On Sunday, February 9, 2020, more than 700 people attended one of two performances of “Only One”, the play on human sex trafficking written by senior Criminal Justice student Abigail Howard.

Florida Atlantic University’s School of Criminology and Criminal Justice in the College for Design and Social Inquiry, along with the Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative in Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and...

About 8.7 million children live with a parent who has a substance use disorder.

Dr. Heather Howard and Dr. Marianna Colvin recently presented a PhotoVoice study which seeks to implement positive social change through the use of participants’ voices and documentary-style photographs.

Dr. Sameer Hinduja was asked by the State of Pennsylvania to share his research on empathy, resilience, and school climate with Senators, Representatives, and other dignitaries in the State Capitol Rotunda in late October.

Abigail Howard, Criminal Justice undergraduate student, was recently named a 2019 Woman of Distinction by Soroptimist International for her work to combat human trafficking.

Did you know that Florida ranks 3rd in the nation for reported cases of human trafficking?

Drs. Gabriel Cesar, Vaughn Crichlow, Lisa Dario, and MSCCJ Program Coordinator Dr. Cassandra Atkin-Plunk hosted the first MSCCJ Professional Development Series event of the semester: “Thrive not Survive: Tips and Tricks...

Opioid overdoses claimed the lives of over 60,000 Americans in 2016 alone, and FAU researchers want to lower that number.

The good news is that adolescent “sexting” is not at epidemic levels as reported in some media headlines.