Wendy Hicks - Scholarly Activities
Course Taught:
- CRJU-C235, Police & Society
- CRJU-C260, Statistics in Criminal Justice
- CRJU-C300, Research Methods
- CRJU-C365, Program Planning & Evaluation
- CRJU-C494, Liability Issues in Policing
- CRJU-C794, Graduate Statistics
- CRJU-C805, Program Planning, Implementation & Evaluation
- CRJU-C894, Criminal Justice Seminar
Specialty/Interest Areas:
- White Supremacy & Skinhead Nation
- Law Enforcement Administration
- Vehicular Pursuits
- Maritime Security
- Educational Assessment & Accelerated Learning Programs in Higher Education
Publications:
- “Police Vehicular Pursuits: Constitutionality, Liability and Negligence”. Charles C. Thomas Publishers.
- Law Enforcement Executive Forum, Vol. 7(2), 2007, “Hurricane Katrina: Law Enforcement, Social Disorganization, and the Altruistic Community: An Ethnographic Study”.
- Justice Policy Journal, vol. 3(2), 2006: “The System-Wide Effects of Capital Punishment on the American Criminal Justice System: The Use of Computer Modeling in Death Penalty Research”.
Conferences attended:
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, Seattle, WA - "Improving Instruction and Curriculum in Criminal Justice Education: The Use of Exit Surveys to Facilitate Growth”, March 13-17, 2007
University Service:
- Fall 2007 – Spring 2008
= Search Committee for Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
= College of Social Science Curriculum Committee
= Course Development Faculty & Development Committee
= University Admissions & Standards Policy Committee
= Faculty advisor for Lambda Upsilon Nu Chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association
= Faculty advisor for the Loyola University Sailing Club
- Fall 2006 – Spring 2007
= Biever Guest Lectures Committee (3 year appointment)
= College of Social Science Curriculum Committee
= Library liaison for Department of Criminal Justice
= Loyola University representative for Delgado Community College connection
= Internship Coordinator Department of Criminal Justice
= Assistant in Collegiate Learning Assessment Loyola University Office of the Provost