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  2. Research

In the Media

  • Dr. Adam Ghazi-Tehrani Publishes Article Mapping Use of the TOR Router
  • CCJ Graduate Student Matthew Mullins presents research at Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences National Meeting.
  • Dr. Timothy Dickinson Publishes Article on Armed Robbery

Faculty Spotlight

Dr. Adam Lankford recently published a study on the 2016 Dallas and Baton Rouge cop killers, who committed two of the worst targeted attacks on American police officers in recent history — within eleven days of each other.

Category: Research

Dr. Timothy Dickinson Publishes Article on Armed Robbery

  • March 17th, 2023

Dr. Timothy Dickinson, coauthoring with Dr. Volkan Topalli and Dr. Richard Wright, published, “Armed Robbery and the Meanings of Money” in the British Journal of Sociology. In this study, the

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Categories: Research

New Article on Gang Member Mobility Patterns by Dr. Matthew Valasik Published in Journal Of Criminal Justice

  • February 20th, 2023

Dr. Matthew Valasik with Dr. Jason Gravel, Temple University, Dr. George E. Tita, University of California, Irvine, Dr. P. Jeffrey Brantingham, University of California, Los Angeles, and Dr. Elizabeth Griffiths,

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Dr. Daquin and Dr. Clipper Publish Article in the Journal of Criminal Justice

  • February 13th, 2023

Dr. Jane Daquin, Dr. Stephen Clipper, former UA CCJ graduate student Amanda Rude, and Dr. Leah Daigle published, “Family incarceration and prison adaptation: Investigating the impact of family incarceration history

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Categories: Department News, Research

Dr. VandeBerg and Dr. Dewey Publish Article, “Dying to Survive: Ransom Piracy and Ontologies of Death in Coastal Somalia. International Review of Victimology”

  • February 6th, 2023

Interactions between long-term hostages and hostage takers remain undertheorized in criminology, and the present study attempts to fill this gap by utilizing testimonials from long-term hostages held aboard ships. We

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Dr. Dewey Wins Funding to Support Educational Services in Correctional Settings

  • February 6th, 2023

This project funded graduate students to assist with the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data specific to the grant proposal made by the CEA to the Strada Education

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Dr. Dewey and Dr. VandeBerg win ORED Funding to Improve Prison Social Climate

  • February 6th, 2023

This project will use participatory action research to accomplish three short-term objectives, with the long-term goal of using data collected to author a book, several articles, and major grant proposals

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Dr. Susan Dewey Partners with Dance Key West

  • February 6th, 2023

Susan Dewey partnered with the professional dance troupe Dance Key West to assist with writing performances based on her work co-authored with incarcerated women. Five company dancers created five solo

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Dr. Lankford Publishes New Study on Fame-seeking Mass Shooters Worldwide

  • January 31st, 2023

In his recent study, “The globalization of American mass shootings? An assessment of fame-seeking perpetrators and their influence worldwide”, Dr. Adam Lankford examined fame-seeking mass shooters worldwide who attacked from

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Dr. VandeBerg Publishes Book on Women in Piracy

  • January 18th, 2023

Drawing from an interdisciplinary body of research and data, Women of Piracy explores how women have been involved in, and impacted by, maritime piracy operations from the 16th century to present day

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Dr. Gilmer and Dr. Dewey publish study on ransom piracy in Somalia.

  • November 9th, 2022

Interactions between long-term hostages and their hostages takers is under theorized in criminology. Dr. Gilmer and Dr. Dewey explore testimonials by former Somali piracy hostages to better understand how hostages

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