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As the celebration of the centennial anniversary of the Department of Sociology at The Ohio State University (OSU) in autumn 2022 moves forward, three alumni of the PhD program (Leesa Kern 1999, …
Reducing Lethal Violence by the Police: Insights from Organizational Accident Theory
Video of the 31st Annual Reckless-Dinitz Lecture held on 4/7/22. The use of deadly force by police…
Due to the current public health declarations, all Criminal Justice Research Center events have been either cancelled or postponed. Please check back for updates.
We regret to announce that due to the Ohio State University's most recent decisions and recommendations pertaining to COVID-19, that the Criminal Justice Research Center will be canceling this…
Ohio's recidivism rate has fallen by 20% over the past decade. Paul Bellair, the Director of the Criminal Justice Research Center at Ohio State, explains the life factors that contribute…
Professor Randy Roth, CJRC affiliate, co-director and one of the founders of the Historical Violence Database which is maintined at the Criminal Justice Research Center was recently featured in…
Paul Bellair, professor of sociology, has been named director of the Criminal Justice Research Center, effective June 1, 2019, through June 20, 2023, pending approval by the Board of Trustees.…
Dr. Ryan King, professor of sociology and Associate Director of the Criminal Justice Research Center (CJRC), has been named chair of the Department of Sociology, effective June 1, 2019 for a term…
Dr. C. Ron Huff, passed away on March 31, 2019 after battling pancreatic cancer. A long-time professor in Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California, Irvine and at the John Glenn…
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