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Brandon Thompson, who graduated with a BS in Administration of Justice, has received the 2021 CHSS Distinguished Alumni Award. Heaven Miller, a sophomore majoring in criminology, law and society, has received the 2021 CHSS Alumni Chapter Student Award. Both will be honored at the CHSS Community & Catalysts online event in November.

In a report on policing reforms in Louisville, Kentucky, Laurie O. Robinson, Robinson Professor Emerita of Criminology, comments on the effectiveness of limiting the role of community policing to a single unit within the LMPD.

Samantha Luna, a doctoral student in Criminology, Law and Society, has received a Law & Science Dissertation Grant from the National Science Foundation to support her dissertation research on coercion during plea negotiations.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is pleased to announce that Cesar Rebellon, professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society (CLS), will serve as a CHSS equity advisor for academic year 2021-22 to help build more robust support for anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion, and civility in CHSS.

The Department of Criminology, Law and Society invites applicants for one Term Assistant Professor position to start January 2022. Desired areas of expertise include: intelligence studies; social inequality and crime; and writing-intensive instruction. Review of applications begins September 1, 2022.

Clarence J. Robinson Professor Emerita of Criminology, Law and Society Laurie O. Robinson has been selected to receive the 2021 Herbert Bloch Award in recognition of her career-long contributions to criminology.

Professor Cynthia Lum, faculty member in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and director of Mason's Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, has been named a University Professor by Mason's Board of Visitors.