Peter A. Hanink

Peter A. Hanink

Assistant Professor, Sociology Department, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences

Research Interests

I am interested in how we as a society respond to crime. My research focuses on police interactions such as investigatory stops and the phenomenon of racialized police violence. I gladly welcome students who are interested in collaborating on research projects with me. My research projects with students have included: analyzing police use-of-force policies, analyzing violence committed against Blacks in South during Reconstruction, experimental studies of how perceptions of dangerousness and criminality are influenced by race and how rule-breaking is evaluated.

Teaching

FALL 2024

CRM 2201 - Intro to Criminology

CRM 2205 - Research Methods in Criminology

 

SPRING 2023

CRM 2201 - Intro to Criminology

 

FALL 2023

CRM 2201 - Intro to Criminology

CRM 4611 - Senior Symposium "Criminal Law & the Courts"

 

SPRING 2023

CRM 2201 - Intro to Criminology

CRM 2205 - Research Methods in Criminology

CRM 3319 - Policing

 

WINTER 2023

CRM 3319 - Policing

 

FALL 2022

CRM 2201 - Intro to Criminology

CRM 2205 - Research Methods in Criminology

SOC 2205 - Research Methods in Sociology

 

SUMMER 2022

SOC 3345 - Crime, Criminalization, and Society

 

SPRING 2022

CRM 2201 - Intro to Criminology

SOC 4611 - Senior Symposium "Sociological Perspectvies on Police, Courts, and Corrections"

 

WINTER 2022

CRM 3319 - Policing

 

FALL 2021

CRM 2201 - Introduction to Criminology

CRM 2205 - Research Methods in Criminology

CRM 4611 - Senior Symposium "Criminal Law & the Courts"

Education

Ph.D. - Criminology, Law & Society, University of California, Irvine

M.P.A. - Wagner School of Public Service, New York Unversity

J.D. - Brooklyn Law School

B.A. - Political Science, Loyola Marymount University