Megan Pfeifle, a senior majoring in Criminology, Law and Society with a minor in Japanese Studies, has written a paper that will be published in the forthcoming volume of the George Mason Review.

Professor David B. Wilson, Chair of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, has won the Frederick Mosteller Award for Distinctive Contributions to Systematic Reviewing from The Campbell Collaboration. Dr. Wilson has made numerous contributions to both the methodology and practice of research synthesis.

The Mason Center for Teaching & Faculty Excellence has announced its 2012 Teaching Excellence Awards. The college is extremely pleased and proud to note that a number of its faculty members are among the award winners.

CCCP at GMU has released a one-page brief that dives into national crime trends from 2001 to 2010. CCCP at GMU found that, consistent with most reports, crime reported to the police over the past ten years has declined, with the greatest reductions observed for property crimes and larceny theft. Violent crime rates have dropped as well. However, it's important to note that using strictly national figures can mask important trends within subgroups, types of crime, and geographic borders.

Faculty members of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences recently reflected on the creation of the college five years ago.

The Department of Criminology, Law and Society is pleased to announce that Cody Telep (doctoral program) and Anastasia Uzilevskaya (undergraduate program) have received the prestigious and highly competitive Dean's Challenge Award from the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Danielle Rudes, assistant professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, is the recipient of a 2012 Mason Teaching Excellence award. This award recognizes outstanding teaching and the significant work that faculty members devote to course planning and preparation, curriculum development, and innovative teaching, advising, and mentoring.

When officials at the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) were looking to create a statewide operational action plan for probation and parole, they had to look no further than Mason’s Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE). Led by Dr. Faye Taxman and Dr. Danielle Rudes, the center conducts research to assist policy makers and correctional practitioners in crafting effective policies to prevent criminal behavior.

Ajima Olaghere, doctoral student in Criminology, Law and Society, was honored as the 2012 recipient of the John C. and Louis P. Wood Graduate Scholarship at a reception held last Wednesday at the Mason Inn Grand Ballroom.

CCCP Director Catherine Gallagher will speak at a panel discussion on Monday, March 26, 2012 to highlight the need for more opportunities, mentoring, intervention, support and education for America's youth. This panel is part of a series of briefings Congressman Bobby Scott is hosting to urge Congress to pass the Youth PROMISE Act. Joining Gallagher and Congressman Scott for the discussion will be among others renowned actor Hill Harper actor (CSI: NY). The briefing will go from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in Room 2141 in the Rayburn House Office Building and will be open to the general public, congressional staff, members of Congress, and the media.