Mark L. Dantzker is a Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Dr. Dantzker is a widely published author in the criminal justice and criminology fields. Dr. Dantzker earned his Ph.D. in Administration from the Institute of Urban Studies at the University of Texas-Arlington, and has close to twenty years of experience in criminal justice, policing, and criminology.
Ronald D. Hunter,'PhD,'is Professor of Criminal Justice/Criminology at Georgia Gwinnett College, School of Liberal Arts. He received his PhD in Criminology from The Florida State University. Prior to entering academia, Dr. Hunter was a Sergeant with the Tallahassee (FL) Police Department. He has presented numerous papers at regional, national, and international criminology/criminal justice meetings. Police-Community Relations and the Administration of Justice; Crime and Criminality: Causes and Consequences; Research Methods for Criminology and Criminal Justice: A Primer; Police Systems and Practices: An Introduction; and, The Effects of Environmental Factors Upon Convenience Store Robbery in Florida are among the criminal justice text books that Dr. Hunter has authored or co-authored. He has published many articles and book chapters dealing with crime prevention, policing, research methods, and criminological theory. Dr. Hunter has received awards and recognitions from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; the Southern Criminal Justice Association; Western Carolina University; Jacksonville State University, Florida State University; and, Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.” He is a former President of the Southern Criminal Justice Association and of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.
Caroline W. Ferree taught writing as an adjunct professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Baltimore for eight years. She received her J.D. from the University of Denver and her M.S. from the University of Baltimore. 'She practiced law in Colorado and clerked for a judge on the Colorado Court of Appeals. 'She has had two articles published in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education focusing on teaching research and writing to criminal justice students. Her research interests are issues in criminal justice education. ''
Heather L. Pfeifer is an associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Baltimore and serves as the director for the Masters in Science in Criminology program. She received her B.S. and M.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and her Ph.D. in Criminology from the University of Maryland-College Park. She has had two articles published in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education focusing on teaching research and writing to criminal justice students. Her primary research interests center on criminal justice education and juvenile delinquency and victimization.
