Summary
Matthew C. Leone is Regents Professor of the Department of Criminal Justice and the Interim Director of the Judicial Studies program at the 夜色视频. He has co-authored three books in the areas of corrections and general criminal justice and he has published many articles and presented numerous papers at regional and national conferences.
His areas of specialization include corrections and community-based corrections, juvenile justice, drugs and crime, and job-related stress for workers in the justice system. Recently, Dr. Leone has begun research examining the relationship between environment, school quality, school performance, school completion and criminal conduct.
In addition to his teaching and research duties, as Interim Director of the Judicial Studies Graduate Program, Leone is responsible for recruiting new judges into the program and helping them to complete their graduate degrees in Judicial Studies. This program exists to educate judges from all over the world, and Leone is honored to have participated in the education process for these national and international legal scholars.
Education
- Ph.D., Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine (1991)
- M.A., Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine (1986)
- B.A., Psychology, San Diego State University (1983)