Faculty Profile

John J. (Jack) Greene

Excelsior Title:  

Assistant Dean, Director of SLA Courses and Criminal Justice Programs

Degrees:  

MEd, Valdosta State College, Valdosta, Georgia

Specialties and Interests:  

Criminal Justice Juvenile Corrections Civil Rights (adult jails and prisons, juvenile detention and training schools) Administration Music Therapy

Programs and Courses

Taught the following:

  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Introduction to Corrections
  • Introduction to Law Enforcement
  • Criminology
  • History of Criminal Justice
  • Private Security
  • Administration of Private Security
  • Organization and Administrative Strategies in Criminal Justice
  • Corrections in the 21st Century
  • Ethics in Criminal Justice
  • Community Corrections

Course Development

  • Supervised the development of more than 40 Criminal Justice courses and Career and College Success in both online and CD-ROM format.

Research and Publications

Project Manager and Research on the following Juvenile and Adult Federal Grants: (partial listing)
 

  • Criminal Justice Training Assessment Program (Bureau of Justice Assistance)
  • Development of an Objective Classification System (Alaska Department of Corrections)
  • Law Related Education for Use in Juvenile Detention Facilities (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
  • Less-Than-Lethal Weapons in Corrections (National Institute of Justice)
  • New Initiatives in Correctional Technology (National Institute of Justice)
  • New Boys on the Block – Juveniles Incarcerated in Adult Facilities (Bureau of Justice Assistance)
  • PIE - Prison Industry Enhancement (Bureau of Justice Assistance)
  • Private Sector Involvement in Juvenile Corrections (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
  • Program Review and Development of an Objective Classification System for the Naval Brigs (United States Department of the Navy)
  • Role of Probation and Parole on Gang Prevention and Control: A National Assessment (Bureau of Justice Assistance)
  • Train the Trainers (National Institute of Corrections)
  • Training in Cultural Differences for Law Enforcement/Juvenile Justice Practitioners (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
  • Training and Technical Assistance for Juvenile Detention, Corrections and Community Programs (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention)
  • Violent Offender and Truth-in-Sentencing Curricula (Corrections Program Office)

Special Task Forces and Commissions

  • Member, Community Advisory Board for the Cheltenham Youth Facility (long-term and detention program), Cheltenham, Maryland
  • Chair, Corrections Committee, Office of Vocational and Adult Education of the U.S. Department of Education Career Cluster Initiative
  • Member, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Training Needs Assessment Focus Advisory Group

Honors and Distinctions

  • Graduate Cum Laude
  • Grady L. Dickey Recipient