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University Park Airport Emergency Response Exercise
Commencement across Penn State: Spring 2012
Spring commencement 2012 under way
Penn State, Moroccan students problem-solve together
Finals Week Spring Semester 2012
Painting the Lines at Beaver Stadium
Did They Get It Right? - RedTails
Iconic Penn State elm taken down over spring break 2012
We ... are Penn State (December 19, 2011)
Disease stricken matching elm tree slated for removal
Penn State's creamery, from the cow to the cone
James M. Ruiz, associate professor of criminal justice at Penn State Harrisburg, recently received a regional award for outstanding accomplishments in teaching and significant contributions to criminal justice education. (more)
Director Don Zettlemoyer explained the role Penn State Justice and Safety Institute (JASI) plays in the community and within Penn State. (more)
For more than a decade, Penn State Harrisburg Associate Professor of Criminal Justice James Ruiz has gained a stellar reputation for his commitment to mentor students during their time at the campus and following graduation. The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences formally recognized that dedication when it recently presented Ruiz with its 2010 Outstanding Mentor Award during the annual conference in San Diego, Calif. (more)
Vigilance is a key to stemming the criminal epidemic of human trafficking, a Penn State Harrisburg faculty researcher claims. (more)
Even the midstate is not immune to the fastest-growing criminal activity in the world - human trafficking. Penn State Harrisburg professor Barbara Sims, chair of the college's undergraduate and graduate Criminal Justice programs, will profile her research into human trafficking in the U.S., the midstate, and throughout the world, during a 12:30 p.m. presentation Tuesday, Sept. 29 in the Gallery Lounge on the Penn State Harrisburg campus. The presentation is free and open to the public. For information, call 717-948-6322. (more)
Penn State Harrisburg's respected resident undergraduate Criminal Justice major is among the first in the nation to earn certification from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. (more)
English-speaking countries throughout the world are struggling with issues involving race and crime which mirror America's, a Penn State Harrisburg researcher has found. In his most recent book, Penn State Harrisburg faculty member Shaun Gabbidon has expanded his pioneering research in the field with a look at four other nations and finds their issues quite similar to those in America. And they all have their roots in Colonialism.
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The Penn State World Campus online criminal justice program, with its academic home in the Criminal Justice Program at Penn State Harrisburg, became the first online program in the country to be awarded certification through the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Barbara Sims, professor of criminal justice and criminal justice chair at Penn State Harrisburg, said the certification reinforces the reputation that the online program is earning for quality criminal justice instruction. (more)
Lawrence N. Driscoll has joined the Administration of Justice faculty at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus. Driscoll is teaching "Introduction to Criminal Justice," "Criminal Justice" and "American Policing." His current Criminal Justice research is examining issues related to false reports and lie detection.
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Penn State Harrisburg faculty member Shaun Gabbidon's pioneering research and scholarship in the field of criminal justice has earned him another national accolade. For his "outstanding work in the field of racial and ethnic issues in criminology," the professor of criminal justice has been named the winner of the William Edward Burghardt (W.E.B.) Du Bois Award presented annually by the Western Society of Criminology. (more)
