Category Archives: Criminal Justice

After a decades-long career in financial crime investigation, two-time UCF graduate and retired Air Force Captain Jim Malcolm ’81 ’00MS now leads Seniors vs. Crime in Central Florida, helping protect older adults from fraud — and proving that service never truly ends.

College of Community Innovation and Education Interim Dean Ross Wolf will hang up his badge after 34 years with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office but remains committed to his role at UCF in supplying knowledgeable and capable graduates ready to serve.

As the recipient of the 2025 Marguerite Q. Warren and Ted B. Palmer Differential Intervention Award, Jill Viglione continues to advance technology-driven solutions that strengthen rehabilitation and reform within the criminal justice system.

Following a few years of field experience as a paralegal and landing a perfect score on the entrance exam, Sarah Horne is ready to undertake law school next year.

From ranger safety to wildlife conservation, William Moreto’s unique research helps inform World Wildlife Fund initiatives.

Kristina Childs Fisher worked with the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and Community Counseling Center of Central Florida to help develop a mobile crisis unit that better equips school officers to handle youth mental health crises.

Sarah Halleran ’06 M.S. and her husband live in Coral Springs, close enough to the local high school to hear its marching band practicing their drills.

Inspired by the challenges of using census data in social science research, Matt Nobles led an impactful workshop over the summer on U.S. census data processing.

Launched in Fall 2024, the professional track is intended to streamline students’ pathway from college to a career in law enforcement or correctional leadership.

Cory Watkins is connecting the University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies with interagency security personnel in Central Florida to help them build systems resembling Department of Homeland Security criminal justice fusion centers.