We are super happy to announce that Michaela Goldsmith recently accepted an assistantship offer and full tuition waiver from the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha! Starting this summer, Michaela will be collecting and coding data for a project with the Juvenile Justice Institute and the Victimology and Victim Studies Research Lab … [Read more...] about Michaela Goldsmith Earns Full Ride to Nebraska Ph.D. Program

Dr. Marijana Kotlaja and her graduate assistant co-writers, Michaela Goldsmith and Alexandria Dool, are set to release the second newsletter for the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice next week. Here is a sneak peek at one of the entries: JUDGE DAVID RUSH Honorable Judge David Rush has been a dear friend and guest speaker for the Department of Criminology and … [Read more...] about Second Department Newsletter To Arrive Soon!

Jordan Shalla graduated with an MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice in May 2020, but found he couldn't stay away from the Missouri State campus for long. After taking a break and engaging in a number of travel excursions that included trips to Florida, Texas, Utah, and Nevada, Jordan found the opportunity to return to Springfield and MSU far too irresistible to pass up. … [Read more...] about Jordan Shalla Returns to MSU

The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is excited to announce that Dr. Ethan Amidon has just had a manuscript formally accepted for publication at Criminology. Professor Amidon’s manuscript is titled, An examination of the county-level political considerations associated with declining reliance on the death penalty from 1990 to 2010. Using data collected and … [Read more...] about Dr. Amidon’s Article Accepted at Criminology