BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - As news came out about the criminal charges and sentencing for the suspects in the Hazana Anderson case, many wondered why there were no murder charges in connection with the girl's death. One-year-old Hazana Anderson was reported missing from a College Station park on October 28, 2018 by her mother TiAundra [...]
May 2019 Juvenile Justice Ph.D. graduate, Justin Joseph selected from many offers, a tenure track position of Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of North Alabama. He plans on a rigorous research agenda of peer reviewed publications, grant success, and engaging undergraduates in research. His primary research interest remains adult and juvenile psychopathy.
This volume provides an overview of the Caribbean countries, its colonial history, causes, costs and consequences of crime and violence in the Caribbean. The contributors pull from primary research and the available data from multiple sources including national and country specific reports to assess the magnitude, characteristics, and the changing nature of crimes in various [...]
This summer Marsja will be participating in a program hosted by Recovery Africa. Recovery Africa is a not for profit organization whose mission is to assist Ghana and other African countries develop organizations that effectively address addiction to alcohol and drugs by developing prevention, treatment and recovery programs which lead to meaningful and productive lives. [...]
This Faculty-Led Study Tour to Chennai, India is an optional part of the course CRJS 4913 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems. While the course is open to all majors, the justice specific content will likely be most appealing to persons in the Social and Behavioral Sciences. During Summer I 2018, three weeks of the course will [...]
Dr. Logan A. Yelderman's social psychology and law research lab is attending the 14th Annual Texas A&M University System's Pathways Student Research Symposium this November! Trahara Punch (Prairie View undergraduate student majoring in psychology) will be presenting on research examining emotional expressions of inmates and parole board members during parole hearings. Timothy Lawrence (graduate student [...]
Dr. Logan Yelderman, an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department, presented his research at the joint National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Project Advisory Committee Meeting on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in Washington DC. OJJDP is part of the United States Department of Justice. [...]
A native New Yorker, Ms. Saintelus is an Academic Advisor of the CoJJ. Ms. Saintelus earned her undergraduate degree in Business Management from Medgar Evers College and received a master’s degree in Counseling from Prairie View A&M University. After six years of experience in the financial industry she followed her calling to serve underrepresented youths. [...]
This conference, held at the College of Nursing, brought together educators, researchers, medical professionals, clergy, and other professionals involved in addiction treatment and recovery. The rapid increase in the use of prescription and non-prescription opioids in the United States makes this conference timely. Simultaneously, poverty and other socioeconomic factors have exacerbated the prevalence of substance abuse overall [...]
Preparing Undergraduate Leaders Summer Experience (PULSE) is designed to give incoming freshmen students an opportunity to immerse themselves in the field of Criminal Justice and Psychology. PULSE offers two courses, Crime in America and Statistics, with credit being applied towards an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice or Psychology. In addition to the two courses, students [...]
