Recognizing Our Finest at the College of Criminal Justice
#story_content #album{height:350px; background: url(http://www.cjcenter.org/images/blogger/Honors_day_header.jpg) no-repeat top center;} The College of Criminal Justice will pay tribute to its finest...
View ArticleUndergrad on the Fast Track to Research
#story_content #album{height:350px; background: url(http://www.cjcenter.org/images/blogger/Blasko_header.jpg) no-repeat top center;} Three criminal justice undergraduate students will spend the summer...
View ArticleCall for Papers for International Conference at SHSU
This summer, the College of Criminal Justice will host an international conference, and students and faculty are invited to submit papers for consideration.The Asian Association of Police Studies...
View ArticleStudy Finds Lack of Uniformity on Laws Protecting Child Witnesses
#story_content #album{height:350px; background: url(http://www.cjcenter.org/images/blogger/Court_header.jpg) no-repeat top center;} Each year, more than 100,000 children take the stand to testify in...
View ArticlePh.D. Student Wins National Research Paper Scholarship
Student AwardNicole Niebuhr earned a national student paper award from the ACJS Corrections Section in her first year in the Ph.D. program. #story_content {padding-top:20px;} A first year Ph.D. student...
View ArticleACE Students Serve as Eyes and Ears for Montgomery County Court
Students at Sam Houston State University already are serving and protecting vulnerable populations in Montgomery County.As part of the Academic Community Engagement (ACE) efforts in the College of...
View ArticleNew Chairs Appointed in CJ and Crim, Security Studies
#story_content #album{height:350px; background: url(http://www.cjcenter.org/images/blogger/Security_Studies_header.jpg) no-repeat top center;} New Chairs were appointed to lead the Department of...
View ArticleAbout 450 Students Graduate from College in Spring 2016
CommencementAbout 450 students earned degrees at the College of Criminal Justice in May, including three new Ph.D.s. #story_content #album{height:350px; background:...
View ArticlePutting Out Potential Fires in Huntsville
#story_content #album{height:350px; background: url(http://www.cjcenter.org/images/blogger/Fire_header.jpg) no-repeat top center;} More than 100 smoke detectors were installed to protect families in...
View ArticleDoctoral Student/Faculty Earn Awards from Graduate Studies
#story_content {padding-top:20px;} A Ph.D. graduate and a faculty member from the College of Criminal Justice were recognized for an outstanding dissertation and faculty mentorship, respectively, by...
View ArticleFaculty Recognized by SHSU, College
#story_content #album{height:350px; background: url(http://www.cjcenter.org/images/blogger/Faculty.jpg) no-repeat top center;} Dr. Larry Hoover, a longtime faculty member at the College of Criminal...
View ArticleFinding a Port of Call
#story_content #album{height:350px; background: url(http://www.cjcenter.org/images/blogger/Jorden_header.jpg) no-repeat top center;} After 25 years in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), Richard Jordan...
View ArticleAdvancing Careers in Huntsville
#story_content {padding-top:20px;} Emma Cantu is an immigration attorney who assists clients facing deportation from the United States.The vast majority of Cantu’s clients come from the Central...
View ArticleAlumni Updates
#story_content #album{height:350px; background: url(http://www.cjcenter.org/images/blogger/Alumni_header.jpg) no-repeat top center;} Two SHSU Alumni, Mike Devine Special Agent for the Naval Criminal...
View ArticleRecent Publications
Here is a list of publications recently produced by faculty, students and alumni of Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice.Adamczyk, A., Boyd, K. A., &Hayes, B. E. (2016). Place...
View ArticleAlumnus Helps Build School District Police Force
After serving as a police officer in Jacksonville and Police Chief in Brownfield and Cockrell Hill, Alumnus Bill Avera “retired” to help start a police department for the Dallas Independent School...
View ArticlePh.D. Grads Spread Influence in Thailand
The College of Criminal Justice has an international reputation in law enforcement and perhaps nowhere is it more influential than in Thailand.Dr. Rolando del Carmen, a Distinguished Professor at the...
View ArticleMeasuring Homeland Security Risks
#story_content #album{height:350px; background: url(http://www.cjcenter.org/images/blogger/Homeland_Security_header2.jpg) no-repeat top center;} Researchers have validated a new risk assessment tool...
View ArticleOrganizing and Assisting Criminal Cases for Trial
As a Criminal Investigator with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, Alumnus Paul B. Smithers’ job is to organize and assist prosecutors with cases set for trial. The criminal investigator is...
View ArticleLessons Learned from Unsubmitted Sexual Assault Kits
Criminal justice agencies need to be prepared to follow up on sexual assault cases with a victim-centered approach to improve responses to these crimes in their communities, according to research...
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