William Holmes

Ph.D., Sociology, Ohio State University

Visiting Associate Professor, Criminal Justice & Human Services and the Masters in Human Services

Office: W-4-144-31

Phone number: 617-287-7328

William.Holmes@umb.edu

 

Professor Holmes has been teaching undergraduate courses in criminal justice and human services at CPCS since 1992. His work includes research and publishing in family violence, capital punishment, and social services to children and families. He has served as an officer in professional associations and his research has been recognized by the American Sociological Association and the U.S. Department of Justice.

 

Recent Publications :

2001 Family Abuse: Consequences, Theories, and Responses . Allyn & Bacon publishers. With Calvin Larsen and Sylvia Mignon.

 

2001 “Wrongful Conviction and Sentences to Capital Punishment.” Chapter in Wrongfully Convicted , edited by Saundra Westerveldt and John Humphrey. Rutgers University Press.

 

2001 “Environmental Contributors to Behavioral Outcomes in Alzheimer's Special Care Units.” Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences . With John Zeisel, Joan Hyde, and Nina Silverstein.

 

 

Evaluates the following competencies:

•  Social Research

•  Legal and Moral Dilemmas in Criminal Justice

•  Applying Theory to Practice in Criminal Justice

•  Innovations in Police Policy and Management

•  Corrections

•  Information Technology for Planning and Management

 

Links:

Visit William Holmes' homepage http://www.faculty.umb.edu/william_holmes/