Professional Interests

• Criminal justice administration in jails and prisons
• Theories of justice
• Management of sex offenders in communities
• Prisoner re-entry into society
• Elderly prisoners

Recent Grant

2007-present. $4.5 million grant from the Office of National Drug Control Policy to serve as fiduciary agent for Milwaukee High Intensity Drug Traffic Area.
http://www.uwmpost.com/2011/09/26/rare-opportunity-for-criminal-justice-majors/

Select Recent Publications: Books

Criminal Justice Organizations: Administration and Management. (Cengage Publishers, 2012, Fifth Edition). Co-authors: John Klofas, David B. Kalinich.

The Administration and Management of Criminal Justice Organizations: A Book of Readings. (Waveland Publishing, 2010, Fifth Edition). Co-authors: John Klofas, David B. Kalinich.  
          
Corrections: An Introduction. (Anderson Publishing, forthcoming Third Edition). Co-author: Rick Lovell.

Correctional Leadership: A Cultural Perspective. (Wadsworth Publishing, 2003). Co-author: MaryAnn Farkas.

Managing Special Populations in Jails and Prisons. (Civic Research Institute, 2005).

Managing Special Populations in Jails and Prisons, Vol. II. (Civic Research Institute, 2010).

Select Recent Reviews and Essays

Review. Prison Leadership and Prison Oversight. Pace Law Review, Vol. 30, 5, 2010, pp. 1476-1489.

Review. Trial and Error in Criminal Justice Reform: Learning from Failure, by Greg Berman and Aubry Fox, Criminal Justice Policy Review, forthcoming, 2011.

Essay. Prison Administration, Encyclopedia of Criminolgy & Criminal Justice.Wiley Blackwell Publishing. Forthcoming, 2012.

Professional Work

Commissioner
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group

Associate Editor
The Prison Journal: An International Forum of Incarceration and Alternative Sanctions

Article Referee
Criminal Justice and Behavior
Journal of Crime and Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice
Justice Quarterly
Police Studies
Social Problems
Women and Criminal Justice

Board Member
Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility

Consultant/Evaluator/Expert Witness
Evaluate correctional-based programs for public and private agencies

Standards Trainer
The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, California 

Notable Past Professional Work

Co-Coordinator
Leadership Institute, California Department of Corrections and California State University

Professional Affiliations

• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
• American Correctional Association
• American Society of Criminology
• Council of Social Work Education
• Midwestern Criminal Justice Association
• National Association of Deans and Directors of Social Work
• Wisconsin Correctional Association
  

Recent Editorials in General Press

Sheriff view long on ideology, short on facts. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. August 2011.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/126547473.html

Headstrong Walker risks great harm to Wisconsin. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. February 2011. http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/116508243.html

Early release: stick with the facts. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. August 2010.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/101508499.html

Our policy: Lock ‘em up, repeat. Building more prisons is not the answer to overcrowding. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. January 2010. Co-authored with Tom Lebel.
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/81039157.html

Recent Broadcast Interviews: Public Radio, Public TV

Why concealed carry is misguided
http://wpr.org/cardin/index.cfm?strDirection=Prev&dteShowDate=2011%2D11%2D17%2007%3A00%3A00%2E0

Beyond the bars: Modern Crimefighting. 4th Street Forum. October 2011.
http://www.mptv.org/video/watch/?id=951

Juvenile facilities face possible closure. WUWM. June 2010.
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=6335

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