Criminal Justice Speaker Series - Dr. John Jarvis
Criminal Justice Speaker Series
Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST
Fenwick Library, #2001
The Criminal Justice Speaker Series is a vibrant component of the MS in Criminal Justice graduate program. The speaker series brings individuals working at the cutting edge of criminal justice issues to Mason. All members of the Criminology, Law and Society Department are invited to attend.
We are very excited to announce a talk by Dr. John Jarvis, Academic Dean for the FBI Training Division and former Chief Criminologist in the FBI's Behavioral Science Unit.
Dr. Jarvis currently serves as the Academic Dean for the FBI Training Division. He also served as a Senior Scientist and Chief Criminologist in the Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI Academy for about 20 years. He also has chaired the Futures Working Group which was devoted to examine issues confronting the future of law enforcement and national security. His academic and criminological work focuses on evidence-based policing strategies, crime analysis, crime trend research, and the initiation and support of various research efforts by local, state, and federal law enforcement.
His most recent publications involve studies of homicide solvability, validity and reliability of national crime statistics, and measuring and exploring other aspects of violent crime and policing. He graduated from Old Dominion University with degrees in Sociology and Mathematics and holds a PhD. in Sociology from the University of Virginia. He has authored many periodicals and monographs for the Bureau and has authored and co-authored numerous works that include publications appearing in The Journal of Homicide Studies, Interpersonal Violence, the Journal of Trauma, Violence and Abuse, and Justice Research and Policy.
