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Dr. Dean A. Dabney

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Faculty Associate, GSU Institute of Public Health
Office: 1226 UL
Phone: (404) 413-1039
Email: ddabney@gsu.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Sociology, University of Florida, 1997
  • M.A., Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1993
  • B.A., Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1990

Substantive Interests

  • Organizational Misconduct
  • Drugs and Crime
  • Qualitative Methodology
  • Private Security

Current Research Projects

  • Drug Dealer Motivations
  • Bail Bondsmen and Bail Recovery Agents
  • Social Control In a Crime Ridden Neighborhood
  • Treatment of Crime Related Stories on Cable News Programs

Selected Publications

  • Dabney D.A., Dugan L., Topalli, V., and Hollinger R.C. (2006.) The impact of implicit stereotyping on offender profiling: Unexpected results from an observational study of shoplifting. Criminal Justice & Behavior 33:5, 646-674.
  • Dabney, D.A. (2004) Crime Types:  A Text-Reader.  Belmont, CA:  Wadsworth.
  • Dabney, D.A., Hollinger, R.C., & Dugan, L. (2004).  Who Actually Steals:  A Study of Covertly Observed Shoplifters.  Justice Quarterly, 21:4, 693-728.
  • Dabney, D.A., & Hollinger, R.C. (2002). Drugged Druggists: The Convergence of the Criminal Career Trajectories. Justice Quarterly 19:1, 181-213.
  • Dabney, D.A., & Vaughn, M.S. (2000). Incompetent Jail and Prison Doctors. Prison Journal 80:2, 151-182.

Additional Refereed Publications

Courses Taught

  • New Student Orientation (GSU 1010)
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice (CRJU 1100/3100)
  • Social Science and the American Crime Problem (CRJU 2200)
  • Criminology (CRJU 3410)
  • Crime Typologies (CRJU 4420/8900)
  • Crime at Work (CRJU 4430/8900)
  • Criminological Theory (CRJU 8050)
  • White Collar Crime (CRJU 8510)

Selected Service Efforts

  • Editorial Board, Journal of Drug Issues and America Journal of Criminal Justice
  • Scheduling Committee, Department of Criminal Justice, GSU
  • Executive Committee, University Senate, GSU

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Dr. Dean A. Dabney