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• B.S. - Florida State University, 1979
• M.S. - Florida State University, 1985
• Ph.D. - Florida State University, 1990

Research Focus:

• Courts and Politics
• Decision-Making in Criminal Cases
• Processing of Drug Cases

Teaching Interests:

• Judicial Process
• Criminological Theory
• Minorities and Criminality

Selected Publications

• (2003) “Sheriff Law Enforcement Officers and the Use of Force,” Journal of Criminal Justice (w/Gary Hester)
• (2003) “SWAT and non-SWAT Police officers and the Use of Force,” Journal of
  Criminal Justice (w/David Westall)
• (1997) "Jail Type and Inmate Behavior: A Longitudinal Analysis," Federal Probation 61:54-62 (w/John Smykla and Gary Bayens)

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