Michael Reisig

Michael Reisig is a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. His research examines how social context shapes crime and responses to crime, whether criminological explanations operate similarly across people and settings, and how core theoretical concepts can be measured and tested more effectively. Supported by agencies such as the National Institute of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, his research has appeared in the field's leading journals. He was named a Fellow of the American Society of Criminology and received Washington State University’s Alumni Achievement Award—the highest honor bestowed by the WSU Alumni Association. Reisig is co-author of American Corrections, a leading textbook on correctional theory and policy now in its 14th edition, and co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Police and Policing. He is also series co-editor of Advances in Criminological Theory, a long-standing and influential forum for theoretical development in criminology. His disciplinary service includes editorial appointments with Criminology, Criminology & Public Policy, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, and Justice Quarterly, as well as membership on the National Crime Victimization Survey Technical Review Panel.

Reisig earned his doctorate from Washington State University. Before joining Arizona State University, he held faculty appointments at Michigan State University and Florida State University.