Reisig's research examines nature of social control, neighborhood context of crime and justice, generality of criminological theory, and the measurement of criminological concepts.

Cavender's teaching and research interests include the media, crime and punishment, law and society, and gender and work issues. He is also writing detective fiction.

Fey's teaching interests include: crime, deviance and delinquency; the family and couple relationships; sex & gender (masculinities).

Janicek's specialties include crime scene and forensics. Her skills include, but are not limited to, photography, powder processing, DNA collection and specialized chemical knowledge.

DePinto's primary professional experience has been in school social work and he has more than 30 years of experience working with chemically-dependent adolescents.

Decker's primary research focus has been on criminal justice policy, gangs, violence, and the offender’s perspective.

Wright's work focuses on enhancing the lives of those living and working in the correctional system through research, education and community engagement.

Charles Katz is the Watts Endowed Family Chair of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety at Arizona State University.

Wang is involved in studies of race and ethnicity and their effects on crime and criminal justice, and she is also interested in applying various quantitative methods to test and extend criminological theories.