3 Questions with Dr. Franklin Wilson
Ferguson Police Department
@ISUFrankWIlson
Dr. Mike Robinson, host of 3 Questions interviewed Dr. Frank Wilson regarding the recent Department of Justice report about the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department.
Dr. Franklin T. Wilson received his Ph.D. from the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University (2006), M.S. from the College of Justice and Safety at Eastern Kentucky University (2000), and B.A. from Ohio University (1993). Prior to joining the Criminal Justice faculty at Indiana State University, Dr. Wilson was a faculty member at both the University of Central Missouri and Middle Tennessee State University. In addition to his assignment to the Department of Criminology and Criminal justice Dr. Wilson is also an Associated Faculty Member with the Department of African American Studies.
Dr. Wilson’s research and publication interests include the depiction of municipal police officers in the media and its impact on recruitment and retention. Additionally, Dr. Wilson is currently researching and writing a book on the largest prison cemetery in the United States. Other areas of research and publication interests include Race & Socioeconomic Class Issues, Public & Prison Health Issues, Death Penalty Issues and The History of Island Prisons. His research has been published in leading journals such as The Prison Journal, Women & Criminal Justice, Race & Justice, and the Journal of Crime Justice and Popular Culture. Additionally, his research has been featured in numerous news outlets including the New York Times, Pittsburg Gazette, Houston Chronicle, and U.S. Catholic.
He has worked with numerous agencies including the National Institute for Victims Studies, the Texas Counsel on Offenders with Mental and Medical Impairments, and United States Probation and Pretrial Services. Dr. Wilson is the Founding Chair of the International Crime, Media and Popular Culture Studies Conference, and an editorial board member for the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology. Dr. Wilson is also a member of the Board of Directors for CRIMCAST, an online podcast, which centers on current issues in criminal justice. He regularly teaches Research Methods, Advanced Criminological Theory, Drugs & Society, and Crime & Media. Dr. Wilson was the winner or the 2010 Indiana State University Tenure-track International Faculty Award. He was also invited and served as a topic area chair for the “Media and Crime” Section of the 2013 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference.
Founding Chair of the International Crime, Media & Popular Culture Studies Conference
Google Scholar Account
Education
Ph.D.
2006
Criminal Justice. Sam Houston State University,
Dissertation: A Qualitative Examination of the Core Cop Film Genre: Thirty Years of Instrumental and Expressive Police Violence
M.S.
2000
Criminal Justice. Eastern Kentucky University.
Thesis: Analysis of a Law Enforcement Crackdown on Crack Cocaine Dealers: Deterrence Tool or Public Relations Tactic?
B.A.
1993
Criminal Justice (emphasis in Sociology)
Ohio University
A.S.
1993
Applied Science
Ohio University
Dr. Franklin T. Wilson received his Ph.D. from the College of Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University (2006), M.S. from the College of Justice and Safety at Eastern Kentucky University (2000), and B.A. from Ohio University (1993). Prior to joining the Criminal Justice faculty at Indiana State University, Dr. Wilson was a faculty member at both the University of Central Missouri and Middle Tennessee State University. In addition to his assignment to the Department of Criminology and Criminal justice Dr. Wilson is also an Associated Faculty Member with the Department of African American Studies.
Dr. Wilson’s research and publication interests include the depiction of municipal police officers in the media and its impact on recruitment and retention. Additionally, Dr. Wilson is currently researching and writing a book on the largest prison cemetery in the United States. Other areas of research and publication interests include Race & Socioeconomic Class Issues, Public & Prison Health Issues, Death Penalty Issues and The History of Island Prisons. His research has been published in leading journals such as The Prison Journal, Women & Criminal Justice, Race & Justice, and the Journal of Crime Justice and Popular Culture. Additionally, his research has been featured in numerous news outlets including the New York Times, Pittsburg Gazette, Houston Chronicle, and U.S. Catholic.
He has worked with numerous agencies including the National Institute for Victims Studies, the Texas Counsel on Offenders with Mental and Medical Impairments, and United States Probation and Pretrial Services. Dr. Wilson is the Founding Chair of the International Crime, Media and Popular Culture Studies Conference, and an editorial board member for the Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology. Dr. Wilson is also a member of the Board of Directors for CRIMCAST, an online podcast, which centers on current issues in criminal justice. He regularly teaches Research Methods, Advanced Criminological Theory, Drugs & Society, and Crime & Media. Dr. Wilson was the winner or the 2010 Indiana State University Tenure-track International Faculty Award. He was also invited and served as a topic area chair for the “Media and Crime” Section of the 2013 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference.
Founding Chair of the International Crime, Media & Popular Culture Studies Conference
Google Scholar Account
Education
Ph.D.
2006
Criminal Justice. Sam Houston State University,
Dissertation: A Qualitative Examination of the Core Cop Film Genre: Thirty Years of Instrumental and Expressive Police Violence
M.S.
2000
Criminal Justice. Eastern Kentucky University.
Thesis: Analysis of a Law Enforcement Crackdown on Crack Cocaine Dealers: Deterrence Tool or Public Relations Tactic?
B.A.
1993
Criminal Justice (emphasis in Sociology)
Ohio University
A.S.
1993
Applied Science
Ohio University