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Department of Civic Engagement and Public Service University College

Pafford Social Science Building - Room 232

Dr. Mills joined the Criminology faculty in the Department of Civic Engagement & Public Service in August 2014 after earning her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. She has a Bachelor's in Criminal Justice from the University of West Florida and a Master's from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on wrongful convictions, particularly the legal aspects of eyewitness identification, sentencing, and official misconduct. She is also passionate about teaching subjects like criminal courts, procedures, law, and wrongful convictions.

B.A., Criminal Justice, University of West Florida, 2009
M.A., Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Ph.D., Criminal Justice & Criminology, Sam Houston State University, 2014

Fall 2025 Sections

CRIM-2274 (American Criminal Courts) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-4284 (Senior Capstone) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-6266 (Perspectives On Violence) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2025 Sections

CRIM-2273 (Criminal Procedure) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRJU-3250 (Crime and the Media) Section: 01E eMajor Courses External Resource
CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-6982 (Social Research Methodologies) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Spring 2025 Sections

CRIM-4284 (Senior Capstone) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-4712 (Law and Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRJU-4800 (Senior Capstone) Section: 81E eMajor Courses External Resource
CRIM-6280 (Advanced Criminology Seminar) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2024 Sections

CRIM-1100 (Intro to Criminal Justice) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-2274 (American Criminal Courts) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRJU-3100 (Criminal Law) Section: 81E eMajor Courses External Resource
CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-6280 (Advanced Criminology Seminar) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2024 Sections

CRIM-2273 (Criminal Procedure) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRJU-3110 (Criminal Procedure) Section: 01E eMajor Courses External Resource
CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-4280 (Wrongful Convictions) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-5280 (Wrongful Convictions) Section: E03 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Spring 2024 Sections

CRIM-2273 (Criminal Procedure) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRJU-3400 (Juvenile Delinquency & Justice) Section: 80E eMajor Courses External Resource
CRIM-6000 (Principles of Criminology) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-6982 (FoundationsForLawSchoolSuccess) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2023 Sections

CRJU-3110 (Criminal Procedure) Section: 81E eMajor Courses External Resource
CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-4284 (Senior Capstone) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-6284 (Graduate Capstone) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-6999 (Wrongful Conviction by Perjury) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2023 Sections

CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-4712 (Law and Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-5280 (Law & Society) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Spring 2023 Sections

CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRJU-3800 (Race, Ethnicity & Criminal Jus) Section: 50E eMajor Courses External Resource
CRIM-4284 (Senior Capstone) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-6999 (Wrongful Conviction by Perjury) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Fall 2022 Sections

CRIM-2274 (American Criminal Courts) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-4712 (Law and Society) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-6983 (Continuing Registration) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-6999 (Program Efficacy & Recidivism) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource

Summer 2022 Sections

CRIM-2274 (American Criminal Courts) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRJU-3800 (Race, Ethnicity & Criminal Jus) Section: 01E eMajor Courses External Resource

Spring 2022 Sections

CRIM-2274 (American Criminal Courts) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRIM-3323 (Criminal Law) Section: E01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
CRJU-3800 (Race, Ethnicity & Criminal Jus) Section: 50E eMajor Courses External Resource

University of West Georgia

Mai Naito Mills, Ph.D.