Political Science

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Dr. Renford Reese

Dr. Renford Reese
Professor of Political Science

Office Phone: 909-869-4665
Email: rrreese@cpp.edu
Office Location: 94-311
Office Hours: Tu 1:00-3:00pm or by appointment
Full CV | Personal Website

Academic Area

Public Administration, Public Policy

Areas of Expertise

Public Policy Development

Research Statement

Dr. Renford Reese's current teaching and research focus is on NGOs and Social Service Outreach, Prison Reform, Juvenile Justice, Restorative Justice, and the Politics of Crime.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, University of Southern California, 1996
  • MA, Vanderbilt University, 1990
  • BA, Vanderbilt University, 1989

Courses Taught

SUMMER 2022
PLS 3041: CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Criminal justice administration concepts, institutions; relationship to legislative functions and issues; interagency and intergovernmental collaboration; politics of crime, Constitutional issues, ethics, white collar crime, prison reform, rehabilitation, and re-entry issues.
PLS 3821: POLITICS, POLICIES, AND POP CULTURE
Popular culture concepts; mass media, race, gender, class, sexuality; legislative actions, regulating youth and young adult behavior; regulating obscenity, the courts and popular culture, consumerism, television, movies, social media. Course fulfills GE synthesis D4.

Publications

Reese, R. (2007). American Bravado. Portland, OR: Inkwater Press. (Link)

Reese, R. (2006). Prison Race. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. (Link)

Reese, R. (2004). Leadership in the LAPD: Walking the tightrope. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. (Link)

Reese, R. (2003). American paradox: Young black men. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. (Link)

For more publications, visit Dr. Reese's website