Sesha Kethineni
Professor
Department of Justice Studies, Prairie View A&M University
EDUCATION
LL.M. Master of Laws, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2005.
Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Rutgers-The State University of
New Jersey, 1991.
M.C.J. Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, 1986. B.L Law, University of Madras, 1984.
M.A. Criminology, University of Madras, 1982.
B.S. Zoology, University of Madras, 1979.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2015 Professor and Dept. Head, Prairie View A & M University
2001-Present: Professor
2010-Spring 2012: Professor and Co-director of Peace Studies Minor, Illinois
State University
2010 Fall: Professor and Interim Graduate Coordinator, Department of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
April 2007-July 08: Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
1996-2001 Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Illinois State University
1989-1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Illinois State University
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH
Youth Violence Evaluation Research Methods
Juvenile Justice Women and Crime
Juvenile Delinquency World Criminal Justice Systems
Family Violence Human rights issues
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Courses Taught:
• Graduate Courses: Research Methods and Seminar in International Justice, Ethics,
and Conflict, and Juvenile and Adult Crime Theory; Comparative Juvenile
Justice, Community Building, Community Structure and Crime, Advanced
Research Methods, Police, Courts, and Crime, Domestic Violence
• Undergraduate: Evaluation Research Methods, Introduction to Criminal Justice;
Juvenile Justice; World Criminal Justice Systems; Individuals, Society and
Justice; Family Violence; and Experiences in International Justice Dissertation Committee Chair
• Chair-Beth Gilmore (Completed, 2016-2018)
• Chair-Donna Ossorio (2017-2019, Completed, Spring 2019)
• Chair-Paula Song (Chair, 2018-2019)
• Co-Chair-Yunus Celik (Chair, 2018-2019)
• Co-Chair-Chyna N. Crawford (completed Summer 2016)
• Committee Member-LaDonna Brown (defended the prospectus)
• Committee Member- Dahlia Stoddart (Completed, 2017)
Dissertation external Examiner
• K. Manoharan, Causes of Smuggling and the Attitudes of Officers and
Detenus on COFEPOSA Act: A Study in Tamil Nadu.
• Henry Jereome (Ph.D. Candidate) Cybercrime victimization: Its extent and
forms among college students in Chennai, India Recent Awards and Recognitions:
2018-19 University Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, Prairie View
A&M University, Full-Professor Category.
2017-18 College of Juvenile Justice & Psychology Outstanding Service Award SCHOLARLY PRODUCTIVITY
A. Publications
1. Scholarly Books (Original Research)
Kethineni, S. (3rd Ed.). (Expected 2020). Comparative and international policing,
justice, and transnational crime. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Kethineni, S. (2nd Ed.). (2014). Comparative and international policing, justice, and
transnational crime. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. Kethineni, S., Braithwaite, J., & Sarah McCullough (2014). Instructor’s manual and
test bank for comparative and international policing, justice, and transnational crime. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. On-line only.
Kethineni, S. (Ed.). (2010). Comparative and international policing, justice, and
transnational crime. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
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Kethineni, S., & Braithwaite, J. (2010). Instructor’s manual and test bank for comparative and international policing, justice, and transnational crime. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1996). Comparative delinquency: India and the United
States. New York: Garland Publishing. This book received the Distinguished
Book Award by the International Division of the American Society of
Criminology, 1997.
2. Chapter (s) in Scholarly Books
1. Kethineni, S. (Expected April 11, 2020). Cybercime in India: Laws, Regulations,
and Enforcement Mechanisms. M. Holt & Bossler, A. (Eds). The Palgrave
Handbook of International Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance
2. Kethineni, S., Whiting, S., & Harris, C. (In press, November, 2019).
Modernization Globalization, and Transformations in Gender Equality: Laws,
Social Change, and Women’s Rights in India. In S. Shahidullah (Ed.), Modernity,
Modernization, and Globalization: Issues and Challenges of the 21st Century.
NOVA Scientific Publications.
3. Kethineni, S. (2017). Juvenile Justice in India. In S. Decker & N. Marteache
(Eds.), International Handbook of Juvenile Justice (pp. 173-194). New York: NY:
Springer.
4. Kethineni, S. (2017). The Problem of Domestic Violence in India: Advances in
Law and the Role of Extra-Legal Institutions. In S. Shahidullah, S. (Ed.). Crime,
Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia.
Springer.
5. Kethineni, S., & Cao, Y. (2017). Evolution of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Education in India: Past, Present, and Future. In S. Shahidullah, S. (Ed.). Crime,
Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia.
Springer.
6. Kethineni, S. & McCullough, S. (2014). Correctional systems, philosophies, and
innovations: A comparative perspective. In S. Kethineni (Ed.), Comparative and
international policing, justice, and transnational crime (pp.163-185). Durham,
NC: Carolina Academic Press.
7. Kethineni, S., McCullough, S., & Charlton, R. (2014). Juvenile justice: A
comparative perspective. In S. Kethineni (Ed.), Comparative and international
policing, justice, and transnational crime (pp.191-213). Durham, NC: Carolina
Academic Press.
8. Kethineni, S., & Srinivasan, M. (2013) Victims of domestic violence in India: Do
they have rights? In J. Liu, S. Jou, & B. Hebenton (Eds.), (pp. 367-378),
Handbook of Asian criminology. New York: Springer.
9. Kethineni, S., & Srinivasan, M. (2013). All-Women Police Stations in Tamil
Nadu and their focus on crimes against women. In P. Unnithan (Ed.), (pp. 155-
175), Crime and justice in India. Sage Publications.
10. Kethineni, S. & J. Braithwaite. (2013). Toward a compliance model: The Indian
Supreme Court and the attempted revolution in child rights. In P. Unnithan (Ed.),
(pp. 300-325), Crime and justice in India. Sage Publications
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11. Kethineni, S., & Rebecca Lawson. (2010). Sovereign lawlessness: Renditions and
co-mingling of criminal justice and military justice. In S. Kethineni (Ed.),
Comparative and international policing, justice, and transnational crime (pp. 55–
77). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
12. Kethineni, S., & Humiston, G. (2010). Specific crimes against humanity: Groups
and minority rights. In S. Kethineni (Ed.), Comparative and international
policing, justice, and transnational crime (pp. 295–328). Durham, NC: Carolina
Academic Press.
13. Kethineni, S., & Klosky, T. (2006). Juvenile institutionalization practices in
India: A study of two institutions in Madras. In C. C. Yeakey., J. W. Richardson.,
J.B. Buck (Eds.), Suffer the little children: National and international dimensions
of child poverty and public policy (pp. 359–384). Oxford, England: Elsevier, Inc. 14. Kethineni, S. (2005). Comparison of juvenile justice models. In M. Natarajan
(Ed.), Introduction to international criminal justice (pp. 61–70). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
15. Kethineni, S., Guyon, L., & Fennick, R. (1999). India’s drug policy: Indian opium
farmers’ perspectives. In D. L. Round (Ed.), International criminal justice: Issues
in a global perspective (pp. 48–61). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
16. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1996). Juvenile justice in India. In D. Shoemaker
(Ed.), International handbook on juvenile justice (pp. 175–190). Westport, CT:
Greenwood Publishing. 17. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1995). Culture, gender and delinquency: A study of
youths in the United States and India. In D. G. Rojek & G. F. Jensen (Eds.), Exploring delinquency: Causes and control (pp. 69–79). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.
3. Journal Articles-Peer Reviewed-International/National
1. Kethineni, S., & Cao, Y. (February 6, 2019). The Rise in Popularity of
Cryptocurrency and Associated Criminal Activity. International Criminal Justice
Review, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057567719827051
2. Kethineni, S., & Rajendran, R. (2018). Elder Care in the United States: Filial
Responsibility Laws, Judicial Decisions, and Enforcement Issues. Journal of
Criminal Justice and Law, 2(1), pp.68-83. A Publication of the Law and Public
Policy Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
3. Kethineni, S. (2017). Trauma-informed care and the juvenile justice system.
Journal of Knowledge and Best Practice in Juvenile Justice & Psychology, 10(1),
25-31.
4. Kethineni, S. (2017, February 23). Violence Against Women in India: Legislative
and Policy Reforms. Georgetown Journal of International Affiars. Available at:
http://journal.georgetown.edu/violence-against-women-in-india-legislative-and-
policy-reforms/
5. Kethineni, S., Ying, C., & Dodge, C. (2017). Use of Bitcoin in Darknet Markets:
Examining Facilitative Factors on Bitcoin-Related Crimes. American Journal of
Criminal Justice. DOI: 10.1007/s12103-017-9394-6 6. Kethineni, S., Srinivasan, M., & Kakar, S. (2016). Combating violence against
women in India: Nari Adalats and gender-based justice, Women & Criminal Justice, 26(4), 281–300.
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7. Kethineni, S. (2012). Redeploy Illinois program: The impact on juveniles,
families, and the juvenile justice system. Juvenile and Family Court Journal,
63(2), 39–52. 8. Kethineni, S., & Braithwaite, J. (2011). The effect of cognitive behavioral program for
at-risk youth: changes in attitudes, skills, family, peer, and community relationships.
Victims and Offenders, 6, 93–116.
9. Kethineni, S., & Humiston, G. (2010). Dalits, the “oppressed people” of India:
How are their social, economic, and human rights addressed? Journal of War
Crime, Genocide, and Crimes against Humanity, 4, 99–140.
10. Kethineni, S., & Srinivasan, M. (2009). Police handling of domestic violence
cases in Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 25(2),
202-213.
11. Kethineni, S., & Beichner, D. (2009). Comparison of civil and criminal orders of
protection as remedies for domestic violence victims in a Midwestern county.
Journal of Family Violence, 24(5), 311–321
12. Kethineni, S., & Falcone, D. (2007). Employment and ex-offenders in the United
States: Effects of legal and extra-legal factors. Probation, 54(1), 36–51
13. Smith, B., & Kethineni, S. (2007). Cultivation and use of opium in rural India:
Bottom-up insights into anti-drug efforts. Asian Journal of Criminology, 2, 19–33.
14. Smith, B., & Kethineni, S. (2006, published in 2007). Homicides by males and
females in India: The domestic context. International Journal of Comparative
and Applied Criminal Justice, 30(2), 255–284.
15. Kethineni, S., & Klosky, T. (2005). Juvenile justice and due process rights of
children in India and the United States. International Criminal Justice Review,
15(2), 131–146.
16. Kethineni, S. (2004). Youth-on-parent violence in a central Illinois county. Youth
Violence and Juvenile Justice: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2(4), 374-394.
17. Kethineni, S., Blimling, L., & et al. (2004). Youth violence: An exploratory study
of a treatment program in a central Illinois county. International Journal of
Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 48(6), 697–720
18. Kethineni, S., & Falcone, D. (2002). An exploratory study of protective orders in
domestic violence cases in a Midwestern county. The Justice Professional, 14(4),
323–344.
19. Kethineni, S., & Smith, B. (2002). Victim and offender characteristics in
domestic violence cases in a Midwestern county, USA. Indian Journal of
Criminology, 30(1 &2), 17–25.
20. Kethineni, S. (2001). Female homicide offenders in India. International Journal
of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 25(1), 1–24.
21. Kethineni, S., & Klosky, T. (2000). The impact of juvenile justice reforms in
India. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology,
44(3), 312–325.
22. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1999). Exploring the etiology of delinquency across
country and gender. Journal of Crime and Justice, 22(2), 55–90.
23. Evans, D., Cullen, F., Burton, V., Dunnaway, G., Payne, G., & Kethineni, S.
(1996). Religion, social bonds, and delinquency. Deviant Behavior, 17, 43–70.
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24. Kethineni, S, Guyon, L., & Fennick, R. (1995). Drug use in India: Historical
traditions and current problems. International Journal of Comparative and
Applied Criminal Justice, 19(3), 211–221.
25. Burton, V., Dunnaway, G., Cullen, F., Evans, D., Kethineni, S., & Payne, G.
(1995). The impact of parental controls on delinquency. Journal of Criminal
Justice, 23(2), 111–126. 26. Kethineni, S., Leamy, D. L., & Guyon, L. (1994). Drug abuse awareness program.
Indian Journal of Criminology, 4(2), 53–62. 27. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1993). Gender, culture and delinquency: A study of
youths in the United States and India. Journal of Women and Criminal Justice, 5(1), 37–70.
28. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1992). Delinquency in comparative perspective: India. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 16(2), 317– 328.
29. Kethineni, S., Falcone, D., & Charles, M. (1992). A comparative study of
roadside accidents of police and non-emergency vehicles in Illinois. Journal of
Crime and Justice, 15(2), 95–110.
4. Book Reviews
Kethineni, S. (March 19, 2019). Kethineni, S. (2019). Book review: Fake Goods, Real
Money: The counterfeiting business and its financial management. International
Criminal Justice Review, p. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057567719838023
Kethineni, S. (2007). The juvenile justice system in India: From welfare to rights.
Asian Journal of Criminology, 1(2). DOI 10.1007/s11417-006-9018-4. Available
on-line.
Kethineni, S (2007). Delinquency and juvenile justice systems in the non-western
world. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 49(2). Available on-line.
http://www.ccja-acjp.ca/en/cjcr200/cjcr215.html
5. Encyclopedia Entries
Crime and Punishment in India
1. Kethineni, S. (July 2019). Cryptocurrency. In P. Reichel (Ed.), Global crime: An
encyclopedia of cyber theft, drug smuggling, human trafficking, weapons sales,
and other illicit international activities, Vol. 1, pp. 134-137. ABC-CLIO. In
Press.
2. Kethineni, S. (July 2019). Ross Ulbricht. In P. Reichel (Ed.), Global crime: An
encyclopedia of cyber theft, drug smuggling, human trafficking, weapons sales,
and other illicit international activities, VII 587.ABC-CLIO. In Press.
3. Kethineni, S. (July, 2019). Dark web/ Deep web. In P. Reichel (Ed.), Global
crime: An encyclopedia of cyber theft, drug smuggling, human trafficking,
weapons sales, and other illicit international activities, Vol. I, pp. 159-162. ABC-
CLIO. In Press.
4. Kethineni, S. (July, 2019). Organ Trafficking. In P. Reichel (Ed.), Global crime:
An encyclopedia of cyber theft, drug smuggling, human trafficking, weapons
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sales, and other illicit international activities, VII, 435-439. ABC-CLIO. In
Press.
5. Kethineni, S., & Cao, Y. (Novermber 2019). Stoning. Encyclopedia of Women
and Criminal Justice. (3000 words).
6. Kethineni, S. (November 2019). Bride burning. Encyclopedia of Women and
Criminal Justice. (1000 words).
7. Kethineni, S. (November 2019). Domestic violence laws. Encyclopedia of
Women and Criminal Justice. (1000 words).
8. Kethineni, S. (2016). Crime and punishment in India. In W. Jennings, G. Higgins,
and Maldonado-Molina (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment (1-5).
Wiley. DOI: 10.1002/9781118519639.wbecpx145
9. Kethineni, S & Lerner, S. (2014). Commercial sexual exploitation of children
(3000 words). In J. Albanese (Ed.), The encyclopedia of criminology and criminal
justice. Wiley-Blackwell Publication.
10. Kethineni, S. (2014). Reponses to domestic violence in India. In G. Bruinsma &
D. Weisburd (Eds.), Encyclopedia of criminology and criminal justice. Springer
Publications.
11. Kethineni, S. (2014). African Americans and lynching. In D. Jones, B. Frazier, &
M. Brooks (Eds.), African Americans and criminal justice: An encyclopedia.
Greenwood Publications.
12. Kethineni, S. Children as victims (2013). In J. Ross (Ed.), Encyclopedia of street
crime in America. Sage Publications.
13. Kethineni, S. (2013). Juvenile offending. J. Ross (Ed.), Encyclopedia of street
crime in America. Sage Publications.
14. Kethineni, S. (2009). Abuse: Active and passive. In J. Wilson (Ed.), The Praeger
handbook of victimology (pp. 3–4). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
15. Kethineni, S. (2009). Battered child syndrome. In J. Wilson (Ed.), The Praeger
handbook of victimology (pp. 21–22). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
16. Kethineni, S. (2009). Supreme Court cases. In J. Wilson (Ed.), The Praeger
handbook of victimology (pp. 3–4). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
6. Non-Refereed/National
Charles, M., Kethineni, S., & Thompson J. (June 1992). The state of jails in America.
Federal Probation, 56(2), 56–62. Charles, M., & Kethineni, S. (March-April, 1992). The American jails. American
Correctional Association. Special Issue,
7. Other Publication
Kethineni, S. (November, 2001). Family as a safe haven. Childhood Magazine. 8. Monographs/Reports
1. Kethineni, S. (2014). System Improvement through Local Government: McLean
County Juvenile Justice Council Project, McLean County Juvenile Court
Services.
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2. Kethineni, S. (2013). Vermillion County Juvenile Redeploy. Vermilion County
Probation Department.
3. Kethineni, S. (2013). Recidivism and Cost/Benefit Analysis of the Redeploy
Illinois Program. Illinois Department of Human Services.
4. Kethineni, S., Krienert, J., & Brown, B. (2011). Evaluation of the Grant to
Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders. Illinois State’s
Attorney Appellate Prosecutor’s Office. (Consultant)
5. Kethineni, S. (2009). Fourth Judicial Circuit (Montgomery, Marion, and
Christian counties) 2009 Redeploy Illinois Site Assessment Report. Illinois
Criminal Justice Information Authority.
6. Kethineni, S. (2009). Madison County 2009 Redeploy Illinois Site Assessment
Report. Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.
7. Vandiver, D., Kethineni, S., & Ellsworth, T. (2005). Evaluating the
implementation of the containment model approach in managing sex offenders in
the community. Illinois Sex Offender Management Board.
8. Kethineni, S., & Guyon, L. (2001). Grants to encourage arrest policies:
Domestic violence, final report, 2001. Community Oriented Policing Grant
(#98DVWXk008).
9. Guyon, L., Hathaway, J., Kethineni, S., & Fennick, R. (May, 1997).
Sheridan/Gateway/TASC/: Effectiveness of a therapeutic community/case
management model of substance abuse treatment for adult male inmates, final
process and outcome evaluation report.
10. Kethineni, S., & Charles, M. (1991). The conditions of courts. A research report
submitted to Sverdrup.
11. Charles, Michael and Kethineni, S. (1991). The state of jails. A research report
submitted to Sverdrup.
B. Grants and Sponsored Research Projects
1. Federal
1. Kethineni, S., (PI) & Guyon, L (Co-PI). (1991-2001). Process and outcome
evaluation of community policing to combat domestic violence/test site project in
McLean County. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice to the
Bloomington Police Department for $500,000, January 1999-February 2001. Dr.
S Kethineni and Dr. Lois Guyon were part of the grant writing, start-up of the
program, and the process and outcome evaluations and the evaluation part of the
grant is $116,000.
2. Guyon, L., (PI) & Kethineni, S (Consultant). (1995-1997).
Sheridan/Gateway/TASC/: Effectiveness of a therapeutic community/case
management model of substance abuse treatment for adult male inmates. Funded
by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, $300,000. 2. State 1. Kethineni, S. (2014). Juvenile Justice Mapping and Disproportionate Minority
Contact in McLean County, Illinois. Contract (Consultant) from McLean County Court Services, $24,000.
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2. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2013). Redeploy Illinois Juvenile Pilot Project. Funded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Contract from the Vermillion County Court Services, consultant-$8,000.
3. Kethineni, S. (PI). Evaluation of Recidivism and Cost/Benefit Analyses of Redeploy Illinois Initiatives. (2011–2012). Illinois Department of Human Services, ARRA grant, $72,592.
4. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2010–2011). Evaluation of Recidivism and Cost/Benefit Analyses of Redeploy Illinois Initiatives.). Illinois Department of Human Services, ARRA grant, $37,773.
5. Kethineni, S. (PI) with Jessie Krienert and Bethany Brown. (Summer, 2011). Evaluation of the Grant to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders. Office of the Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. Contract from the Illinois State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, $10,000.
6. Kethineni, S. (PI). (Summer 2010). Redeploy Illinois Adult Pilot Project. Funded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Contract from the McLean County Court Services, $6,260.
7. Kethineni, S. (PI). (Summer 2009). Process Evaluation of Redeploy Illinois Initiative programs in Madison and counties in 4th Circuit. Contract from Governor State University ($35,000). $35,000.
8. Kethineni, S. (PI) (2009-10). Redeploy Illinois Planning Grant. Funded by the Illinois Department of Human Service. Contract from the McLean County Court Services, $22,000. Provided services including data quality control and report writing.
9. Kethineni, S. (Co-PI). (2008). Redeploy Illinois Pilot Project. Funded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Contract from the McLean County Court Services, $5,500.
10. Vandiver, D., (Co-PI) & Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Ellsworth, T. (Co-PI). (2004). Illinois Attorney Generals Office/Sex Offender Management Board. An assessment of the containment model in Illinois for sex offenders on probation, $35,000.
3. Private 1. Kethineni, S (Co-PI). (1991). The jail project. The funding for this grant was
obtained from Sverdrup, an architectural firm in St. Louis, $10,000. 2. Kethineni, S (Co-PI). (1991). The court project. The funding for this grant was
obtained from Sverdrup, an architectural firm in St. Louis, $10,000. 3. Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Denby, S. (Co-PI). (1986). Citizens’ attitude toward the
Greenville Police Department. Report submitted to Harold C. Jennings, Chief, Greenville Police Department, Greenville, South Carolina, $4,000.
4a. Internal Research-Related Grants (University-wide competition)
1. Kethineni, S., & Ying, C. (2017, summer). Hopes for Healing: How Trauma-
Informed Care Training Changes the Texas Juvenile Justice System? Mini grant,
Prairie View A&M University, $20,000.
2. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2013). Formal and Informal Systems of Addressing Violence
Against Women in India. University Research Grant/ISU, $6,000.
3. Cox, M. (Co-PI) and Kethineni, S. (Co-PI) (2013). Inter-Agency Integration of Offender Data: Strategies for Effective Information Management in Criminal Justice.
4. Cross-Disciplinary Grant/ISU, $10,000.
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5. Kethineni, S. (PI). International Travel Grant (2010). $2000.
6. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2009-2010). Redeploy Illinois program: The impact on
juveniles, families, victims, and the juvenile justice system. University Research
Grant/ISU, $5,950.
7. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2008-2009). An empirically-derived typology of juvenile fire-
setters. University Research Grant/ISU, $5,900.
8. Kethineni, S (PI). (2007). Evaluation of the cognitive intervention program for at
risk youth in McLean County. University Research Grant/ISU, $5,850.
9. Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Falcone, D. (Co-PI). (2004). Impact of judicial review
10. hearings on domestic violence batterer program compliance. University
Research Grant/ISU, $10,800.
11. Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Smith, B. (Co-PI). (2003). Civil and criminal orders of
protection as remedies for domestic violence victims in McLean County, Illinois.
University Research Grant/ISU, $10,000.
12. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2002). An evaluation of a treatment program for adolescents
at risk of violence in McLean County. University Research Grant/ISU, $5,000.
13. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2001). An exploratory study of adolescent violence toward
parents in McLean County. University Research Grant/ISU, $5000. 14. Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Falcone, D. (Co-PI). (2000). A study of effectiveness of
protective orders in reducing re-abuses in domestic violence cases. University Research Grant/ISU, $10,000.
15. Kethineni, S. (PI). (1993) Jury selection for accused prisoners. University Small Grant/ISU, $1,000.
16. Kethineni, S. (PI). (1991). An evaluation of the drug abuse resistance education (DARE) program. University Research Grant/ISU, $4,000.
17. Kethineni, S. (PI). (1987). Neighborhood organizations and their effect on crime prevention. Report submitted to Prof. David Twain, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers-The State University, $500.
4b. Internal Teaching-Related Grants (University-wide competition)
1. Kethineni, S. (PI). Reinvent your course for civic engagement 2010. Civic
Engagement and Responsibility Minor Course Redesign Project.
Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (ISU), $2,000.
2. Kethineni, S. (PI), and Braithwaite, J. (2010). Internationalizing criminal justice
graduate curriculum: Gauging students learning awareness and persepctives.
Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (ISU), $2,000.
3. Kethineni, S. (PI) and Braithwaite, J. (2007). India study abroad program:
Student’s autonomous learning. Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology
(ISU), $2,000.
C. Research Presentations (Peer-Reviewed)
1. International/National
1. Kethineni, S. (May 21, 2019). Rape Crisis in India: Legislative Reforms and Their
Impact on Women and Children. Presented at the United Nations Office of Drugs
and Crime, Vienna, Austria.
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2. Kethineni, S. (Spring 2019). Cryptocurrency, Associated Criminal Activity, and
Legal and Security Regulations, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March
2019.
3. Harris, C., Whiting, S., & Kethineni, S. (Spring, 2019). The Status of Gender-
Responsive Rehabilitative Services for Juvenile Offenders in Texas. Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2019.
4. Kethineni, S. (Fall, 2018). Virtual Currency, Cyber Criminals, and Regulations.
The International Information Management Association Conference, (IIMA)
Houston, TX. Conference.
5. Kethineni, S., Kakar, S., & Srinivasan, M. (2018, August-September). European
Society of Criminology Conference, Bosnia.
6. Kethineni, S., Harris, C., & Cao. (2018). Revealing mental health history in
juvenile court proceedings: Shackle or sympathy? Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, New Orleans, LA.
7. Kethineni, S. (2017, October). The rise in popularity of cryptocurrency and
associated criminal activity. Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Fort
Worth, TX.
8. Kethineni, S., & Ying, C. (November 2017). Victimization of vulnerable
population: Trafficking of women and children. American Society of
Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
9. Kethineni, S., & Jackson, R. (2017. March). Elder Care in the United States: Filial
Responsibility Laws, Judicial Decisions, and Enforcement Issues. Academy of
Criminal Justice Conference, Kansas City, MO.
10. Ying. C., & Kethineni, S. (2017, March). An Evaluation of Trauma-Informed
Care Training among Juvenile Probation and Correctional Officers in Texas.
Academy of Criminal Justice Conference, Kansas City, MO.
11. Paris, G., & Kethineni, S. (2016, November). Effective parent engagement
training program. American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
12. Kethineni, S. Cao, Y., & Frazier-Kouassi, S. (2016, November ). Trauma-
informed care and the juvenile justice system. American Society of Criminology,
New Orleans, LA.
13. Kethineni, S., & Dodge, C. (November 2015). Is Bitcoin a new form of money
laundering? Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology,
Washington, DC.
14. Kethineni, S., & Dodge, C. (September 2015). Illinois prison diversion: Adult
Redeploy in central Illinois county. Paper presented at the European Society of
Criminology, Porto, Portugal.
15. Kethineni, S. (November 2014). Cost/Benefit Analysis of Illinois Juvenile Justice
(Redeploy Illinois) Program. Paper presented at the American Society of
Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
16. Kethineni, S. (October 2014). Children as Victims: A Legal, Social, and Public
Health Dilemma in the United States. A Plenary Speaker for the Fourth
International & Eighth Biennial Conference of the Indian Society of Victimology,
Chennai, India,
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17. Kethineni, S. (February 2014). Combating Violence Against Women in India:
The Role of Women Empowerment Groups. Paper presented at the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
18. Kethineni, S. (November 2013). Informal System of Addressing Violence Against
Women in India. Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology,
Atlanta, GA.
19. Stork, A., & Kethineni, S. (November 2012). Gender Differences in Risk and
Protective Factors among Juvenile Probationers. Paper presented at the
American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
20. Kethineni, S. (March, 2012). Informal Women’s Courts in India: Their
Effectiveness in Addressing Domestic Violence. Paper presented at the Academy
of Criminal Justice Conference, New York, NY.
21. Kethineni, S. (2011). Right to participation of children in conflict with law in
India and the United States. Oxford Round Table, Lincoln College, Oxford,
England.
22. Kethineni, S. (2011, March). Right to participation of children in conflict with law
in India. Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Conference,
Toronto, Canada.
23. Kethineni, S., & Braithwaite, J. (2010, November). Towards a compliance model:
Indian Supreme Court set to make revolution in child rights. Paper presented at
the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
24. Kethineni, S. (2010, March). Redeploy Illinois program: The impact on juveniles,
families, and the juvenile justice system. Paper presented at the meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice, San Diego, CA.
25. Kethineni, S., & Suresh, G. (2009, November). Profile of juvenile offenders: An
empirical overview. Paper presented at the Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
26. Kethineni, S. (2009, March). All women police stations in Tamil Nadu, India and
their focus on crimes against women. Paper presented at the meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice, Boston, MA.
27. Murugesan, S., & Kethineni, S. (2009). Treatment of victims of domestic violence
by the police in Chennai (India). Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy
of Criminal Justice, Boston, MA.
28. Kethineni, S., & Braithwaite, J. (2008, November). An evaluation of cognitive
intervention program for at-risk youth: An assessment of dynamic risk factors.
Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St.
Louis. MO.
29. Kethineni, S., & Lawson, B. (2008, March). Extraordinary renditions: Legal or
human rights violations? Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice, Cincinnati, OH.
30. Kethineni, S., & Braithwaite, J. (2007, November). Evaluation of the cognitive
intervention program for at-risk youth in McLean County. Paper presented at the
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
31. Kethineni, S. (2007, November). Dalits “oppressed people" of India: How their
social, economic and human rights are addressed. Paper presented at the
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
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32. Kethineni, S. (2007, March). Police handling of domestic violence cases in Tamil
Nadu, India. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Seattle, WA.
33. Kethineni, S., & Falcone, D. (2006, November). Hidden apartheid: The status of
Dalits or "untouchables" in India. Paper presented at the meeting of the American
Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, CA.
34. Falcone, D., & Kethineni, S. (2006, March). Misapplication of the Ker-Frisbie
doctrine in contemporary international extraordinary renditions: Suggestions for
legislative remedies. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MD.
35. Kethineni, S., & Smith, B. (2005, March). Domestic-related homicides in India.
Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Chicago, IL.
36. Kethineni, S., & Smith, B. (2004, November). Patterns of male and female
homicides in southern India. Paper presented at the meeting of the American
Society of Criminology, Nashville, TN.
37. Kethineni, S., & Falcone, D. (2004, November). Impact of judicial hearings on
domestic violence program batterer compliance. Paper presented at the meeting
of the American Society of Criminology, Nashville, TN.
38. Kethineni, S., & Smith, B. (2004, March). Production and use of opium in India:
Effects of informal social controls. Paper presented at the meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.
39. Kethineni, S., & Smith, B. (2003, November). Effectiveness of civil and criminal
orders of protection as remedies for domestic violence victims in a Midwestern
County. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Denver, CO.
40. Smith, B., & Kethineni, S. (2003, November). How courtroom interactions affect
the issuance and denial of civil or criminal orders of protection? Paper presented at
the meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Denver, CO.
41. Kethineni, S. (2002, November). Adolescents’ violence towards parents: An
evaluation of a treatment program. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
42. Kethineni, S. (2002, March). An exploratory study of adolescent violence toward
parents in a central Illinois county. Paper presented at the meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Anaheim, CA.
43. Kethineni, S., & Klosky, T. (2001, March). Due process rights of juveniles in
India and the United States. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Washington, DC.
44. Kethineni, S. (2000, November). Effectiveness of treatment in domestic violence
cases. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
San Francisco, CA.
45. Kethineni, S., & Falcone, D. (2000, November). A study of the effectiveness of
protection orders in reducing re-abuse in domestic violence cases in a
Midwestern County. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
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46. Kethineni, S. (2000, March). Victim and offender characteristics at initial
contact in domestic violence cases in a Midwestern city. Paper presented at the
meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.
47. Kethineni, S. (1999, March). The patterns and causes of female homicide in
India. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Orlando, FL.
48. Kethineni, S. (1999, March). Institutionalization of juvenile offenders in India.
Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Orlando, FL.
49. Kethineni, S., & Klosky, T. (1999, March). Impact of juvenile justice reforms in
India. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.
50. Kethineni, S., & Guyon, L. (1998, November). Female offenders in India. Paper
presented at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington,
DC.
51. Guyon, L., & Kethineni, S. (November, 1998). Drug treatment in prison: Startup
issues when establishing a therapeutic community. Paper presented at the
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, DC.
52. Guyon, L., & Kethineni, S. (1998, March). Ethical issues in program evaluation.
Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Albuquerque, NM.
53. Kethineni, S. (1997, September). Criminal justice systems of India and the U.S.
Paper presented at the meeting of the Regional Institute of Correctional
Administration. Madras, India.
54. Kethineni, S. (1996, November). Production and use of opium in India: Formal
and Informal Social Controls. Paper presented at the meeting of the American
Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
55. Guyon, L., & Kethineni, S. (1996, March). Jury bias against prisoners charged
with felonies for crimes committed while in prison. Paper presented at the
meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV.
56. Smith, B., Kethineni, S., & Kreke, A. (1996, March). A county jail admission
profile, 1905-1945. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences. Las Vegas, NV.
57. Kethineni, S., Guyon, L., & Fennick, R. (1995, November). Current drug policy
in India and its effect on drug use and cultivation. Paper presented at the meeting
of the American Society of Criminology, Boston, MA.
58. Smith, B., & Kethineni, S., & Kreke, A. (1995, November). Male admissions to
the McLean County (IL) Jail, 1905-1945. Paper presented at the meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Boston, MA.
59. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1995, November). Explaining delinquent behavior
cross-nationally: India and the United States. Paper presented at the meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, Boston, MA.
60. Kethineni, S., Fennick, R., & Guyon, L. (1995, March). Opium cultivation and
use in India: U.S. and Indian Governments' Policy. Paper presented at the
meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.
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61. Kethineni, S., & Guyon, L. (1993, March). Accused prisoners: The right to a fair
trial. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Kansas City, MO.
62. Barker, T., & Kethineni, S. (March, 1993). The transfer of juveniles to adult
court: A comparison of juvenile transfer and adult dispositions. Paper presented
at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO.
63. Kethineni, S., Alexander, D., & Guyon, L. (1991, November). Evaluation of the
DARE program. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
64. Kethineni, S. (1991, March). Delinquency in India and the United States: A test
of strain, control, and learning theories. Paper presented at the meeting of the
Academy of Criminal of Justice Sciences, Nashville, TN.
65. Kethineni, S. (1990, March). Narcotic traffic in India: Its effects on the United
States. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Denver, CO.
66. Kethineni, S. (1989, November). Drug abuse in cross-national comparative
perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Reno, NV.
67. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1989, November). Self-reported delinquency in
India. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Reno, NV.
2. Regional/State 1. Coldren, J., Kethineni, S., & Thomson, D. (2009, September). Reflections on
evaluating Redeploy Illinois in its early stages. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL
2. Kethineni, S. (2001, October). Gender differences in domestic violence in a Midwestern county. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
3. Kethineni, S., Guyon, L., & Fennick, R. (1994, September). Drug use in India: Historical traditions and current problems. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
4. Charles, M., Kethineni, S., & Thompson, J (1992, May). Jails in America. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Institute of Architects, Minneapolis, MN.
5. Charles, Michael and Kethineni, S. (1991, October). The state of jails in America. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
6. Kethineni, S., & Burton, V. (1991, October). Educational satisfaction and adolescent drug use. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
7. Kethineni, S. (1991, October). Delinquent behavior among high school students
in India and the United States. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern
Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL
3. Guest Lectures/Media Appearances
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2010 Leniency Possible for Teen Under India's System. Interviewed By Moriah
Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
2010 Debate on Pre-mature Release of Inmates, Chennai Live (Only English
Radio Station in Chennai, India), July 2010.
2010 International Experience on Racism and Linking it up with
Untouchability, Round Table Discussion on Dalit Issues, conducted by
the Department of Criminology and the Trust for Social Sensing, Chennai,
India, July 24, 2010.
2011 "Global Crime." Guest Speaker, Great Decisions Programming and
Discussion Series at the Pekin Public Library, Pekin, Illinois.
2006-08 Death Penalty: A comparative perspective. Guest Speaker at Heartland
Community College.
1998 Processing of juveniles in Illinois and the implications of the “get tough
policy” on juveniles. Guest Speaker at the Regional Institute of Correction
Administration, Tamil Nadu, India.
1995 The difference in the treatment of adult and juvenile offenders by police,
courts, and corrections in the US and India. Guest speaker at the Institute
of Criminology and Forensic Sciences, Home Ministry, Government of
India. 1990 Delinquency in a cross-cultural perspective: Comparison of Indian and U.S. scene. Guest speaker at the Indian Society of Criminology, University of Madras, India.
1990 Juvenile justice systems: A comparative perspective. Guest speaker,
Department of Psychology, University of Madras, India.
D. Awards/Honors/Other Recognitions
2018-19 University Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, Prairie View
A&M University, Full-Professor Category.
2017-18 College of Juvenile Justice & Psychology Outstanding Service Award
2009-2010 University Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, Illinois State
University
2010 (July) Featured in Illinois state University Identity Issues titled, “Kethineni
overcomes obstacles.”
2005 Selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in America, 59th Edition (2005)
Selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in Social Sciences Higher
Education (WWSSHE).
2002 College of Applied Science and Technology Outstanding Researcher
of the Year Award.
2000 Featured in Illinois State Scholar Magazine “Crime and Prejudice:
Professor Overcomes One to Understand the Other,” vol. 10, 2000.
1998 Received Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society Teacher of
the Year Award.
1997 Received the Distinguished Book Award by the International Division,
American Society of Criminology, 1997. 1987 S.I. Newhouse Student Fellow, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers.
Awarded to outstanding graduate student researchers.
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1986 Graduate Research Student Award given to outstanding student research
paper, University of South Carolina
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
1. Editorial Responsibilities
Associate Editor (2016-2019), Encyclopedia of Women and Criminal Justice.
Responsible for editing over 75 entries.
Editorial Board Member, Women and Criminal Justice Journal, 2009+
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2006-
2007
Manuscript Reviewer, Asian Journal of Criminology, 2010+
Manuscript Reviewer, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2007
Manuscript Reviewer, Violence Against Women, 2007+
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Crime and Justice, 2004+
Manuscript Reviewer, Violence Against Women: An International and
Interdisciplinary Journal, 2005
Manuscript Reviewer, International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2005
Manuscript Reviewer, International Criminal Law—Book Chapter. M. Natarajan,
(Ed.). Introduction to Internal National Criminal Justice
Member Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Criminology, 2002-2003
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1995-2002.
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1996-2002.
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 1992-1999
Manuscript Reviewer, Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 1999-
Present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Women and Criminal Justice, 1994-Present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1997-Present.
Reviewed a juvenile justice book proposal titled, “Blueprint for Juvenile Crime
Reduction.” Sage Publications, 2001.
Reviewed book manuscript, “Juvenile Delinquency.” Roxbury Publishing Company,
1997. Reviewed book manuscript, “The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing,
and Law.” Dean J. Champion, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993.
A. Workshop and Panel Activity
Bitcoin Conference, Organized by PVAMU (Fall 2018).
PRIM&R 2018 Social, behavioral, and educational research conference-IRB Chair
training, San Diego, CA.
Using Atlas.ti for Qualitative Researchers, American Society of Criminology, 2017,
Philadelphia, PA.
PRIM&R 2017 Social, behavioral, and educational research conference-IRB Chair
training, San Antionio, TX.
The Qualitative Research Summer Intensive, Doing Qualitative Research in the Big
Date Era, 2017, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Program Committee Member, Evaluation section, American Society of Criminology,
St. Louis, MO, 2008 Conference.
Program Committee Member, Theory of Crime section, Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Orlando, FL, 2000 Conference. Organized 10 panels.
Program Committee Member, Comparative Criminal Justice Section, Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY, 1997 Conference. Organized 22
panels.
2. Panel Chair/Discussant
Panel Chair, “Perceptional Changes of Violence and Abuse against Women Globally
in South Asia: the Middle East, and Bangladesh,” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, February 2014.
Panel member, “Author Meets Critic” Session, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Canada, February 2011.
Panel Chair, Gender and Violence in India, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Boston, MA, March 2009.
Panel Chair, Police Response to Terrorism, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Baltimore, 2006.
Panel Chair, Evaluating Treatment Effectiveness across Populations, American
Society of Criminology, Chicago, November 2002.
Panel Chair/Discussant, Law and Justice Administration in the US/
Europe/Commonwealth Countries, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Orlando, FL, March 1999.
Panel Discussant, Crime and Criminal Justice in China, American Society of
Criminology, Washington, DC, November 1998.
Panel Chair, Social control, The Impact of Informal Sanctions in International
Criminal Justice, American Society of Criminology, 1996.
Panel Chair, Crime and Justice in India, American Society of Criminology, Boston,
MA, November 1995.
Roundtable: International Juvenile Justice System: India, American Society of
Criminology, Boston, MA, November 1995.
Panel Chair, International Drug Issues, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Boston, MA, March 1995
Panel Discussant, Juvenile Processes and Issues, Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Nashville, TN, March 1991.
3. Other Conference Activities
Member, SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award
Committee (2018)
Member, Ken Peak Innovation and Teaching Award Committee, ACJS 2018)
Member of the International Outreach Committee, American Society of Criminology,
1995. Corresponded with International members of the Association concerning
the 1995 conference arrangements and provided assistance at the conference.
Attended a workshop on Street Children in India, Organized by the UNICEF, 1997.
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Attended the Next Millennium Conference: Ending Domestic Violence, Chicago,
1999.
SERVICE Professional Activities 1. Membership in Professional Organizations
2018 Outstanding Book Award Committee, Division of International
Criminology, (2018, ASC)
2017 Represented Criminologist Without Borders at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. 2015-2017 Chair, ACJS Ethics Committee
2013-2015 Chair, Division of International Criminology, American Society of Criminology
2013-2015 Member, ACJS International Section Executive Board 2014-2016 Member, Ethics Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2014 Chair, International Division, Distinguished Book Awards Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. 1989-2013 Member, American Society of Criminology. Number one in the field. 1989-2013 Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Ranked number two. 2001-2004 Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Research, McLean County Domestic
Violence Task Force. 1999-2002 Member, McLean County Domestic Violence Task Force,
Responsible for identifying issues related to domestic violence research in McLean County, 1999-2001.
1999-2000 Member, Screening Committee, McLean County Victim Impact Panel. Responsibilities include developing panel presentations for the Victim Impact Panel, 1999-2000.
1999-2002 Member, Data Management Team, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Family Coordinating Council. Organizing a one-day seminar on Research and Domestic Violence.
1989-1998 Member, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. Ranked number three.
1986-Life Life Member, Indian Society of Criminology. 1988-1992 Member, Tamil Nadu Bar Council, India.
A. Committees 2019 Department of Criminal Justice Sciences-Illinois State University 2013 Fall-2014 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee Chair, Bylaws Committee IRB Departmental Representative Honors Program Departmental Coordinator Fall 2012-Spring 2013 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee Fall 2011 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee
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2009-2010 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee 2010 Chair, CJS Bylaws Committee 2010 (fall) Interim Graduate Coordinator 2010 Faculty Search Committee 2010 CJS Curriculum and Assessment Committee 2008 Member of search committee, NTT position in the Department of
Criminal Justice Sciences 2000-2008 Responsible for coordinating an exchange program between the
Department of Criminal Justice Sciences at ISU and the Department of Criminology at University of Madras, India.
2006 Co-authored the CJS Undergraduate Program Review. 2007-2009 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee. 2007-2009 Member, Department Assessment Committee 2000-2002 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee 2001 Co-organizer of the Criminal Justice Sciences’ annual spring
conference on “Issues in Crisis Management and Intervention in Criminal Justice. Responsible for coordinating speakers and panels.
1998-2000 Member, Department Curriculum Committee 1998-2000 Member, Graduate Admission Committee 1998 Member, ad hoc Thesis Award Committee. Reviewed six theses for
the CJS Departmental Thesis Award. 1998 Co-authored the CJS Undergraduate Program Review 1997 Developed an exchange program between the Department of Criminal
Justice Sciences at ISU and the Department of Criminology at University of Madras, India.
1996-1997 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee
1996-1997 Member, Department Curriculum Committee
1996-1997 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee
1994-1996- Faculty Advisor, Criminal Justice Association, ISU
1993-1994 Member, CJS Election Committee
1993-1994 Member, Department Curriculum Committee
1992-1993 Full Member, Graduate Faculty
1990-1992 Ad hoc Member, Graduate Faculty
1990-1993 Member, Department Curriculum Committee.
1991-1992 Member, CJS Chairs Search Committee
1990-1991 Member, CJS Chairs Search Committee
1989-1990 NewsCAST Reporter
1989-1990 Election Committee
2020 College of Applied Science and Technology-Illinois State University
2013-14 Member, CAST Ad Hoc Committee-Creating a New Interdisciplinary
Minor
2008 Member, CAST Dean Search Committee
2003-2007 Member, College Faculty Status Committee
2003-2005 Member, CAST Research Committee
2000 Committee member, Chair’s Evaluation Committee, Criminal Justice
Sciences
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2002 Chair of the Evaluation Committee, Health Sciences
1996-1997 Member, CAST Council
1990-1991 Member, College Research Advisory Committee
1989-1990 Member, College Research Advisory Committee
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2013-14 Members, Student Appeals Board 2013-2015 Member, Academic Freedom, Ehtics, and Grievance Committee 2012 Member, University Research Committee 2001-2003 Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee 2001-2002 Member, Graduate Council
2000-2001 Member of the Planning Committee, a campus-wide program entitled
Global Connections: A Campus Exploration of the Growing World
Community. Nominated by Dean Rossman to serve on this
committee.
1998-2000 Member, University Academic Freedom Committee
1994-1996 Member, Faculty Election Committee
1992-1993 Member, Faculty Ethics and Grievance Committee
1990-1992 Member, Faculty Ethics and Grievance Committee