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Brian J. Smith, Ph.D.
Brian J. Smith, Ph.D.
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Professor
Sociology: Social & Criminal Justice Advisor
Anspach Hall 125
(989) 774-3428
email:
smith1b@cmich.edu
Education
Ph.D., Justice Studies, Arizona State University, 1997
M.A., Criminal Justice, Indiana University, 1991
A.B., Sociology, Colby College, 1988
Areas of Teaching Expertise
Justice Theory
Penology and Corrections
Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice
Research Methods
Inequalities and Justice Processes
Research Interests
Juvenile Justice
Marginalized Youth and Education
Inequalities and Justice
Justice Theories and Law
Popular Culture and Justice
Selected Publications
"Dropouts and Differentiation: Understanding and Prevention" in Differentiated Instruction: University Press of America, 2012.
"Understanding Society: A Framework for Thinking About Adolescents and Education." In Society, Classroom, Instructional Practice, Rowman & Littlefield, 2010.
Smith, Deborah L. and Smith, Brian J. "Urban Educators' Voices: Understanding Culture in the Classroom." The Urban Review. 41(4):334-351, 2009.
"The Significance of Race: African-Americans and Criminal Justice" in
Investigating Difference: Human and Cultural Relations in Criminal Justice,
2nd ed. The Criminal Justice Collective of Northern Arizona University (eds.) Boston, Allyn & Bacon, 2008.
Smith, Deborah, L. and Smith, Brian J. "Perceptions of Violence: The Views of Teachers Who Left Urban Schools."
The High School Journal
89 (3): 34-43, 2006.
"Living on the Boundaries in America: An Exploration of Marginalized Youth’s National and Legal Consciousness."
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice.
3(3): 87-107, 2005.
"Cultural Curriculum and Marginalized Youth: An Analysis of Conflict at a Community School for Juvenile Parolees."
The Urban Review
35 (4): 253-280, 2003
"An Interpretation of Juvenile Parolees' Gender Constructions at School."
The High School Journal
85(2): 43-53, 2001.
"Marginalized Youth, Delinquency, and Education: The Need for Critical-Interpretative Research."
The Urban Review
32(3): 293-312, 2000.
"Historical Injustices, Contemporary Inequalities: African-Americans and Criminal Justice," in
Investigating Difference: Human and Cultural Relations in Criminal Justice,
The Criminal Justice Collective of Northern Arizona University (eds.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon, pp. 71-84, 1999.
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