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- Center for Justice Research and Policy directors release new book on evidence-based criminal justice practices
- DeSantis’ removal of Andrew Warren is based on false assumptions
- Advocation-Change it Up! Podcast Episode on the Center for Justice Research & Policy at the University of South Florida
Dr. Bryanna Fox
- Residents want ‘clustered’ sex offenders out of Tampa neighborhood
- Dr. Bryanna Fox presents research for Tampa City Council
- Featured in "The Lesson is Murder" on Hulu
- Do 'elite' police teams like Memphis's SCORPION unit do more harm than good?
- Was the Idaho Murder Suspect Studying Criminology to Learn How to Commit a Crime?
- CNN: Jake Tapper, CNN this morning
- 'Easy targets': Expert says killer of homeless men in NYC, D.C. may be drawn to vulnerable groups
- USF researchers think there is a direct correlation between access to guns & gun violence in America
- Featured in "Descent of a Serial Killer" on CBS Reality
- Invited speaker at 2022 Project Safe Neighborhoods: National Summit to Reduce Violence and Strengthen Communities
Dr. Edelyn Verona
- New study results show high rate of mental health problems and political extremism in pandemic-era firearm buyers
- In push to reduce violence, use of Florida’s red-flag law to remove guns skyrockets
- New research connects different aspects of psychopathy to specific types of aggression
- Rise in US gun sales during the pandemic linked to extremist beliefs
- Violent, deadly start to 2023 with 40 mass shootings in three weeks
- TPD buys back firearms to help crack down on gun violence in Tampa
- Guest on episode titled, "Psychology, Psychopathy and Creating Positive Change" on 2Scientists podcast
- Panel speaker on a workshop titled, "Brain injury in children in contact with the law" presented at World Congress on Justice with Children
Latest CENTER News
- CJRP showcases student research and honors community members ‘making an impact’ in the justice system
- USF receives multimillion-dollar grant to fund criminal justice, policing research
- University of South Florida’s new Center for Justice Research & Policy to tackle police reform, fairness in the justice system
- New USF center will explore changes to policing, court system
- NBC Channel 8 News- Data shows Tampa Police Dept. use of force on the rise
- There’s a lot we don’t know about guns during the pandemic
CALL PROGRAM EVALUATION - Funded by THE FOUNDATION FOR A HEALTHy St. PeteRSBURG
- USF researchers asked to evaluate a new police program
- Non-police emergency response: St. Petersburg, FL
- St. Petersburg social workers go to 911 calls. What’s the program’s future?
REENTRY PROJECT- NIJ FUNDED PROJECT
- Evidence-based Approaches to Criminal Justice System Improvements: A Case Study on Reentry
- USF team partnering with Pasco County Corrections to offer rehabilitation services
- USF psychology students deliver Dialectical Behavioral Therapy to Pasco County Jail inmates
PARC Jail Study - NIJ Funded Project
- How many psychopaths are in jail? New Tampa Bay Area study aims to find out
- Pasco jail study could have impact beyond Tampa Bay
- Why do people wind up back in jail? In Pasco, USF researchers try to find out
- USF researchers to study Pasco County jail inmates. Could their work improve safety and reduce repeat offenses?
Mayor’s Task Force on Policing Reform
- Tampa researchers say de-escalation training at top of community's police reform wish list
- Local activist pleased with local police reform efforts, say more work is needed
- Minutes after Chauvin verdict, Tampa's police task force meets
- Tampa police will evolve, pledges mayor, police chief
- Tampa Mayor, Police Chief address task force findings on community policing
- Tampa City council to take up police reform policies
- Mayor Castor, Chief Dugan discuss next steps for Mayor's Community Task Force on Policing
- Time, money, trust: Plans to reform policing in Tampa begin to take shape
- Tampa police to change procedures based on community task force recommendations