Shaun L. Gabbidon
Professor
Criminal Justice and Public Administration
Pennsylvania State University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Gabbidon has served as a fellow at Harvard University's W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for Afro-American Research, and has taught at the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. The author of more than 100 scholarly publications including more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and 11 books, his most recent books include Race and Crime (4th edition; 2016, SAGE) and the co-authored book, A Theory of African American Offending (2011; Routledge). The recipient of numerous awards, Dr. Gabbidon was most recently awarded the 2015 Julius Debro Award for outstanding service and the 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award, both from the Division on People of Color and Crime of the American Society of Criminology.
Research Interest
Race and Crime, Public Opinion on Race, Crime, & Justice, Security Administration, Criminology and Criminal Justice Pedagogy
Publications
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Higgins GE, Gabbidon SL (2015) Revisiting the generality of public opinion on racial profiling: A statewide study of white perceptions. J Crime Justice 38: 491-507.
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Gabbidon SL, Laws TU (2016) Understanding public support for, or opposition to, the use of consumer racial profiling to identify shoplifters. Secur J 29: 409-422.
