Shaun L. Gabbidon, Ph.D.

· Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice, Public Affairs
· Program Coordinator, Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

Biography

Dr. Gabbidon has served as a fellow at Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, and has taught at the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The author of more than 100 scholarly publications including nearly 60 peer-reviewed articles and 11 books, his most recent books include Race and Crime (3rd edition; 2012, SAGE) and the co-authored book, A Theory of African American Offending (2011; Routledge). Professor Gabbidon currently serves as the Founding Editor of the SAGE journal, Race and Justice: An International Journal. The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Gabbidon was most recently awarded the 2009 W.E.B. Du Bois Award from the Western Society of Criminology and the 2011 Outstanding Mentor Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Professional Affiliations
  • American Society of Criminology
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

Research Interests

  • Race and Crime
  • Security Administration
  • Criminology and Criminal Justice Pedagogy
  • White-Collar/Corporate Crime

Courses Taught

  • Race and Crime (Undergraduate and Graduate)
  • Criminal Justice Research Methods (Undergraduate)
  • Qualitative Research Methods for Criminal Justice (Graduate)

Publications and Research

2010-2012

Books

  • Gabbidon, S.L., & Greene, H.T. (2012). Race and Crime (3rd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
  • Unnever, J., & Gabbidon, S.L. (2011). A Theory of African American Offending. New York: Routledge.
  • Greene, H.T., & Gabbidon, S.L. (2011) (eds.). Race and Crime: A Text/Reader. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
  • Gabbidon, S.L. (2010). Criminological Perspectives on Race and Crime (2nd edition). New York: Routledge.

Peer-Reviewed Articles

  • Gabbidon, S.L., Higgins, G.E., & Nelson. M.* (2012). Public support for racial profiling in airports: Results from a statewide poll. Criminal Justice Policy Review 23(2): 254-269.
  • Gabbidon, S.L., & Collins, R.* (2012). Using Google Scholar to determine the most cited criminology and criminal justice-related books. American Journal of Criminal Justice 37(1): 33-45.
  • Higgins, G.E., & Gabbidon, S.L. (2012). Exploring untested measures on public opinion on the use of racial profiling during traffic stops to identify criminal activity.  Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice 10(1): 71-85.
  • Gabbidon, S.L., & Boisvert, D. (2012). Public opinion on crime causation: An exploratory study of Philadelphia area residents.  Journal of Criminal Justice, 40(1): 50-59.
  • Higgins, G.E., Jordan, K., Jennings, W., & Gabbidon, S.L. (2011). Racial profiling in decisions to search: A preliminary analysis using propensity-score matching.  International Journal of Police Science & Management 13(4): 336-347.
  • Gabbidon, S.L., & Higgins, G.E. (2011) Public opinion on the use of consumer racial profiling to identify shoplifters: An exploratory study. Criminal Justice Review 36(2): 201-212.
  • Gabbidon, S.L., Higgins, G.E., & Martin, F.* (2011) Moving through the faculty ranks: An exploratory study on the perceived importance of book publishing and publishing in peer-reviewed journals in criminology/criminal justice.  Journal of Criminal Justice Education 22(2):165-180.
  • Gabbidon, S.L., Higgins, G.E., Martin, F.*, Nelson, M.*, Brown, J.* (2011). An exploratory analysis of federal litigation challenging asset forfeiture.  Criminal Justice Policy Review 22(1): 50-64.
  • Potter, H., Higgins, G.E., & Gabbidon, S.L. (2011). The influence of gender, race/ethnicity and faculty perceptions on scholarly productivity in criminology/criminal justice.” Journal of Criminal Justice Education 22 (1): 84-101.
  • Gabbidon, S.L., Higgins, G.E., & Potter, H. (2011) “Race, gender, and the perception of recently experiencing unfair treatment by the police: Exploratory results from an all-Black sample.”  Criminal Justice Review 36(1): 5-21.
  • Unnever, J.D., Gabbidon, S.L., & Higgins, G. E. (2011) “The election of Barack Obama and perceptions of injustice.” Justice Quarterly 28(1): 23-45.
  • Jordan, K.L., & Gabbidon, S.L. (2010) “Race/ethnicity and perceptions of safety among a national sample of Americans” Criminal Justice Review 35(3): 281-294.
  • Gabbidon, S.L., Higgins, G.E., & Martin, F.* (2010) “Press rankings in criminology/criminal justice: A preliminary assessment of book publisher quality” Journal of Criminal Justice Education 21(3): 229-244.
  • Gabbidon, S.L., & Martin, F.* (2010) “An era-based exploration of the most significant books in criminology/criminal justice: A research note.” Journal of Criminal Justice Education 21(3): 348-369.
  • Higgins, G.E., Gabbidon, S.L., & Martin, F.* (2010) “The influence of race/ethnicity and race relations on public opinion related to the immigration and crime link.” Journal of Criminal Justice 38(1): 51-56.
  • Higgins, G.E., Gabbidon, S.L., & Vito, G. (2010) “Exploring the influence of race relations and public safety concerns on public support for racial profiling during traffic stops.” International Journal of Police Science & Management 12(1): 12-22.

 

*Indicates graduate student.