Dr. Pete Kraska
- Chair of Graduate Program/Professor
Contact Information
- Department: School of Justice Studies
- Office: Stratton 466
- Mailing Address: Stratton 467
- Email: peter.kraska@eku.edu
- Phone: (859)622-1980
Bio
Dr. Pete Kraska is Professor and Chair of Graduate Studies and Research in the School of Justice Studies. He has distinguished himself as a leading scholar in the areas of police and criminal justice militarization, criminal justice theory, and mixed methods research. He has published seven books including Criminal Justice and Criminology Research Methods, Theorizing Criminal Justice: Eight Essential Orientations, and Militarizing The American Criminal Justice System: The Changing Roles of the Armed Forces and Police. Dr. Kraska’s research has also been published in a number of leading journals, including the British Journal of Criminology, Social Problems, Justice Quarterly, and Policing and Society. Dr. Kraska’s work has received national and international recognition. He is frequently asked to present his research and findings to academic and policy audiences, including most recently testifying for the U.S. Senate on police militarization. His work has also been featured in media outlets such as 60 Minutes, The Economist, Washington Post, BBC, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, National Public Radio, and PBS News Hour.
Frequently Requested Talks / Presentations
-Dr. Pete Kraska Speaks at Advancing Justice Koch Institute
-The Hammer of Militarism; Kraska's Chautauqua Talk
- Kraska's U.S. Senate Testimony
Frequently Requested Articles
- The Relationship Between Community Policing and Militarized Policing
- Police Sexual Violence Against Female Citizens Article
- Police Militarization Documentary
- Normalising Police Militarisation, Living in Denial
- Fighting is the Most Real and Honest Thing: Violence and the Civilization/Barbarism Dialectic
- Militarization and Policing—Its Relevance to 21st Century Police
- Criminal Justice Theory: Toward Legitimacy and an Infrastructure
- Militarizing American Police: The Rise and Normalization of Paramilitary Units
- Militarizing Mayberry and Beyond: Making Sense of American Paramilitary Policing
- Enjoying Militarism: Political/Personal Dilemmas in Studying U.S. Police Paramilitary Units
- Moving Beyond our Methodological Default: A Case for Mixed Methods
Books
- Criminal Justice Research Methods
- Militarizing the American Criminal Justice System
Other
-Disciplinary, Theoretical, and Philosophical Foundations
Courses
| Subject | Title | Dates | Location | Term |
| CRJ 890 | Social Justice | M 2:00pm-4:45pm | Stratton Building 446 | Spring 2016 |
| GRD 897A | MS Corr/JJ Stud Written Comp | Spring 2016 | ||
| GRD 897B | MS Crim Justice Written Comp | Spring 2016 | ||
| GRD 898A | MS Corr/JJ Studies Oral Comp | Spring 2016 | ||
| GRD 898B | MS Corr/JJ Stud Thesis Defense | Spring 2016 | ||
| GRD 898C | MS Crim Justice Thesis Defense | Spring 2016 | ||
| JPL 818 | Rsrch Mthds Jstc Plcy and Ldrs | Internet Classes SITE | Spring 2016 |
