Denis Stead
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

Education.

• B.A. (Psychology/ Sociology) University of Regina
• Ph.D. (Sociology) University of Denver

Interests

• Criminology
• Victimology
• Social Deviance
• Sociology of the Criminal Court

Classes taught

• CJ 200: Introduction to Criminal Justice
• CJ 300: Criminology
• Soc 307: Sociology of Courts
• Soc 112: Deviant Behavior
• Soc 425: Sociology of Sport

Publications and Articles under review

• ``The effectiveness of Criminal Mediation: An Alternative to Court Proceedings in a Canadian City.'' The Great Plains Sociologist, Vol 8(1): 47-61.
• ``Stress in Criminal Justice/Social Service.'' in James E. Hendricks (ed.) Crisis Intervention in Criminal Justice/Social Service. 1991, Charles C.Thomas.
• ``The Juvenile Court: A Case in Organizational Behavior,'' The Great Plains Sociologist vol 7(1), 1-13.
• ``The Transition from the Law of Vagrancy to the Law of Parasites: A Study in Legal Change.'' Social Problems. With Joyce S. Sterling.

Presentations

• ``Examining the Effects of a Strengthened DUI Law; An Executive of a Three-Year Study,'' Sociological Practice Review, Vol 1(2).
• ``Facing Violence Among Men.'' YWCA Week Without Violence Lecture Series, October 1995.
• ``The Making of a Victimless Crime: Should Boxing be Banned?'' Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Lecture Series, September, 1991