Author Archives: Mary Jo

Several New Publications

Congratulations to the Department of Criminal Justice’s Dr. Scott Jacques who had two articles published in early 2013. Dr. Jacques’ research “focuses on victimization and social control among drug dealers.” Most recently he published: Jacques, S., & Rennison, C. (2013). … Continue reading

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Visiting Distinguished Professor Lecture

The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology presents a lecture by distinguished criminology scholar Dr. Ramiro Martinez, Jr.  of Northeastern University.  The lecture is titled: “Studying Latinos and Latino Homicide: Moving Forward … Continue reading

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New Article Explores the ABA and Accusations of Bias

Congratulations to Dr. Amy Steigerwalt, Assoc. Professor of Political Science!  Her article, “Bias in the Bar: Evaluating the ABA Ratings of Federal Judicial Nominees” was just published in the December 2012 issue of the top ranked journal,  Political Research Quarterly.  … Continue reading

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Reel Politics

“What do we do now?” Asks Bill McKay, the candidate for the U.S. Senate, as played by Robert Redford in The Candidate. Well, how about you watch a movie? Do you love politics but need to downshift from the election  … Continue reading

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George S. McGovern Is Remembered

George S. McGovern, politician, humanitarian, and historian died Sunday, October 21st, at age 90. Originally McGovern studied to be a minister but instead the World War II hero became a historian, obtaining a PhD in History and teaching for several … Continue reading

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Celebrating 21 Years Of International Crime

At 21 years it can now legally raise a glass in celebration! One of Georgia State’s scholarly journals, the International Criminal Justice Review (ICJR) was established in 1991 and doing just fine, thank you very much! With an editorial board … Continue reading

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Constitution Day Is September 17

Fun Facts About the U.S. Constitution! There are Constitution games — find your Constitution IQ. Of the written national constitutions, the U.S. Constitution is the oldest and shortest.* Georgia State is celebrating with Campus Events! Established on November 26, 1789, … Continue reading

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New Book Focuses On Tolerance

“Democracies cultivate and defend difference, but difference – if strategically harnessed – can traumatize democracy.” * Put another way, how does a democracy tolerate the intolerant?  This is the question Dr. William M. Downs explores in his new book: Political … Continue reading

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Let The Parties Begin!

In the next couple weeks the Democrats and Republicans will both have their National Conventions.  The party conventions that precede the U.S. Presidential election were “originally designed to give citizens more direct control over whom their party nominated to run … Continue reading

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The Olympics: Rich in Ideas

  What did you think about that opening ceremony; was it a masterpiece or a mess?  Either way the Olympics are happening now and quite spectacular. And with an eye toward the upcoming Fall semester the Olympics are also rich … Continue reading

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