ’12 shares his experience with the revamped version of the hit series, which premieres Jan. 28 on USA...

U.S. News & World Report continues to rank UCF’s undergraduate online programs among the best in the nation...

Criminal justice doctoral student Lucas Alward walked into Jill Viglione’s office with 15 research questions for his dissertation. Viglione, who...

Criminal justice students put their classroom knowledge into practice at the American Criminal Justice Association Regional Conference in Tallahassee last...

Kevin Greene ’17 would be known to friends and family as a basketball player had it not been for one...

Criminal justice graduate is honored for overseeing a county program that provides a career path for people released from incarceration...

The sociology professor also has a background working with Florida’s justice system and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Four percent of inmates in U.S. state and federal prisons live in solitary confinement, “physically and socially isolated for 23...

Twenty-seven UCF programs were nationally ranked today in the top 100 of their fields by U.S. News & World Report, and 35 graduate...

"One of my favorite phrases with my students is criminal justice is no longer just us. We have to bring...

The University of Central Florida’s online undergraduate programs are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World...

Inmates in the nation’s jails commit three times more suicides than in prisons. Undergraduate Megan Small researched what might cause...

Congratulations to our college's Gene Paoline, professor of criminal justice, on his Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society of...

According to survey data from more than 2,100 adults, one-quarter of Americans who have been stalked never told anyone about...

Forty horses. Sixteen cars. One commercial airplane. What do these things all have in common? They each weigh roughly 80,000...

Carl Metzger, who received his master’s degree in criminal justice at UCF, was recently named UCF’s police chief. We spoke...

Although the term “human trafficking” is relatively new, the phenomena it comprises – sex trafficking, forced labor and debt bondage...