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At Issue-Reviewing the literature on School Resource Officer effectiveness and evaluation, including the measures used, whether SROs inappropriately criminalize students, and what constitutes a good SRO program

Research Briefs-looking at professional criminals with a cost benefit analysis of bank robbery, defining professionalism in marijuana cultivation, and constructing a typology for contract killers

Original Research-My 2012 Master’s thesis exploring assessments and recommendations in addressing domestic illegal firearms trafficking

Author: Frank Heley

Frank Heley graduated from North Dakota State University with a BS in Criminal Justice in 2009, a MS in Criminal Justice Administration in 2012, and a PhD in Criminal Justice, with a focus on policing, in 2018, and is a current member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He has worked as a security supervisor in the hospitality field, as a drug and alcohol researcher, and as a criminal justice instructor, as well as having been a private investigator for 21 years. Under the auspice of the Center for Criminological Inquiry, he currently conducts independent research and provides consulting services.