Ojmarrh Mitchell
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411 N. Central Ave. Suite 600, Mail Code 4420 Phoenix, FL 85004-0685
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Ojmarrh Mitchell is an associate professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Professor Mitchell earned his Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland with a doctoral minor in Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation. His research interests center on criminal justice policy, particularly in the areas of drug control, sentencing and corrections, and racial fairness in the criminal justice system. More broadly, Dr. Mitchell studies the effectiveness and fairness of criminal justice sanctions. His research has appeared in many criminology journals including Justice Quarterly, Journal of Experimental Criminology, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, and Criminology & Public Policy. Dr. Mitchell recently won NIJ’s W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars in Race and Crime award to study prosecutorial decision-making and case processing in the state of Florida.
- Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, 2003
- M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, 1999
- B.A., Sociology, University of Washington, 1996
Courses
2023 Spring
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CRJ 408 | Drugs and Crime |
2022 Fall
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CRJ 408 | Drugs and Crime |
CRJ 602 | Seminar, CJ Policy & Practice |
2022 Spring
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CRJ 518 | Race/Ethnicity,Crime & Justice |
2021 Fall
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CRJ 408 | Drugs and Crime |
2021 Spring
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CRJ 306 | Race, Ethnicity, Crime |
2020 Fall
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CRJ 503 | Research Methods |
2020 Spring
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CRJ 608 | Adv Topics-Courts & Sentencing |
2019 Fall
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CRJ 302 | Research Methods |
National Institute of Justice, W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow, 2011
National Institute of Justice, W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars in Race and Crime, 2018
Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, Academic Review Panel, 2020-2021
American Society of Criminology, Division of People of Color and Crime, Julius Debro Award, 2021
Western Society of Criminology, W.E.B Du Bois Award, 2022
Associate Editor, Criminology & Public Policy
Associate Editor, Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Editorial Board Member, Criminology, 2017-Present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Experimental Criminology, 2011-Present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 2017-Present
Editorial Board Member, Race and Crime: An International Journal, 2018-Present
American Society of Criminology
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Consultant/Subject Matter Expert on racial profiling
Executive Counselor, American Society of Criminology, 2019-2022
Science Advisory Board Member, Office of Justice Programs, 2015-2018
Standing Committee on Policy Member, American Society of Criminology, 2018-2021
Standing Review Panel Chair, National Institute of Justice, 2014-16
Standing Review Panel Member, National Institute of Justice, 2013
Grant Peer Reviewer, National Institute of Justice 2011, 2012, 2015-21
Grant Peer Reviewer, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2015, 2018
Grant Peer Reviewer, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2016-18
Campbell Collaboration Methods Group, 2014-2016
Area Chair, American Society of Criminology, Annual Meetings, 2014
Program Committee, ACJS 2009, 2011
Minority Affairs Committee, American Society of Criminology, 2008
Program Committee, American Society of Criminology, 2007
August Vollmer Award Committee, American Society of Criminology, 2007
Gene Carte Student Paper Competition Committee, American Society of Criminology, 2004-05