Payton Fey is a senior criminal justice major and psychology minor from Westlake Village, California. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school with the goal of someday working for the FBI. How did you choose your major? When I was a freshman at the University, I did not know what I wanted to major […]
Tag: Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Professor Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking
From the January 2021 Desktop News | Dr. Brittany Gilmer and students from her class on human trafficking are hoping to make a difference in their communities by raising awareness throughout Tuscaloosa about human trafficking. Gilmer, an associate professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, first became interested in and started studying the […]
A&S in the News: January 17-23, 2021
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for insight into President Biden’s first days in office, the Tuscaloosa mayoral race, and more. […]
A&S in the News: December 13, 2020 – January 9, 2021
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, political divides, and more. […]
A&S in the News: November 8-14, 2020
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the Performing Arts Academic Center, a building name change, and more. […]
A&S in the News: October 25-31, 2020
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the upcoming elections, fundraising records, and more. […]
A&S in the News: October 18-24, 2020
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for research on American conservatism, Halloween, and more. […]
A&S in the News: October 4-10, 2020
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for best professor rankings, the Native American Festival, and more. […]
A&S in the News: September 13-19, 2020
Read local, national, and world news that feature faculty, students, and alumni from the College of Arts & Sciences. Most recently, the College is trending in the news for the English Building, Winston Groom, and more. […]
Media and the Public Opinion of Torture
From the September 2020 Desktop News | According to Dr. Erin Kearns, an assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Alabama, recent polls say that about half of adults in the United States think torture is acceptable in counterterrorism. The academic understanding is that torture is not effective, […]
