Faculty and Staff

Bruce Bayley

Ph.D. 2002, BS/MS 1997/1999

Areas of Interest: Ethics & corrections

Accomplishments

Co-authored textbook: Seven Deadly Sins: Constitutional Rights and the Criminal Justice System

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Mark W. Denniston

Ph.D (political science), University of Colorado, 2012; J.D., University of Iowa, 2000

After law school I clerked for Justice Jerry L. Larson of the Iowa Supreme Court and then practiced law, including criminal defense and misdemeanor prosecutions, in a small town near Des Moines, Iowa. My academic interests include constitutional rights and criminal procedure, constitutional history, and judicial politics. My Ph.D. dissertation and first book covered the processes by which state supreme courts consider whether to expand state constitutional rights beyond what the U.S. Supreme Court has required under the U.S. Constitution. More recently several members of the CJ faculty here at Weber State and I have published a constitutional law and ethics textbook.

Accomplishments

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Co-authored textbook: Seven Deadly Sins: Constitutional Rights and the Criminal Justice System×

Michelle Jeffs

J.D.: Brigham Young University, BA: Weber State University

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Jean Kapenda

M.C.J (Criminal Justice), Weber State University, 2012; M.P.A (Public Administration), Brigham Young University, 2009; BSc. (Sociology and Political Science), Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, 1998

Areas of Interest: Constitutional Rights, Intelligence and National Security, International Criminal Justice, Homeland Security, Community Policing, Criminal Justice Management

Professor Kapenda teaches Constitutional Rights, International Criminal Justice, Intelligence and National Security, Drugs and Crime, Theories of Crime and Delinquency, Victimology, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Management, Community Policing.

Jean Kapenda is fluent in English, French, Spanish, Lingala, and Swahili. He has lived and worked extensively in Africa, Europe, South America, and the United States.

Accomplishments

2021 Presidential Teaching Excellence Award Recipient

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Heeuk D. Lee

Ph.D.: Washington State University

Areas of Interest: Comparative policing, Citizens’ perceptions of the police, and Community policing

Heeuk Dennis Lee, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Weber State University. Dr. Lee earned both his MA and PhD in Criminology & Criminal Justice from Washington State University. He teaches courses in Policing, Criminological theory, and Criminal Justice Policy Analysis. His work has appeared in the Crime and Delinquency, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Police Practice and Research, Victims & Offenders, Asian Journal of Criminology and International Journal of Police Science and Management. He is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, American Society of Criminology, Western Association of Criminal Justice, and Korean Society of Criminology in America.

Accomplishments

Google Scholar Profile

Research Gate

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Brad Reyns

Ph.D.: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2010

Areas of Interest: Victimology, crime prevention, and policing

Brad Reyns is a criminologist specializing in issues surrounding criminal victimization. He received his Ph.D. in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2010 and has been at Weber State University since 2011. His research spans the field of victimology, but has mostly focused on theories of victimization, victim decision making, and the relationship between technology use and victimization.

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Co-authored textbook: Introduction to Victimology

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Douglas Routh

Ph.D. Criminal Justice & Criminology; MA: Criminal Justice; BA: Criminal Justice; BS: Psychology (emphasis in Clinical Psychology) – Washington State University

Areas of Interest: Corrections; Risk assessment development, validation, and implementation; Treatment and service matching; Reproductive and general healthcare in the justice system; Evidence-based treatment programs; Program fidelity; Quantitative methodology

Dr. Routh’s work has primarily focused on corrections with emphasis on 1) risk and needs assessment tools and 2) strategies for population management and connecting individuals to treatment, services, and resources. Over the past several years, Dr. Routh has broadened his attention to focus on a more interdisciplinary approach to include the intersection of healthcare, public health, technology, implementation science, and criminal justice. Specifically, Dr. Routh’s more recent work has focused on identifying and addressing barriers to healthcare and treatment access experienced by justice-involved populations through telehealth or other technology-based interventions and efforts to improve outreach, provision, matching, initiation, retention, and completion of services.

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Brent Horn

PhD: Brigham Young University

Weber State University since 2005 Teaches: Introduction to Forensics, Intermediate and Advanced Forensics, Crime Scene Investigation

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McKenzie Wood

Ph.D.: Criminal Justice, North Dakota State University; M.S.: Criminal Justice, Weber State University; B.S.: Sociology, Weber State University:

Areas of Interest: Sexual Victimization/Stalking; Crimes Against Women, & Active Shooter/Armed Intruder Prevention

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