Category Archives: Criminal Justice

Students studying criminal justice now can complete specialized crime analyst training as part of their coursework, ensuring they can make a direct impact in crime analysis sooner.

Latrell Sam-German is set to graduate from both the Orlando Police Department academy and UCF this week, stepping from campus directly into sworn service.

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.

As the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Policing, Jacinta Gau is advancing research that strengthens trust between police and the communities they serve.

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.