Dr. Bitna Kim and Dr. Alida Merlo, professors of Criminology, recently presented Policing in Korea: Why Women Choose Law Enforcement Careers, at the Asian Association of Police Studies, Taipei, Taiwan.

Dr. Rosemary Gido, professor of Criminology, recently presented a paper, Prison Industrial Complex in Northern Appalachia, at the IUP People's G20 Summit: A symposium on Globalization and its impact on Northern Appalachia.

Dr. R. Paul McCauley, professor of Criminology, was recently recognized and accepted as an expert before the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Canada. Testimony given in the Matter of the Estate of Majencio Camaso, Decendent, et al. vs. Derek Charles Egan,

Alpha Phi Sigma recently held a food drive for the Indiana County Community Action Program (ICCAP). Over one thousand items were donated from Giant Eagle customers and Wilson Hall students and faculty members.

Dr. Bitna Kim, professor of Criminology, recently published the book “General Power Control Theory of Women: Prosocial and Antisocial Risk-taking Behaviors among Women.”

Dr. Alida Merlo, professor of Criminology, recently published the book “Controversies in Juvenile Justice and Delinquency.”

The Department of Criminology held its annual awards ceremony on Sunday, May 3, 2009, in Fisher Auditorium.