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Gavin begins three-year term as editor of ACJS Today newsletter

Sep 10, 2024 | Dr. Samantha Gavin, assistant professor of Sociology & Criminology, has been named editor of ACJS Today, the official newsletter of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

State Assembly internship leads to full-time job for St. Bonaventure’s Percy Arthur

May 07, 2024 | Percy Arthur didn’t have a clue who Carl Heastie was, even though the Speaker of the New York State Assembly lived only seven blocks from his home in the Bronx.

Two articles by Gavin accepted for publication by two journals

Feb 09, 2024 | Two articles by Dr. Samantha Gavin, assistant professor of sociology and criminology, have been accepted for publication.

St. Bonaventure Criminology Club to sponsor SBU Criminal Justice Day on campus

Sep 04, 2023 | The Criminology Club at St. Bonaventure University will hold its first-ever SBU Criminal Justice Day on campus on Friday, Sept. 15. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Richter Center and on the adjacent parking lot between Richter and Reilly centers.

St. Bonaventure professors Gross and Gavin co-author book on public discourse about police

Jul 17, 2023 | St. Bonaventure University professors Dr. Benjamin Gross and Dr. Samantha Gavin have co-authored the book “Framing the Police on Twitter: Public Discourse on Abolishing Police, Defunding Police, and Community Policing.”

St. Bonaventure professor and his son, a former Army combat medic, write manual for coping with PTSD

Jun 26, 2023 | A few years ago, Dr. Will Elenchin, associate professor of sociology and criminology at St. Bonaventure University, was granted a sabbatical leave from teaching to work on his fourth book on behavioral health, this one dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder in high-stress professions. The project took an unexpected big turn less than a year later when Elenchin’s son, Zac, a U.S. Army combat medic serving a deployment in Afghanistan, experienced PTSD after responding to a mass casualty event.

Gavin presents at conference, honored as advisor of the year

Mar 29, 2023 | Dr. Samantha Gavin, assistant professor of criminology, participated in a panel presentation titled "The Influence of Mixed Media Preference on Crime Engagement and Incarceration" at a recent Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences conference.

St. Bonaventure partners with Allegany County Sheriff’s Office to host Corrections Academy

Sep 22, 2022 | St. Bonaventure University is partnering with the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office to host a Pre-Employment Corrections Basic Training program this fall.

Senior journalism major Karolina Dombaxi is focused on a bright future

Sep 19, 2022 | Every day, senior Karolina Dombaxi moves forward with purpose. While her goals are big, her ambition is bigger.

Gavin accompanies eight students to criminal justice conference in Vegas

Apr 01, 2022 | Dr. Samantha Gavin, assistant professor of criminology, accompanied eight students to the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) conference held in Las Vegas in mid-March.

Article by Elenchin published in The Criminologist newsletter

Sep 04, 2021 | "Policing, Faith, and Progress," an article by Dr. William Elenchin, associate professor of sociology and criminology at St. Bonaventure, was published in the September/October 2021 edition of The Criminologist, the newsletter of the American Society of Criminology.

Adele Caputo, Emma Kostenbader selected as student speakers for SBU Class of 2021

May 10, 2021 | St. Bonaventure University seniors Adele Caputo and Emma Kostenbader have been chosen as student speakers for the Class of 2021 and will address their classmates at two Commencement events.

Journalists can help public cope with pandemic

Aug 18, 2020 | Journalists can play an important role in increasing the public’s resiliency during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a paper posted by the Jandoli Institute today (Aug. 18).

SBU Sociology professors see greater focus on environmental issues during pandemic

Jun 30, 2020 | Not all of the news emerging from the coronavirus pandemic is bleak, according to two faculty members of the Department of Sociology and Criminology at St. Bonaventure University.

Sociology students attend Olean court proceedings

Sep 25, 2019 | On Tuesday, Sept. 24, the SOC 301 section 002 class went to the Olean City Court.

Book on terrorism edited by St. Bonaventure's Dr. Robin Valeri makes '10 best in 2019' list

Aug 08, 2019 | A book on terrorism edited by Dr. Robin Valeri, professor of psychology at St. Bonaventure University, has made BookAuthority’s list of the 10 best new criminology ebooks to read in 2019.

Bioterrorism conference can only benefit criminology program at St. Bonaventure

Jul 24, 2019 | Dr. William Elenchin admits that the field of criminology has a generalized perception. “Many people think that criminology is ‘cops and robbers,’” said Elenchin, an associate professor of sociology and criminology program director at St. Bonaventure University.