Emmanuel C. Onyeozili, Ph.D.

Name: Emmanuel C. Onyeozili, Ph.D.

econyeozili@umes.edu
410-651-6579 

POSITION:

Professor

EDUCATION:
Ph.D. 1998, Criminology. Florida State University.
M. A. 1994, Criminal Justice Administration. Clark-Atlanta University.
B. A. (Honors) 1979, History. University of Ibadan.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Women and Crime; Environmental Crime Prevention; Social Control and Policing; African Criminology.

TEACHING INTERESTS:
Criminological Theories; Environmental Crime Prevention and control; Women Crime and the Criminal Justice System; Comparative Criminal Justice; Courts and Judicial Process; Probation and Parole.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS:
Onyeozili, Emmanuel C; Agozino, Biko; Agu, Augustine; Ibe, Patrick (2021), Community Policing in Nigeria: Rationale, Principles and Practice. Enugu, Nigeria: Fourth Dimension (in press).

Onyeozili, Emmanuel. C; Agozino, Biko; Agu, Augustine; Ibe, Patrick (2021), eds. Community Policing in Nigeria: Rationale, Principles and Practice. Enugu, Nigeria: Fourth Dimension (in press).

Agozino, Biko; Onyeozili, Emmanuel. C; Agu, Augustine; Ibe, Patrick (2021), Intervention – “What is Community Policing Theory?” (Extracts from Community Policing In Nigeria: Rationale, Principles And Practice). Enugu, Nigeria; Fourth Dimension Publishing. Antipode Online https://antipodeonline.org/2021/01/13/community-policing-theory/. 

Onyeozili, Emmanuel C. (2021). Gun-Boat Criminology in the History of People of African Descent: Nigeria & Democratic Republic of Congo Examples. In “The Routledge Handbook on Africana Criminologies” by Agozino, Biko; Saleh-Hanna, Vivian Onyeozili, Emmanuel . C.; Dastile, Nontyatyambo, eds. UK: Routledge.

Agozino, Biko; Saleh-Hanna, Vivian, Onyeozili, Emmanuel C.; Dastile, Nontyatyambo; (2021), eds. The Routledge Handbook on Africana Criminologies. UK: Routledge.

Onyeozili, E. C. and Elechi, O. Oko (2018). The Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Africa. In “Contemporary Issues in Africa’s Development: Whither the African Renaissance” by Richard Olaniyan and Ehimika Ifidon (eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing (pp. 231-249).

Kamalu Ngozi C. and Onyeozili, E. C. (2018). A Critical Analysis of the ‘Broken Windows’ Policing in New York City and Its Impacts: Implications for the Criminal Justice System and the African American Community. African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies (www.umes.edu/ajcjs) Vol.11, No.1 (pp. 71-94).

Onyeozili, E. C. and Ebbe, O. N. I., (2012). Social Control In Pre-colonial Igboland of Nigeria. African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies. (http://www.umes.edu/ajcjs/). Vol. 6, No 1 & 2. (pp 29-43).

Kalunta-Crumpton, A and Onyeozili, E. C. (2011). Nigerian Women in Deadly Intimate  Partner Violence in the United States. International Review of Modern Sociology, Volume 37, Number 2, Autumn 2011; pp. 239-263.

Onyeozili, E. C. (2006). Police Corruption: In Encyclopedia on Criminal Justice in the United States, pp. 800-805. Pasadena, California: Salem Press. 

Onyeozili, E. C. (2006). Court Trials: In Encyclopedia on Criminal Justice in the United States, pp. 1113-1118. Pasadena, California: Salem Press. 

Onyeozili, E. C. (2005). Obstacles to Effective Policing in Nigeria. African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies. Vol.1, Issue 1, Spring.

Onyeozili, E. C. (2004). Gunboat Criminology and the Colonization of Africa. In Anita Kalunta-Crumpton and Biko Agozino, Pan African Issues in Crime and Justice. pp. 205-227. London: Ashgate.

Odo, J. C., Onyeozili, E. C., and Onwudiwe, I. D. (2004).  Boot Camp: A Theoretical Analysis. In Mary Bosworth (ed), Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.

Onyeozili, E. C., Odo, J. C., and Onwudiwe, I. D. (2004). Cook County Illinois: Development of Juvenile Court. In Mary Bosworth (ed), Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.

Onwudiwe, I. D., Odo, J. C., and Onyeozili, E. C. (2004). Deterrence Theory. In Mary Bosworth (ed), Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.

Onwudiwe, I. D. and Onyeozili, E. C. (2004). The Black Panther Party. In Mary Bosworth (ed), Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.

Book Reviews:
Zoller, Cyann and Onyeozili, E. C. (2008). Civilizations in Dispute: Historical Questions and Theoretical Traditions. Johann P. Arnason Leiden: Brill 2003. In African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies. Vol. 3, No 2. 

2005 Counter Colonial Criminology: A Critique of Imperialist Reason. Biko Agozino. London: Pluto Press. In African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies. Issue 1, Vol.1. February.

2001 Gender Violence in Africa: African Women’s Responses. December Green. New York: St. Martin’s Press 1999. In Violence Against Women: an International and Interdisciplinary Journal. Volume 7, Number 8, August (pp. 947-951).

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Society of Criminology (ASC).
Academy of Criminal Justices Sciences (ACJS).
Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice Honor Society)
Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD): National Sociological Honor Society
African Criminology and Justice Association (ACJA)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE COMMITTEES/ACTIVITIES:
Presidents Committee on UMES Strategic Planning & Institutional Effectiveness
Academic Affairs’ Faculty Development Program Committee (FDPC).
Chair, Criminal Justice Curriculum Committee
Criminal Justice Scholarship/Assistantship Committee
Internship Coordinator/SCEP Representative
UMES Chapter Advisor, Alpha Phi Sigma

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL BOARD MEMBERSHIP
Managing Editor, African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies
Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society)
Journal of International Studies and Development (JISD)
The Nigerian Journal of Criminology and Victimology
International Journal of Law, Democracy, and Development.
Wicomico County Department of Social Services Advisory Board.

HOBBIES:
Photography, Fishing, and Nature Watch.

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