School of Criminal Justice

William Crawley

Associate Dean, College of Community and Public Service and Associate Professor

School of Criminal Justice
Grand Valley State University
204-C DeVos Center
401 W. Fulton St.
Grand Rapids, MI 49504-6431

Telephone: (616) 331-6850
Fax: (616) 331-6849
E-mail: crawleyw@gvsu.edu

ACADEMIC BIO

Dr. William Crawley is the Associate Dean of the College of Community and Public Service (CCPS). He holds two undergraduate degrees; a Bachelor of Science in Resource Management from Iowa State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies and Japanese Language from the University of Iowa. As part of his undergraduate work, Dr. Crawley developed an expertise in Asian organized crime. After graduation, he lived in Yamatoshi, Japan, where he studied the Japanese criminal justice system and other social control responses to deviant sub-cultures.

Dr. Crawley continued his education at the University of South Carolina, receiving a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice and a Graduate Certification in Drug & Alcohol Studies with an emphasis in Neuro-Psycho-Pharmacology. Thereafter, he completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska. During this period, he worked as a Coordinator for a Department of Justice research and intelligence initiative entitled, Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program (ADAM). As part of this work, Dr. Crawley conducted or directly supervised more than three thousand criminal interviews.

Dr. Crawley's research interests center on criminal theory and intelligence, comparative and transnational crime, and addiction behaviors and need for treatment. His most recent book (2009) entitled, Self-Reporting and the Diagnostic Screening of Substance Abusing Prisoners has been credited with advancing policies for triaging “need for treatment” in criminal justice populations through the use of evidence-based practices. Dr. Crawley has also been extensively involved in translational research initiatives that link criminal justice and community-based organizations for more than a decade (e.g., ADAM, Project Safe Neighborhoods, Weed & Seed, Michigan Intelligence Operations Center) and often involves graduate and undergraduate students in such efforts. In relation to these initiatives, since 2003 he has served as the Principle Investigator on more than two million dollars in federal and state grants.

Dr. Crawley’s has taught a range of courses, to include Criminal Theory, Quantitative and Qualitative Scientific Methods, Comparative Social Control, Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice, Juvenile Delinquency and Justice, Justice and Society, Alternatives to Incarceration, and Prison Violence. Recent recognition for his work with students at GVSU includes the Graduate and Professional Student Association’s Faculty Mentor Award, the Panhellenic Association’s Excellence in Teaching Award, and the Pew Campus Outstanding Teaching Award.

Recent Awards and Recognitions

American Council on Education (A.C.E.) Fellow (2010-11) at DePaul University (Chicago, IL) – A.C.E. mentors: DePaul President Dennis Holtschneider; California Polytechnic State University President Robert Glidden; and Grand Valley State University Provost Gayle Davis. http://newsline.depaul.edu/Pages/crawley.aspx

Japanese Center for Michigan Universities Teaching Fellowship (Hikone, Shigaken, Japan, 2009) http://jcmu.isp.msu.edu/

Harvard’s Management Development Program (MDP, 2008) http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/programs/higher-education/portfolio/management-development.html

GVSU Graduate and Professional Student Association "Faculty Mentor" Award (2007)

GVSU Panhellenic Association "Excellence in Teaching" Award (2007)

GVSU Pew Campus “Outstanding Teaching” Award (2006)

Selected Publications

Crawley, W. & Steffel, J. (2012, forthcoming). Criminal Law and the US System of Justice chapter in Justice and Society: An Introduction (Second Edition). Lightning Press, Santa Clara: CA.

Crawley, W. & Steffel, J. (2012, forthcoming). The US Constitution and We the People chapter in Justice and Society: An Introduction (Second Edition). Lightning Press, Santa Clara: CA.

Crawley, W. & Dopke, L. (2012, forthcoming). Developing a Scholarly Identity: Understanding the Expectations of Graduate Writing. Issues in Writing.

Crawley, W. & Steffel, J. (2010). Criminal Law and the Justice System chapter in Justice and Society: An Introduction (First Edition). Lightning Press, Santa Clara: CA.

Crawley, W. & Steffel, J. (2010). The US Constitution and the Criminal Justice System chapter in Justice and Society: An Introduction (First Edition). Lightning Press, Santa Clara: CA.

Crawley, W. (2009). Self-Reporting and the Diagnostic Screening of Substance-Abusing Prisoners. New York, NY: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC. https://www.lfbscholarly.com/product-detail/selfreporting-and-the-diagnostic-screening-of-substance-abusing-prisoners

Crawley, W. & DeHaan, L. (2008). The Vocabulary of Quitting: Exploring the Relationship between Language and the Desired Cessation of Drug Use. Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines, 2(2), 11-30. http://cadaad.net/files/journal/CADAAD2-2-Crawley%20and%20DeHaan-2008-Vocabulary_of_quitting.pdf

Crawley, W., Dopke, L., Hughes, F. & Dolan, H. (2007). Translational Research: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice, Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 7(4), 179-190. http://www.iletsbei.com/forum/past/journaldetail.php?finddate=May%202007

Johnson, B., & Crawley, W. (2007). Grievance Arbitration Issues in Law Enforcement: The Wisconsin Experience. Journal of Collective Negotiations, 31(4), 343-360.

Hughes, F., & Crawley, W. (2006). Performance Appraisal: Purposes of and Barriers to Effective Implementation within Law Enforcement Agencies. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 6(1), 47-67. http://www.iletsbei.com/forum/past/journaldetail.php?finddate=February%202006

Crawley, W. & Johnson, B. (2005). Grand Rapids Police Department Internal Affairs Unit: 2004 Annual Report. In The Grand Rapids Police Department Response to the Community Relations Commission Report on Police/Community Relations in Grand Rapids (pp. 41-55).

Crawley, W. (2003). It’s the Same Difference? A Comparative Examination of Criminal Population Drug Dynamics in Bordering Counties of Adjacent States, Research was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice. Washington, D.C.

Schmurr, A. & Crawley, W. (2003). Cyber-Crime and the United States Criminal Justice System: Cryptography and Steganography as Tools of Terrorism, Journal of Security Administration, 26(2), 51-75.

Crawley, W. & Wakefield, W. (2002). Fourth Judicial District Research Initiative Examining Drug Prevalence in the Recent Arrestee Population, Research was supported by a grant from the Pottawattamie County Attorney’s Office, Fourth Judicial District, Iowa.

Selected Technical Reports

Crawley, W., Yalda, C., Bonnell, D., Furtaw, M., & Rider, A. (2009). Youth Violence Reduction Literature Review. Created for presentation and dissemination to the Richard DeVos Corporate Research Foundation, Grand Rapids, Michigan, in February 2009.

Crawley, W. & Konecky, C. (2002). ADAM’s Place in the World of Research on Drugs and Crime. Created for dissemination to the Omaha ADAM LCC counsel, University of Nebraska. Omaha, Nebraska.

Selected Grantsmanship Activities

Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN, Western Federal District of Michigan) – Principal Investigator (2003 – present) http://www.gvsu.edu/cj/project-safe-neighborhoods-64.htm

Project Weed & Seed (W&S, Grand Rapid’s Central City) – Principal Investigator & Fiscal Agent (2004 – 2010)

Michigan Intelligence Operations Center (MIOC) – Professional Advisor to Operations (2005 – 2008) http://www.michigan.gov/mioc

Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring Program (ADAM) – Coordinator (1999 – 2002) https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/adam.pdf

Selected Presentations

Crawley, A. & Crawley, W. (2009, November). House Fitness. Presentation delivered to community members at the Japanese Center for Michigan Universities, Hikone, Japan.

Rider, A., Crawley, W. (2009, March). Interrogation Questioning. Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.

Kierkus, C., Stahl, K., Furtaw, M., Yalda, C., Crawley, W., & Hughes, F. (2009, March). Developmentally Appropriate Services in Juvenile Drug Treatment Court. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.

Yalda, C., Hughes, F., Stahl, K., Furtaw, M., Kierkus, C., & Crawley, W. (2009, March). “Cop” or “Counselor”: Reconciling Role Conflict of Criminal Justice Professionals on Drug Treatment Court Teams. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.

Yalda, C., Crawley, W., & Dopke, L. (2008, September) A Community of Writers: Developing Competence, Confidence and Commitment in New Graduate Students. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.

Rider, A., Crawley, W., & Kramb, B. (2008, September) Intelligence Led Policing. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W., & Dopke, L. (2007, October) Understanding the Requirements of Graduate Writing: A Workshop Approach. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.

Yalda, C., Ritsema, J., Crawley, W., & Dopke, L. (2007, March) A Youth-Centered School Safety Program. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA.

Crawley, W., Hughes, F. & Dopke, L. (2006, October) Research Utilization in Criminal Justice. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W., & Melistas, T. (2005, March). Forensic Latent Fingerprinting: An Examination of the Chemical Reagnet Genipin. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W., Ritsema, J. & McKenzie, D. (2005, March). School Violence and Student Identity: Bullying as a Form of Student Resistance. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W. & Dehaan, L. (2005, March). The Vocabulary of Quitting. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL.

Treat, J. & Crawley, W. (2005, March). Human Trafficking: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W. (2004, September). Presentation of PSN Data for Review by the Task Force and Use in the Media. Paper presented at the PSN WDMI Task Force Quarterly Meeting at the request of the United States Attorney, Grand Rapids, MI.

Crawley, W. & Treat, J. (2003, October). Exploring Alternatives to Incarceration: Recidivism Levels Related to Participating in Program Activities. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W. & Andre, L. (2003, October). It’s the Same Difference: Comparison of Arrestee Populations in Bordering Counties of Adjacent States. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W. & Schmurra, A. (2003, October). Cyber-Crime and the United States Criminal Justice System: Cryptography and Steganography as Tools of Terrorism. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W. & Wakefield, W. (2003, March). Drug Use and Need for Treatment: An Examination of Recent Arrestees. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Boston, MA.

Crawley, W. (2002, November). Reliability and Validity Test of the Simple Screening Instrument (SSI) and Substance Abuse Subtle Screening (SASSI) in Correctional Populations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W. & Wakefield, W. (2002, November). Fourth Judicial District Research Initiative Examining Drug Prevalence in Arrestee Populations. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.

Crawley, W. & Wakefield, W. (2002, October). Research Initiative Examining Drug Prevalence in a Midwestern Recent Arrestee Population. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.

Works in Progress

Kramb, B. & Crawley, W., Intelligence Lead Policing: Exploring Variables of Influence.

Crawley, A., Sherman, R., Crawley, W., & Burgess, W., Police Academy Cadets as Tactical Athletes: Examining Physiological Changes over a 16 Week Academy.

Crawley, W., Grant, G. Jr., Resource Centered Management: Capacities Realized through Decentralized Budget Modeling in Higher Education.

Crawley, W., The Vocabulary of Quitting II: The Language of Success.

Crawley, W., Criminological Theories and Standards of Proof.

Crawley, W., Generating Confidence in Qualitative Methodology: Utilization of Respondent Driven Sampling and Issues of Homopathy and Heteropothy.

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