Richard Bennett
Professor
Department of Justice, Law and Society
- Professor Bennett's research interests include comparative criminology, comparative criminal justice, and police organization and procedures. He has published extensively in the area of cross-national crime, policing and comparative police systems. His articles have appeared in journals such as Social Forces, Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Police Quarterly and Sociological Quarterly. As a Fulbright Senior Scholar, he has studied crime and justice issues in developing nations. He serves on the editorial board of various criminal justice journals and is the past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Courses that Professor Bennett teaches include Introduction to Systems of Justice, Insider's View of Justice, Comparative Criminology/Criminal Justice, and Introduction to Justice Research I and II.
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Degrees
PhD Washington State University
MA Florida State University
BA Randolph-Macon College - DOWNLOAD CV (PDF)
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Teaching
Spring 2013
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- JLS-898 Doctoral Continuing Enrollment
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- JLS-899 Doctoral Dissertation
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Fall 2013
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- JLS-104 Intro to System of Justice
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AU Expert
Area of Expertise: Criminal behavior; crime prevention, international crime statistics and trends; police behavior and training; criminal justice systems in developing nations
Additional Information: Richard Bennett, professor of justice, law and society, is an expert on criminal behavior, crime prevention, international crime statistics and trends, police behavior, and justice administration both in the United States and abroad. Bennett serves on the editorial board of several criminal justice journals, including the European Journal of Criminology and the International Journal of Comparative Criminology. He is a past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and writes and speaks extensively in the United States and abroad about crime and criminal justice issues. Bennett also works as a consultant for many national and international organizations, including the Working Group on Caribbean Criminology, the Police Foundation, the Department of State Antiterrorist Assistance Program, and the Department of Justice Peer Review Panels. He is currently writing a book titled Policing Paradise: A Comparative Study of Constables, Citizens, and the Administration of Justice in Three Caribbean Nations, based on research he conducted in Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad and Tobago as a senior Fulbright Scholar.
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