Elvira White-Lewis

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Education: Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University, 2007
                 J.D., University of Maryland School of Law, 1978
Office: Ferguson Hall, Social Sciences Bldg., Rm  231
Phone: 903-468-5493
Email: elvira.white-lewis@tamuc.edu

Research Interests:

Juvenile Justice/Delinquency; Ethical and Theoretical Orientation of Criminal Justice Agencies; Legal Issues

Recent Publications:

Chapter/Article in Book

White-Lewis, E. 2012. (forthcoming) “Suicide by cop.” Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice.

White-Lewis, E. , Howard Henderson, & Natalia Tapia. 2010. “Religious freedom and controlled substances: A legal analysis.” Criminal Law Bulletin 46(2):304.

White-Lewis, E. 2009. “Youth Gangs.” In Gabbidon and Green, Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. CA: Sage Publications.

White-Lewis, E. 2009. “The W. Haywood Burns Institute.” In Gabbidon and Green, Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. CA: Sage Publications.

White-Lewis, E. 2008. “Jim Garrison.” In J. Bumgamer, Icons of Crime Fighting. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

White-Lewis, E. 2006. “African American PhD women in criminal justice higher education: Equal impact or the myth of equality.” In Roslyn Muraskin, It’s a Crime: Women & Justice. NY: Random House.

Journal Article

White-Lewis, E., & Sonya Forman. 2008. “The impact of media violence on youth aggression.”

The International Journal of Crime, Criminal Justice and Law 3(2):

Recent Courses Taught-Undergraduate:

Drugs and Society
Juvenile Delinquency
Deviant Behavior
Victimology
Mass Media and Crime
Introduction to Criminal Justice
White-Collar Crime
Criminal Law

Recent Courses Taught-Graduate:

Seminar in Corrections
Issues in Criminal Law and Courts