EDUCATION

Ph.D. Criminal Justice Theory, 1984 Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS/ACTIVITIES

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (Life member)
American Evaluation Association
American Society of Criminology
European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control
Southern Criminal Justice Association (Life member)
Editor - The Dialogue, 1989-1991
Book Review Editor - American Journal of Criminal Justice, 1994-1996
Editorial Board - American Journal of Criminal Justice, 1999-present

Numerous professional consultations in the areas of academic program review, jail/prison population forecasting, potential prison site selection, intensive probation supervision as diversion, drug policy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1999 - Present Professor of Criminal Justice
Eastern Kentucky University

1997-1999 Professor and Chair, Department of Correctional and Juvenile Justice Studies
Eastern Kentucky University

August, 1997; Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law
June, 1998 Lapin Yliopisto (University of Lapland)

1997 - Present Visiting Lecturer
Poliisiammattikorkeakoulu (Police College of Finland)

1995 - 1997 Professor and Chair, Department of Criminal Justice
California State University, San Bernardino, CA

1987 1995 Associate Professor of Political Science/Criminal Justice
Appalachian State University (NC)

1984 1987 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice
Saginaw Valley State University (MI)

COURSES TAUGHT

Introduction to Criminal Justice
Introduction to Political Science
Correctional Policy and Treatment
Correctional Theory and Institutions
Community Corrections Social and Political Problems in Criminal Justice
Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Computer Applications in the Social Sciences
Juvenile Justice Systems Criminology
Comparative Criminology Delinquency Prevention and Control
Research Applications in Criminal Justice
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
The American System of Justice Law and Society
Crime in America American Government and Politics
The American Constitutional and Legal System
The American Political System
State and Federal Courts Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice
Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice
Critical Issues in Criminal Justice
Advanced Criminological Theory (Graduate)
Advanced Research Methods (Graduate)
American Criminal Justice System (Graduate)
Public Policy Analysis & Program Evaluation
Social Research (Graduate)
International Drug Policy & Control (Graduate)
Criminal Justice Theory (Graduate)
Punishment & Society (Graduate)

PUBLICATIONS (Articles/Chapters/Reviews)

Zaitzow, B. & C. B. Fields (forthcoming., 2004) "Using Archival Datasets," in The Psychology Research Handbook: A Primer for Graduate Students and Research Assistants (2nd Ed.), Frederick T. L. Leong & James T. Austin (Eds.), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Fields, Charles B. (forthcoming, 2003) AHawes-Cooper Act@, APennsylvania Society for Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons@, AThree Prisons Act [1891]@ & Pennsylvania Prison Society@, in Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities, Mary Bosworth (Ed.), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Fields, Charles B. (forthcoming, 2003) ACrime and Justice in Ukraine@, AInternational Imprisonment: Rates & Conditions@, and AWillem A. Bonger@, in Encyclopedia of Criminology, Richard A. Wright (Ed.), Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, Publishers.

Kappeler, Victor & Charles B. Fields (2002) AThe Spectacle of Globalization and Social Control: Emerging Transformations in Police Institutions,@in Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Deviance, Violence, & Victimization, Milan Pagon (Ed.), Ljubljana, Slovenia: College of Police and Security Studies

Kappeler, Victor & Charles B. Fields (2000) AConceptual Barriers to Confronting Police Integrity and Corruption,@
in Policing in Central and Eastern Europe, Milan Pagon (Ed.), Ljubljana, Slovenia: College of Police and Security Studies.

Fields, Charles B. & Laura Moriarty (1999) ADebating Correctional Controversies: An Introduction,@ The Prison Journal, 79 (1): 100.

Fields, Charles B. & Robert A. Jerin (1996/1998/2001) "'Murder and Mayhem' in the Media: Public Perceptions (and Misperceptions) of Crime and Criminality," in Visions of Change: Justice and the Twenty-First Century (1s,t 2nd & 3rd eds.), Roslyn Muraskin (Ed.), Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Fields, Charles B. (1996) "Inmate Trusties", "Protective Custody" and "Death Row Inmates@, in Encyclopedia of American Prisons, Marilyn McShane & Frank Williams (Eds.) New York: Garland Publishing.

Zaitzow, B. & C. B. Fields (1996) "Using Archival Datasets," in The Psychology Research Handbook: A Primer for Graduate Students and Research Assistants, Frederick T. L. Leong & James T. Austin (Eds.), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Konzhukov, Vitaly & C. B. Fields (1996) "Measuring Cross-National Crime and Criminality: Methodological Issues and Concerns," in Comparative Criminal Justice: Traditional and Non-Traditional Systems of Law and Control, C. Fields & R. Moore (Eds.), Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.

Fayez, Omar, Penny A. Robinette, C. B. Fields (1996) "International Drug Policy and Control," in Comparative Criminal Justice: Traditional and Non-Traditional Systems of Law and Control, C. Fields & R. Moore (Eds.), Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.

Fields, Charles B. & Robert A. Jerin (1994) "Murder and Mayhem in the USA TODAY: A Quantitative Analysis of the National Reporting of States' News," in Media, Process and the Social Construction of Crime: Studies in Newsmaking Criminology, Greg Barak (Ed.), New York: Garland Publishing.

`Review of Victimology (1995), W. G. Doerner & S. P. Lab (Cincinnati: Anderson Publishing, 1995), Journal of Criminal Justice 23(6).

Review of The Search for Rational Drug Control (1994), Franklin E. Zimring & Gordon Hawkins (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992) Justice Quarterly 11(3).

Review of Correctional Theory and Practice (1994), Clayton A. Hartjen & Edward E. Rhine (Eds.) (Chicago: Nelson Hall, 1992) The Justice Professional 8(2).

Edwards, Terry D. and Charles B. Fields (1993), "American Journal of Criminal Justice Cumulative Index," American Journal of Criminal Justice 17(2): 85-112.

Review of Drugs in Society: Causes, Concepts and Control (1993), Michael Lyman & Gary Potter (Cincinnati: Anderson Publishing Company, 1991) Criminal Justice Review 18(1).

Mays, G. Larry, Charles B. Fields & Joel A. Thompson (1991) "Preincarceration Patterns of Drug/Alcohol Abuse Among Jail Inmates," Criminal Justice Policy Review 5(1): 40-52.

Review of Race Relations in Prisons, (1990), Elaine Genders and Elaine Player (New York: Oxford University Press, 1989) Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 81(3).

Felts, Arthur A. & Charles B. Fields (1988) "Technical and Legal Reasoning: Habermas' 'Technology and Science as Ideology' Revisited," Quarterly Journal of Ideology 12(4): 1-16.

Review of Victorian Prison Lives (1988), Philip Priestley (New York: Methuen & Company, 1985), Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 78(2).

Fields, Charles B. & O. Zeller Robertson, Jr. (1988) "Research Note: Statistics in Criminal Justice Curricula" Journal of Criminal Justice 16(2): 139-150.

Fields, Charles B., et al. (1986) "Prisons, Public Opinion, and Policy: The Location of a Prison in Saginaw County," Economic and Business Review 7(1) (Summer): 7-13.

PUBLICATIONS (Books/Reports)

Fields, Charles B. (2000) Kentucky Crime Victimization Survey - Final Report. Richmond, KY: College of Justice & Safety.

Fields, Charles B. (Ed.) (1998) Controversial Issues in Corrections. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Fields, Charles B., Hannu Kiehelä, & Brian Watts (1997) Modern Police Organizations: Comparative Perspectives on the Cultures and Strategies in Europe and the United States. Helsinki: Ministry of the Interior.

Fields, Charles B., Sally Edwards, Terry D. Edwards (Eds.) (1996) Environmental Crime and Criminality. New York: Garland Publishing.

Fields, Charles B., & Richter H. Moore Jr. (Eds.) (1996) Comparative Criminal Justice: Traditional and Non-traditional Systems of Law and Control, Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.

Fields, Charles B., (Ed.) (1994) Innovative Trends and Specialized Strategies in Community-Based Corrections, New York: Garland Publishing.

Fields, Charles B. (1987) Alternatives Masterplan: Bay County Law Enforcement Center (Executive Summary) Chicago, IL: Moyer and Associates, Inc.

Fields, Charles B., Harlee Field & Frank P. Williams, III (1983) Using and Improving Probation: The Opinion of the Texas Court Judiciary, Final Report of the Judicial Survey Project, Huntsville, TX: Criminal Justice Center.

Friel, Charles M., Frank P. Williams, III, & Charles B. Fields (1983) Assessing Diversionary Impact: An Evaluation of the Intensive Supervision Program of the Bexar County Adult Probation Department, Huntsville, TX: Criminal Justice Center.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS/MAJOR PAPERS

AThe Spectacle of Globalization and Social Control: Emerging Transformations in Police Institutions,@ Plenary Session presentation at the Fourth Biennial International Conference, Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Deviance, Violence, & Victimization, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 12-14, 2002 (co-authored).

AConceptual Barriers to Confronting Police Integrity and Corruption@, Plenary Session presentation at the Third Biennial International Conference, Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Ethics, Integrity, & Human Rights, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 21-23, 2000 (co-authored).

APrivatization in Corrections.@ Presidential Roundtable (Convener) Southern Criminal Justice Association, Annual Meeting, Chattanooga, Tennessee, September 29-October 2, 1999.

ABeyond the Rhetoric: A Cross-National Study of Police Cultures,@ presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Criminology, Washington, DC, November 11, 1998 (co-authored).

AA Cross-National Study of Police Cultures: Finland, Netherlands, & the U.S.,@ paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 10-14, 1998 (co-authored).

Roundtable (Convener): AA Three-Country (U.S., Finland, Netherlands) Assessment of Attitudinal Variations in Police Organizational, Cultural, and Administrative Orientations.@ Southern Criminal Justice Association, Annual Meeting, Richmond, Virginia, October 1-4, 1997.

ACommunity Corrections: An Analysis of Future Directions and Trends,@ presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 12-16, 1996.

"An Assessment of Federal Drug Control Legislation: 1980-1996," paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Western Social Science Association, Reno, Nevada, April 17-20, 1996.

"Policy Considerations in the Comparative Study of Crime and Delinquency," presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, March 8-12, 1994 (co-authored).

"Drugs, the Court and the Fourth Amendment," paper presented at the 1993 Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, Charleston, South Carolina, October 6-9, 1993 (co-authored).

"The Effects of Federal Court Intervention on State Correctional Policies," paper presented at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 13, 1992 (co authored).

"White Collar Crime: A Return to Theory and the Conflict Perspective," paper presented at the 1990 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, Colorado, March 14, 1990 (co-authored).

"Justice Antonin Scalia and the First Amendment," paper presented at the 1989 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Memphis, Tennessee, November 2-4, 1989 (co-authored).

"Justice Antonin Scalia in the Criminal Arena," paper presented at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Ga., November, 1988 (co authored).
"Technical and Legal Reasoning: Habermas' `Technology and Science as Ideology' Revisited," paper presented at the 1988 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Francisco, California, April 4-8, 1988 (co-authored).

"Incarceration and Suicide: Theoretical Concerns and Recommendations for Response in the Local Jail Setting," paper presented at the 1987 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, St. Louis, Missouri, March 15-19, 1987.

"Enrico Ferri and the 'Terza Scuola'," presentation at the 1986 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, October 29, 1986 - November 1, 1986.

"The 'Terza Scuola' of the Italian Socialists," presentation at the 1986 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, Florida, March 17-21, 1986.

"The Demise of Popular Justice in Cuba," presentation at the 1985 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, California, November 13-17, 1985.

"Evaluating Intensive Probation Programs: An Examination of Methodological Deficiencies," paper presented at the 1985 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 3, 1985.

"Preliminary Findings From Evaluation of the Texas Intensive Supervision Program," paper presented at the 1984 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 4, 1984.

"The Intensive Supervision Probation Program: Judicial Perceptions in Texas," paper presented at the 1984 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, Illinois, March 27-30, 1984 (co authored).

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Drugs and Drug Policy The Terza Scuola (Third School) of Criminology
Comparative Justice Systems/Police Culture

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