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In Criminal Justice, we ask hard questions about how our society responds to crime, and how we might do so in ways that are more effective and just. We look at the origins of criminal offending and the complex workings of the criminal justice system using up-to-date empirical evidence about topics in the news every day.

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Dr. Verma Publishes "Police Leaders as Thinkers"

Professor Arvind Verma's new book titled "Police Leaders as Thinkers" has been published by Springer.  This is Dr. Verma's third book published in the last six months.  While the release of the books has been a short timeframe, the work on the books has been over the past two years.

About this book:

"Featuring profiles of police leaders from various countries, this book features officers with an aptitude for learning, presenting the situations they have confronted and the methods they have adopted to change systems and usher reforms. It identifies the characteristics of thinking police officers, and suggests the ways in which the serious policing challenges of modern times can be addressed by creative and outside the box thinking by leadership."

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Dr. Krystie Herndon the 2023 Terri Nation Award Recipient

We are proud to announce Senior Advisor Dr. Krystie Herndon is the 2023 recipient of the Terri Nation Award.  This is the highest honor an academic advisor can receive, as the award demonstrates exceptional service to academic advising, the IU Bloomington campus, and the Bloomington Academic Advising Council (BAAC).

From the BAAC website, "This prestigious award recognizes the exceptional achievements of a member of the BAAC and honors Terri Nation, who was for many years an outstanding academic advisor and friend on the IUB campus."

Krystie advises undergraduate students in the Department of Criminal Justice, Linguistics, Art History, and Folklore and Ethnomusicology.

In Memoriam: Dr. Harold Pepinsky, Professor Emeritus

The Department of Criminal Justice is sad to announce the passing of our colleague and friend, Harold (Hal) Pepinsky. Hal passed away peacefully in Durango, Colorado on January 28th, 2023. Hal joined what was at the time the Department of Forensic Studies in 1974 and retired in 2009 to be with his wife Jill Bystydzienski, a Professor in the Department of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies at The Ohio State University. When Jill retired they moved to Durango to be near their daughter Katy, her husband, Christian and their two grandchildren, Mila and Evan.

Donations can be made to the “Hal Pepinsky Legacy Travel Fund” found within the American Society of Criminology (ASC) division webpages. There will be a celebration of Hal’s life and work at the ASC Annual Meeting in Philadelphia in November.

Read the entire tribute written by Kip Schlegel.

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    • Mission
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    • Criminal Justice B.A.
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