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Dr. Alaina Steele

Courses Taught at Â鶹´«Ã½ State University: 

• CRJ 105 - Leadership and Integrated Experience
• CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
• CRJ 320 - Juvenile Justice
• CRJ 305 - Internship
• CRJ 325 - Criminal Justice Ethics
• CRJ 475 - Organized Crime
• CRJ 515 - Drugs, Society, and Criminal Justice
• CRJ 533/633 - Juvenile Delinquency

Certifications

• Certificate in Effective College Instruction. Association of College and University Educators, 2023.

Education: 

• BS: Criminal Justice from Â鶹´«Ã½ State, 2012
• MS: Criminal Justice from University of Cincinnati, 2014
• PhD: Criminology and Criminal Justice from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2020

Main Research Interests: 

• Deterrence Theory
• Procedural Justice Theory
• Crime Prevention
• Philosophies of Punishment

Contact Us

Dr. Alaina Steele

Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice

270.809.2515asteele3@murraystate.edu

102B John W. Carr Hall