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Robin S. Engel, Ph.D. Director Email: Robin.Engel@uc.edu |
Dr. Engel is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati , and received her doctorate in criminal justice from the University at Albany . Dr. Engel's current research involves theoretical and empirical explorations of police supervision, patrol officers' behavior, police response toward problem citizens, and police response toward minority citizens. Her writings include analyses examining the influence of citizens' characteristics (e.g., race, ethnicity, age, gender, mental status) over police behavior. |
Steve Beck, M.P.A. Associate Director Email: Steve.Beck@uc.edu
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Professor Beck earned his Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Cincinnati . Prior to teaching at UC, he spent 13 years working for a local police department. The work included patrol, criminal investigation, and then supervision. He has been on the faculty at UC for 16 years and specializes in teaching criminal justice with an emphasis on investigations, family violence, police supervision and management from a systems perspective. He is actively involved with police departments in the region. |
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John Eck, Ph.D. Email: John.Eck@uc.edu |
John Eck is a professor in the Division of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati and an internationally known expert on policing effectiveness and crime prevention. Eck spent 17 years as the research director of the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington D.C. where he spearheaded the development of problem-oriented policing throughout the United States. Eck has been a consultant to the London Metropolitan Police, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Police Foundation, and various police organizations in North America. His primary professional interest is in effective crime reduction. |
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James Frank, J.D., Ph.D. Email: James.Frank@uc.edu |
Dr. Frank is an Associate Professor in the Division of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. He is received his doctorate in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University in 1993 and his Juris Doctorate from Ohio Northern University in 1977. His primary research interests are in the areas of street-level police behavior, citizen attitudes toward the police, use of technology and the evaluation of police policies. |
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Lawrence F. Travis, Ph.D. Email: Lawrence.Travis@uc.edu |
Professor Travis received his Ph.D. in criminal justice from SUNY-Albany in 1982. He served as research director for the Oregon State Board of Parole and as a research analyst for the National Parole Institutes. His research interests lie in policing, criminal justice policy reform, sentencing, and corrections. He teaches the pro-seminar on the administration of criminal justice, theory and philosophy of law enforcement, and the seminar in criminal justice theory. |
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Roger Wright, J.D. Email: Roger.Wright@uc.edu |
Roger Wright earned his Juris Doctorate from Chase College of Law and his Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Memphis State University . He has also attended Oxford University in England. Prior to coming to UC in 1984, he was a law partner with Walter and Wright. He has also served as a police officer in Memphis, Tennessee and has additional experience in corrections. He has provided training and promotional exams for many local law enforcement agencies including Hamilton County Patrol, Corrections and Court Services, Glendale, Clermont County Sheriff's Dept., Greenhills, Springfield Township and Fort Wright. |
