Dussich Award
Presented to Robert A. Jerin
2005

Robert A. Jerin is a Professor and former Chair in the Law and Justice Department at Endicott College. He has a B.S. in criminal justice from the University of New Haven, an M.S. in criminology from Florida State University, and received his Ph.D. in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University in 1987. He has published a textbook in 1998 with Dr. Laura Moriarty entitled Victims of Crime and edited another book in 2000 with Dr. Moriarty entitled Current Issues in Victimology. He has published articles in the American Journal of Police, Criminal Justice Policy Review and Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture. Additionally, he has had chapters published in edited volumes on Media and Crime, Crime in the 21st Century, Crime Victims Services, Current Correctional Issues and the Juvenile Justice System. Dr. Jerin has worked as a crime victim’s advocate, a battered women’s and rape crisis counselor and a juvenile detention officer for the State of Connecticut. He is a member of the National Organization for Victim Assistance, The World Society of Victimology, the American Society of Victimology and the National Center for Victims of Crime. He is currently involved in research on Internet victimization, crime victims and the media, domestic homicide, international criminal justice issues, victim's rights and criminal justice pedagogy.