Ph.D., University
of Pennsylvania, 1976
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Joseph E. Jacoby (Professor)
received his bachelor's degree from Northern Michigan University,
and his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Pennsylvania
in 1976. He has been a member of the Department of Sociology
at Bowling Green State University since 1981. He teaches undergraduate
courses in principles of sociology and corrections, and graduate
courses in corrections, sociology of law, and sociology of mental
illness. Prof. Jacoby's primary research interests focus on
the intersection of law and mental health. He has conducted
studies of mentally ill people who had been imprisoned, and
an historical analysis of an institution for mentally ill offenders.
He is currently collaborating with a team of researchers from
several universities to create a conceptual model of the reentry
process experienced by mentally ill offenders released from
prison. Prof. Jacoby's other, current research projects involve
analysis of publicity, public opinion, and public knowledge
about the death penalty, and the growth and geographic distribution
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