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 Dr. Morris Jenkins is the Chair for the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work and an Associate
Professor in Criminal Justice. Dr. Jenkins received his B.A. from Claflin College,
his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law, and his Ph.D. from Northeastern University.
He is and has been involved in and with many community-based organizations. Dr. Jenkins
has taught and trained students at every level, including elementary school and law
and graduate students. Dr. Jenkins has trained thousands of young people and adults
in law-related education (LRE), conflict resolution, and mediation. In addition, he
has provided multicultural/diversity training to many police departments, probation
departments, and corrections staff across the nation. Dr. Jenkins has taught a number
of graduate courses in law and education, mediation and classroom management for teachers,
administrators, and corrections personnel. His publishing and research interests include,
civic education as a means to violence prevention in communities, restorative justice,
gangs, and juvenile justice policy. He has testified at a number of state legislative
hearings on the topics of restorative justice, the constitutionality of highway safety
initiatives, and gangs. Dr. Jenkins is and has been involved on various academic committees
and community boards. Dr. Jenkins is still active in the community and is currently
involved with programs that deal with homelessness, juvenile crime, and race relations.
Office Phone Number: 419-530-2313. Email: Morris.Jenkins@utoledo.edu. Curriculum Vitae |
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Dr. Shanhe Jiang is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work. He holds Ph.D. in Sociology from the State University of New York at Albany. He has published 39 journal articles and 16 books or book chapters. His major teaching and research interests include methodology, corrections, comparative criminal justice and criminology, and juvenile delinquency. He is currently working on several research projects on international views of crime and criminal justice, formal and informal control, corrections, and joint modeling (for correlated, continuous and categorical dependent variables). Office Phone Number: 419-530-4329. Email: Shanhe.Jiang@utoledo.edu. Curriculum Vitae |
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Dr. Kasey A. Tucker-Gail is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work. She earned her Ph.D. in sociology from Western Michigan University with emphasis on criminology (law enforcement & white collar crime) and applied research methodology. She also has a cognate concentration in public administration (focusing on policy analysis & evaluation methodology). Her academic pursuits focus on law enforcement issues, particularly law enforcement officer death and training. Specifically, she is working on research projects looking evaluations of several law enforcement training practices, exploring law enforcement officer deaths both at the structural and situational levels, and crime mapping and COMPSTAT program effectiveness in law enforcement agencies. Further, she is a co-investigator in a Police Pursuit Study at the Minneapolis Police Department, along with the chief of police of the Minneapolis, MN Police Department and colleagues at Winona State University (MN), and the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Her collaborative research interests include: the jail project "Living on the Fringe", the Toledo juvenile drug court evaluation, the Toledo teen court initiative, and a comparative analysis of student perceptions of the police in Canada, China, Japan and the United States. Office Phone Number: 419-530-4314. Email: Kasey.Tucker@utoledo.edu. |
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Mr. Andrew (Mick) Dier is a retired UT Police Officer after a 29 year career working at various levels of the police department. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work. Office Phone Number: 419-530-5351. Email: adier@utoledo.edu |
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Mr. John (Jack) Shuba is a Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work. He holds a J.D. from the College of Law, the University of Toledo. He has extensive experience in the field of criminal justice, especially with the Lucas County Sheriff's Department. Office Phone Number: 419-530-2185. Email: john.shuba@utoledo.edu. |
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Dr. Marion Boss retired as a professor in the department and no longer teaches at the university. |
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Mr. Vincent M. Nathan is a recently retired Lecturer in the Department. |
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Mr. Michael Stevenson recently retired as an Assistant Professor, but continues to teach part-time. |
| The below individuals have either taught part-time since Fall 2003 or are currently
teaching part-time for the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Toledo.
There are other individuals who have also taught for the department. All part-time
faculty have added valuable learning experiences for the students. They are all appreciated.
Betsy Brooks is a law student at the law school at the University of Toledo. Katie Bush is a dispatcher with the University of Toledo Police Department and she graduated from the Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice from the University of Toledo. Ray Carroll is a Deputy Chief with the Sylvania Police Department. D. Michael Collins holds an executive M.B.A. and has extensive experience in policing. Dianna Conley-Bloomfield is a deputy sheriff with the Lucas County Sheriff's Department. She currently works with the juvenile court. Hugh Daley is a Deputy Warden at the North Central Correctional Institution in Marion. Gabrielle Davis is an Instructor of Law In Clinical Education with the law school at the University of Toledo. Derrick Diggs is Chief of Police with the Toledo Police Department. Helen (Bobbie) Finn-Will is a Chief Probation Officer with the Oregon Municipal Court. She has extensive experience in corrections and probation. She also acts as the department's Internship Coordinator. Steve Forrester is a detective with the Toledo Police Department. Roger Minnich is an officer with the Toledo Police Department. Angela L. Ondrus is a local criminal justice expert. Paul Paquette was a full-time faculty in the department. He retired in late 2003. Laura Restivo is a Magistrate for the Lucas County Juvenile Court. Joseph Scalzo has extensive experience as a criminal defense attorney. Frederick Schnoor is a Sgt. with the Sylvania Police Department. John (Jack) Shuba before his recent retirement, he was in charge of research and related matters at the Lucas County Sheriff's Department. Floyd Simon recently retired as the Probation Administrator for Lucas County. Tricia White is a counselor at the Lucas County Jail. |
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ADVISORS Angela DeAngelo is the criminal justice academic advisor for new undergraduate students. Her office is located at Gilham Hall, Room 3100N, (419) 530-5360. She may be reached by emailing her at Angela.Deangelo@utoledo.edu. Staci Sturdivant is the criminal justice academic advisor for current undergraduate students. Her office is located at Gilham Hall, Room 3100S, (419) 530-5360. She may be reached by emailing her at Staci.Sturdivant@utoledo.edu Dr. Lois Ventura is the academic advisor for the Graduate program. Her office is located at HH 3004. She may be reached at (419) 530-2660 or by emailing her at Lois.Ventura@utoledo.edu. |
| Department Staff |
 Patricia Komives is the department secretary. She is in HH 3000. Her phone number is 419-530-2142.
Her e-mail is Patricia.Komives@utoledo.edu.
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| Honorary Faculty |
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Daniel Hall was an Associate Professor and chair of the Department of Criminal Justice from 2001 to 2003. He left to become the Dean of the Miami University, Hamilton, Ohio campus. Carter Wilson is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Toledo. Jeremy Wilson was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice in the 2002/2003 academic year. He left in the Summer of 2003 to work for Rand. |
Dr. Richard R. Johnson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work. He
holds a Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati, with concentrations
in policing and criminal justice administration. Dr. Johnson also has several years
of professional criminal justice experience, having served as a law enforcement officer
and a probation officer. He has published over a dozen articles in peer-reviewed research
journals. He has conducted training in the areas of domestic violence investigations
and first-line supervision for several law enforcement agencies. Dr. Johnson’s research
interests include the areas of officer safety, the policing of domestic violence incidents,
police-citizen interactions, and the management of field personnel in police organizations.
Office Phone Number: 419-530-4639. Email: 
Dr. Lois A. Ventura is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Work.
She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology with a major in criminology and corrections. Dr. Ventura
was employed for over 20 years with the Lucas County Sheriff’s Office, as a director
in the corrections division. During her work with the Sheriff’s Office, Dr. Ventura
was instrumental in the development of a jail mental health and substance abuse program,
which won state and national recognition. Dr. Ventura’s research interest is investigating
factors which reduce the recidivism of criminal offenders with mental health and/or
substance abuse problems. Dr. Ventura was the lead researcher on a major project funded
by the Ohio Department Mental Health investigating the effects of case management
on the recidivism of persons with mental illness who are released from jail. The findings
of this study were published in the October 1998 journal edition of Psychiatric Services.
Dr. Ventura has served as a consultant for the National Institute of Corrections,
GAINS Center, as well other state and federal agencies on model corrections programs
for offenders with mental health and substance problems. Dr. Ventura is currently
working on research projects which examine the effects of substance abuse treatment
services on reducing criminal recidivism. Office Phone Number: 419-530-2660. Email:
