Crime and victimization

New book sheds light on criminal behaviors, forensic frontier with DNA

March 18, 2024
LAS students focus on fall research
Jillian Seweryn (’23 criminal justice) was one of 13 students who earned an LAS Dean's High Impact Award for Undergraduate Research for fall semester. Seweryn was mentored by Shannon Harper, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. Read More

November 27, 2023
DeLisi lecture explores Ted Bundy’s past, unsolved murders
Professor Matt DeLisi will deliver a lecture at 6 p.m. on Sept. 11 connecting notorious serial killer Ted Bundy with the wider problem of unsolved murders in the U.S. Read More

September 6, 2023
The dark figure of crime
Distinguished Professor Matt DeLisi lays out evidence in his new book that Ted Bundy’s criminal career was far lengthier and deadlier than the official record. Read More

March 20, 2023
Research for the greater good
Senior Natalia Rios Martinez is breaking new ground in the study of rural legal deserts. Read More

December 5, 2022
Peters, Hochstetler recognized for opioid overdose research
Congratulations to David Peters and Andrew Hochstetler for receiving the 2021 Fred Buttel Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award from the Rural Sociological Society. Read More

July 22, 2021
DeLisi study finds sexual offenders commit more crimes than their record shows
Matt DeLisi's research suggests that sexual offenders are capable of committing more severe sexual crimes than what their official records indicate. Read More

March 24, 2021
It’s a crime, but for meth cooks it’s also a job
A new study by Jacob Erickson, Ph.D. candidate in sociology, and Andrew Hochstetler, professor of sociology, looks at the reasons why people who cook meth see it as a job, despite it being illegal. Read More

February 20, 2020
Amanda Larsen earns Dean’s High-Impact Award for Undergraduate Research
Research is in senior Amanda Larsen's future. The LAS Dean's High-Impact Award for Undergraduate Research is the next step in her research journey. Read More

January 29, 2020