Ojmarrh Mitchell
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411 N. Central Ave. Suite 600, Mail Code 4420 Phoenix, FL 85004-0685
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Ojmarrh Mitchell is an associate professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Professor Mitchell earned his Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland with a doctoral minor in Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation. His research interests center on criminal justice policy, particularly in the areas of drug control, sentencing and corrections, and racial fairness in the criminal justice system. More broadly, Dr. Mitchell studies the effectiveness and fairness of criminal justice sanctions. His research has appeared in many criminology journals including Justice Quarterly, Journal of Experimental Criminology, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, and Criminology & Public Policy. Dr. Mitchell recently won NIJ’s W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars in Race and Crime award to study prosecutorial decision-making and case processing in the state of Florida.
- Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, 2003
- M.A., Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland, 1999
- B.A., Sociology, University of Washington, 1996
