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I am a Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Eastern Michigan University and the former Visiting Distinguished Professor in the College of Justice & Safety at Eastern Kentucky University. In 2003 I became the 27th Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and in 2007 I received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Critical Division of the American Society of Criminology. I was also the last EMU recipient of the Ronald Collins Distinguished Faculty Award for Scholarly and Creative Activity, awarded in 2006.

I am the author and/or editor of 16 books on crime, justice, media, violence, criminal law, homelessness, human rights, and related topics. To read about my latest books, Criminology: An Integrated Approach (2009) and Violence, Conflict, and World Order (2007), scroll down the menu and click on these titles.

I am also the Series Editor for Issues in Crime & Justice pubilshed by both Rowman and Littlefield and Lexington Books.  If you have an idea, a book prospectus, and/or manuscript that you think would be appropriate for the series, please contact me by email.

The purpose of this web site is to disseminate ideas that might decrease crime and increase justice.

On this site, I am posting a sampling of essays and articles of mine that will change periodically. Click on What's New for the most recent posting on Bernie Madoff, Wall Street Banksters and Victimization. You may also, if interested, read about and/or purchase most of my books and anthologies from this website.

As a "public service," you can visit this web site twenty-four hours and seven days a week to receive breaking news on crime and punishment from around the world. Simply click on Headlines/Links near the bottom of the menu.

If interested, I am available for public and/or private speaking engagements on numerous crime, media, violence, and justice topics. Of late I have given sponsored lectures outside the USA, in such countries as Canada, Finland, Taiwan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Inside the country, before the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C. and in such cities as San Diego, California, Rockford, Illinois and La Cross, Wisconsin.

I may also be retained for evaluations of the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, or on domestic violence and sexual victimization projects. I have worked in such capacities for the Office of Justice Planning and Evaluation in Portland, Oregon; the Youth Commission of the City of Aurora, Illinois; and for the Attorney General's Office in Montgomery, Alabama.