Wesley Jennings

Wesley G. Jennings
Born (1980-09-17) September 17, 1980
Nationality American
Education University of South Carolina, University of Florida
Scientific career
Fields Criminology
Institutions University of South Florida, Texas State University
Thesis Trajectories of two Racine Birth Cohorts: a theoretically integrated model for explaining offending (2007)
Academic advisors Alex R. Piquero, Lonn Lanza-Kaduce

Wesley Glenn Jennings (born September 17, 1980)[1] is an American criminologist. He has been a professor and coordinator of the doctoral program in the School of Criminal Justice at Texas State University since 2017. He was previously an associate professor in the Department of Criminology at University of South Florida, where he was also the Department's associate chairman and undergraduate director.[2] He has previously been recognized as the #1 criminologist in the world in a 2012 paper in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education.[3][4] He is the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Criminal Justice and (with Lorie Fridell) the co-editor of Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management.[5]

Research

Jennings has studied the effectiveness of police use of body-worn cameras in Orlando, Florida.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ Ellerbe, Ronald William (1986). The Ellerbe family history. Gateway Press. pp. 12–45.
  2. ↑ "VSU Explores Technology in Policing". Valdosta State University. 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Wesley G. Jennings". Texas State University. 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  4. ↑ Copes, Heith; Khey, David N.; Tewksbury, Richard (2012-12-01). "Criminology and Criminal Justice Hit Parade: Measuring Academic Productivity in the Discipline". Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 23 (4): 423–440. doi:10.1080/10511253.2012.683016. ISSN 1051-1253.
  5. ↑ "Wesley Jennings CV" (PDF).
  6. ↑ Wolfenbarger, Mark (2015-10-12). "USF study: Police body cameras reduced use of force, complaints". TBO.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  7. ↑ Martin, Naomi (2016-01-03). "Can body cameras boost public trust in police? Dallas study hopes to find out". Dallas News. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  8. ↑ Majchrowicz, Michael (2015-10-12). "University of South Florida study: body cameras help police do their jobs better". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2017-10-22.


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