Judge Bachman has been in the criminal justice system since 1963- serving 6 years as a prosecutor, 8 years as a defense attorney, and 18 years as a judge of Bowling Green Municipal court. His search warrant booklet, You Are Commanded To Search, is used extensively by Ohio judges, attorneys, and law enforcement officers. He is presently a retired judge. He has taught at Bowling Green since 1992, where he teaches Introduction to Criminal Justice (CRJU210), Serial Homicide (CRJU 395), and will be teaching Organized Crime (CRJU 395).

Phone: 419.372.8905
Fax: 419.372.2400
mbuerge@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Professor Buerger came to Bowling Green in 2001. Previously he was an associate professor at Northeastern University's College of Criminal Justice in Boston. After 9 years as a police officer in New Hampshire he has been a police researcher in a variety of setting, most recently serving as research director for the Jersey City Police Department. His current research interests are problem-oriented and community-oriented policing initiatives, their impact on police management and structures, and the resistance of police culture to reform.

Phone: 419.372.9542
Fax: 419.372.2400
mwburek@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Dr. Burek came to Bowling Green in 2003. She was previously the chair and graduate coordinator of the criminal justice department at Saint Ambrose University, in Iowa. She teaches Research Methods (DHS 300), and Drugs, Crime, and Criminal Justice (CRJU 340), Seminar in Contemporary Juvenile Justice (CRJU 610), and Criminal Justice Policy Analysis (CRJU 640). Her research interests include structural influences on crime (in particular welfare and crime), rehabilitation of offenders, alcohol use on college campuses, and the impact of race and class on crime and the criminal justice system.

Phone: 419.372.9177
Fax: 419.372.2897
dunncs@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Dr. Dunn came to Bowling Green in 2003. He was previously the director of the Criminal Justice data archive at the Inter-University Consortium for Social and Political Science (ICPSR) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. His research interests include criminal justice information systems, risk assessment and screening, and the spatial analysis of crime and computerized crime mapping. He is also interested in trends in crime and punishment, the desistance from crime, minority over-representation in the system, and public health approaches to violence prevention.

Phone: 419.372.9540
Fax: 419.372.2400
jholcom@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Professor Holcomb received his BS in Criminology from Auburn University and his MS in Criminology from Florida State University. He received his Ph.D. in Criminology from Florida State University in 2000. He has previously taught courses on deviance, probation and parole, and other criminal justice courses. He currently teaches Research Methods (CRJU 310), Senior Seminar (CRJU 480), Community Supervision and Intermediate Sanctions (CRJU 395), and Crime Prevention (CRJU 320). He has taught at Bowling Green since 1998. His research interests include community supervision and intermediate sanctions and issues related to punishment and social control.

Phone: 419.372.0373
Fax: 419.372.2400
kingw@bgsu.edu

Professor King received his Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 1998 and has been a faculty member at Bowling Green since 1997. He teaches Seminar in Contemporary Policing (CRJU 610), Data and Statistical Analysis in Criminal Justice (CRJU 515), Introduction to Law Enforcement (CRJU 220), and Criminal Investigations (CRJU 230). His primary research interests involve change and continuity in police organizations. This research focus encompasses studying trends in police civilian employees, long term structural change in American police organizations, police hierarchy and rank structure, and the adoption of innovation. Dr. King is also interested in assessing the effectiveness of systems which process forensic evidence and homicide investigation. During 2005-2006 he has been involved in assessing the organizational capacity of agencies in the nation of Trinidad and Tobago to process physical evidence and to respond to violent crime.
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Phone: 419.372.2326
Fax:419.372.2400
slab@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Professor Lab received his Ph.D. in Criminology from Florida State University in 1982. He has been a faculty member at Bowling Green since 1987 and teaches courses in Juvenile Justice (CRJU 330), Crime Prevention (CRJU 320) and Victimology (CRJU 410), among others. His primary research interests are in crime prevention and juvenile justice; he is the author of 3 text books and 2 edited works; and has published over 30 articles on various topics.

Phone: 419.372.9541
Fax: 419.372.2400
marian@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Professor Williams graduated in 1993 from the University of Georgia with a bachelor of arts degree in Journalism. She received the Master of Science degree in Criminology from Florida State University in 1995 and completed the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Criminology from Florida State University in 1998. Her dissertation researched the effectiveness of the public defender system in Florida. She has been at BGSU since August 1998 and has taught a variety of courses including The Criminal Courts (CRJU 420), Criminal Justice Research Methods (CRJU 310), Procedural Rights (CRJU 430), Drugs, Crime, and Criminal Justice (CRJU 340), and Special Topics-Crime News (CRJU 395). Her research interests are concentrated on legal issues, focusing on the court system, procedural rights, criminal and constitutional law, civil liberties, and social justice. Particular interest is focused on the use of the death penalty in America and race/class issues within the criminal justice process. Another area of interest focuses on media studies, and the use of the media to shape public understanding of the criminal justice system.