August 26, 2025
UC alum John Wright, PhD, serves as a deputy with the Garland County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas. Earlier this month, while on patrol, he pulled an injured driver from a vehicle that had crashed and caught fire. Moments after the rescue, the car was fully engulfed in flames. Wright teaches online classes in the School of Criminal Justice.
August 15, 2025
July 1, 2025, marked the one-year anniversary for Lisa Huffman in the role of Dean of University of Cincinnati’s College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology – CECH or, as she refers to it, CECH-IT (“catch it”). It’s been a year of undeniable changes and challenges, but Huffman is focused on celebrating what she calls "the best job in the world."
August 8, 2025
Cory Haberman, director of the Institute of Crime Science at the University of Cincinnati, was among a panel of experts on a WVXU radio show to discuss the significance and interpretation of crime statistics.
May 28, 2025
UC criminologist Francis Cullen co-led a study on American opinions about mass incarceration. The study concludes that Americans don’t want their tax dollars spent on more prisons and feel there should be alternate means to punish nonviolent offenders.
May 14, 2025
A new study, co-led by criminal justice researcher Michael Benson, is the topic of discussion on a WVXU segment. The study found that there are unique challenges for white collar criminals who reenter into society after incarceration. Benson is a professor emeritus and senior research associate in the UC School of Criminal Justice.
April 24, 2025
In the early weeks of April 2025, UC's College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology recognized and celebrated students, faculty and staff achievements annual Outstanding Student Awards and All College Awards ceremony, the latter of which awarded both Faculty and Staff Awards and the college's Golden Apple Awards.