SAVE THE DATE
3-25-09
Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Career Fair
The annual Criminal Justice and Law Studies Career Fair will be held on Wednesday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom at the Student Union. Representatives from local, state and federal agencies; law schools; graduate schools; and local businesses will attend. Sponsored by Lambda Alpha Epsilon. For further information, contact Charlotte Czaja at LAEDZOpresident@gmail.com. |
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2-13-09
Griset Contributes to Report on New York Sentencing Reform
Pamala Griset, associate professor of criminal justice, is the author of the first chapter in a final report published Jan. 30 by the New York State Commission on Sentencing Reform. Her
chapter focuses on the history of sentencing in New York. Click here to learn more. |
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1-28-09
For the Record - 2008
Read the latest about the department in its annual news publication, For the Record. |
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1-7-09
Alumna Jill Eck's Work in Crime Analysis Featured in News Article
Criminal justice alumna Jill Eck's work as a crime analyst for the Grand Prairie [Texas] Police Department is the subject of a feature article in Grand Prairie Today.
At UCF, she earned a B.S. in criminal justice and Undergraduate Certificates in Crime
Analysis and Crime Mapping, Crime Scene Investigation, and Security Management in 2006 and an M.S. in criminal justice and
a Graduate Certificate in Crime Analysis in 2007. |
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12-31-08
Mock Trial Team at UCF Wins in 2008
Click here for a comprehensive list of team and individual member wins at competitions in 2008. |
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12-4-08
Potter Appointed to Positions in Professional Associations
Roberto Hugh Potter, professor and director of research in the Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Correctional Health Services Association and to the American Corrections Association's Education Committee. He also serves on the ACA's Health Care and Research Committees. |
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11-24-08
Adams Interviewed on WJCT-Jacksonville Radio
Ken Adams, professor of criminal justice, says the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office should examine its policies to see if they are in any way contributing to the high number of police involved shootings. WJCT’s Karen Feagins has more in this report. Listen at www.wjct.org/radio/listen/news/november_24_2008. |
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11-15-08
Seminar: Tasers and Electronic Control Weapons
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., HPA I-119
This daylong seminar, designed for law enforcement personnel and civilians, will include discussions on the use of these new weapon systems and use-of-force issues. The seminar fee is $75; CEUs and tuition are extra. For more information, click on the link above.
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11-12-08
Auction for the Amy Kuritar-Lohrman Memorial Scholarship
6:30 p.m., FAIRWINDS Alumni Center
Sponsored by the UCF chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon (LAE), the American Criminal Justice Association. Click here to learn more.
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11-6-08
Seventh Annual Public Service Career Showcase
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., UCF Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
Students are invited to meet with representatives from throughout Central Florida (click here for a list). For further information, contact Heather Engelking at hengelki@mail.ucf.edu.
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11-6-08
Research Brown Bag: Assessing Police Use-of-Force Policies and Outcomes
12 to 1 p.m., HPA I - 335
Featuring a presentation by Associate Professor Gene Paoline
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10-25-08
UCF Rakes in the Wins at National Competition
UCF took home 39 awards — more than any other participating college or university — during competitions among criminal justice students at the American Criminal Justice Association Conference, held Oct. 16-19, in Tallahassee, Fla. |
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10-14-08Orange County Sheriff Candidates' Debate |
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10-1-08
Mock Trial Team Featured on UCF TV
Instructor Margarita Koblasz, faculty coordinator for the Mock Trial Team at UCF, talks about the trail team experience on CF TV's Public Affairs Today show.
Click the heading above to watch the show online. |
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9-11-08The college's interdisciplinary study on juvenile crime was recently featured
on WFTV Channel 9. |
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8-1-08
An important crime-fighting partnership that involves UCF faculty and students and law enforcement officers has new resources and a new home
in Central Florida. |
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9-13-08
Seminar: Criminal Street Gangs
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., HPA I
This daylong seminar, designed for law enforcement personnel and civilians, covers national and local gang statistics, legal definitions, and state and federal gang statutes. The seminar fee is $75; CEUs and tuition are extra. For more information, click on the link above.
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9-5-08
Mock Trial Team at UCF Tryouts
5 p.m. (arrive by 4:50 p.m.),
HPA I - 304 (sign up in 317)
For further information, contact mkoblasz@mail.ucf.edu. |
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7-24-08
Seminar: Criminal Justice Seminar Series
"How Could You Be So Stupid? Civil Liability in Policing"
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Training Rooms, Orange County Sheriff's Office, 2500 West Colonial Drive, Orlando
The featured speaker is Orange-Osceola State Attorney Lawson Lamar. The fee is $75. An option to earn course credit is available. For further information, visit www.ce.ucf.edu and look under "credit courses" or call Assistant Professor Ross Wolf at rwolf@mail.ucf.edu or 407-823-2603 OR Commander Corinne Garrett at OSCO at corinne.garrett@ocfl.net. |
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7-25-08
Seminar: Criminal Justice Seminar Series
"More Than Black and Blue: Race Relations in Policing"
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Training Rooms, Orange County Sheriff's Office, 2500 West Colonial Drive, Orlando
The keynote speaker is Officer Derwin Bradley. The fee is $75. An option to earn course credit is available. For further information, visit www.ce.ucf.edu and look under "credit courses" or call Assistant Professor Ross Wolf at rwolf@mail.ucf.edu or 407-823-2603 OR Commander Corinne Garrett at OSCO at corinne.garrett@ocfl.net. |
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