Justin J. Joseph
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

Research Interests
- Gang Membership, Juvenile &
- Adult psychopathy, Mass Shootings, Racial disparities throughout criminal justice, prosecutorial discretion, Police, Understanding Neurological Correlates of Psychopathy &
- Crime
Courses Taught
- CJ 690 - Contem Iss in Law Enf
- CJ 640 - Methods of Research in CJ
- CJ 606 - Contem Iss in Juvenile Justice
- CJ 580 - Psyc Dimensions of CJ Practice
- CJ 499 - Independent Study-Practicum
- CJ 495 - Internship in Criminal Justice
- CJ 491 - Special Topics
- CJ 480 - Psych Dimensions of CJ Prac
- CJ 441 - Research Practicum in CJ
- CJ 440W - Research Methods in CJ
- CJ 326 - Prof Ethics and Legal Liabl
- CJ 323 - Criminology
- SO 323 - Criminology
- CJ 306 - Juvenile Delinquency
- SO 306 - Juvenile Delinquency
- CJ 255 - Police Org and Comm Relations
- CJ 250 - Intro to Criminal Justice
- EXIT 0 - Exit Examination
Education
- Juvenile Justice (PhD)
Prairie View A&M University - Sociology-Criminology (MA)
Morehead State University - Psychology-Art (BA)
Morehead State University
Selected Intellectual Contributions
- Logan Yelderman, Justin J. Joseph, Matthew West, and Erica Butler. 2019. Mass Shootings in the United States: Why Mental Health and Access to Firearms Are Important..