It’s finally here: my last day as National Institute of Justice Dir. 🥲Words can hardly express how much this tenure has meant to me & how proud I am of the work we’ve done to produce & communicate science to advance justice. Here's my "top 10" list of highlights: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOJ…

On Feb 25, ..HFG and CEBCP at Mason George Mason University will host a congressional briefing to present the latest research on preventing gun violence.

Learn about the three visionary Georgia State professors being honored as Innovators of the Year as part of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s annual Health Care Champion Awards. #TheStateWay t.gsu.edu/4hgpcxw

Join Us in The GIS Mapping workshop series - which consists of three full day, in-person sessions 02/28, 03/28, and 04/25. Register for the workshop series here: aysps.gsu.edu/public-managem…

The Symposium...a snippet.

Happy Black History Month! This is my reminder that the submission deadline (March 1) for our Special Issue on Developing Proactive Leaders Through Justice-Centered Leadership is just under a month away: think.taylorandfrancis.com/article_collec…👇👇👇👇👇 Cogent Education Routledge Books JusticeLeadership

UTC’s Dr. Katelyn Hancock has been awarded the Ken Peak Innovations in Teaching Award by ACJS! Her “Pouring for Purpose” project combines ethics, creativity, and community impact. She’ll be honored at the ACJS conference in March. blog.utc.edu/news/2025/01/p…

Most crime offenses are down, but shoplifting is not. GOVERNING reports that many businesses are using security guards to supplement police. CCJ's Thaddeus Lateef Johnson says guards can't make arrests, but can be valuable to investigators as "trained observers." governing.com/workforce/priv…

Congratulations to a GSU Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology alum!! Katelyn Hancock, Ph.D. (PhD, 2022) is doing great things at @UTC_SCJS !! #TheStateWay Georgia State University Research Andrew Young School

👉 We are thrilled to announce that our very own Thaddeus Lateef Johnson is this years WEB Dubois Award winner! 🙌🎉🎊 Dr. Johnson's work research focuses on crime policy innovations, urban violence, crime control, and racially disparate justice outcomes. Georgia State University Research Andrew Young School GSU

We are so proud of CCJ Senior Fellow Thaddeus Lateef Johnson, the recipient of the 2025 W.E.B. Du Bois Award from Western Society of Criminology. The award honors those who have made significant contributions to advancing awareness of racial & ethnic issues in criminal justice: news.gsu.edu/2025/02/10/cri…

👉 Our every own Ellen Ballard has been named a Governor’s Teaching Fellows to work on the theme, "Artificial Intelligence in the Holistic Classroom." GTF provides Georgia's higher education faculty with opportunities to develop innovative pedagogies. 🥳 Andrew Young School GSUTechnology

👉 The latest from our very own Natasha N Johnson, EdD and Thaddeus Lateef Johnson Passing the Baton: Extending the power of FLCs through a newly inducted Criminal Justice Learning Community [Special Issue: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Criminal Justice Education]. tandfonline.com/toc/rcje20/36/1

Check out my latest piece with Natasha N Johnson, EdD in The Washington Post featuring our research on facial recognition tech. With the right guardrails, it can save lives without endangering our liberties. Council on Criminal Justice Adam Gelb GSU Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology Andrew Young School College of Education & Human Development Georgia State University Research washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Natasha N Johnson, EdD The Washington Post Council on Criminal Justice Adam Gelb GSU Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology Andrew Young School College of Education & Human Development Georgia State University Research Here's the link to the full study showing the public safety benefits of FRT-supported surveillance: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

👏 #Criminology just added an 11th dataset from articles published in in 2024 to our repository. Datasets from #Crim papers have now been downloaded 1,308 times! If you previously published in Crim and wish to add a dataset, contact us! #OpenScience dataverse.harvard.edu/dataverse/crim…

I can think of NO better way to kick off #WomensHistoryMonth than with these pictures from my time presenting at the GA Association for Women in Higher Ed (GAWHE) 2025 conference: "Innovation, Inspitation, & Impact, The Future of Women in Leadership," Middle Georgia State, in Macon, GA.

North South Criminology Conference abstract submission site is open! forms.office.com/pages/response…

Thanks, AP News, for featuring my voice in the conversation about the fallout from the Tyre Nichols verdict and the path forward. Council on Criminal Justice GSU Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology Andrew Young School youtube.com/watch?v=l_Qy2M…

If you are a corporation, institution , or business in the city of #Atlanta and you want to be part of the solution, please read this and consider supporting the amazing work of our group! MAVPP H.O.P.E. Hustlers GSU Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology #CVIPI #AtlantaGA #ViolencePrevention