Education
Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, 2022
M.S., Criminal Justice, Virginia State University, 2019
B.S., Criminal Justice, Elizabeth City State University, 2016
Joshua Ruffin
Assistant Professor
Areas of Expertise
Policing, race and justice
Practitioner experiences
Carceral experiences
Community perspectives on crime and justice
Biography
Joshua Ruffin, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Towson University. Before joining the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, Dr. Ruffin was an assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics at California State University, Los Angeles. His research incorporates multiple perspectives that shed light on often-overlooked aspects of policing, corrections and community responses to crime and justice. Dr. Ruffin has established research partnerships with justice organizations and community groups, including regional practitioner associations, reentry programs, barbershops and local police departments. His research has been published in Criminal Law Bulletin, Journal of Correctional Health Care, Policing and Society, Policing: An International Journal of Policy and Practice, Journal of Urban Affairs, and Journal of Criminal Justice Education, among others.
Teaching
- CRMJ 254: Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CRMJ 345: Race, Crime and Justice