Our Faculty - Criminal Justice

Michael King teaches Introduction to Criminal Justice (CRJU 201) and Seminar:Critical Issues in Crime and Justice (CRJU 496). He received his doctorate in Sociology from the University of California Santa Cruz. His research examines the role of policing in American society, particularly the policing of protest and race. His first book, tentatively titled When Riot Cops Are Not Enough: The Policing and Social Control of Occupy Oakland, is forthcoming from Rutgers University Press.

Dr. Monk's research centers on using the principles of environmental criminology to develop effective crime-specific prevention strategies.  Professor Monk recently examined how crime is managed in central business districts in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.  While pursuing her doctorate and working as a research associate with the University of Cincinnati Policing Institute, Professor Monk traveled across Ohio helping cities to implement and antiviolence campaign based on the Boston Gun Project, referred to as the Ohio Community Initiative to Reduce Violence.  In addition, she worked as a community crime analyst for Cincinnati's Community Police Partnering Center.  this organization sought to improve the relationship between the police and high-crime communities in an effort to address crime and disorder problems.  Professor Monk has taught at the University of Cincinnati and for the California State University system.