David Hirschel, PhD-University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Dr. David Hirschel is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Hirschel received his BA in law from Cambridge University, England, and his MA and PhD in criminal justice from the State University of New York at Albany. Before entering academics, he worked in the juvenile justice systems in both England and the United States, and served as Criminal Justice Coordinator for the Erie County, New York Department of Anti-Rape and Sexual Assault.
Dr. Hirschel’s primary research and teaching interests are in victims of crime, particularly spouse abuse, international criminal justice, and legal issues in criminal justice. He is the author of three books and about 40 refereed articles and book chapters on a wide variety of criminal justice topics. Dr. Hirschel has been involved in many funded research projects, both as a principal investigator and as a consultant. He has also provided assistance to a wide variety of criminal justice agencies and social service organizations. He was Principal Investigator of two large scale NIJ funded projects: The Charlotte spouse abuse experiment and the recently completed study “Explaining the Prevalence, Context, and Consequences of Dual Arrest in Intimate Partner Cases.”
William Wakefield, PhD-University of Nebraska, Omaha
Dr. Wakefield has been a Professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) since 1974. Previous to that he held positions in the sociology departments of Dana College and South Dakota State University-Brookings. While at UNO, he has been actively involved in teaching, research, and community service. He has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level and currently serves as Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UNO.
Author of numerous research articles in professional journals, Dr.Wakefield co-authored and published Criminal Justice in England and the United States, editions 1 & 2. Since 1976, he has been involved in teaching and research in England and has directed an annual study tour to London to examine the English Criminal Justice system. Over the years, he has accompanied more than two thousand students on these study tours.
Scott Sasse, PhD-Dana College
Dr. Scott Sasse is an Assistant Professor at Dana College. Dr. Sasse received his BS in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, his MA in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and his PhD in Sociology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
Dr. Sasse’s primary research and teaching interests are in victims of crime, particularly routine activities theory, effectiveness of drug courts/community based corrections programs, sex offender programs and international criminal justice. Dr. Sasse has participated in grant funded research projects as principal investigator and statistical consultant for many state agency projects and evaluations. He has conducted research and published on international policing, sex offender predation and a wide variety of topics. His current work is researching the effectiveness of punishments on drug court participants as it is perceived by the participants and drug court personnel.
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