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About Us

Jospeter M. Mbuba, Ph.D.Photo of Prof. Mbuba

Assistant Professor

  • Office: Neff 266B
  • Phone: 260-481-6345
  • E-mail: mbubaj@ipfw.edu
  • Office Hours: TR 10:30-11:30 a.m. and by appointment

Education

  • Louisiana State University Ph.D., 2004, Sociology/Criminology
  • University of Nairobi M.A., 1997, Sociology 
  • Egerton University B.A., 1992, Sociology & Economics

Research Interest

Prof. Mbuba’s research focuses on the role of policing and law enforcement in crime prevention and order restoration. He also has a secondary interest in juvenile justice.  His teaching includes courses in law enforcement, juvenile justice, criminal procedure, and research methods and he is a 2008 recipient of a Teaching Excellence Award. He is currently collating views of incarcerated offenders in northeastern Indiana in order to document the “untold story” of what they think of police discretion and the general justice system.

Selected Publications

Mbuba, J. M., 2009. “Do Members of Racial Minority Groups Have an Affinity With Serious Crime: An Empirical Analysis.” Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 121-134.

Mbuba, J. M., 2008. “The Criminal is to Go Free Because the Constable Has Blundered: Challenges of Law Enforcement in the Face of the Exclusionary Rule.” Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology; Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 55-62.

Mbuba, J. M. and Grenier, C. E., 2008. “Prognostics of Recidivism for Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders: More evidence.” International Journal of Social Inquiry, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 75-88.

Mbuba, J. M., 2007. “Race and Women in Crime: A Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Comparison of Arrests for Black and Latino Females with White Females.” International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences; Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 101-108.

Mbuba, J. M., 2005. “A Refutation of Racial Differentials in the Juvenile Recidivism Rate Hypothesis.  African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies; Volume 1, No. 2, pp. 51-68.

Mbuba, J. M., 2004. “Etiological Foundations of Crime: Evaluation of classical and contemporary theories”. Egerton Journal: Humanities, Social Sciences and Education Series. Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 118-134.

Highlights of Community Service

Prof. Mbuba is a member of the American Society of Criminology and the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. He has previously served as Vice President of Programs at the International Cultural Center, LSU; Resident Manager in the Student Housing at LSU; Member of School Improvement Team, University Terrace Elementary in Louisiana; and as Member of School Board of Governors, Karamugi Secondary School, Kenya. He is currently helping with the evaluation of a newly commissioned Drug Court in northeastern Indiana and is a member of the Division of Public and Environmental Affairs Academic Assessment Committee.

 

IPFW is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access University.