CJ In the Know

The College of Criminal Justice  at Sam Houston State University is pleased to announce the new Internship Director, Greg Fremin. Fremin, who is a retired Police Captain and Marine veteran, served Houston communities for 34 years before transitioning into his new role as an adjunct professor and now full-time Internship Director. With his new position, Fremin looks forward to helping students find internship opportunities while developing their professional growth and career skills. Fremin gained several state and local agency contacts through his work and wants to use his network to connect students with their dream internships. His extensive background will help students find the perfect fit for their internship opportunity.   With his new position, Fremin looks to make internship opportunities well known across the College of Criminal Justice. His goal is to promote and streamline the process of student internship opportunities to help develop their skills for their f...

Media Contact: Victor Henson II, Communications and Events Specialist Vhh001@shsu.edu Office (936) 294-4689 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Huntsville (April 1, 2021) – Sam Houston State University’s Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology program has been ranked as the 15 th best program in the nation according to the U.S. News & World Report. This is just one of the many high ranks that is associated with the department at Sam Houston. The Criminal Justice and Criminology Department also offers the second-best on-line master’s degree program in the nation and is the best criminal justice and criminology program in Texas, according to U.S. News & World Report. “The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology has led the state and nation for some time,” Said College of Criminal Justice Dean Dr. Phillip Lyons. “Our highly qualified faculty are ranked among the most research-productive faculty in the country and our engagement with the field is unsurpassed. There...

  Dr. Holly Miller has been funded to conduct research for the Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas on child sex abuse responses to suggest legislation changes to the state. Dr. Miller, a professor in the Criminal Justice Department at Sam Houston, began researching sexual offending during her clinical-forensic rotation during her internship at Baylor College of Medicine. One of the rotations she participated in was leading a treatment group of people on probation for sexual abuse. Miller was initially hesitant to work with individuals who had sexually offended, yet she recounts watching people heal, which led to them not commit any new offenses . Since then, she has had an interest in preventing sexual abuse and researching effective risk assessment and treatment methods. According to Dr. Miller’s research, the current strategies Texas uses to prevent child sex abuse are not proving to be the most effective. Dr. Miller states, “We spend a lot of money putting people on th...

Dr. Jason Ingram has recently been elected as Chair of the American Society of Criminology’s (ASC) Division of Policing. This comes after serving as an Executive Counselor for the division for the previous two years in one of ASC’s largest divisions. This society, made up of experts in criminal justice and criminology, is dedicated to advancing the science of policing and making innovations in the field.   In his two-year term, Ingram wants to continue the division’s goal of supporting, facilitating, and encouraging the dissemination of policing research. These goals will lead to better practices in policing while continuously educating practitioners and policy makers. Ingram credits ASC for his exposure to new ideas and approaches from diverse experts in the field, saying, “it’s not just me. We do have an executive board and the board that was elected is fantastic and I am very excited to work with them…they bring a lot of perspectives and they have already been putting in a ...

Dr. Yan Zhang and Dr. Jason Ingram, from the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology have been funded almost $450,000 to serve as research partners on the Southern District of Texas’ Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) for a second year. Through research, data analysis, and the examination of police activity, Dr. Zhang and Dr. Ingram help evaluate PSN efforts in troubled neighborhoods in the Houston area through the PSN project.   Project Safe Neighborhood works nationwide and brings together law enforcement officials from all levels to help prevent violent crime and gang crimes in communities. Dr. Ingram and Dr. Zhang look to build upon existing strategies to enhance law enforcements’ approach to violent crime and gang issues in PSN’s Southern District of Texas. PSN programs have been implemented across the United States for over 20 years in an effort to bring together practitioners and researchers to enhance local responses to violent crime. Dr. Zhang enjoys this aspect o...

Charles “Chuck” Andrews has been recognized as the #1 ranked Commercial Security Influencer by IFSEC, a world-renowned news source for security and fire safety. Composed of industry thought leaders around the world, IFSEC has given Andrews the top rank based on his experience in the securities field along with his continuous innovations in the market. Before Andrews was globally known as a top security influencer, he spent his time at Sam Houston sharpening his skills to become a great presence in the police force. He credits Sam Houston’s Criminal Justice program for giving him great experiences and unique opportunities, including a semester in Germany to further his education in international criminal justice. “That really opened my eyes to how different things are or can be, especially when it comes to crime prevention, rehabilitation, probation, and working with the communities in Europe. I (still) reflect back on those lessons today.” Andrews said when describing his semester ...

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