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Professor Hickman’s Research Featured on RAND
Click here to view Professor Hickman’s research on the impact of violence exposure on young kids.
Professor Lockwood: Recipient of Outstanding Teaching Award
Congratulations to Professor Bob Lockwood for winning the Portland State University College of Urban and Public Affairs Outstanding Teaching Award this year!
Professor Kris Henning and Professor Brian Renauer featured in Portland State Magazine.
Kris Henning, professor of criminology and criminal justice, devised a checklist that the Portland Police Bureau uses to predict who is most likely to commit another act of domestic violence…
Three strikes law and criminal justice
The three strikes law has been a subject of much debate since its introduction as an actual regulation in 1993.
Crime prevention through environmental design
Environmental design requires physical changes to a location in order to make non-physical improvements.
Criminal justice degree seekers may learn about urban issues
Criminal justice degree programs may give students the opportunity to study urban issues prevalent in the U.S. However, understanding these challenges requires examining their history along with their development over an extended period of time.
How fingerprinting improves criminal investigations
One of the most important parts of a forensic investigation is fingerprinting.
Driving under the influence and what it means for criminal justice professionals
Driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs and/or alcohol is a serious offence in the U.S.
Factors that affect criminal behavior
When law enforcement officials and students earning criminology degrees study the different causes of criminal behavior, they often examine different conditions that might encourage a life of crime.
Psychology plays a role in criminal justice careers
Psychology impacts both authorities and criminals, and understanding psychology can help a person earn their bachelor’s in criminal justice.
Recidivism and how it relates to criminal justice
Students who are seeking their bachelor’s in criminal justice may come across the subject of recidivism.
Prison overcrowding is a growing concern in the U.S.
Students in criminal justice degree programs who are interested in corrections must understand how prison populations interact and the dangers of overcrowding.
Crime mapping, demographics of illegal activity
Crime mapping is a technique that assists law enforcement agents and officers in locating and analyzing crime hot spots and trends.
Fighting organized crime in the U.S. and abroad
Organized crime is a problem that has been taken very seriously in the U.S. since the Prohibition.
Homicide crime and investigation
Homicide is the most commonly thought of violent crime in the U.S. Homicide, as defined by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is murder or non-negligent manslaughter, the willful killing of one human being by another.
Youth gang prevention
Gangs and youth gangs are a growing problem in the U.S.
Identity theft affects millions
In 2010, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recorded over 8 million households that had at least one member affected by identity theft.
Ultimate Guide to Canines (K-9) in Law Enforcement
Potential law enforcement officers may have the opportunity to someday become an officer in a police K-9 unit.
Community Justice Resources
Community justice refers to crime prevention and other precautionary activities operated by civilians.
Urban Crime in the U.S.
Many graduates of criminal justice degree programs may be employed in a city when pursuing a career in law enforcement.
Homeland Security Resources
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is dedicated to protecting the U.S. from any type of foreign aggression, either from outside or inside the country’s borders.
Resource Guide to Crime Analysis
Students who are seeking a criminal justice degree may want to consider a career in crime analysis.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms (ATF) and Explosives Resources
Students who are enrolled in a criminal justice or criminology degree program may want to consider working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives (ATF).
Capital Punishment in America
Students involved in criminal justice degree programs may at some point begin to learn about the intricacies of capital punishment in the country.
Rehabilitation and Alternatives to Incarceration
Students engaged in a criminal justice degree program may come across the issues involved with choosing different methods of punishment that do not involve traditional imprisonment.
Ethics and Law Enforcement
Law enforcement agents and officials are often forced to make critical decisions in their day-to-day duties
Huffington Post names PSU One of Top 10 “Hipster Colleges”
Click here to read about the Top 10 “Hipster Colleges” including Portland State University.
Corrections Career Guide Resources
Graduates with a bachelor’s in criminal justice may be considering a career in corrections.
Criminal Justice Majors – PSU CCJO Internships
The CCJO internship provides students with the opportunity to explore working environments within the criminal justice field to learn which aspects of the work fit with their personal interests, skills, abilities, working styles and goals.
Criminology Resources
The study of criminology differs from that of criminal justice in that criminology focuses more on aspects of the criminal justice system.
Criminal Justice Scholarships – Resources & How to Find Them
Scholarships for acquiring any type of criminal justice degree await those with the ambition and patience to seek them out.
The Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Effect
Students engaged in criminal justice degree programs may be curious to find that recent portrayals of forensic science methods on TV and the silver screen may have influenced public perception of investigative procedures.
Juvenile detention center recommended for accreditation
The American Correctional Association (ACA) has found the Swanson Center for Youth (SCY) more than adequate in the standards it has created to determine the quality of a juvenile facility.
Cyber crime effects costs of businesses in several ways
While many companies take steps to maintain their internet security, businesses may not be aware of the hidden costs associated with cyber crime.
Enhanced communication is key in campus crime
Call boxes have been a popular feature for safety on college and school campuses and may now be even more helpful in reporting crime due to new technological advances.
Berkely, California experiences decrease in violent crime
For the second year in a row, Berkeley, California has become a safer place to live, as violent crimes have decreased, according to the Daily Californian.
Laptop theft increases on college campuses
A recent study released by Absolute Software corporation reports that college campuses have moved from fifth to third place in terms of most common areas for laptop theft.
FBI and Raytheon team finish new form of information sharing
Raytheon, a technology-based defense company specializing in homeland security, teamed with the FBI to create a national data exchange to help state, local, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies share information.
Analyzing the safety of American border cities
About 34,000 people have been killed in Mexico’s drug war in the last five years, USA Today reports.
Criminal justice professionals work to get gang members on path of reformation
So far this year, there have been seven gang-related murders in Multnomah County, Oregon, with countless other criminal incidents deriving from gang violence, The Oregonian reports.
Criminal justice school receives grant to study state-funded programs
In order to improve the efficiency of state-funded criminal justice programs, the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute recently gave $405,450 to a research center at a local university.
Facebook may be the future of cyber crime
The newly released Internet Threat Trends Report shows that Facebook is still the most common place that web users are targeted by cyber crime.
PSU Graduates Oregon’s Largest Class in History
PSU awarded approximately 5,920 degrees, including 3,825 bachelor’s degrees, 1,735 master’s degrees and 60 doctoral degrees. The undergraduate graduating class has more than doubled since 1993-94, when 1,750 bachelor’s degrees were awarded.
New report highlights trends in Texas criminal justice system
A recent report by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows that an average of 42 percent of prisoners’ sentences were not served during the 2010 fiscal year, Times Record News reports.
California inmates form hunger strike for improved conditions
Last week, a group of inmates at California’s Pelican Bay State Prison decided to start a hunger strike due to what they consider the inhuman conditions of the confinement, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Criminal justice experts discuss reduction in violent crimes
Recent information from the FBI indicates that the U.S. currently has its lowest level of violent crime since the 1960s.
Criminal justice professional proposed flogging instead of incarceration
According to the most recent data from the Pew Research Center, about one in 10 Americans is incarcerated, and this number shows no sign of decreasing.
Law Enforcement Job Opportunities with the Vancouver WA Police Department
The Vancouver (Washington) Police Department (VPD) is currently recruiting for 10 vacant positions. An information session will be held on June 17 from 7pm – 8:30pm at the Water Resources Education Center.
Homeland Security responds to Joplin disaster
On May 22, a powerful tornado swept through Joplin, Missouri, killing over 150 people and destroying about 6,000 homes and other structures, Reuters reports.
Professionals debate tweeting during trials
As technology tightens its grasp on society, the rules and restrictions of how it can be used in the field of criminal justice have come under question.
