Positions

Overview

  • John J. Sloan III is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Criminal Justice where he served as director of two graduate programs (Criminal Justice; Computer Forensics and Security Management which he co-founded) and as Interim Chair (2003-2004) and Chair (2004-2016). He also co-founded (2010-2011) served as Associate Director (2011-2013) and Director (2014-2016) of the Center for Information Assurance and Joint Forensics Research.

    • Selected Publications

    Academic Article

    Year Title Altmetric
    2021 Concealed Carrying on Campus in the Post–Virginia Tech Era: Dimensions of State Regulation and Differences in Contexts of Influence Within Them.  Criminal Justice Policy Review.  2021
    2021 “They Need More Training!” A National Level Analysis of Police Academy Basic Training Priorities.  Police Quarterly.  2021
    2019 The State of Criminal Justice Educational Programs in the United States: Bachelors’ Degrees, Curriculum Standards, and the Ongoing Quest for Quality.  Journal of Criminal Justice Education.  30:193-222. 2019
    2018 Comparing Bachelor’s Degree Curricula at Three Groups of Colleges and Universities: Flexibility or Idiosyncrasy?*.  Journal of Criminal Justice Education.  29:324-348. 2018
    2018 The State of Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Programs in the United States. Descriptive Profile of Programs Housed in For-Profit Institutions.  Journal of Criminal Justice Education.  29:198-223. 2018
    2017 The State of Criminal Justice Bachelor’s Degree Programs in the United States: Institutional, Departmental, and Curricula Features.  Journal of Criminal Justice Education.  28:307-334. 2017
    2017 Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act: SaVing Lives or SaVing Face?.  American Journal of Criminal Justice.  42:401-425. 2017
    2016 Police officer integrity: a partial replication and extension.  Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management.  39:284-301. 2016
    2016 Why digital forensics is not a profession and how it can become one.  Criminal Justice Studies.  29:143-162. 2016
    2016 Consumer perceptions of mobile and traditional Point-Of-Sale credit/debit card systems in the United States: A survey.  International Journal of Cyber Criminology.  9:162-172. 2016
    2014 Property crime on college campuses: A case study using GIS and related tools.  Security Journal.  27:263-283. 2014
    2012 h-Index and m-Quotient Benchmarks of Scholarly Impact in Criminology and Criminal Justice: A Preliminary Note.  Journal of Criminal Justice Education.  23:441-461. 2012
    2009 Overcoming moral hurdles: Using techniques of neutralization by white-collar suspects as an interrogation tool.  Security Journal.  22:317-330. 2009
    2006 Media construction of white-collar violence revisited: An examination of two nightclub tragedies 2006
    2004 "Striking out" as crime reduction policy: The impact of "three strikes" laws on crime rates in U.S. Cities.  Justice Quarterly.  21:207-239. 2004
    2004 Do juvenile drug courts reduce recidivism?: Outcomes of drug court and an adolescent substance abuse program.  American Journal of Criminal Justice.  29:95-115. 2004
    2004 Predicting ‘Liars’ Among Self-Reported Drug Users: Social Desirability and Other Correlates of Dishonesty.  Journal of Drug Issues.  34:269-292. 2004
    2003 Unraveling the fear of victimization among college women: Is the "shadow of sexual assault hypothesis" supported?.  Justice Quarterly.  20:633-659. 2003
    2003 Variability in the organizational structure of contemporary campus law enforcement agencies: A national-level analysis.  Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management.  26:612-639. 2003
    2003 Juvenile Drug Courts: Understanding the Importance of Dimensional Variability.  Criminal Justice Policy Review.  14:339-360. 2003
    2002 Police levels and crime rates revisited: A county-level analysis from Florida (1980-1998).  Journal of Criminal Justice.  30:65-76. 2002
    2000 Policing the Contemporary University Campus: Challenging Traditional Organizational Models.  Journal of Security Administration.  23:1-21. 2000
    1998 Crime in the ivory tower: The level and sources of student victimization.  Criminology.  36:671-710. 1998
    1997 Assessing the student right-to-know and campus security act of 1990: An analysis of the victim reporting practices of college and university students.  Crime and Delinquency.  43:148-168. 1997
    1996 Cynicism, fear, communication, and knowledge of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among juvenile delinquents.  Crime and Delinquency.  42:231-243. 1996
    1996 Reducing Perceived Risk and Fear of Victimization on Campus: A Panel Study of Faculty Members, Staff, and Students.  Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice.  12:81-107. 1996
    1994 A study of criminal justice discretion.  Journal of Criminal Justice.  22:107-123. 1994
    1994 The correlates of campus crime: An analysis of reported crimes on college and university campuses.  Journal of Criminal Justice.  22:51-61. 1994
    1992 Campus Crime and Campus Communities: An Analysis of Crimes Known to Campus Police and Campus Security.  Journal of Security Administration.  15:31-48. 1992
    1992 The Modern Campus Police: An Analysis of Their Evolution, Structure and Function..  American Journal of Police.  11:85-104. 1992
    1991 The 'New' Female Criminal Revisited: Police Officer Attitudes About Female Criminality.  American Journal of Police.  10:105-128. 1991
    1991 Women, policing, and male violence: International perspectives.  Journal of Criminal Justice.  19:195-197. 1991
    1990 Just Deserts, The Severity Of Punishment And Judicial Sentencing Decisions.  Criminal Justice Policy Review.  4:19-38. 1990
    1990 Public Support for the Victims' Rights Movement: Results of a Statewide Survey.  Crime and Delinquency.  36:488-502. 1990
    1990 Repeat Player Police Officers and Prosecutorial Charge Reduction Decisions: A Case Study..  American Journal of Police.  9:163-168. 1990
    1988 Urban Stratification of Places, Routine Activities and Suburban Crime Rates.  Social Forces.  66:1102-1102. 1988
    1988 Urban stratification of places, routine activities and suburban crime rates.  Social Forces.  66:1102-1118. 1988
    1987 Perceptions of jury duty: Satisfaction and overall impression.  American Journal of Criminal Justice.  12:24-44. 1987
    1987 Crime Rate Stability for 685 Suburbs, 1972-1980..  Sociology and social research.  70:83-85. 1987

    Book

    Year Title Altmetric
    2018 Criminal Justice Ethics: A Framework for Analysis 2018
    2015 The Money and Politics of Criminal Justice Policy 2015
    2015 Introduction to Victimology Contemporary Theory, Research, and Practice 2015
    2014 Campus Crime: Legal, Social, and Policy Perspectives 2014
    2010 The dark side of the ivory tower: Campus crime as a social problem 2010
    2007 Campus Crime: Legal, Social and Policy Perspectives (2ed) 2007
    1995 Campus Crime: Legal, Social and Policy Perspectives 1995

    Chapter

    Year Title Altmetric
    2016 Crime Basics and Concerns.  101-148. 2016
    2014 Campus Crime 2014
    2014 Campus Crime 2014
    2014 Campus Crime and Campus Communities 2014
    1997 The on-campus victimization patterns of students: Implications for crime prevention by students and post-secondary institutions.  101-123. 1997
    1995 Fear and perceived risk of victimization in an urban university setting.  179-209. 1995
    The Encyclopedia of Corrections

    Research Overview

  • Crime and related issues on college and university campuses; criminal justice policy; specialized police agencies; professional ethics; undergraduate education

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    Teaching Overview

  • Primarily taught undergraduate and graduate courses on law and society, professional ethics, the death penalty, and forensic psychology

    • Teaching Activities

  • JS530 - Ethics and Computer Forensics (Spring Term 2017) 2017
  • JS150 - Foundations of Law (Fall Term 2016) 2016
  • JS390 - The Death Penalty in America (Fall Term 2016) 2016
  • JS125 - Intro Forensic Psych (Spring Term 2016) 2016
  • JS530 - Ethics and Computer Forensics (Spring Term 2016) 2016
  • JS150 - Foundations of Law (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • JS540 - White Collar and Corp Crime (Fall Term 2015) 2015
  • JS530 - Ethics and Computer Forensics (Spring Term 2015) 2015
  • JS150 - Foundations of Law (Summer Term 2014) 2014
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Summer Term 2014) 2014
  • JS125 - Intro to Forensic Psychology (Spring Term 2014) 2014
  • JS530 - Ethics and Computer Forensics (Spring Term 2014) 2014
  • JS410 - Criminal Justice Ethics (Fall Term 2013) 2013
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Fall Term 2013) 2013
  • JS150 - Foundations of Law (Summer Term 2013) 2013
  • JS125 - Intro to Forensic Psychology (Spring Term 2013) 2013
  • JS491 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Spring Term 2013) 2013
  • JS530 - Ethics and Computer Forensics (Spring Term 2013) 2013
  • JS390 - The Death Penalty in America (Fall Term 2012) 2012
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Fall Term 2012) 2012
  • JS150 - Foundations of Law (Summer Term 2012) 2012
  • JS125 - Intro to Forensic Psychology (Spring Term 2012) 2012
  • JS530 - Ethics and Computer Forensics (Spring Term 2012) 2012
  • JS411 - Juvenile Justice System (Fall Term 2011) 2011
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Fall Term 2011) 2011
  • JS100 - Intro Criminal Justice System (Summer Term 2011) 2011
  • JS125 - Intro to Forensic Psychology (Spring Term 2011) 2011
  • JS150 - Foundations of Law (Spring Term 2011) 2011
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Spring Term 2011) 2011
  • JS697 - Grad Plan II Rsrch Project (Spring Term 2011) 2011
  • JS699 - Thesis Research (Spring Term 2011) 2011
  • JS390 - The Death Penalty in America (Fall Term 2010) 2010
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Fall Term 2010) 2010
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Summer Term 2010) 2010
  • HON345 - Honors Prog: Sem Justice Sci (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • JS307 - Crime and Everyday Life (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • JS604 - Seminar in Crim Just Policy (Spring Term 2010) 2010
  • JS100 - Intro Criminal Justice System (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • JS410 - Criminal Justice Ethics (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • JS434 - Mock Trial Competition (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • JS491 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Fall Term 2009) 2009
  • JS410 - Criminal Justice Ethics (Summer Term 2009) 2009
  • JS440 - White Collar and Corp Crime (Summer Term 2009) 2009
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Summer Term 2009) 2009
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Summer Term 2009) 2009
  • JS125 - Intro to Forensic Psychology (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • JS150 - Foundations of Law (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • JS491 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • PY220 - Contemporary Issues in Psych (Spring Term 2009) 2009
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Summer Term 2008) 2008
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Summer Term 2008) 2008
  • JS125 - Intro to Forensic Psychology (Spring Term 2008) 2008
  • JS150 - Foundations of Law (Spring Term 2008) 2008
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Spring Term 2008) 2008
  • JS695 - Directed Research (Non-Thesis) (Spring Term 2008) 2008
  • JS697 - Directed Research (Non-Thesis) (Spring Term 2008) 2008
  • PY220 - Contemporary Issues in Psych (Spring Term 2008) 2008
  • JS410 - Criminal Justice Ethics (Fall Term 2007) 2007
  • JS490 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Fall Term 2007) 2007
  • JS491 - Indep Res in Criminal Justice (Fall Term 2007) 2007
  • JS695 - Directed Research (Non-Thesis) (Fall Term 2007) 2007
  • JS697 - Directed Research (Non-Thesis) (Fall Term 2007) 2007
  • JS699 - Thesis Research (Fall Term 2007) 2007

    • Education And Training

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Purdue University System : Purdue University 1987
  • Master of Science in Sociology, Eastern Michigan University 1982

    • Awards And Honors

    Full Name

  • John Sloan