David Jenks
Professor of Criminology, Chair
Phone: 678-839-6327 | Fax:
Email: djenks@westga.edu
Office: Pafford Building 230
Biography
Office Hours Fall 2012: By appointment only
I received my Ph.D. from Florida State University and I am currently a Professor of Criminology at The University of West Georgia. My research interests vary, but I am currently focusing on comparative/international policing, organizational administration and leadership, and police corruption. I have worked for the International Scientific and Professional Advisory Council of the United Nations, the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the United States Department of State. I enjoy spending time with my wife Cathi and my two children Annika (6) and Nicholas (4), playing golf (perhaps a little too much), and hiking.
Selected Publications
- Corriea, M. and Jenks, D. (2010) "Expectations of change: the congruency between Beat Officers and Supervisors and its impact on programmatic change," Police Practice and Research, First pub. on: 16 September 2010 (iFirst).
- Jenks, D. (2009). "Police Corruption or Police Productivity? Moonlighting in U.S. Agencies," Critical Issues in Justice and Politics, 2, 2: 87-104.
- Jenks, D. (2004). “The Czech Police: Adopting Democratic Principles.†In Caparini, M and Marenin, O. (Eds.) Transforming Police in Central and Eastern Europe: Process and Progress. Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, Geneva: Tran
- Ong, M., and Jenks, D. (2004). "Hispanic Perceptions of Community Policing: Is Community Policing Working?" Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 2, 3: 53-66.
- Krebs, C., Costelloe, M., and Jenks, D. (2003). "Drug Control Policy and Smuggling Innovation: A Game Theoretic Analysis." Journal of Drug Issues, Winter: 133-160.
- Jenks, D. (2000) "Social Developmental Theory." The Justice Professional, 12: 507-532.