Criminology / Criminal Justice

Spring 2025

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Lil G’s Basketball Dreams

David Stogdill ’98 Elem. Ed.

Warren Publishing: 2024

Lil G decides she wants to become a mascot for the Animal Basketball Association’s Giraffes. To be the best she can be, her dad Gerald encourages her to read a playbook, dunking dictionary, and more. In his second children’s book, professional mascot David Stogdill⁠—he was Butch T. Cougar from 1996 to 1998 before going pro⁠—shows kids they can be anything they set their minds and heart to when they unlock the power of reading.

Mildly Amazing and Curious Veterinary Short Stories

Michael Flynn ’71 DVM

2024

Treating a Sheltie who … » More …

Spring 2023

Whole, new ways for criminal justice

“Lock ’em up” versus a better way » More ...

Spring 2023

Looking early for autism

Earlier detection of autism spectrum disorder can help families and kids get the interventions they need. » More ...

Deke Gassett holds his Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom

Spring 2022

Gregory “Deke” Gassett

For his service to the United States, he received the Secretary of Defense Medal for the Defense of Freedom » More ...

Winter 2021

Moving up—by not giving up

Fa’amomoi “Moi” Masaniai III found a way to achieve his dream of becoming a lawyer and judge. » More ...

Police officer Matt Pearce in uniform in a grassy field

Fall 2021

Never say never

After a near-fatal shooting, Matt Pearce returns to his work with the Fort Worth Police Department. » More ...

Spring 2020

Cannabis in WA state

The legalization of recreational cannabis in Washington state and Colorado in 2012 opened a box full of questions and debates about the drug and its related crop, hemp.

What is the effect on youth? Will crime go up? How does cannabis interact with other drugs and medicines? What health claims are accurate? How does the potency of cannabis affect mental health? These gaps, and many others, in our knowledge—combined with unverified claims by both proponents and opponents of legalized cannabis—make it difficult to find the best ways to regulate and manage the substance.

To answer the call, almost 100 Washington State University researchers have begun … » More …

Spring 2020

The sky isn’t falling

While not without problems, Washington state’s legalization of recreational cannabis has largely been a success, according to a number of studies involving WSU researchers. » More ...

Spring 2019

No holds barred education

Education programs in prisons and other correctional institutions can make the difference for people leaving after serving their time, like Washington State University doctoral student Noel Vest. Classes in prisons, some taught by WSU professors and alumni, reduce recidivism and increase cultural awareness. » More ...

Fall 2013

If You Don’t Snooze, You Lose

About an hour before sunrise on August 27, 2006, Comair Flight 5191 was approaching 120 miles per hour on its takeoff from the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky, when co-pilot James Polehinke noticed something strange about the runway.

“That is weird,” he said in a conversation captured by the flight recorder. “No lights.”

“Yeah,” said Capt. Jeffrey Clay.

Sixteen seconds later, their 50-seat commuter jet ran out of runway. Polehinke just managed to get airborne but not enough. The plane hit an earthen berm, clipped a fence and a clump of trees, and went down in a ball of flames.

The pilots had gone … » More …