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Mahesh K. Nalla, Ph.D.

Contact Information:

Office Location: 560 Baker Hall

Office Phone: 517/355-2197

E-mail: nalla@msu.edu

Departmental Fax: 517/432-1787

Mailing Address:

School of Criminal Justice

Michigan State University

504 Baker Hall

East Lansing, MI 48824-1118

PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:

Title:

	Professor
	Director, Graduate Studies
	Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

Ph.D	Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany
M.A.	Criminal Justice, State University of New York at Albany
M.A.	Social Work, Andhra University, India
B.Com	(Business) Andhra University, India

RESEARCH INTERESTS

	Private Security, Public Law Enforcement, and nontraditional policing
	Gender and crime (domestic violence); Workplace Violence
	Current research projects include, public perceptions of private security, the relationship between private security and public law enforcement, and security in the emerging markets.

TEACHING INTERESTS:

Currently teaches advanced courses in Criminology; Security Management and Security Administration; Contemporary Issues in Comparative Criminal Justice; and, Organized Crime.
Graduate Courses Taught on the Web-based Interactive Internet via Virtual University of Michigan State University: Security Management, Security Administration, Theoretical Issues in Comparative Criminal Justice, and, Comparative Criminal Justice: Organized Crime, Terrorism.

PUBLISHED RESEARCH:

In the area of Private Policing/Security:

2005
Nalla, Mahesh K. “Assessing Corporate Security Department's Internal Relationships and Linkages with Other Business Functions." Journal of Security
Education 1(1):29-40.

2005 Kooi, Brandon and Mahesh K. Nalla “ Impact of Introductory Courses on Criminal Justice Students’ Career Choices.” Journal of Security Education 1(1):41-55.

2004 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Sylvia S. Lim. “Assessing the relationship of Organizational Culture and Private Security Officer's perceptions of Police and Auxiliary Police Officers in Singapore.” Asian Policing, 2(1):29-53.

2004 MEŠKO, Gorazd, NALLA, Mahesh, SOTLAR, Andrej. Mnenje študentov o ciljih in naravi zasebnega varovanja v Sloveniji (Preliminary analysis of students’ opinions on goals and nature of private security in Slovenia). Varstvoslovje (Slovenian Journal of Policing and Security Studies), Nov. 2004, letn. 6, št. 3, str. 216-224.

2004 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Eui-Gab Hwang “Assessing Professionalism, Goals, Image, and Nature of Private Police in South Korea.” Asian Policing, 2(1):104-121.

2003 Hummer, Don and Mahesh Nalla “Modeling Future Relations Between the public and private sectors of law enforcement. Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law, and Society 16(2):87-96.

2003 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Cedrick Heraux “Assessing Goals and Functions of Private
Police.” Journal of Criminal Justice. 31(3): 237-247.

2003 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Cedrick Heraux “Assessing Goals and Functions of Private
Police.” Journal of Criminal Justice. (In Print)

2003 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Sylvia S. Lim “Students’ Perceptions of Private Police in
Singapore.” Asian Policing 1(1):27-47.

2002
Nalla, Mahesh K. “Security Practices and Internal Relations with Busienss
Functions in Manufacturing and Financial Companies. Pp.279-290. In Robert
McCrie (Ed.). Reading in Security Management: Principles and Practices.
Alexandria, VA: ASIS.

2002 Nalla, Mahesh K. “Private Security and Industrial Security.” Encyclopedia of
Crime and Justice, edited by Joshua Dressler, Editor in Chief. New York:
Macmillan. Volume 3: 1108-1114.

2002 Nalla, Mahesh K. “Common Practices and Functions of Corporate Security: A
Comparison of Chemical, Financial, Manufacturing, Service, and Utility
Industries.” Journal of Security Administration 25(1):33-46.

2002 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Merry A. Morash “Assessing the Scope of Corporate
Security: Common Practices and Relationships with Other Business Functions.”
Security Journal 15(3):7-19.

2001 Nalla, Mahesh K. “Designing an Introductory Survey Course in Private Security.”
Journal of Criminal Justice Education 12(1):35-52.

1999 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Don Hummer "Assessing Strategies for Improving Law Enforcement/ Security Relationships: Implications for Community Policing." International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 23(2): 227-239.

1999 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Don Hummer "Relations Between Police Officers Security Professionals: A Study of Perceptions." Security Journal 12: 31-40.

1998 Nalla, Mahesh K. "Opportunities in an Emerging Market." Security Journal 10(1): 15-21.

1997 Nalla, Mahesh K. Merry A. Morash, Barbara Vitaratos, and Scott Lindhal "A Study of Security Challenges and Practices in Emerging Markets." Security Journal 8(3): 247-253.

1996 Nalla, Mahesh K., Vincent J. Hoffman, and Kenneth E. Christian "Security Guards: Perceptions of their Relationships with Police Officers and the Public in Singapore." Security Journal 7(4): 281-286.

1996 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Vincent J. Hoffman "Security Training Needs: A Study of the Perceptions of Security Guards in Singapore." Security Journal 7(4): 287-293.

1996 Nalla, Mahesh K., Merry A. Morash, Barbara Vitaratos, and Tracy O'Connell, "Benchmarking Study of Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Programs." Security Journal, 7(2): 89-99.

1996 Nalla, Mahesh K., Kenneth E. Christian, Merry A. Morash, and Pamela Schram "Security Practitioners' Perceptions of Undergraduate Curriculum." Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 7(l): 79-97.

1995 Nalla, Mahesh K., Kenneth E. Christian, Merry A. Morash, and Pamela Schram "Hiring Preferences of Security Professionals: A National Survey." Journal of Security Administration, 18(2): 29-38.

1995 Nalla, Mahesh K., Kenneth B. Christian, Merry A. Morash, and Pamela Schram "Executive Training Needs: A National Survey of Security Professionals." Journal of Security Administration, 18(2): 29-38.

1995 Nalla, Mahesh K., Kenneth E. Christian, Merry A. Morash, and Pamela Schram "Practitioners' Perceptions of Graduate Curriculum in Security Education." Security Journal, 6(2): 93-99.

1994 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Graeme R. Newman. "Is White-Collar Policing, Policing?" Policing and Society, 3: 303-318.

1991 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Graeme R. Newman. "Public Versus Private Control: A Reassessment." Journal of Criminal Justice, 19(6): 537-547.

1990 Nalla, Mahesh and Graeme Newman. A Primer in Private Security. N.Y.: Harrow & Heston.

In the area of Policing and Social Control

1998	Leiber, Michael J., Mahesh K. Nalla, and Margaret Farnworth "Attitudes of White and Minority Delinquent Youth Toward Police: An Examination of the Intervening Effects of Delinquent Youth." *Justice Quarterly* 15(1): 151-173.
1997	Nalla, Mahesh K., Michael J. Lynch, and Michael J. Leiber. "Determinants of Police Growth in Phoenix, 1950-1988." *Justice Quarterly* 14(1): 115-143.
1994	Leiber, Michael J., Margaret Farnworth, Katherine Jamieson, and Mahesh K. Nalla. "Bridging the Gender Gap in Criminology: Liberation and Gender-Specific Strain Effects on Delinquency." *Sociological Inquiry*, 64(1): 56-68.
1992	Nalla, Mahesh K. "Perspectives on the Growth of Police Bureaucracies, 1948-1984: An Examination of Three Perspectives." *Policing and Society*, 3: 51-61.
1992	Leiber, Michael J., Margaret Farnworth, and Mahesh K. Nalla. "The Practice of Restraint Within a Hospital Setting Before and After Reform." *Wisconsin Sociologist*, 29(1): 4-14.

In the area of International and Comparative CJ

2002	Beeman, Mark, and Mahesh K. Nalla “The Role of Media in the Social Construction of Violence” Pp.27-55 in Facets of Crime and Violence: An Interdisciplinary Perspective In edited by V.S.Bose and K. Radhakrishna Murthy. Visakhapatnam, India: Andhra University Press.
1999	Alvarez, Alexander, Mahesh K. Nalla, and Ronet Bachman "Mexican American Homicide in Phoenix: A Comparative and Descriptive Analysis." *International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice* 23 (1): 25-43.
1998	Nalla, Mahesh K. (Primary drafter) Report of the United Nations Secretary General Criminal Justice Reform and Strengthening of Legal Institutions: Measures to Regulate Firearms. Commission of Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, *United Nations Economic and Social Council* E/Cn.15/1998/4).
1996	Nalla, Mahesh K. "Criminal Justice System in Singapore." in the World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems, Edited by Graeme Newman. Prepared for the World Factbook of Criminal Justice Systems under Bureau of Justice Statistics (Grant No.90-BJ-CX-0002). http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/pub/bjs/ascii/wfbcjsin.txt
1996	Nalla, Mahesh K. "A Pilot Database on International Crime Control Methods Through Treaties and Conventions." The UN Office at Vienna, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Division, Vienna, Austria. http://www.ifs.univie.ac.at/~uncjin/extradit/extindx.htm
1995	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Alexander Alvarez. "The Many Faces of Violence: A Theoretical and Statistical Analysis of Homicides, Suicides, and Motor Vehicle Fatalities." *International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice*, 19 (l&2):19-31.
1994	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Graeme R. Newman. "Crime in the U.S. and the Former U.S.S.R.: A Comparison of Crime Trends From the Third U.N. Survey." *International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice* l8(1): 85-94.
1991	Beeman, Mark and Mahesh K. Nalla. "Corporate Violence: The Case of Transnational Corporations." International Journal of Humanities and Peace, 8(3): 21-25.
1990	Newman, Graeme R. and Mahesh K. Nalla. "Regional Report of the Third World Crime Survey: Canada," p.133-142, in Criminal Justice Systems in Europe and North America, (Ed.) by Ken Peace and Kristiin Hukkila, No.17. Helsinki, Finland: HEUNI Affiliated with the United Nations.
1989	Lynch, Michael J., Mahesh K. Nalla, and Keith W. Miller. "Crosscultural Perceptions of Deviance: The Case of Bhopal." *Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency*, 26(1): 7-35.

Other CJ topics:

2003 Corley, Charles, Mahesh K. Nalla, Vincent Hoffman. “Corrections Personnel Respond to Educational Issues. “ Corrections Compendium 28(2):7-9,25-28.

1996 Nalla, Mahesh K. and Charles Corley "Race and Criminal Justice: Employment of Minorities in the Criminal Justice System." Pp.139-155 In Michael J. Lynch and E. Britt Patterson (Eds) Justice With Prejudice: Race and Criminal Justice. New York: Harrow and Heston.

1993 Leiber, Michael J., Keith Crew, Mary Wacker, and Mahesh Nalla. "A Comparison of Transfer and Nontransfer Students Majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice." Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 4(1): 133-152.

1989 Nalla, Mahesh K., Michael 3. Lynch, and Graeme R. Newman. "Crime in America: From Street to the Suites." The Justice Professional, 4(2): 223-256.

Funded Research:

2000	Impact of Technology on Police Investigations: Assessing Organizational Reallocation of Resources. DBX Corporation ($50,000).

E-mail Dr. Nalla at nalla@msu.edu

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2005	Nalla, Mahesh K. “Assessing Corporate Security Department's Internal Relationships and Linkages with Other Business Functions." Journal of Security Education 1(1):29-40.
2005	Kooi, Brandon and Mahesh K. Nalla “ Impact of Introductory Courses on Criminal Justice Students’ Career Choices.” Journal of Security Education 1(1):41-55.
2004	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Sylvia S. Lim. “Assessing the relationship of Organizational Culture and Private Security Officer's perceptions of Police and Auxiliary Police Officers in Singapore.” Asian Policing, 2(1):29-53.
2004	MEŠKO, Gorazd, NALLA, Mahesh, SOTLAR, Andrej. Mnenje študentov o ciljih in naravi zasebnega varovanja v Sloveniji (Preliminary analysis of students’ opinions on goals and nature of private security in Slovenia). Varstvoslovje (Slovenian Journal of Policing and Security Studies), Nov. 2004, letn. 6, št. 3, str. 216-224.
2004	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Eui-Gab Hwang “Assessing Professionalism, Goals, Image, and Nature of Private Police in South Korea.” Asian Policing, 2(1):104-121.
2003	Hummer, Don and Mahesh Nalla “Modeling Future Relations Between the public and private sectors of law enforcement. Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law, and Society 16(2):87-96.
2003	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Cedrick Heraux “Assessing Goals and Functions of Private Police.” Journal of Criminal Justice. 31(3): 237-247.
2003	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Cedrick Heraux “Assessing Goals and Functions of Private Police.” Journal of Criminal Justice. (In Print)
2003	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Sylvia S. Lim “Students’ Perceptions of Private Police in Singapore.” Asian Policing 1(1):27-47.
2002	Nalla, Mahesh K. “Security Practices and Internal Relations with Busienss Functions in Manufacturing and Financial Companies. Pp.279-290. In Robert McCrie (Ed.). Reading in Security Management: Principles and Practices. Alexandria, VA: ASIS.
2002	Nalla, Mahesh K. “Private Security and Industrial Security.” Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice, edited by Joshua Dressler, Editor in Chief. New York: Macmillan. Volume 3: 1108-1114.
2002	Nalla, Mahesh K. “Common Practices and Functions of Corporate Security: A Comparison of Chemical, Financial, Manufacturing, Service, and Utility Industries.” Journal of Security Administration 25(1):33-46.
2002	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Merry A. Morash “Assessing the Scope of Corporate Security: Common Practices and Relationships with Other Business Functions.” Security Journal 15(3):7-19.
2001	Nalla, Mahesh K. “Designing an Introductory Survey Course in Private Security.” Journal of Criminal Justice Education 12(1):35-52.
1999	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Don Hummer "Assessing Strategies for Improving Law Enforcement/ Security Relationships: Implications for Community Policing." International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice 23(2): 227-239.
1999	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Don Hummer "Relations Between Police Officers Security Professionals: A Study of Perceptions." Security Journal 12: 31-40.
1998	Nalla, Mahesh K. "Opportunities in an Emerging Market." Security Journal 10(1): 15-21.
1997	Nalla, Mahesh K. Merry A. Morash, Barbara Vitaratos, and Scott Lindhal "A Study of Security Challenges and Practices in Emerging Markets." Security Journal 8(3): 247-253.
1996	Nalla, Mahesh K., Vincent J. Hoffman, and Kenneth E. Christian "Security Guards: Perceptions of their Relationships with Police Officers and the Public in Singapore." Security Journal 7(4): 281-286.
1996	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Vincent J. Hoffman "Security Training Needs: A Study of the Perceptions of Security Guards in Singapore." *Security Journal* 7(4): 287-293.
1996	Nalla, Mahesh K., Merry A. Morash, Barbara Vitaratos, and Tracy O'Connell, "Benchmarking Study of Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Programs." Security Journal, 7(2): 89-99.
1996	Nalla, Mahesh K., Kenneth E. Christian, Merry A. Morash, and Pamela Schram "Security Practitioners' Perceptions of Undergraduate Curriculum." Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 7(l): 79-97.
1995	Nalla, Mahesh K., Kenneth E. Christian, Merry A. Morash, and Pamela Schram "Hiring Preferences of Security Professionals: A National Survey." Journal of Security Administration, 18(2): 29-38.
1995	Nalla, Mahesh K., Kenneth B. Christian, Merry A. Morash, and Pamela Schram "Executive Training Needs: A National Survey of Security Professionals." Journal of Security Administration, 18(2): 29-38.
1995	Nalla, Mahesh K., Kenneth E. Christian, Merry A. Morash, and Pamela Schram "Practitioners' Perceptions of Graduate Curriculum in Security Education." Security Journal, 6(2): 93-99.
1994	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Graeme R. Newman. "Is White-Collar Policing, Policing?" Policing and Society, 3: 303-318.
1991	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Graeme R. Newman. "Public Versus Private Control: A Reassessment." Journal of Criminal Justice, 19(6): 537-547.
1990	Nalla, Mahesh and Graeme Newman. A Primer in Private Security. N.Y.: Harrow & Heston.

2003	Corley, Charles, Mahesh K. Nalla, Vincent Hoffman. “Corrections Personnel Respond to Educational Issues. “ Corrections Compendium 28(2):7-9,25-28.
1996	Nalla, Mahesh K. and Charles Corley "Race and Criminal Justice: Employment of Minorities in the Criminal Justice System." Pp.139-155 In Michael J. Lynch and E. Britt Patterson (Eds) *Justice With Prejudice: Race and Criminal Justice.* New York: Harrow and Heston.
1993	Leiber, Michael J., Keith Crew, Mary Wacker, and Mahesh Nalla. "A Comparison of Transfer and Nontransfer Students Majoring in Criminology and Criminal Justice." *Journal of Criminal Justice Education*, 4(1): 133-152.
1989	Nalla, Mahesh K., Michael 3. Lynch, and Graeme R. Newman. "Crime in America: From Street to the Suites." *The Justice Professional*, 4(2): 223-256.