Frank Schmalleger

Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Frank Schmalleger (born 1947) is an American criminologist, academic, and author.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at PembrokeTemplate:Citation needed.

Early life and education

Schmalleger was born in 1947.<ref name="auto3">Template:Cite web</ref> He received his master's degree in 1970 and a doctorate in sociology with a specialization in criminology in 1974, from the Ohio State University.<ref name="auto2">Template:Cite web</ref> While pursuing graduate studies at the Ohio State University, Schmalleger joined the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC) and was recognized as a Distinguished Military Cadet upon graduation.<ref name="auto">Template:Cite web</ref> He also holds a BBA degree from the University of Notre Dame.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1">Template:Cite web</ref>

Schmalleger is married to Ellen "Willow" Szirandi Schmalleger.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Career

Schmalleger served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and continued his service in the U.S. Army Reserves until his discharge in 1979, attaining the rank of Captain.<ref name="auto"/>

Schmalleger's academic career began in 1970 when he worked as a teaching associate in the Department of Sociology at the Ohio State University from 1970 until 1973.<ref name="auto"/>

From 1973 to 1975, Schmalleger worked as an assistant professor of sociology in the Department of Sociology and Social Welfare at Ohio Dominican College in Columbus, Ohio.<ref name="auto1"/>

In 1975, Schmalleger joined the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) as an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice, specializing in criminal justice.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="auto1"/> He became an associate professor in 1978 and professor in 1987, after receiving tenure in 1981. Schmalleger chaired the department from 1978 to 1994.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto3"/>

Schmalleger also taught courses as an adjunct professor at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri, where he contributed to the development of the university's graduate program in security administration and loss prevention, and taught courses for over a decade.<ref name="auto2"/> Later, he also taught in the New School for Social Research's online graduate program, contributing to the establishment of early electronic classrooms for distance learning through computer telecommunications.<ref name="auto2"/>

Schmalleger was the founding editor and executive editor of the journal Criminal Justice Studies from 1985 to 1990.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He also reviewed books for The Journal of Psychiatry & Law.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Schmalleger retired from teaching in 1994.<ref name="auto3"/> After his retirement, he founded the Justice Research Association, where he serves as director.<ref name="auto3"/>

Schmalleger has authored dozens of books on criminology and criminal justice, including Criminal Justice Today (Pearson); Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction (Pearson); Criminology Today (Pearson); Constitutional Law Today (Cognella); and Corrections in the 21st Century (McGraw-Hill).<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> An early book, The Social Basis of Criminal Justice, was reviewed in 2006 in the Justice Quarterly.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> His introductory texts have been dubbed "The Gold Standard" among criminal justice texts by his publisher, Pearson Publishing.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Schmalleger is also an active "ham" radio operator, holding the call sign K3UND.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Bibliography

• Schmalleger, Frank (1981). The Social Basis of Criminal Justice
• Schmalleger, Frank (1983). A History of Corrections
• Schmalleger, Frank (1990). Ethics in Criminal Justice
• Schmalleger, Frank (1991). Computers in Criminal Justice
• Schmalleger, Frank (1991). Criminal Justice Ethics
• Schmalleger, Frank (1991). Finding Criminal Justice in the Library
• Schmalleger, Frank (1994). Career Paths: A Guide to Jobs in Federal Law Enforcement
• Schmalleger, Frank (1996). Trial of the Century: People of the State of California vs. Orenthal James Simpson
• Schmalleger, Frank (1997). Crime and the Justice System in America: An Encyclopedia
• Schmalleger, Frank; Pittaro, Michael (2009). Crimes of the Internet
• Schmalleger, Frank; Humphrey, John A. (2021). Deviant Behavior
• Schmalleger, Frank; Bartollas, Clemens; Sharma, Hemant (2024). Juvenile Delinquency
• Schmalleger, Frank; Siegel, Larry; Worrall, John (2022). Courts and Criminal Justice in America
• Schmalleger, Frank; Feldmeier, John (2022). American Criminal Procedure Today
• Schmalleger, Frank (2022). Criminal Law Today
• Schmalleger, Frank (2023). Criminal Justice Today
• Schmalleger, Frank (2023). Criminal Justice: An Introduction
• Schmalleger, Frank; Scheb, John M.; Sharma, Hemant (2023). Constitutional Law Today
• Schmalleger, Frank; Smykla, John (2024). Corrections in the 21st Century
• Schmalleger, Frank; Worrall, John (2024). Policing

External links

• CJCENTRAL (official)
• SCHMALLEGER.COM