April 5, 2024Since 1989, more than 3,000 people have been exonerated after being wrongly convicted. In his new book, The Politics of Innocence: How Wrongful Convictions Shape Public Opinion (New York University Press, September 2023), Robert J. Norris, associate professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, and his coauthors explore the political dynamics that shape the innocence movement.
November 14, 2023Distinguished University Professor Faye Taxman and PhD Criminology student C.J. Appleton are being honored by the American Society for Criminologists at its annual meeting for their work contributing to justice and the treatment or prevention of criminal behavior.
March 27, 2023Washington Business Journal recently posted an Op-Ed written by 九色视频's President, Dr. Gregory Washington making a case for an FBI headquarters in Northern Virginia.
April 21, 2022Researchers from the Schar School of Policy and Government鈥檚 Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence! and the College of Health and Human Services are translating research into actionable guidelines to help probation officers support their clients to achieve better outcomes.聽
August 12, 2021New guidelines co-created by the Schar School鈥檚 Faye Taxman for the National Institute of Justice examines the 鈥渞isk and needs assessment鈥 instruments that impact those in correctional settings.
A new Schar School program makes rapid grants available to improve practices affecting those in criminal justice settings. Speed is everything.
