College of Arts and Sciences

Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Zachary Hays

Assistant Professor
Johnson Tower 717, WSU Pullman
509-335-4031
zhays@wsu.edu
Curriculum vitae

Education

Ph.D. Crime, Law, & Justice, 2008, Penn State
M.A. Crime, Law, & Justice, 2005, Penn State
B.A. Sociology, 2002, Western Washington University

Courses Taught

Policing, Criminological Theory, Ethics in Criminal Justice, Research Methods, Statistics

Research Interests

Policing (use of force, community policing, technology); Communities and crime; Criminological theory; Social stratification; Quantitative research methods; Religiosity and crime

Research Projects

Safety Camera Initiative (Adams Mall Camera Project w/Pullman PD), Assaults on the Police and Police Use of Deadly Force, Political Affiliation & Police Behavior

Select Publications

Efficiency and the New Differential Processing, Journal of Crime and Justice, January 2012
Urban Revitalization and Seattle Crime, 1982 - 2000, University of California Press/Society for the Study of Social Problems, November 2011

 

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