Department News

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...