Charles J. Corley, Ph.D.  School of Criminal Justice

Contact Information:

Office Location:  522 Baker Hall
Office Phone:  517/353-5225
E-mail: corley@msu.edu
Departmental Fax:  517/432-1787
Departmental Mailing Address:
        School of Criminal Justice
        Michigan State University
        504 Baker Hall
        East Lansing, MI 48824-1118

 
EDUCATION:

Ph.D.    Bowling Green State University, Ohio (1986)
            Major Area: Social Psychology of the Family
            Minor Area: Demography

M.A.    Bowling Green State University, Ohio (1984)
            Major Area: Criminology

B.A.    Hampton Institute, Virginia (1981)
           Major Area: Sociology/Social Work

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Marital conflict and disruption, family violence, alchohol and drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, police policy issues, and teenage pregnancy.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS:

Research Associate (with Timothy Bynum) for Dispropotionate Representation of Female and Minority Youth.  January 1991 - February 1993.  Grant funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention & Michigan Office of Criminal Justice.

"Minority Perceptions of Alcohol" with Robert L. Perry, to be submitted to Social Research.

COURSES TAUGHT:

Introduction to Sociology, Race Relations, Sociology of Sport, Black History, The Urban Ghetto, Corrections, Research Utilization, Criminology, Criminal Justice, The Family, The Black Athlete, Introduction to Ethnic Studies, and Research Methodology.

POSITIONS HELD:

Academic Positions

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
January, 1990 - Present

Assistant Professor of Sociology
Winthrop College,
1986 - 1989

Teaching Fellow, Bowling Green State University,
1983 - 1986

Graduate Assistant, Bowling Green State Universtiy,
1981-1983

Non-academic Positions

Lucas County Court Intake Officer, Toledo,
1982-1984

Technical Assistant, Lucas County Criminal Justice Training
Academy, Toledo, 1982 (Internship)

Juvenile Supervisor, Less Secure Detention Facility,
Hampton, 1980-81

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Payne, Dennis and Charles Corley (under review) "Correlates of the Failure of Police Officers to Report Pursuits." submitted to the
        Journal of Criminal Justice.

Corley, Charles J. (in press).  Delinquents on Delinquency by Arnold P. Goldstein. A book review submitted to the Criminal Justice
        Review.

Corley, Charles J. and A. Yvonne Woods (1991). "Socioeconomic, Sociodemographic and Attitudinal Correlates of the Tempo of
        Divorce." Journal of Divorce and Remarriage.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

"Socioeconomic, Sociodemographic and Attitudinal Correlates of the Tempo of Divorce" with A. Yvonne Woods in Craig A. Everett (edition) The Consequences of Divorce: Economic and Custodial Impact on Children and Adults.

Corley, Charles J., (1990). "Recognizing the truth about Black families: An introspective evaluation." Solicited article for The State of Black South Carolina. Published by the Columbia Urban League.
 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:

Ad Hoc Reviewer, Social Problems
Ad Hoc Reviewer, McMillan Publishing Company
Ad Hoc Reviewer, Criminal Justice Review
Chairperson Bylaws Committee of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association (1991)
Program Committee member, of the Midwest Criminal Justice Association (1991)

SELECTED AWARDS:

1992    Lilly Endowment Teaching Fellowship, Michigan State University
            School of Criminal Justice with Dr. Merry Morash as mentor.

1991    Michigan State University National and International Curriculum
            Diversity Development Grant.
 

E-mail Dr. Corley at corley@msu.edu