MICHAEL A. HALLETT, PH.D.
Fall 2013
(Abbreviated)
OFFICE:
Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
University of North Florida
Phone: (904) 377-9632
Email:
Webpage: http://www.unf.edu/coas/ccj/faculty/hallett.aspx
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, Arizona State University, 1993. School of Justice Studies. Tempe. Degree Concentration: Justice Policy/Critical Theory/Program Evaluation.
Master of Arts, Indiana University. Department of Criminal Justice, Bloomington Campus. 1990.
Bachelor of Arts, Ohio University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Athens, Ohio. 1988 Concentration: Criminology.
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
Professor, UNF, Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2004 - Present
Founding Chairman, Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, University of North Florida, 2005 – 2013.
Interim Chair, Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice, University of North Florida, 2004 – 2005.
Founding Director, Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research, University of North Florida. 2003 - 2011.
Program Director, UNF Master of Science in Criminal Justice Program; Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Criminal Justice. 2001 – 2004.
Associate Professor, UNF, Criminology & Criminal Justice, 2000 – 2004.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Administration, Middle Tennessee State University, 1998 - 2000.
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Administration, Middle Tennessee State University, 1993 - 1997.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Justice Studies, Arizona State University, West Campus, Phoenix, Arizona. 1992 - 1993.
AWARDS / HONORS
Outstanding Graduate Alumnus Award * Arizona State University, School of Justice Studies * April 26, 2007. Tempe, AZ.
Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award * Morehouse College * Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel* Conferred September 18, 2006, by Dr. Lawrence E Carter, Dean, Martin Luther King Jr International Chapel, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia: for research “revealing how class and race drive current penal policy.” See: Private Prisons in America: A Critical Race Perspective. (2006) Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
Sustained Performance Award * University of North Florida, Academic Affairs. December 2006.
Certificate of Appreciation, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, UNF: “for six consecutive years of external funding.” September 2006.
Letter of Commendation, Mayor of the City of Jacksonville, FL: for work to “uncover injustices and improve upon our local legal system.” September 15, 2006.
Inaugural Class Member, Leadership UNF. Office of the President, University of North Florida. Fall 2004.
Nominated, UNF Distinguished Professor. Fall 2010 (**elected not to pursue award by submitting materials)
Nominated, UNF Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. Fall 2010.**
Nominated, UNF Distinguished Professor. Fall 2003**
Nominated, UNF Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award. Fall 2003.**
Nominated, UNF Distinguished Professor Award. Fall 2002.**
Certificate of Appreciation, Tennessee State Supreme Court. July 2001. For service as an appointed member of the Tennessee Judicial Performance Program Committee (Fall 1998 to January 2001).
Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Service, Middle Tennessee State University. Spring 2000, “For Outstanding Service to the University Community, 1993 - 2000.”
Faculty Research Award, College of Graduate Studies, Middle Tennessee State University. Spring 2000. Cash award of $4,000 in campus-wide competition.
Letter of Merit for Teaching Excellence, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Middle Tennessee State University. Spring 2000. (Requires anonymous nomination from student.)
Letter of Merit for Teaching Excellence, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Middle Tennessee State University. Fall 1998. (Requires anonymous nomination from student.)
Letter of Merit for Teaching Excellence, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Middle Tennessee State University. Spring 1997. (Requires anonymous nomination from student.)
Letter of Merit for Teaching Excellence, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Middle Tennessee State University. Spring 1996. (Requires anonymous nomination from student.)
Letter of Merit for Teaching Excellence, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Middle Tennessee State University. Spring 1995. (Requires anonymous nomination from student.)
Letter of Merit for Teaching Excellence, Vice President of Academic Affairs, Middle Tennessee State University. Fall 1994. (Requires anonymous nomination from student.)
Regents Graduate Academic Scholarship, Arizona State University, 1991 – 1993 * School of Justice Studies
Academic Fellowship, Department of Criminal Justice, Indiana University, 1988/89 academic year.
BOOKS
Hallett, Michael A. 2006. Private Prisons in America: A Critical Race Perspective. Chicago: University of Illinois Press.
Hallett, Michael A. (Editor). 1997. Activism and Marginalization in the AIDS Crisis. New York: Haworth Press.
Hallett, Michael A. and Dennis J. Palumbo. 1993. U.S. Criminal Justice Interest Groups: Institutional Profiles. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
JOURNAL ARTICLES / BOOK CHAPTERS / LEGISLATIVE REPORTS
**denotes blind peer review
Hallett, Michael A. (2012). “Reentry to What? Theorizing Prisoner Reentry in the Jobless Future.” Critical Criminology. September 2012,Volume 20,Issue 3,pp 213-228. **
Hallett, Michael A. (2009). “Imagining the Global Corporate Gulag: Lessons from History and Criminological Theory.” Contemporary Justice Review. Vol. 12, No. 2, June 2009, 113–127. **
Hallett, Michael A. (2008). “Militarism and Colonialism in the Global Punishment Economy.” In: Visions for Change: Crime and Justice in the 21st Century, 5th Edition, edited by Roslyn Muraskin & Albert R. Roberts. New York: Prentice Hall. Pps: 247-262. (invited).
Hallett, Michael A. (2007). “Foreword.” Controlling the Dangerous Classes: A Critical Introduction to the History of Criminal Justice. By Randall Shelden. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon (invited).
Hallett, Michael A. (2007). “Building a Long-term ‘Protective Factor’ Response to Jacksonville Violence: A Public Health Approach.” Violent Death and Injury Vol 6, Issue 2: Institute for Health, Policy & Evaluation Research. Duval County Health Department, Jacksonville Florida (invited).
Hallett, Michael A. (2006). “Scholar’s Perspective: COPS and CSI: Reality Television?” In: Current Issues and Controversies in Policing, by Michael D. White. New York: Allyn & Bacon, pps 365 – 367 (invited)
Hallett, Michael A. & Suzanne Zahrly (2006). “Beyond Shelter: Expanding Spheres of Influence for Reducing Violence Against Women. A Case Study of Hubbard House in Jacksonville, Florida.” In: It’s A Crime: Women and Justice. Roslyn Muraskin, Editor. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
White, Michael D. & Michael Hallett (2005). “Revisiting Anomalous Outcomes Data from the ‘Breaking the Cycle’ Program in Jacksonville.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation .** Vol. 42, No 1, pps 1 - 22
Hallett, Michael A. 2004. “An Introduction to Prison Privatization: Issues for the 21st Century.” In: Visions for Change: Crime and Justice in the 21st Century, 4th Edition, edited by Roslyn Muraskin & Albert R. Roberts. New York: Prentice Hall.
Hallett, Michael A. 2004. “Commerce with Criminals: The New Colonialism in Criminal Justice.” Review of Policy Research 21(1); 49-62**
Palumbo, Dennis and Michael A. Hallett. 2003. "Politics and Implementation of Criminal Justice Policy Among County Justice Agencies: An Arizona Case Study." In: Principles and Practices of Public Administration, J. Rabin, S. Bartell & R. Munzenrider, Editors. New York: Marcel Dekker. **
Hallett, Michael A. 2003. “Slavery’s Legacy? Mass Incarceration and Private Prisons.” In: Racial Issues in Criminal Justice, edited by Marvin Free. Westport, CT: Praeger Press. p 39-58**
Hallett, Michael A. 2002. “Race, Crime, and For-Profit Imprisonment: Social Disorganization as Market Opportunity.” Punishment & Society: The International Journal of Penology 4(3):369–393.**
Hallett, Michael A. 2002. “Faith-Based Corrections as Symbolic Crusade.” Humanity & Society 25(4):219-238.**
Hallett, Michael A. 2001. “An Introduction to Prison Privatization: Issues for the 21st Century.” Pages 371-389 in: Visions for Change: Crime and Justice in the 21st Century, edited by Roslyn Muraskin & Albert R. Roberts. New York: Prentice Hall.
Hallett, Michael A. and Amy Hanauer. 2001. “Selective Celling: Inmate Population in Ohio’s Private Prisons.” Cleveland, OH: Policy Matters Ohio.
Hallett, Michael A. and J. Frank Lee. 2000. “Public Money, Private Interests: The Grassroots Battle Against CCA in Tennessee." Pages 224-247 in: Privatization of Criminal Justice: Past, Present and Future, edited by Michael Gilbert and David Shichor. Cincinnati, OH: Anderson Publishing.**
Hallett, Michael A. 2000. “Are Peacemaking Criminologists Impostors? An Interview with Hal Pepinsky.” The Critical Criminologist 10(3):18-20.
Hallett, Michael A. 1997. “Introduction: Activism & Marginalization in the AIDS Crisis.” Pages 1-16 in: Activism and Marginalization in the AIDS Crisis, edited by Michael A. Hallett. New York: Haworth Press.**
Hallett, Michael A. and David Cannella. 1997. “Gatekeeping Through Media Format: Strategies of Voice for the HIV-Positive.” Pages 17-37 in: Activism and Marginalization in the AIDS Crisis, edited by Michael A. Hallett. New York: Haworth Press.**
Hallett, Michael A. 1997. “Fostering Public Stewardship of the Courts: The Tennessee Judicial Performance Evaluation Study.” Tennessee Bar Journal 33(6):14-29**
Goldschmidt, Jona and Michael A. Hallett. 1997. “Balancing Act: Implementing a Statewide, Court-sponsored ADR Program.” Judicature 80(5):222-229.**
Hallett, Michael A. 1996. “Police Victimization From Law & Order: Guns & Roses on 'COPS.'” [Feature Essay] The Criminologist 21(2):1-2, 6, 7-8.
Hallett, Michael A. 1996. “The Social Dimensions of Prison Labor Laws: The Hawes-Cooper Act and the Crisis in Penal Ideology.” The Encyclopedia of American Prisons. New York: Garland.
Hallett, Michael A. & Dennis Powell. 1995. “Backstage with 'COPS': The Dramaturgical Reification of Police Subculture in American Crime Info-tainment.” American Journal of Police 14(1):101-129.**
Palumbo, Dennis J. and Michael A. Hallett. 1995. “Conflict Versus Consensus Models in Policy Evaluation and Implementation.” Pages 38-52 in: Policy Evaluation: Linking Theory to Practice, edited by Ray Rist. Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar Publishing Co.**
Hallett, Michael A. and Robert Rogers. 1994. “The Push for Truth in Sentencing: Evaluating Competing Stakeholder Constructions. The Case for Contextual Constructionism in Evaluation Research.” Journal of Evaluation & Program Planning 17(2):185-196.**
Palumbo, Dennis J., Michael C. Musheno, & Michael A. Hallett. 1994. "The Political Construction of Criminal Justice Alternatives: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Alternatives to Incarceration." Journal of Evaluation & Program Planning 17(2):197-203.**
Hallett, Michael A. 1994. “Why We Fail At Crime Control.” Peace Review 6(2):177-181.
Hallett, Michael A. and David Cannella. 1994. “Gatekeeping Through Media Format: Strategies of Voice for the HIV-Positive.” Journal of Homosexuality 26(4):17-36.**
Palumbo, Dennis J. & Michael A. Hallett. 1994. “Politics and Implementation of Criminal Justice Policy Among County Justice Agencies: An Arizona Case Study.” The International Journal of Public Administration 17(5):831-849.**
Palumbo, Dennis J., Robert Eskay and Michael A. Hallett. 1993. “Do Gang Prevention Strategies Really Reduce Crime?” The Gang Journal 1(1):17-36. **
Palumbo, Dennis J. and Michael A. Hallett. 1993. “Conflict Versus Consensus Models in Policy Evaluation and Implementation.” Journal of Evaluation & Program Planning 16(1):16-32.**
Hallett, Michael A. 1992. "Peacemaking: A Devotional Criminology." The Critical Criminologist (Winter):2-7.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Presidential Grant Award, The Community Foundation in Jacksonville. Summer 2011. “To expand community awareness of the causes and public response to Jacksonville’s state-leading homicide and violent crime rates.” In partnership with WJCT. $5,000.
“Operation New Hope: Offender Profile Project.” Jacksonville, FL. Spring 2010 - 2011. M. Hallett. $10,000.
“Operation New Hope: Continuation Project.” Jacksonville, FL. Fall 2008. M. Hallett. $5,000.
“Operation New Hope: Prisoner Reentry Evaluation.” Jacksonville, FL. Spring 2008. M. Hallett. $10,000.
“Exploring voter sentiments on violence and homicide.” UNF Undergraduate Transformational Learning Project Award for designing & conducting scientific poll. Spring 2007. M Hallett $10,000
“Reflective Practices Evaluation Project: Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Florida.” Jesse Ball DuPont Foundation. $50,000. M. Hallett, Director, Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research. February 2006.
Continuation of Disproportionate Minority Contact Initiative (2006 * Year Three). Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. $20,000. Dr. Michael Hallett, Director, Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research.
Secured funding in the amount of $5,000 from Citigroup for the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice’s first externally-funded graduate fellowship. M Hallett. Summer 2006
Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact with the Juvenile Justice System.” $20,000. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice & Offender Based Programs—City of Jacksonville, Florida. Center for Race & Juvenile Justice Policy ( Summer 2005, final year renewal).
Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact with the Juvenile Justice System.” $40,000. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice & Offender Based Programs—City of Jacksonville, Florida. Center for Race & Juvenile Justice Policy ( Fall 2004, 2nd year renewal).
Project Director, Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Florida. Research design/survey construction project. Center for Race & Juvenile Justice Policy. Fall 2004. $2,500.
Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Evaluating the Helping At Risk Kids Program.” Hubbard House, Jacksonville, Florida. $3,000. Summer 2004. Center for Race & Juvenile Justice Policy.
Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Reducing Disproportionate Minority Contact with the Juvenile Justice System. $40,000. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice & Offender Based Programs—City of Jacksonville, Florida. Center for Race & Juvenile Justice Policy.
Principal Investigator/Project Director, “Revenue Maximization for Helping At Risk Kids (H.A.R.K.): Children Who Witness Violence in Jacksonville, Florida.” Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice Local Law Enforcement Block Grant and the City of Jacksonville, Florida. $7,500. (Continuation of “Serving Child Victims of Traumatic Abuse: An Implementation Agenda”, see below.)
Principal Investigator, “Evaluating Breaking the Cycle in Jacksonville, Florida.” Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice Law Enforcement Block Grant and the Office of Community Services, City of Jacksonville. November 2002 to October 31, 2003. $10,000.
Project Director, Implementing a Pre-Trial Services Unit. Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Department of Corrections. October 15, 2001 to October 22, 2001. $5,000.
Principal Investigator, “Serving Child Victims of Traumatic Abuse: An Implementation Agenda.” Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice/Local Law Enforcement Block Grant and the Office of Community Services, City of Jacksonville. July 17, 2001 to September 30, 2002. $50,000.
Consultant, Policy Matters Ohio. Cleveland. Co-Directed research agenda on private prisons in Ohio for non-profit public policy think tank. Co-authored final report: “Private Prisons in Ohio: Atypical Inmates, Unimpressive Results.” Fall 2000 to Spring 2001. Press Conference, Ohio state Capital. Offered testimony before House Panel on House Bill 118, regarding policy innovation and privatization of prison services. May 2001. $13,000.
Project Director, “Implementing Restorative Justice Programming.” Department of Corrections, Community Corrections Division/Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. Fall 2000. $11,000.
Instructional Technologies Funding Grant, Middle Tennessee State University. Secured funding for LEXIS/NEXIS Academic Universe electronic search services for entire university: $60,750. Academic Year 1998-1999.