Dr. Maureen McLeod, Professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Mental Health
Maureen McLeod, Ph.D.
Professor of Criminal Justice and Forensic Mental Health; Graduate Program Director of Forensic Mental Health
- M.A., Ph.D. - University at Albany
- B.A. - Mundelein College
- Courses: Undergraduate: Criminal Justice Functions, Victims & Their Experiences, Internship, Penology, Women in Criminal Justice; Graduate: Victimology and Victim Services, Introduction to Forensic Mental Health, Externship
Dr. McLeod is a Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice. She teaches a variety of courses focusing on criminal justice process, corrections, women in criminal justice, victimology, and family violence. In addition, Professor McLeod coordinates the internship program for students majoring in Criminal Justice and Sociology, and co-teaches the Honors seminar for first-year students. In addition to her undergraduate teaching responsibilities, Dr. McLeod is the Program Director of the graduate program in Forensic Mental Health.
Professor McLeod received her B.A. in Social Studies from Mundelein College in Chicago. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the University at Albany (http://www.albany.edu/) in 1977 and 1983, respectively. After a period of time working with the Hindelang Criminal Justice Reseach Center, Richard Stockton State College (NJ), the NYS Division of Parole,and the Rockefeller College, she joined the faculty ofThe Sage Colleges in 1988.
"It is critically important," Professor McLeod writes, "that students are able to integrate theory and practice. In nearly all of my classes, students are given exercises that take them outside of the classroom and into the environment they are studying. We routinely tour prisons and jails, attend court proceedings, and volunteer at social agencies. Some courses are necessarily emotionally charged. In Victims and Their Experiences, for example, students have the opportunity to speak with men and women who have lost family members to violent crime or who have been, themselves, the victims of crime."
Professor McLeod is active in a number of professional and community organizations. At the present time she sits on the Executive Board of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State, having served as the association's Presidentfrom 2001-03. She isthe Treasurer of the Town of BethlehemYouth Court and has conduced periodic workshops on youth court evaluation at the National Youth Court Conference. Professor McLeod's research and publishing background covers the areas of criminal justice education, neighborhood watch programs, community policing, domestic violence, victims' rights, and youth courts. She has received major grants form the National Institute of Justice to explore these topics and has been called upon to serve as a consultant with the National Center for Victims of Crime, the Professional Office for Non-Collegiate Sponsored Instruction (PONSI), the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, the Criminal Justice Training Assessment Program, and Excelsior College.
PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS
(1992) Editor's Note, Educational Media Review Section, Journal of Criminal JusticeEducation,Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 151-152.
(1992) Victims' Rights", The Sage Colleges Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 18-20.
(1992) "Teaching the Curriculum: Introduction to Criminal Justice", The Educator, Summer, p. 3.
(1990) "Curriculum Corner: From Criminal Science to Justice", The Sage Alumnae Magazine, Vol. 15, No.1, pp. 5-7.
(1989) "Getting Free", Criminal Justice, Vol. 4, pp. 13-15, 41-43.
(1989)The Structure and Operation of Neighborhood Watch Programs in the United States" (with James Garofalo), Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 35, No.3, pp. 326-344.
(1988) "Improving the Use and Effectiveness of Neighborhood Watch Programs" (with James Garofalo). Research in Action. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice.
(1988) The Authorization and Implementation of Victim Impact Statements. Final Report of Grant No. 86-IJ-CX-0001, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
(1987) "An Examination of the Victim's Role at Sentencing: Results of a Survey of Probation Administrators", Judicature, Vol. 71, No. 3, pp. 162-168.
(1987) Improving the Effectiveness and Utilization of Neighborhood Watch Programs (with James Garofalo).Final Report of Grant No. 84-IJ-CX-0023, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
(1986) "Victim Participation at Sentencing," Criminal Law Bulletin, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 501-517. (cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Booth v Maryland 482 US 496 (1987)).
(1984) 1983 Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (co-edited with Timothy J. Flanagan and Edward J. Brown). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
(1984) "Women Against Men: An Examination of Domestic Violence Based on an Analysis of Official Data and National Victimization Data," Justice Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 171-193.
(1983) 1982 Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics (co-edited with Timothy J. Flanagan). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
(1983) "Victim Non-cooperation in the Prosecution of Domestic Assault: A Research Note," Criminology, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 395-416.
(1982) The Nature of Spouse Abuse and the Victim's Decision to Prosecute, Ph.D. Dissertation, School of Criminal Justice, State University of New York, Albany, NY.
(1979) "Faculty Characteristics and Course Content in College Programs for Police Officers" (with Lawrence W. Sherman), The Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 249-267.
PROFESSIONAL PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS
(2007) Moderator on a panel entitled Civil Confinement in NYS at the annual meeting of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of NYS, Geneva, October.
(2006) Participant on a panel entitled Criminal Justice Certification at the annual meeting of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of NYS, Poughkeepsie, October.
(2006) Participant on a panel entitled ACJS Standards and Criminal Justice Accreditation at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, Bristol, RI, June.
(2004) Moderator on a panel entitled Criminal Justice Profession, Policy, Ethics, and Military Tribunals at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, Bristol, RI, June.
(2004) Participant on a roundtable discussion entitled Law Enforcement Training and Academic Credit at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, Bristol, RI, June.
(2003) Moderator on panel entitled Issues in Criminal Justice Administration at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, Bristol, RI., June.
(2003) Participant on a roundtable discussion entitled State Criminal Justice Associations at the annual meeting of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, Bristol, RI, June.
(2003) Evaluating Your Program (with Violet Colydas). A workshop conducted at the annual meeting of the Association of New York State Youth Courts, Inc., Albany, NY., May.
(2002) An Assessment of Offending Youth and Their Guardians: The First 7 Years of the Colonie (NY) Youth Court. A paper presented at the annual Meeting of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, Bristol, RI., June.
(2002) Youth Court Evaluation Research (with Violet Colydas). A workshop conducted at the National Youth Court Conference at the invitation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice, Arlington, VA., April..
(2000) Youth Court Evaluation Research (with Violet Colydas). A workshop conducted at the National Youth Court Conference at the invitation of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, US Department of Justice, Albuquerque, NM., October.
(1999) Satisfaction with Youth Court Proceedings: A Follow-up Analysis of the Colonie (NY) Youth Court. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, November.
(1999) Client and Guardian Satisfaction with Youth Court Proceedings: Preliminary Findings from the Colonie (NY) Youth Court. A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, March.
(1998) Organizer and Moderator on panel entitled Student Research at the annual meeting of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State, Holtsville, NY., October.
(1998) Discussant and Moderator on panel entitled History, Politics, and Public Opinion at the Death Penalty in New York: Law and Research in Action Conference, University at Albany, April.
(1997) Discussant and Moderator on panel entitled Curricular Changes in Criminal Justice in New York State at the annual meeting of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State, Syracuse, October.
(1995) "Inclusion of the Elderly in Criminal Justice Curricula" A discussion presented as part of the Teaching Women and Girls Curricular Integration Project, Russell Sage College, February.
(1994) Discussant and Moderator on panel entitled "Understanding Underserved Victims" at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Miami, November.
(1993) "Criminal Justice Transfer Issues for 2-Year and 4-Year Academic Institutions" A report presented at the annual meeting of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State, Bolton Landing, NY, November.
(1992) "Teaching the Curriculum: Introduction to Criminal Justice" A report presented at the annual meeting of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York State, Schenectady, November.
(1990) The Nature and Administration of Criminal Justice Internships." A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, March.
(1989) Discussant and Moderator on panel entitled "Models for Change Through Education" at the annual meeting of the Criminal Justice Educators Association of New York, Saratoga Springs, October.
(1987) "Beyond the Law: An Examination of Policies and Procedures Governing the Nature of Victim Involvement in Parole." A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Montreal, November.
(1987) "Implementing the Legislatively Created Role of the Victim in Sentencing." A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, St. Louis, March.
(1986) "Victim Participation in the Parole Release Decision," A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, October.
(1985) "A National Overview of Neighborhood Watch: Preliminary Results" (with James Garofalo). A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society Of Criminology, San Diego, CA, November.
(1983) "Male Victims of Domestic Violence: Demographic and Situational Profiles Derived from Official Data and National Victimization Data." A paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Antonio, March.
(1982) "An Analysis of Domestic Violence Situations and Their Participants: Official Data and National Victimization Data." A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Toronto, November.
(1981) "Victim Non-cooperation in the Prosecution of Domestic Violence." A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November.
(1981)Discussant on panel entitled "Domestic Violence and the Family" at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, March.
(1978) Faculty Characteristics and Course Content in College Programs for Police Officers" (with Lawrence W. Sherman). A paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Dallas, TX, November.
