Richards P. Davis, Ph.D., ICPS rpdavis@jsu.edu Experience Department Head for the Department of Criminal Justice and Center for Applied Forensics, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Mar 2012 - present Interim Department Head for Political Science and Public Administration, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Jan 2015 - Oct 2016 Department Head for the Department of Criminal Justice Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Dec 2011 present Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of Graduate Studies Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Aug 2008 Dec 2011 Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of Graduate Studies Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Aug 2006 - Aug 2008 Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Aug 2002 - Aug 2006 Assistant Professor of Political Science Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL Aug 2000 - Aug 2002 Assistant Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice Dalton State College, Dalton, GA Aug 1996 - Aug 2000 Instructor of Political Science and Criminal Justice Dalton State College, Dalton, GA Aug 1993 Aug 1996 Education Doctor of Philosophy (Political Science) The University Of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Apr 1995 Degree includes a major field in Criminal Justice Master of Arts (Political Science) The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL Apr 1992 Degree includes a major field in Criminal Justice Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) The University of Georgia Athens, GA Apr 1989
Publications and Presentations Lead editor- International Crime Prevention Specialist Curriculum revision for 2016. The curriculum is a 500 plus page proprietary document for crime prevention instruction. Revisions completed November of 2015. Article entitled The Classroom vs Online Debate for the ISCPP" published in The Practitioner (Newsletter for the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners), 3rd Quarter, 2015. Presentation at the 32 nd International Crime Prevention Symposium entitled Academic-Practitioner Collaboration: An Innovative Model. Detroit, Michigan, October, 2014. Book Review for the Journal of Police Practice and Research Mission- Based Policing, by John P Crank, Rebecca K. Murray, Dawn M. Irlbeck and Mark T. Sundermeier, CRC press, 2012. Review published in March of 2014, Taylor and Francis online. Keynote presenter for Texas Leadership Command College Alumni Association Meeting, Austin, Texas. Presentation entitled Innovation through Collaboration: Problem Oriented Policing in the Current Budget Environment. June, 2013. Presentation at 31 st International Crime Prevention Symposium entitled Emphasizing Crime Prevention in the Era of C.S.I.: The Importance of the Message in the Classroom and Community. Las Vegas, Nevada, October, 2012. Co-author, with Richard R.E. Kania, of Managing Criminal Justice Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice, 2 nd edition, Anderson Publishing, 2011. Article entitled "Training and the ISCPP" published in The Practitioner (Newsletter for the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners), 3rd Quarter, 2010. Co-author/co-editor, with Richard R.E. Kania, of Managing Criminal Justice Organizations: An Introduction to Theory and Practice, Instructors Resource Guide, Anderson Publishing, 2008. Presentation on "Community Oriented Policing and Crime Prevention through Environmental Design" at the Alabama Community Development Institute, October, 2008. Presentation on "Community Oriented Policing" at the Alabama Community Development Institute, October, 2007. Panel Chair and presenter at 2007 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meeting. Chaired panel on Criminal Law and presented paper entitled: "The Gambling Loophole Game: Alabama as a Case Study." Book chapter entitled: "Casinos, Crime and the Costs of Criminal Justice," for Resorting to Casinos: How the Mississippi Casino Resort Industry Was Made. Published February, 2006 by University Press of Mississippi.
Contributing author for the ABC-Clio Encyclopedia of World History. Wrote multiple entries on criminal justice related topics. Paper entitled "Does a Criminal Justice Degree matter? An Analysis of the Effect of Higher Education on Employability in the Field," presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2005 annual meeting. Paper was co-authored by Dean Buttram III. Paper entitled "Internship Participation as a Predictor of Employability in the Field of Criminal Justice," at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2004 annual meeting. Paper was co-authored by Dean Buttram III. Contributing author for The Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public Policy edited by David Schultz and published by Facts on File 2003. Paper entitled "The Impact of Election Reform on Judicial Decision-Making", at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 2002 annual meeting. Paper entitled "Electoral College Reform: The Impact of a Direct Vote System on the South" at the Alabama Political Science Association meeting in April 2001. Revision Author on the 8th edition of People and Politics: An Introduction to Revision Author on the 7th edition of People and Politics: An Introduction to Revision Author on the 6th edition of People and Politics: An Introduction to Recent Major Service projects Directed a project for Jacksonville State University Police Department to implement a community policing model. I was responsible for hiring consultants and recruited and contracted with the Virginia Center for Policing Innovation. I am working with JSU Administration to implement VCPI recommendations. This is an on-going project. Served on a study group for the President Pro Tempore of the Alabama Senate to make recommendations for reorganizing Alabama State Law Enforcement. I was the only academic representative in the group. Recommendations were submitted by the group at the end of the 2012 legislative session. Governor Robert Bentley signed legislation implementing most of the recommendations in the 2013 session. Professional Development Elected the Second Vice President of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners, 2014-2016. Continuing Education class on Supervising the Toxic Officer directed by the Public Agency Training Council, 2014.
Continuing education class on Performance Leadership in Law Enforcement directed by the Public Agency Training Council, 2012. Continuing education class on Legal and Liability Issues in Schools directed by the Public Agency Training Council, 2011. Designated as an International Crime Prevention Specialist (ISCP) by the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners in 2010. Attended seminar on "International Best Practices in the Implementation of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design in Public Sector Housing, High Rises and Transportation." April 2009. Completed certification in Advanced Crime Prevention through Environmental Design with the National Institute of Crime Prevention. Certification was awarded in April 2008. Completed certification in Basic Crime Prevention through Environmental Design with the National Institute of Crime Prevention and administered by the Spartanburg, South Carolina Department of Public Safety. Certification was awarded in March 2008. Attended the 2007 Teaching in Higher Education Forum at Louisiana State University. Trained Dalton State College Arts and Science Faculty on use of distance learning and classroom technology in 1999. Participated in 2-day workshop on using Web-CT software, which is designed for the development of web-based college courses in July 1999. Participated in 3-day workshop on new classroom technology sponsored by the University System of Georgia in May of 1999. Participated in 3-day workshop sponsored by the University System of Georgia to introduce the use of "video streaming" technology via the internet to deliver courses to non-traditional students in January of 1999. Participated in a two week University of Georgia System Faculty Development Workshop entitled "Connecting Teachers and Technology" in the summer of 1997. The workshop was an intensive and hands on program that allowed faculty members to train with the latest computer and classroom related technology. Participated in a two-day workshop for training University of Georgia System faculty members to teach courses via satellite technology. Completed course in June of 1996 entitled "Prevention and Control of Criminal Gangs" presented by The University of Louisville National Crime Prevention Institute. Member of the International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners Member of the American Criminal Justice Association Courses Taught
Survey Seminar in Criminal Justice (Graduate) Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration (Graduate) History of Organized Crime (Graduate) Seminar in Law Enforcement (Graduate) Research Methods in Criminal Justice (Graduate) Introduction to Public Administration (Graduate) Public Personnel Administration (Graduate) Seminar in Public Administration (Graduate) Research Methods in Public Administration (Graduate) Senior Seminar in Crime Prevention Co-leader and Instructor in Study Abroad Program in the U.K., sponsored by Jacksonville State University and The Department of Criminal Justice in July of 2003. Research Methods in Criminal Justice Police and Community Relations Crime Prevention Foundations of Law Enforcement Introduction to Law Enforcement Victimless Crimes Introduction to Criminal Justice Introduction to Criminology Introduction to Corrections Introduction to Juvenile Justice Introduction to American Government International Crime Prevention Specialist- Certificate