FIU Criminology and Criminal Justice

Why do police make the decisions they do? What actually reduces crime? How can police and communities build real trust?

Join CJE 3110: Policing in Society with Dr. Bradley O’Guinn—open to all majors

It's not who controls the violence in Latin America — it's where. Our new op-ed on rethinking counter-narcotics strategy through a geographic lens w/ Criminology faculty members Dr. Stephen Pires and Dr. Rob Guerette, along with adjunct professor Dr. Juan Del Rio.

Why targeting guerrilla groups and cartels doesn’t stop violence in Latin America – but focusing on geography might Study suggests long-practiced strategy of taking out the heads of drug cartels may be missing underlying predictors of crime.

https://news.fiu.edu/2026/fiu-named-floridas-1-top-performing-public-university-for-fourth-consecutive-year?utm_source=FIU-Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=fiu-newsletter-06-26-26

FIU named Florida’s #1 top-performing public university for fourth consecutive year The Florida Board of Governors has again ranked FIU the #1 top-performing institution among the state’s 12 public universities under Florida’s performance-based metrics model.

Cybercrime is already in your life. The only question is whether you recognize it first. Enroll in CJE 4694 this Fall — Thursdays at 8 AM

https://sipa.fiu.edu/news-events/news/2026/from-the-classroom-to-the-skies.html