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Richard Bennett Prof Emeritus Justice, Law and Criminology

Degrees
PhD, Washington State University


M.A., Florida State University

B.A., Randolph-Macon College

Bio
Professor Bennett's research interests include comparative criminology and criminal justice as well as 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 has taught include Introduction to Systems of Justice, Comparative Criminology/Criminal Justice, and Justice Research I and II.
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