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Dr. Dowling Retires after Four Decades of Teaching
Dr. Jerry Dowling stands next to a portrait of founding Dean Dr. George Killinger, who hired him in 1972. In the early days of the College of Criminal Justice, Dr. Jerry Dowling started “distance...
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SHSU Grants Bolster CJ Research
Dr. Danielle Boisvert and her colleagues will study relationships among genes, environment and criminal behavior.Faculty from the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology received Enhancement...
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SHSU Alumnus Career Witnesses Changes to Policing
Danny BillingsleyBy: Trey CawleyDuring his 25 year tenure with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and as a former special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, alumnus Danny...
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SHSU Develops Forensic Certification Course for TEA
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently launched a free, online professional development course for high school teachers assigned to teach Forensic Science. The Department of Forensic Science at Sam...
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College of Criminal Justice Holds Spring Commencement
The Spring 2014 graduates from the College of Criminal Justice.The College of Criminal Justice graduated about 425 students during the Spring 2014 Commencement exercises on May 9. Ph.D. graduates line...
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Practicing Crisis Management in the Field
Security Studies students fight a fire as part of a CERT exercise.Six Security Studies students took their crisis management class to the field so they can assist the community in times of natural or...
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CJ Welcome Week
The College of Criminal Justice will welcome students back with a week full of events to introduce them to the many opportunities available at the College.Tue, Sept 2, 2014 Internship 101 Hazel B....
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Genes/Adversity Linked to Crime in Incarcerated Sample
Dr. Todd Armstrong studies the links between genes and crime.Researchers at Sam Houston State University have found a genetic characteristic that interacts with childhood adversity to predict higher...
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Beto Chair Lecture: Dr. Bruce Budlowe
Mon, Sep 15, 2014 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. Hazel B. Kerper CourtroomThe College of Criminal Justice will host Dr. Bruce Budlowe, director of the University of North Texas Health Science Center's Institute of...
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Real Talk w/CJ: Robert Lawler, Office of Inspector General, HUD
Thu, Oct 2, 2014 Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom
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Beto Chair Lecture: Dr. Marvin Krohn
Fri, Oct 24, 2014 9:30 - 11:00 A.M. Hazel B. Kerper CourtroomThe College of Criminal Justice will host Dr. Marvin Kohn, a Professor of Criminology at the University of Florida and expert on juvenile...
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Real Talk w/CJ: ATF Special Agent Alex Johny
Tue, Nov 11, 2014 Hazel B. Kerper Courtroom
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Forensic Faculty Achieve Top Certifications in Their Fields
Two faculty members in the Department of Forensic Science recently earned distinguished certifications in their respective fields.Dr. Joan Bytheway, an Associate Professor and Director of the Southeast...
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Online Bullying Creates Off-Line Fear at School
Cyberbullying creates fear among students about being victimized at school, a recent study by Sam Houston State University found.While traditional bullying still creates the most fear among students,...
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Alumnus Teeler Oversees Texas Game Wardens
Gary Teeler, Assistant Commander, Texas Game WardenAlumnus Gary Teeler began his career as a Texas Game Warden in the woods of Van Zandt County, a one-man station in the middle of Northeast Texas....
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Identifying Fire Victims Through Teeth
Tipton examines teeth in the lab.To help identify fire victims from arsons, plane crashes, wildfires, terrorist attacks or genocide, a Master’s graduate from the Department of Forensic Science is...
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Investigating Environmental Cases
Instructors demonstrate how to test dangerous toxic substances.For two days, the grounds of Sam Houston State University looked like the scene of an environmental disaster.Leaking barrels littered the...
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Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern Day Child Slave
Tue, Oct. 14, 2014 5:00 - 6:00pm LSC BallroomThe Center for Global Journalism and Democracy at Sam Houston State University presents Shyima Hall, who was sold into slavery at eight years old by her...
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TDCJ Employees Advance Education with Scholarship
Capt. William Wheat of the TDCJ Beto Academy.Like Dr. George J. Beto, one of the founders of the College of Criminal Justice, Capt. William Wheat wants to be an agent of change for the Texas Department...
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Real Talk w/CJ: ATF Special Agent Alex Johny
Wed, Sep 24, 2014 2:00pm - 3:00pm Hazel B. Kerper CourtroomWith the rash of armed robberies of cell phone stores and pawn shops in the Houston area, ATF Special Agent Alex Johny is assigned to a task...
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