The Educational Impacts of Guns on Campus: A Comparison of Faculty in Georgia and Tennessee
The Educational Impacts of Guns on Campus: A Comparison of Faculty in Georgia and Tennessee
J. Alex Purdon Heidi Scherer James T. McCafferty Jennifer McMahon-Howard a Department of Criminal Justice, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, USAb Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA, USAJ. Alex Purdon is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Dr. Purdon earned a Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Arizona State University. His research is focused on criminal procedure, evidence-based approaches to the law and courts, and campus carry policies. He has peer-reviewed publications that have appeared in the American Journal of Criminal Law, the Criminal Law Bulletin, and the New Criminal Law Review. Dr. Purdon also serves as a Contributing Editor for the Criminal Law Bulletin.Heidi L. Scherer is a Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Kennesaw State University. Her research focuses on sexual violence, campus carry policies, and victimization risk among sub-samples of individuals including college students, people with disabilities, and offenders. She has peer-reviewed publications that have appeared in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Crime and Delinquency, and Journal of School Violence.James T. McCafferty is a Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Kennesaw State University. His research focuses on contemporary issues in criminal justice and education, with work published in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Cybersecurity Education, Research and Practice, the Journal of Crime and Justice, Sociological Inquiry, and the Journal of School Violence.Jennifer McMahon-Howard is the Executive Director of Planning and Accreditation Readiness and Professor of Criminal Justice and Sociology at Kennesaw State University. Her research focuses on criminal victimization and legal change. Specifically, she examines the factors that contribute to victimization as well as the factors that serve to protect against victimization. She has peer reviewed publications that have appeared in Law & Society Review, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, and Violence & Victims.