This week The Criminology Academy speaks with Doctoral Candidate Juwan Bennett about his work on the impacts of perceived legitimacy and perceived opportunities on delinquency, as well as a brief discussion on the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program.
Juwan is a PhD candidate in the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University. He is originally from the Philadelphia area and received his bachelor’s in criminal justice from Temple University, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2013. During his undergraduate studies, he was a Ronald E. McNair Research Scholar and worked with Education Professor Dr. James Earl Davis examining how alternative education programs can be successful at preventing delinquency. Juwan’s research interests include the relationships between education and crime/delinquency, developmental and life course criminology, and juvenile life without parole. Juwan is also the co-founder of the Temple University Urban Youth Leadership Academy, a program designed to equip the next generation of leaders and is a recipient of multiple prestigious awards including the ASC Gene Carte Student Paper Award (Second Place), the Bill & Melinda Gates Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Diversity Scholarship, the Ford Predoctoral Fellowship Honorable Mention List, The Temple University Diamond Award, and the Temple University Faculty Award. A fun fact about Juwan is that he is an accomplished musician, performing live for President Obama. Juwan has published in journals such as Crime & Delinquency, Urban Education Research & Policy Annuals, Sociology Compass, and Boyhood Studies.
* Juwan is now a Professor at the University of Cincinnati
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Get in touch with Juwan Bennett:
University of Cincinnati Website // bennejz AT ucmail.uc.edu // Google Scholar
For the article authored by Juwan Bennett that was discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy, please reach out to Juwan directly.
For information on the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program:
– Please feel free to reach out to Juwan (email above).
– Please click here, for the Inside-Out website.