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  • A person's hand points toward a laptop. The image on the laptop screen depicts a police lineup.
    LAS students focus on fall research

    The LAS Dean's High Impact Awards for Undergraduate Research are supporting student research ranging from intimate partner violence to solid-state chemistry.

    November 27, 2023

  • Carlos Hobbs
    Learning to protect and serve

    Carlos Hobbs (’24 criminal justice) has his sights set on a future career with the FBI. His summer internship with the Ames Police Department is a great first step.

    August 2, 2023

  • Shadow figure of a man
    The dark figure of crime

    Distinguished Professor Matt DeLisi lays out evidence in his new book that Ted Bundy’s criminal career was far lengthier and deadlier than the official record.

    March 20, 2023

  • Kennedy White, a criminal justice major, poses outside in her military fatigues
    Leading with a mission

    While pursuing a degree in criminal justice, Kennedy White discovered leadership roles in the Iowa Army National Guard and Iowa State's Army ROTC program.

    October 12, 2021

  • Matt DeLisi
    DeLisi study finds sexual offenders commit more crimes than their record shows

    Matt DeLisi's findings suggest that sexual offenders are capable of committing more severe sexual crimes than their official records indicate.

    March 24, 2021

  • Jacob Erickson receives spring 2020 research excellence award

    Jacob Erickson, who earned a Ph.D. in sociology this spring, delves into the minds of criminals to understand what makes them tick. In honor of his exceptional research, Erickson received a spring 2020 Graduate College Research Excellence Award, which recognizes graduate students for their outstanding research accomplishments as documented in…

    May 28, 2020

  • Daniel Butler publishes study on how incarceration impacts women

    Daniel Butler, assistant professor of sociology, had his study, “Understanding How In-prison Experiences Influence Female Offenders’ Maladjustment to Prison,” published in the Dec. 23, 2019, online edition of Justice Quarterly. In this paper, Butler examined whether what women experience while in prison influences assaults, filing of grievances and mental health…

    February 5, 2020

  • Shannon Harper receives dissertation award

    Shannon Harper, assistant professor of sociology, received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the Graduate College and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago last month for her dissertation, “A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Neighborhood Domestic Violence Resources and Intimate Partner Homicide.” Harper’s research uses…

    January 7, 2020