Tag: criminal justice

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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.

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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.

CATEGORIES: Honored

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 their theses and dissertations. “I … Continue reading Jacob Erickson receives spring 2020 research excellence award

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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 problems. The results of the … Continue reading Daniel Butler publishes study on how incarceration impacts women

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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 a mixed-methods analysis to look … Continue reading Shannon Harper receives dissertation award