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Michael D. White, Ph.D.
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Arizona State University
411 N Central Ave Suite 600, mail code 4420
Phoenix, AZ 85004-0685
Phone: (602) 496-2351
[email protected]
Winter 2015
EDUCATION:
Moravian College
B.A. in Criminal Justice
Magna Cum Laude
May 1992
Temple University
Ph.D. in Criminal Justice
August 1999
CURRENT POSITION:
Arizona State University
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Professor: August 2014- Current
Associate Professor: August 2008 – July 2014
Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Arizona State University
Associate Director: August 2009 – Current
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration
Associate Professor: January 2007- August 2008
Assistant Professor: August 2003- December 2006
Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation Center (CJREC)
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Deputy Director: August 2004- August 2008
Senior Research Associate: October 2003 – August 2004
University of North Florida
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice
Assistant Professor: July 2001- August 2003
Crime and Justice Research Institute (CJRI)
Research Associate: January 1994 – July 2001
Northampton County (PA) Sheriff’s Department
Deputy Sheriff: February 1992 – December 1993
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BOOKS:
Kane, Robert J. and White, Michael D. (2013). Jammed Up: Bad cops, police
misconduct, and the New York City Police Department. New York University
Press (NYU).
Rice, Stephen and White, Michael D. (Eds.) (2010). Race, ethnicity and policing: New
and essential readings. New York: New York University Press (NYU).
White, Michael D. (2007). Current issues and controversies in policing. Boston: Allyn
and Bacon/Pearson.
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES:
*Indicates paper published with a graduate student.
2015
White, Michael D; Ready, Justin T.; Kane, Robert J.; Yamashiro, Carl T.; Goldsworthy,
Sharon; and Bond McClain, Darya (forthcoming). Examining cognitive
functioning following TASER exposure: A randomized controlled trial. Applied
Cognitive Psychology.
2014
White, Michael D. (2014). The New York City Police Department, its crime-control
strategies and organizational changes, 1970-2009. Justice Quarterly, 31 (1): 74-95
(Special issue on the New York City crime decline).
*White, Michael D.; Ready, Justin T.; Kane, Robert J.; and Dario, Lisa (2014).
Examining the effects of the TASER on cognitive functioning: Findings from a
pilot study with police recruits. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 10 (3):
267-290.
Cooper, Jonathon A.; White, Michael D.; Ward, Kyle; Raganella, Anthony J.; and
Saunders, Jessica (2014). Exploring the nexus of officer race/ethnicity, sex
and job satisfaction: The case of the NYPD. Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law
& Society, 15 (2): 43-59.
Mulvey, Philip and White, Michael D. (2014). The potential for violence in arrests of
persons with mental illness. Policing: An International Journal of Police
Strategies and Management, 37 (2): 404-419.
2013
White, Michael D. and Kane, Robert J. (2013). Pathways to career-ending police
misconduct: An examination of patterns, timing and organizational responses to
officer malfeasance in the NYPD. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 40 (11): 1301
-1325.
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White, Michael D. and Katz, Charles M. (2013). Policing convenience store crime:
Lessons from the Glendale, Arizona Smart Policing Initiative. Police Quarterly,
16 (3): 305-322. Special Issue on the Smart Policing Initiative (edited by Michael
D. White and Charles M. Katz).
*White, Michael D.; Ready, Justin; Riggs, Courtney; Dawes, Donald M.; Hinz, Andrew;
& Ho, Jeffrey D. (2013). An incident-level profile of TASER device deployments
in arrest-related deaths. Police Quarterly, 16 (1): 85-112.
Summarized in Annals of Emergency Medicine (October 2012), 60 (4), S33-34.
2012
White, Michael D. and Klinger, David. (2012). “Contagious fire?” An empirical
assessment of the “problem” of multi-shooter/multi-shot deadly force incidents in
police work. Crime and Delinquency, 58 (2): 196-221.
*White, Michael D.; Mulvey, Philip; Fox, Andrew; and Choate, David (2012). A hero’s
welcome? Exploring the prevalence and problems of military veterans in the
arrestee population. Justice Quarterly, 29(2): 258-286.
*White, Michael D., Saunders, Jessica, Fisher, Christopher, and Mellow, Jeff (2012).
Exploring inmate reentry in a local jail setting: Implications for outreach, service
use and recidivism. Crime and Delinquency, 58 (1): 124-146.
2011
*White, Michael D.; Mellow, Jeff; Englander, Kristin; and Ruffinengo, Marc (2011).
Halfway Back: An Alternative to Revocation for Technical Parole Violators.
Criminal Justice Policy Review, 22 (2): 140-166.
*Katz, Charles M.; Fox, Andrew M.; and White, Michael D. (2011). Assessing the
relationship between immigration status and drug use. Justice Quarterly, 28 (4):
541-575.
Ready, Justin and White, Michael D. (2011). Exploring Patterns of TASER Use by the
Police: An Officer-Level Analysis. Journal of Crime and Justice, 34 (3): 190-204.
2010
White, Michael D. (2010). Jim Longstreet, Mike Marshall and the lost art of policing skid
row. Criminology and Public Policy, 9 (4): 883-896.
*White, Michael D.; Cooper, Jon; Saunders, Jessica; and Raganella, Anthony J. (2010).
Motivations for becoming a police officer: Re-assessing officer attitudes and job
satisfaction after six years on the street. Journal of Criminal Justice, 38 (4): 520530.
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White, Michael D. and Ready, Justin (2010). The impact of the TASER on suspect
resistance: Identifying predictors of effectiveness. Crime and Delinquency, 56 (1):
70-102.
*Kenney, Dennis, White, Michael D., and Ruffinengo, Marc. (2010). Expanding the role
of patrol in criminal investigations: Houston’s investigative first responder
project. Police Quarterly, 13 (2): 136-160.
2009
White, Michael D. and Ready, Justin (2009). Examining fatal and nonfatal incidents
involving the TASER: Identifying predictors of suspect death reported in the
media. Criminology and Public Policy, 8 (4): 865-891.
Kane, Robert J. and White, Michael D. (2009). Bad cops: A study of career-ending
misconduct among New York City police officers. Criminology and Public
Policy, 8 (4), 737-769.
Reprinted in Blacks behind bars: African-Americans, policing, and the prison
boom (2014). Ray Von Robertson (editor), Cognella Publishing.
*Schroeder, David A. and White, Michael D. (2009). Exploring the use of DNA evidence
in homicide investigations: Implications for detective work and case clearance.
Police Quarterly, 12(3), 319-342.
2008
White, Michael D. (2008). Identifying good cops early: Predicting recruit performance in
the academy. Police Quarterly, 11 (1), 27-49.
*White, Michael D. and Fisher, Christopher (2008). Assessing our knowledge of identity
theft: The challenges to effective prevention and control efforts. Criminal Justice
Policy Review, 19 (1), 3-24.
*White, Michael D. and Escobar, Gipsy (2008). Making good cops in the 21st century:
Emerging issues for the effective recruitment, selection and training of police in
the United States and abroad. International Review of Law Computers and
Technology, 22 (102), 119-134.
White, Michael D. and Terry, Karen (2008). Child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church:
Revisiting the rotten apples explanation. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35 (5),
658-678.
*Ready, Justin, White, Michael D. and Fisher, Christopher (2008). Shock value: A
comparative analysis of news reports and official police records on TASER
deployments. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and
Management. 31 (1), 148-170.
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2007
White, Michael D. and Ready, Justin (2007). The TASER as a less-lethal force
alternative: Findings on use and effectiveness in a large metropolitan police
agency. Police Quarterly, 10 (2), 170-191.
Summarized in Criminal Justice Research Reports (September 2007), 9(1), 6-7.
2006
White, Michael D. (2006). Hitting the Target (or not): Comparing characteristics of fatal,
injurious and non-injurious police shootings. Police Quarterly, 9 (3), 303-330.
*White, Michael D., Galietta, Michele, and Escobar, Gypsy (2006). Technology-driven
literacy programs as a tool for re-connecting incarcerated mothers and their
children: Assessing their need and viability in a federal prison. Justice Policy
Journal, 3(1), 1-20.
White, Michael D., Goldkamp, John S., and Robinson, Jennifer B. (2006). Acupuncture
in drug treatment: Exploring its role and impact on participant behavior in the
drug court setting. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 2, 45-65.
White, Michael D., Goldkamp, John S. & Campbell, Suzanne P. (2006). Co-occurring
mental illness and substance abuse in the criminal justice system: Some
implications for local jurisdictions. The Prison Journal, 86 (3), 1-26.
Goldkamp, John S. and White, Michael D. (2006). Restoring accountability in pretrial
release: The Philadelphia pretrial release supervision experiments. Journal of
Experimental Criminology, 2, 143-181.
2005
White, Michael D. and Hallett, Michael (2005). Revisiting Anomalous Outcome Data
from the “Breaking the Cycle” Program in Jacksonville. Journal of Offender
Rehabilitation, 42 (1), 1-22.
White, Michael D., Campbell, Suzanne P., & Goldkamp, John S. (2005). Beyond
mandatory arrest: Developing a comprehensive response to domestic violence.
Police Practice and Research: an International Journal, 6 (3), 261-278.
*White, Michael D., Fisher, Christopher, Hadfield, Karyn, Saunders, Jessica and
Williams, Lisa (2005). Measuring organizational capacity among agencies serving
the poor: Implications for achieving organizational effectiveness. Justice Policy
Journal, 2 (2) 1-39.
2004
Raganella, Anthony J. and White, Michael D. (2004). Race, gender and motivation for
becoming a police officer: Implications for building a representative police
department. Journal of Criminal Justice, 32, 501-513.
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2003
White, Michael D. (2003). Examining the impact of external influences on police use of
deadly force over time. Evaluation Review, 27 (1), 50-78.
White, Michael D., Fyfe, James J., Campbell, Suzanne P., & Goldkamp, John S. (2003).
The police role in preventing homicide: Considering the impact of problemoriented policing on the prevalence of murder. Journal of Research in Crime and
Delinquency, 40 (2), 194-225.
2002
White, Michael D. (2002). Identifying situational predictors of police shootings using
multivariate analysis. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and
Management, 25 (4), 726-751.
2001
White, Michael D. (2001). Controlling police decisions to use deadly force: Reexamining the importance of administrative policy. Crime and Delinquency, 47
(1), 131-151.
White, Michael D., Fyfe, James J., Campbell, Suzanne P., & Goldkamp, John S. (2001).
The school- police partnership: Identifying at-risk youth through a truant recovery
program. Evaluation Review, 25 (5), 507-532.
Goldkamp, John S., White, Michael D., & Robinson, Jennifer B. (2001). Context and
change: the evolution of pioneering drug courts in Portland and Las Vegas (19911998). Law and Policy, 23 (2), 141-170.
Goldkamp, John S., White, Michael D., & Robinson, Jennifer B. (2001). Do drug courts
work? Getting inside the drug court black box. Journal of Drug Issues, 31 (1), 2772.
2000
White, Michael D. (2000). Assessing the impact of administrative policy on use of
deadly force by on- and off-duty police. Evaluation Review, 24 (3), 295-318.
BOOK CHAPTERS AND PEER REVIEWED MONOGRAPHS:
2015
White, Michael D. (2015). Body-worn cameras as a solution for the split-second
syndrome. Translational Criminology, spring issue, p. 8.
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2014
White, Michael D. (2014). Restraint and technology: Exploring police use of the
TASER through the Diffusion of Innovation framework. In Oxford handbook on
police and policing. Michael D. Reisig and Robert J. Kane (Eds.). pp. 280-301.
Oxford: Oxford University Press.
White, Michael D. (2014). Police officer body-worn cameras: Assessing the evidence.
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Diagnostic Center and the COPS Office.
*White, Michael D., Borrego, Andrea, & Schroeder, D.A. (2014). Assessing the
utility of DNA evidence in criminal investigations. In Forensic science and the
administration of justice: Critical issues and directions. Kevin J. Strom and
Matthew J. Hickman (Eds). pp. 121-135. Sage Publications.
2013
Coldren, James R., White, Michael D., & Uchida, Craig (2013). Smart policing: What’s
in a name? The Criminologist. September/October issue.
2010
White, Michael D. (2010). Preventing racially-biased policing through internal and
external controls: The comprehensive accountability package. In Rice, Steven &
White, Michael (eds), Race, ethnicity and policing: New and essential readings.
New York: New York University Press.
White, Michael D. (2010). Developing relevant training for the data-driven police
department: Teaching data analysis to police managers. In McCoy, Candace (Ed.),
Holding Police Accountable. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.
White, Michael D. and Ready, Justin (2010). ‘Don’t taze me, bro’: Investigating the use
and effectiveness of the TASER. In McCoy, Candace (Ed), Holding Police
Accountable. Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.
White, Michael D. and Ready, Justin (2010). Police use of the TASER in the United
States: Research, controversies, and recommendations. In Kuhns, J.B. &
Knutsson, J. (Eds.), Police use of force: A global perspective.. New York:
Praeger.
*White, Michael D. and Saunders, Jessica (2010). Race, bias and police use of the
TASER: Exploring the available evidence. In Rice, Steven & White, Michael
(eds), Race, ethnicity and policing: New and essential readings. New York: New
York University Press.
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2009
White, Michael D. and Ready, Justin (2009). The New York City experience. In
TASER electronic control devices: Physiology, pathology, and law. Kroll, Mark &
Ho, Jeffrey (eds). New York: Springer.
2006
White, Michael D. (November/December 2006). Excerpts from Chapter 2 of Current
issues and controversies in policing reprinted. Crime and Justice International, 22
(6), 23-24.
White, Michael D. (2006). Police discretion. Encyclopedia for Police Science, Third
Edition. New York: Taylor and Francis.
2005
White, Michael D. (2005). Hiring standards for Federal law enforcement. Encyclopedia
of Law Enforcement. Volume 2, Federal, 702-705.
2002
Goldkamp, John S., White, Michael D., & Robinson, Jennifer B. (2002). An honest
chance: Perspectives on drug courts. Drug Courts Program Office, Office of
Justice Programs. See
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/dcpo/publications/honestchance/index.html
1998
Goldkamp, John S., Weiland, Doris, Collins, Mark, and White, Michael D. (1998). The
role of drug and alcohol abuse in domestic violence and its treatment: Dade
County’s domestic violence court experiment. In Legal Interventions in Family
Violence: Research Finding and Police Implications. National Institute of Justice
Research Report. Washington, DC: Office of Justice Programs.
1997
Fyfe, James J., Goldkamp, John S., & White, Michael D. (1997). Strategies for reducing
homicide: The Comprehensive Homicide Initiative in Richmond, California.
Crime and Justice Research Institute. Bureau of Justice Assistance Monograph.
Submitted for Review
White, Michael D; Mulvey, Philip; and Dario, Lisa (2015). Arrestees and their
perceptions of the police: Exploring the durability of the procedural justice
-legitimacy relationship across offender types. Revise and Resubmit at Criminal
Justice and Behavior.
Shjarback, John A. and White, Michael D. (2015). Departmental professionalism and its
impact on indicators of violence in police-citizen encounters. Revise and
Resubmit at Police Quarterly.
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GRANTS/CONTRACTS
2008-Current: Arizona State University
John and Laura Arnold Foundation: Assessing the Impact and Consequences of Police
Officer Body-Worn Cameras: A Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial – Center for
Violence Prevention and Community Safety (ASU) – (PI) - ($497,575) – 2015-2016
National Institute of Justice, National Law Enforcement Corrections Technology Center
(NLECTC) System – Small, Rural, Tribal and Border (SRTB) Regional Center – (co-PI) –
($250,000 per year) – 2015-2020 (Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety
is a sub-contract from RAND)
National Institute of Justice: Examining the Effects of the TASER on Cognitive
Functioning - Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety (ASU) –
($408,377) – (PI) – 2012-2014
Bureau of Justice Assistance: Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) – Center for Violence
Prevention and Community Safety (ASU) and Glendale (AZ) Police Department
($237,451 total; $130,326 to ASU) - (PI) – 2011-2013
Bureau of Justice Assistance: Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) – Center for Violence
Prevention and Community Safety (ASU) and Glendale (AZ) Police Department
($299,985; $209,851 to ASU) - (PI) – 2010-2011
Arizona Arrestee Information Network (AARIN) - Center for Violence Prevention &
Community Safety (ASU) ($219,232) - (Co-PI) – 2008-2012 – renewed contract
Community Crime Analysis Center (CCAC) - Center for Violence Prevention &
Community Safety (ASU) ($250,000) - (Co-PI) - 2008-2009
2003-2008: John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Contract award from Community Education Centers (CEC) to evaluate the Halfway Back
program ($24,336) (PI) – 2007-2008
Contract award from the Citizen Committee of New York, Research and Evaluation
Center, for technical assistance and program evaluation ($25,000) (Co-PI)- 2008
Contract award from the Bloomberg Foundation, Research and Evaluation Center, for
continuation of the Rudin partnership (1/3/08) ($175,000) (Co-PI) – 2007-2008
Contract award from the Bronx Police Athletic League to evaluate the Youthlink Program
(awarded to the Research and Evaluation Center)(10/15/07)($25,000) (Co-PI)
Contract award from the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice for
implementation and evaluation of a Collaborative Family Initiative- Phase II (awarded to
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the Research and Evaluation Center and Prisoner Reentry Institute) (7/1/07)($1,300,000)
(Co-PI)
Contract award from the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice for
implementation and evaluation of a Collaborative Family Initiative- Phase I (awarded to
the Research and Evaluation Center and Prisoner Reentry Institute (1/1/07)($670,000)
(Co-PI)
Grant award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for evaluation of a Community
Correctional Health Care Model in Washington, DC (awarded to the Research and
Evaluation Center with Dr. Nancy Jacobs) (1/1/07) ($150,000) (PI)
Rudin Partnership, Research and Evaluation Center ($200,000 per year for five
years)(Co-PI), 2007-2008
Instructor – New York State Law Enforcement Executive Institute (LEEI), 2005-2007
Contract award from the State of New Jersey (awarded to the Research and Evaluation
Center, with Dr. Nancy Jacobs) Evaluation of the Governor’s Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Committee (JJDP) Youth Violence Prevention Initiative
($73,172) (Co-PI), 2005-2007
Grant award from PSC-CUNY- Evaluation of the use of the Taser as a non-lethal
alternative by New York City police officers in 2003 (Spring 2005) ($3,840) (PI)
Grant award from Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation-Evaluation of the Children’s Aid
Society, The New York Alliance of Boys and Girls Club Inc. and New York State Office
of Children and Family Services Community Re-Entry Program. (9/1/04) ($17,500) (CoPI)
Grant award from PSC CUNY- Evaluation of the New York City Police Department’s
(NYPD) training academy curriculum, (Spring 2004) $5,000. (PI)
Evaluation of the New York Community Trust Beyond Emergency Services Initiative.
$75,000. Funded by the New York Community Trust. (Co-PI), 2003-2004
2001-2003: University of North Florida
Contract award from city of Jacksonville, FL - Evaluation of the Pretrial Services Unit in
Jacksonville, Florida (with Dr. Michael Hallett), $10,000. (Co-PI)
Evaluation of the Child Victim Rapid Response Program (CVRRP) in Jacksonville,
Florida (with Dr. Jeff Will and Dr. Charles Owens), $5,000. Funded by CVRRP. (Co-PI)
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1994-2001- As a Research Associate for the Crime and Justice Research Institute I
supervised and directed projects and grants awarded to Dr. John Goldkamp and
colleagues. Although not named as a principal investigator, I was responsible for the dayto-day management of the grant, including hiring and supervising data collection teams,
data cleaning and analysis, report writing and presentations.
2000-2001
John S. Goldkamp and Michael D. White, Principal Investigators.
“Evaluation of the Nevada reentry drug court demonstration.” A $75,000
grant from the Drug Court Program Office, National Institute of Justice.
1997 – 2000
John S. Goldkamp and Don Gottfredson, Principal Investigators.
“Developing performance measures and review impact: Open solicitation
assistance.” A $700,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
1997 – 2000
John S. Goldkamp, Principal Investigator. “Drug court evaluation:
Portland and Las Vegas.” (Phase I and II) A $750,000 grant from the
National Institute of Justice.
1998 – 2000
John S. Goldkamp, Principal Investigator. “Evaluation and MIS training:
Focus groups of drug courts in four sites.” A $127,000 grant from the
National Institute of Justice through the Drug Court Program Office.
1996 - 1999
James Fyfe and John S. Goldkamp, Principal Investigators. “Design,
implementation and impact of the Comprehensive Homicide Initiative in
Richmond, VA and Richmond, CA.” A $348,000 cooperative agreement
with the Bureau of Justice Assistance.
1996 - 1998
John S. Goldkamp, Principal Investigator. “Restoring accountability in
pretrial release in the 1990s: An experiment in managing safe and
effective release in the Philadelphia Courts.” A $200,000 grant from the
National Institute of Justice.
1994
John S. Goldkamp, Principal Investigator. “Evaluation of civil processing
in Dade County’s Domestic Violence Court.” A $25,000 subcontract with
the Administrative Office of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court, Dade
County, Florida, funded by the State Justice Institute.
1993 - 1995
John S. Goldkamp, Principal Investigator. “The role of alcohol and drug
abuse in domestic violence and its treatment: An integrated approach in
Dade County.” A $331,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice.
Expert Witness Work
Expert Witness: for defendant, Graff v. TASER International
Expert Witness: for defendant, Marquez v. City of Phoenix et al.
Expert Witness: for plaintiff, Estate of Soberal v. City of Jersey City et al
Expert Witness- For plaintiff in City of New York v. Beretta U.S.A. Corp, et al.
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REPORTS/PAPERS/PRESENTATIONS: (Last five years only)
2015
White, Michael D. (2015). Leveraging data to enhance criminal justice strategy.
Roundtable at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL.
White, Michael D. (2015). Challenges in implementation and impact: Lessons from the
Cincinnati, Joliet, and Lansing Smart Policing Initiatives. Washington, DC:
Bureau of Justice Assistance.
White, Michael D. and Coldren, James (2015). Innovation, crime-fighting and community
policing: Charting a course for the 21st century police department. Presented at
the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Meeting, Orlando, FL.
White, Michael D.; Katz, Charles, M., & Choate, David. (2015). Glendale Police
Department Smart Policing Initiative II: Final report. Arizona State University:
Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety.
Nuno, Lidia and White, Michael D. (2015). Perceptions of procedural justice and police
legitimacy among juvenile arrestees. Presented at the Western Society of
Criminology Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona.
Bryant, Kevin M., Collins, Gregory M., and White, Michael D. (2015). Shawnee, Kansas,
Smart Policing Initiative: Reducing crime and automobile collisions through data
driven approaches to crime and traffic safety (DDACTS). Washington, DC:
Bureau of Justice Assistance.
2014
White, Michael D. (2014). Assessing the evidence on the impact and consequences of
police officer body-worn cameras. Presented at the American Society of
Criminology Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
White, Michael D. (2014). “Objective Record:” Key Considerations for Officer Body
-Worn Cameras. Brown Bag Panel at the Office of Justice Programs. August 8th,
2014, Washington, DC. (Invited) Panel Moderator and Presenter.
White, Michael D.; Katz, Charles M.; and Choate, David (2014). Glendale Police
Department Smart Policing Initiative II: Final report. Arizona State University.
White, Michael D.; Katz, Charles M.; Choate, David; and Carpenter, Mark (2014). The
Glendale (AZ) Smart Policing Initiative: Using social network analysis to target
prolific offenders. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
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Bond, Brenda J.; Hajjar, Lauren; Ryan, Arthur and White, Michael D. (2014). The
Lowell, Massachusetts Smart Policing Initiative: Reducing property crime in
targeted hot spots. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Braga, Anthony A.; Webster, Daniel W.; White, Michael D.; & Saizow, Hildy. (2014).
Smart approaches to reducing gun violence: Smart Policing Initiative spotlight
on evidence-based strategies and impacts. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice
Assistance.
Kane, Robert J. and White, Michael D. (2014). The implications of TASER exposure for a
constitutionally valid waiver of Miranda rights. Presented at the Western Society
of Criminology Meeting, Honolulu, HI.
Wallace, Danielle and White, Michael D. (2014). Examining the links between
perceptions of neighborhood disorder, procedural justice, and police legitimacy.
Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
2013
White, Michael D. (2013). The New York City Police Department, its crime-control
strategies and organizational changes, 1970-2009(+). Presented at the American
Society of Criminology Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
White, Michael D. (2013). Examining the effects of the TASER on cognitive functioning.
Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
White, Michael D. (2013). Smart Policing: An overview. Invited presentation at the
Phoenix Police Department “Super Thursday” Intelligence-led Policing Briefing
(8/15/13).
White, Michael D. (2013). Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network: 2013
Maricopa County Attorney’s Office report: The prevalence and problem of
military veterans in the Maricopa County arrestee population. Phoenix, AZ:
Center for Violence Prevention & Community Safety, Arizona State University
Barthe, Emmanuel; Venzon, Mac; Ward, Stacy and White, Michael D. (2013). The Reno,
Nevada Smart Policing Initiative: Reducing prescription drug abuse. Smart
Policing Initiative Site Spotlight. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Katz, Charles M. And White Michael, D. (2013). Social Network Analysis and the Smart
Policing Initiative. Presentation given as part of a Webinar series sponsored by
the Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice.
Uchida, Craig M.; Swatt, Mark; Gamero, David; Lopez, Jeanine; Salazar, Erika; King,
Elliott; Maxey, Rhonda; Ong, Nathan; Wagner, Douglas; and White, Michael D.
(2013). The Los Angeles, California Smart Policing Initiative: Reducing gun
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related violence through Operation LASER. Smart Policing Initiative Site
Spotlight. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Dario, Lisa M.; White, Michael D.; & Mulvey, Philip (2013). Use of force, suspect
resistance & police legitimacy: Examining the impact of reciprocal aggression.
Presented at the Western Society of Criminology meeting in Berkeley, CA.
2012
White, Michael D. (2012). Enhancing police utilization of research through smart
policing. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting in
Chicago, IL.
White, Michael D. (2012). Examining the effects of the TASER on cognitive functioning.
Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting in Chicago, IL.
White, Michael D. (2012). Homicide and major crime investigation: New insights and
future challenges. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting in
Chicago, IL.
White, Michael D. (2012). Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network: 2012
Maricopa County Adult Probation Department Report. Phoenix, AZ: Center for
Violence Prevention & Community Safety, Arizona State University.
White, Michael D. (2012). Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network: 2012
Maricopa County Office of the Public Defender Report on Co-Occurring
Disorders among Arrestees. Phoenix, AZ: Center for Violence Prevention &
Community Safety, Arizona State University.
White, Michael D. (2012). The Glendale, AZ Smart Policing Initiative. Presented at the
Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police Smart Policing Conference.
White, Michael D., Ainbinder, Debra, and Silva, Rolondo (2012). Palm Beach County,
FL Smart Policing Initiative: Increasing police legitimacy and reducing
victimization in immigrant communities. Smart Policing Initiative Site Spotlight.
Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Assistance.
White, Michael D. and Balkcom, Frank. (2012). Glendale, AZ Smart Policing Initiative:
Reducing convenience store theft. Smart Policing Initiative Site Spotlight.
Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Assistance.
White, Michael D. and Carpenter, Mark. (2012). The Glendale, AZ Smart Policing
Initiative. Presentation given as part of a Webinar series sponsored by the Bureau
of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice.
White, Michael D.; Ready, Justin; & Kane, Robert J. (2012). Examining the effects of the
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TASER on Cognitive functioning.” Presented at John Jay College of Criminal
Justice’s 10th Biannual International Conference. New York City.
Braga, Anthony A; Davis, Edward F; & White, Michael D. (2012). Boston,
Massachusetts Smart Policing Initiative: Evaluating a place-based intervention to
reduce violent crime. Smart Policing Initiative Site Spotlight. Washington, DC:
Bureau of Justice Assistance.
Katz, Charles M.; White, Michael D.; and Marvastian, Shirin. (2012). 2011Multi-City
Report on Crime and Disorder in Convenience Stores. Draft Report. Center for
Violence Prevention and Community Safety.
2011
Cooper, Jonathon A.; White, Michael D.; Raganella, Anthony J.; & Saunders, Jessica
(2011). Exploring the nexus of officer race/ethnicity, sex and job satisfaction as a
means for sustaining a representative police department. Presented at the
American Society of Criminology Meeting in Washington, DC.
Roundtable on Police Use of Force: Various Perspectives from a Special Issue of the
Journal of Crime and Justice. Presented at the American Society of Criminology
Meeting in Washington, DC.
Riggs, Courtney; White, Michael D.; and Ready, Justin. (2011). Exploring disparate data
sources to track arrest-related deaths involving the TASER. Presented at the
American Society of Criminology Meeting in Washington, DC.
White, Michael D. (2011). The New York City Police Department, its crime-control
strategies and organizational changes, 1970-2009. Presented at the conference on
Understanding the Crime Decline in New York City; John Jay College of
Criminal Justice, September 22-23, 2011.
White, Michael D. (2011). Controlling Police Officer Behavior in the Field: Using What
We Know to Regulate Police-Initiated Stops and Prevent Racially Biased
Policing. Presented at the Roundtable on Current Debates, Research Agendas and
Strategies to Address Racial Disparities in Police-Initiated Stops in the UK and
USA; John Jay College of Criminal Justice, August 10-11, 2011.
Choate, David E., Griffin, Marie L., White, Michael D., and Katz, Charles M. (2011).
Arizona Arrestee Reporting Information Network 2010 Criminal Involvement
Report. Phoenix, AZ: Center for Violence Prevention & Community Safety,
Arizona State University.
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AWARDS/INVITED SPEECHES:
• Invited co-facilitator of the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Body-Worn
Camera Expert Panel, February 26-27, 2015 at the Eisenhower Old Executive
Building (White House)
• Invited testimony before the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing
(January 31, 2015)
• Recipient of the 2014 Arizona State University Faculty Achievement Award for
Best Professional Application
• Recipient of the Chief’s Community Partnership Award, Glendale Police
Department, 2011
• Selected as Outstanding Reviewer at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for
Excellence 2011, for the journal Policing: An International Journal of Police
Strategies & Management
• Recipient of the 2007 City University of New York Salute to the Scholars
Certificate of Recognition
• Recipient of the 2004 Donal E.J. MacNamara Junior Faculty Award for
significant scholarly contributions to criminal justice (John Jay College of
Criminal Justice)
• Selected as “Overall Best Student” in the July 1993 class of the Pennsylvania
Deputy Sheriff’s Training Academy by the PA Deputy Sheriff’s Association
ORGANIZATIONS/SERVICE TO THE FIELD:
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Subject Matter Expert for the Bureau of Justice Assistance – Tasked with creating
a body-worn camera toolkit and website (January 2015- current)
Senior Subject Matter Expert for the Bureau of Justice Assistance Smart Policing
Initiative (2011 – current)
Senior Diagnostic Specialist, Office of Justice Programs Diagnostic Center (2014current)
City of Phoenix First Responder Traumatic Incident Support and Response Task
Force (appointed by City Manager, November 2014)
Executive Counselor, Western Society of Criminology (2014-2017)
Editorial Board, Police Quarterly (November 2014- present)
Guest Editor for Police Quarterly, special issue devoted to the Smart Policing
Initiative (2013, 16[3])
January 2012-Current - Peer Reviewer for the Office of Justice Programs, US
Department of Justice (http://www.crimesolutions.gov/)
Volunteer Member of the City of Phoenix Kidnapping Statistics Review Panel,
appointed by City Manager (April/May 2011)
Editorial Board, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law and Society (2014-current)
Evaluator for the Glendale (AZ) Police Department Lieutenant Promotional
Process, 2011
Editorial Board, Criminology and Public Policy, March 2010 – January 2015
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Member of the Review Committee for Evaluator Proposals for the New York City
Justice Corps (2008)
Member of the 2008 Fyfe Fellowship Selection Committee- Ph.D. Program in
Criminal Justice
Member of the 2007 Review Committee for the Rikers Island Discharge Planning
Enhancement (RIDE) Contract – New York City Department of Correction
Primary reviewer for the CUNY Civic Justice Corps Request for Proposals (2007)
Peer Reviewer for the following scholarly journals:
o American Journal of Preventive Medicine
o Crime and Delinquency
o Criminal Justice and Behavior
o Criminal Justice Ethics
o Criminal Justice Policy Review
o Criminal Justice Review
o Crime, Law and Social Change
o Criminology
o Criminology and Public Policy
o Evaluation Review
o Homicide Studies
o International Criminal Justice Review
o Justice Quarterly
o Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
o Journal of Experimental Criminology
o Journal of Politics
o Journal of Quantitative Criminology
o Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
o Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management
o Police Quarterly
o Police Practice and Research: An International Journal
o Psychology, Public Policy and the Law
o Psychological Methods
o Social Science and Medicine
o Violence Against Women
Reviewer for Jones and Bartlett Publishers
American Society of Criminology (ASC)
Western Society of Criminology WSC)
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
Association for Psychological Science (APS)
SELECTED MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS (Last 3 Years only)
NPR (4/6/15) Interview of the Effects of the TASER on cognitive functioning
Las Vegas Sun, “Camera-toting officer’s rare punishment brings Las Vegas into
new territory” (3/20/15)
NBC News, LAPD Skid Row shooting brings focus to body camera technology” (3/2/15)
Wall Street Journal, “Fatal L.A. police shooting will test body-camera use” (3/3/15)
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KJZZ Radio Phoenix, Interview on the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing
(2/13/15)
WGN-TV Chicago, Interview on police officer body-worn cameras (2/4/15)
Washington Post, “Lawyers see new benefit to D.C. police body cameras — as evidence
for trials” (1/25/15)
AZ Republic, “Police body cameras: Five facts about the technology.” (1/12/14)
Scientific American, “Caution: Cops with cameras.” (December 2014 issue)
AZ Republic, Op-Ed, “Police body cameras: Can they make a difference?” (12/28/14)
New York Times, “Body cameras worn by police officers are no ‘safeguard of truth,’
experts say” (12/6/14)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC News), “Body cameras: Can they reduce
confrontations with police?” (12/5/14)
Wall Street Journal, “Body cameras put new pressure on police; What happens if officers
don't turn their cameras on?” (12/3/14)
International Business Times, “Body cameras for US police officers: Are the programs
effective?” (12/3/14)
Wall Street Journal, “Incomplete Records: Hundreds of Police Killings Uncounted in
Federal Stats” (12/3/14)
NBC News, Digital partner: Here's how police body cameras work” (12/2/14)
Washington Post, “Body-worn cameras for police? Britain started long ago” (12/2/14)
Press Play with Madeleine Brand (Los Angeles radio show), police body-worn cameras
(12/2/14)
Newsnet5 Cleveland, “Police use of body cameras raises hope for change ... and privacy
fears” (10/17/14)
Essence Magazine, (November 2014 issue), “Trending Topics: Eyewitness”
Vice News, “Ferguson Officials Aren't Telling You What Happened to Mike Brown”
(10/1/14)
BBC Radio Kent, interview on body-worn cameras (9/24/14)
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “St. Louis county police to put body cameras on officers.”
(9/10/14)
KPCC 89.3, Southern California Public Radio, interview on body-worn cameras (9/9/14)
NPR radio (Morning Edition), interview on body-worn cameras (9/5/14)
St Louis Post-Dispatch, “Diverse police forces are not a panacea for fatal police
shootings” (9/3/14)
CBS News Radio (WPHT Philadelphia, Dick Morris show), interview on body worn
cameras (8/22/14)
KTAR 92.3 radio (Phoenix, Bruce St. James and Pamela Hughes show), interview on
body-worn cameras (8/22/14)
MSNBC with Jose Diaz-Balart, Interview on body-worn cameras (8/22/14)
Voice of America News, “Ferguson Shooting Sparks Interest in Body Cameras” (8/20/14)
WCBS News Radio 880 (New York), Interview on body-worn cameras (8/21/14)
Christian Science Monitor, “Ferguson shooting amplifies calls for police to wear video
cameras (+video)” (8/21/14)
Discovery News, “Could body cams reduce police tensions?”(8/19/14)
Business Insider, “Here's when cops are justified in using force against protesters”
(8/19/14)
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Herald Tribune (Sarasota), “Sarasota police camera policy is in the works” (8/19/14)
Wall Street Journal, “What happens when police wear body cameras.” (8/18/14)
Wall Street Journal, “More officers wearing body cameras.” (8/15/14)
TIME Magazine, “Why cops in Ferguson don’t have body cameras.” (8/14/14)
National Geographic, “Solving ‘cold case’ homicides relies more on the emergence of
new witnesses, a study suggests, than on the DNA analyses and other forensic techniques
celebrated in crime dramas.” (3/6/14)
East Valley Tribune (Phoenix), “Chandler, Gilbert, Mesa volunteers help police
departments save time, money.” (9/10/13)
Channel 12 News (NBC Phoenix), Interview with Lissette Martinez about Phoenix police
officer on trial for murder. (8/23/13)
TIME Magazine, “Tase me, Bro.” (8/15/13)
ABC News (Univision),”Analysis: Shootings, Transparency and the U.S.-Mexico
Border.” (10/19/12)
The Daily (National IPAD newspaper), The Smart Policing Initiative. (3/12/12)
Chicago Tribune, “Doubts surface as police sharply increase Taser use.” (1/1/12)
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY AND DISCIPLINE (2008-2014; ASU only)
University/College/School Committee Work
• College of Public Programs (COPP) Curriculum and Academic Program
Committee (Fall 2013-current)
• Comprehensive Exams Committee (doctoral program), School of Criminology
and Criminal Justice (Fall 2014- current)
• School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Ad Hoc Committee on Alumni
Relations (2-14-current)
• School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Director Search Committee – Fall
2013-Spring 2014
• College of Public Programs Undergraduate Education Ad Hoc Committee (Fall
2013-Spring 2014
• Fall 2013-current - College Student and Academic Affairs Committee (“student
grievance” committee)
• Fall 2012 - Search Committee – for School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Executive Assistant position
• Fall 2012-Spring 2014 – Undergraduate Committee, CCJ
• Fall 2011-Spring 2013 – Tenure and Promotion Committee, CCJ
o Fall 2012-Spring 2013 – Chair of Tenure and Promotion Committee, CCJ
• Fall 2011-Spring 2012 – Executive Committee, CCJ
• Spring 2011 – CCJ “Committee on Committees”
• August 2009 – current: Associate Director for the Center for Violence Prevention
and Community Safety
• Fall 2009/Spring 2010 – Personnel Committee, CCJ
• Fall 2008-Spring 2010 – Graduate Admissions Committee, CCJ
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Graduate Student Mentoring (2008-Current)
Dissertation Committees:
• Andrea Borrego (Chair) - successful prospectus defense, July 2014
• Weston Morrow (Chair) - successful prospectus defense, January 2014
• Lisa Dario (Chair) – successful prospectus defense, November 2014
• Sam Vickovic - successful prospectus defense, May 2014
• Janne Gaub - successful prospectus defense, April 2014
• Andrew Fox – successful dissertation defense, March 2013
• Jon Cooper (Chair): successful dissertation defense, June 2012
• Marc Ruffinengo (Chair); in progress
External Reader on Dissertations:
• Phil Kopp (John Jay College) - successful dissertation defense, May 2014
• Julie Baldwin (University of Florida) – successful dissertation defense, April
2013
• Howard Williams (Texas State- San Marcos) – successful dissertation defense,
May 2013
• Gipsy Escobar (John Jay College) - successful dissertation defense June 2012.
• Carl Matthies (PRGS Fellow at Rand) -successful dissertation defense, April 2011
Master’s Thesis Committees:
• Rachel Cheon – successful defense, June 2014
• Andrea Borrego (Chair) - successful defense, April 2011
• Courtney Riggs (Chair) - successful defense, April 2012
Barrett Thesis Committees:
• Nathanael Shermitt (Chair)
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS:
John and Laura Arnold Foundation: Assessing the Impact and Consequences of Police
Officer Body-Worn Cameras: A Multi-Site Randomized Controlled Trial – (PI) ($497,575) – 2015-2016
National Institute of Justice, National Law Enforcement Corrections Technology Center
(NLECTC) System – Small, Rural, Tribal and Border (SRTB) Regional Center – (co-PI) –
($250,000 per year) – 2015-2020 (Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety
is a sub-contract from RAND)
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