Catherine Jenks
Professor of Criminology; Director, Survey Research Center
Phone: 678-839-6326 | Fax:
Email: cjenks@westga.edu
Office: Pafford Building 234
Biography
Dr. Catherine A. Jenks received her Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the Florida State University in 2006. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of West Georgia, she worked at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California as a survey coordinator. Dr. Jenks currently serves as the Director of the Survey Research Center and the Center for the Study of Crime and Social Justice. Her teaching and research interests include law and society, criminal courts, sentencing and punishment, public opinion, and survey research.
Education/Degrees
- B.A., Government, University of Texas at Austin, 1994
- M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Texas at Arlington, 1997
- Ph.D., Criminology, Florida State University, 2006
Selected Publications
- Jenks, Catherine A. and John Randolph Fuller. 2009. "Civility in prisons: A radical proposal." In D. Polizzi & M. Braswell (Eds.) Transforming Corrections: Humanist Approaches to Corrections and Offender Treatment. Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic
- Jenks, David, J. Scott Carter and Catherine A. Jenks. 2007. Command staff leadership training and job commitment in the LAPD. Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice 4,106-119.
- Jenks, David, J. Scott Carter, Catherine A. Jenks, and Mark Correia. 2006. An evaluation of the Los Angeles Police Department's West Point Leadership Program. Professional Issues in Criminal Justice 1(2), 55-70.
- Jenks, David and Catherine A. Jenks. 2004. Cesar Chavez, where are you now? The marginalization and victimization of Hispanic immigrants in Southern California. In C.T.M. Coston, (Ed.) Victimizing Vulnerable Groups: Images of Uniquely High-Risk Crim