Associate Professor
Criminology and Law Studies
Director
Administration of Justice Specialization
Master of Arts in Public Service
Phone: (414)
288-3438
Contact via e-mail
Education
B.S. 1987 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
M.S. 1990 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Ph.D. 1995 Michigan State University
Courses
- Corrections Correctional Management
- Gender, Race, and Justice Research Methods and Program Evaluation
- Ultimate Penalties Urban Crime Policy
- Victimology Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice
Honors and Fellowship
- Anderson Outstanding Faculty Paper Award, Co-recipient,
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2000
- Most Outstanding Organization Advisor, Marquette University Office of Student
Development, 1997
- Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, Midwestern Criminal Justice Assn., 1989
Books
- Palermo, G. and M.A. Farkas. THE DILEMMA OF THE SEXUAL OFFENDER.
Springfield, Ill: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, August, 2001.
- Palermo, G.B., Farkas, M.A., and Carponi Schittar. L-ABUSO E LA MOLESTIA
SESSUALI: ASPETTI STORICO-CULTURALI, PSICOLOGICI, PSCHIATRICI E LEGALI.
D. Parma, Italy:
Essebiemme, March, 2002.
- Stojkovic, S. and M.A. Farkas. CORRECTIONAL LEADERSHIP: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, September, 2002.
Journal and Publications
- Farkas, M.A. and A. Stichman. (2002). SEX OFFENDER LAWS: CAN
RETRIBUTION, PUBLIC SAFETY AND TREATMENT BE RECONCILED? Criminal
Justice Policy Review,
27(2): 256-283.
- Farkas, M.A. (2001). CORRECTIONAL OFFICER ATTITUDES: A SUMMARY OF
LITERATURE. Correctional Management Quarterly, 5(2): 20-26.
Farkas, M.A. and R. Zevitz. (2000). SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: - ASSESSING THE IMPACT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT: A RESEARCH NOTE. Journal
of Crime and Justice,
23(1): 125-139.
- Farkas, M. A., 2000. A TYPOLOGY OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS. International
Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 44 (4):
431-449.
- Zevitz, R. and M.A. Farkas., 2000. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION:
PUNISHING HIGH RISK OFFENDERS OR EXACTING FURTHER VENGEANCE?" Behavioral
Sciences and the Law, 18(2/3): 375-391.
- Zevitz, R. and M.A. Farkas, 2000. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION:
EXAMINING THE IMPORTANCE OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS. Behavioral Sciences
and the Law,
18(2/3): 393-408.
- Zevitz, R. and M.A. Farkas, 2000. THE IMPACT OF SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY
NOTIFICATION ON PROBATION AND PAROLE IN WISCONSIN. International
Journal of Offender Therapy
and Comparative Criminology, 44(1): 8-21.
- Farkas, M.A., 1999. CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS ATTITUDES TOWARD INMATES
AND WORKING WITH INMATES IN A 'GET TOUGH' ERA. Journal of Criminal
Justice,
27(6): 495-506.
- Farkas, M.A. 1999. NOT IN MY BACKYARD: THE ISSUES AND COMPLEXITIES
SURROUNDING PRISON SITING. The Justice Professional, 12: 95-109.
- Farkas, M. A. 1999. INMATE SUPERVISORY STYLE: DOES GENDER MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. Women and Criminal Justice, 10 (4): 25-45.
- Farkas, M.A. and K. Rand. 1999. SEX MATTERS: A GENDER-SPECIFIC STANDARD
FOR CROSS-GENDER SEARCHES OF INMATES. Women and Criminal Justice,
10(3): 31-55.
- Farkas, M.A. and K. Rand. 1997. FEMALE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND
PRISONER PRIVACY. Marquette University Law Review, 80 (4): 995-1030.
- Farkas, M.A. and P. K. Manning. (1997). THE OCCUPATIONAL CULTURES
OF CORRECTIONS AND POLICE OFFICERS. Journal of Crime and Justice,
20 (2):
51-68
- Farkas, M.A. (1997). THE NORMATIVE CODE AMONG CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS:
AN EXPLORATION OF COMPONENTS AND FUNCTIONS. Journal of Crime and
Justice, 20 (1): 23-36.
- Farkas, M.A. (1992). THE IMPACT OF THE CORRECTIONAL FIELD SETTING
ON THE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: A RESEARCH CHRONICLE. Journal of Crime
and Justice,
15 (2): 177-184.
- Farkas, M.A. (1990). "PROFESSIONALIZATION: IS IT THE CURE-ALL FOR WHAT 'AILS' THE CORRECTIONS OFFICER?" Journal of Crime and Justice 13 (2): 29-54.
Research Publications
- Zevitz, R. and M.A. Farkas. 2000. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: ASSESSING THE IMPACT IN WISCONSIN: RESEARCH IN BRIEF. National Institute of Justice, NCJ#179992.
BOOK CHAPTERS
- Farkas, M.A. 2002. MEGAN'S LAW: SHOULD NEIGHBORS BE NOTIFIED WHEN A SEX OFFENDER IS RELEASED INTO THEIR COMMUNITY? Controversies in Criminal Justice, Eds. Alarid, L. Katz, C. And Decker, C., Roxbury Publishing, pp. 346-352.
Book Reviews
- Farkas, M.A. BOOK REVIEW: IN THE MIX. STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL IN A WOMENS PRISON. The Prison Journal, 82 (3), 412-416.
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
- Annual Meeting of the International Association for the Treatment
of Sexual Offenders. THE ROLE OF THE SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROVIDER:
THERAPEUTIC
OR
SOCIAL CONTROL AGENT? Vienna, September, 2002
- Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INTERNSHIPS: EXAMINING THE PURPOSES, USES, AND ORGANIZATION
OF COMPONENTS
IN A NATIONWIDE SAMPLE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS. " with
Stichman, Amy. Anaheim, CA: March, 2002
- National Institute of Justice and the Inter-University Consortium
for Political Research. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION.
Data Resources
Program Workshop:
Prisoner Reentry and Community Justice, University of Michigan,
Summer, 2001.
- Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences SEX
OFFENDER LAWS: CAN RETRIBUTION, PUBLIC SAFETY AND TREATMENT BE
RECONCILED?" with
Stichman, Amy. Washington, D.C., April, 2001.
- Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, CORRECTIONAL
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION: THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS" LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE. with Rick Lovell, Mark Pogrebin, Clare Roby, and Stan
Stojkovic. Washington,
D.C., April, 2001
- American Society of Criminology Conference. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY
NOTIFICATION: ANALYZING THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA. Toronto, CA., November, 1999.
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference. SEX OFFENDER
COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: MANAGING HIGH RISK CRIMINALS OR EXACTING
FURTHER VENGEANCE?
with Zevitz,
Richard. Orlando, FLA, March, 1999.
- Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference. SEX OFFENDER
REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: REACTIONS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND CORRECTIONS,
with Zevitz, Richard. Milwaukee, WI. October, 1998.
- National Criminal Justice Association Conference. KEYNOTE SPEECH:
SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: PROBLEM AVOIDANCE AND BARRIERS
TO IMPLEMENTATION.
Crystal Lake, Virginia, 1998.
- American Society of Criminology Conference. SEX OFFENDER LEGISLATION:
INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIES, San Diego, CA,
November, 1997.
- Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference. CHAIR: COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS. Chicago, ILL, September 25-27, 1996.
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, USE OF FORCE:
A COMPARISON OF POLICING AND CORRECTIONS, with Albritton, J.,
Louisville,
Kentucky,
1997.
- American Society of Criminology Conference. FEMALE CORRECTIONAL
OFFICERS AND PRISONER PRIVACY, with Rand, Katherine. Chicago,
Illinois, November,
1996.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, NOT IN MY BACKYARD: LOCAL EFFORTS TO STOP THE BUILDING OF A PRISON, Las Vegas, NV, March, 12-16, 1996.
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, A COMPARATIVE
LOOK AT THE OCCUPATIONAL CULTURES OF POLICING AND CORRECTIONAL
WORK, with
Manning,
P.K.,
Boston, MA, March, 1995.
- Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference, DISCUSSANT,
STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION, Chicago, ILL, October, 1995.
- American Society of Criminology Conference. A MULTI-METHOD APPROACH
TO THE STUDY OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TYPES, Miami, FL, November,
1994.
- Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference, JOB SATISFACTION
AMONG CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AT A LOCAL FACILITY, with Katz, Andra.
Chicago, ILL,
October, 1993.
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, AN EXPLORATION
OF THE USE OF ETHNOGRAPHY IN CORRECTIONAL RESEARCH, with Andra
Katz,
Kansas
City, MO,
March, 1993.
- Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference. PROFESSIONALIZATION: IS IT THE CURE-ALL FOR WHAT 'AILS" THE CORRECTIONS OFFICER? Chicago, ILL, October, 1989.
Professional Memberships
- International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders,
2002
- National Association for Women in Higher Education, 2002
- National Criminal Justice Association, 1998-present
- Pi Gamma MU International Honor Society, 1998-present
- Phi Beta Kappa -Zeta Chapter - 1998-present
- American Correctional Association, 1994-present
- Wisconsin Correctional Association, 1994-present
- Midwestern Criminal Justice Society, 1989-present
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 1989-present
- American Society of Criminology, 1989-present
Grant Awards
- 1999-2000 Principal Investigator, Analysis of Profiles
and Dispositions of Sex Offender Undergoing Polygraph Examinations.
Phase One. Wisconsin
Department of Corrections, $14,182.00
- 1997-1998 Co-Principal Investigator, Impact Assessment of
the Sex Offender Community Notification Law on Wisconsin
Communities:
Research
for Improving
Law Enforcement and Correctional Responses. National Institute
of Justice; $49,500.00
- 2003 Course Development. Community Corrections: Rehabilitation,
Reentry, and Reintegration. Marquette University Core Curriculum
Development
Grant, $3,500.
2003 Course Development. URBAN CRIME POLICY. Marquette University Institute for Urban Life, $3,500.
Editorial Positions
- 2000-2002 Editorial Board. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY
1999-2000 Publications Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. 1998-1999 Editorial Board, GREENHAVEN PRESS
1997-2000 Editorial Board, JOURNAL OF CRIME AND JUSTICE
1996-1997 Faculty Paper Award Committee, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association
DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES - 2003 College: Curriculum Development & Assessment Committee (CDAC)
- 2001 University: Women's
Chair in Humanistic Studies Selection Committee
2001 University: Gender Equity Implementation Task Force Co-chair. - 2000 University: College
of Arts & Sciences Advising Committee.
College of Professional Studies Advisory Board - 2000 Departmental: Advisory Committee, Bylaws Committee, CRLS Faculty Search Committee, Internship Committee, Criminology and Law Major Committee (Chair)
- 1999 University: College
of Professional Studies Advisory Board
Departmental: Advisory Committee, Bylaws Committee, CRLS Faculty Search
Committee, Internship Committee, Criminology and Law Major Committee
1998 Departmental: Advisory Committee, CRLS Program Liaison; Bylaws Committee
University: College of Professional Studies Advisory Board, Members in
Course Committee, Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta Chapter - 1997 University: College
of Professional Studies Advisory Board
Department: CRLS Part-time Faculty Search Committee (chair)
1996 University: Women's Advisory Council - 1995 University: McNair Program Mentor
- 1994 Departmental: CRLS Outstanding Criminology Student Award Committee (1994-present), CRLS Student Leadership Award Committee (1994-present)
Community Committees
- 2001 President, Executive
Board, Wisconsin Correctional Services
- 2000 Vice-President Executive Board, Wisconsin Correctional Services
- 2000 University Liaison, Wisconsin Victims Assistance Academy, Wisconsin Department
of Justice
- 2000 Board Member, Ozaukee County Jail Literacy Project
- 1998- Executive Board Member, Wisconsin Correctional Service
- 1998-1999 Program Evaluation Committee, Wisconsin Correctional Services
- 1997-1998 Asha Family Services Domestic Violence Project
Social and Cultural Sciences Majors
Check out our suggested curriculum for our four majors:• Anthropology
• Criminology and Law Studies
• Social and Welfare Justice
• Sociology
