James Gilbert Houston
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School of Criminal Justice
Grand Valley State University
247-C DeVos
401 W. Fulton
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
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Telephone: (616)-331-7131
Fax: 616-331-7155
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Education
Ph.D. Urban Studies emphasizing Criminal Justice/Policy Analysis, Portland State University, 1987
M.S. Criminology, Indiana State University, 1973
B.S. Criminology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
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Courses Taught at GVSU
CJ 330 Corrections
CJ 470 Criminal Justice Policy
CJ 604 Criminal Justice Policy
CJ 622 Advanced Juvenile Justice Systems
CJ 695 Master project chair, committee member
CJ 695 Master thesis chair, committee member
Dr. Houston spent the last two weeks of February, 2008 lecturing at The University of South Africa and Vaal University.
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Recent Publications
James Houston, Phillip Bridgmon and William Parsons, Criminal Justice and the Policy Process, 2nd ed. Academic Press. Forthcoming, summer 2008.
Paper Presentations
Gorazd Mesko and James Houston, "Obstacles to Police Professionalism in Slovenia: What Can We Learn from the Past?" the 6th Biennial Conference on Policing and Security in Eastern and Central Europe. Ljubligana, Slovenia. September, 2006.
Visiting Scholar, The University of South Africa (Pretoria) and Vaal University (Vanderbijlpark), February 19-29, 2008.
Works in Progress
Principle Investigator - A national survey of educational levels and training needs of corrections executives (N = 850).
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