Criminal Justice

Dr. Mark D. Reed

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Office: 1221 UL
Phone: (404) 413-1034
Email: mreed@gsu.edu

Education 

• Ph.D. (1986), Sociology, State University of New York at Albany, New York. 
• M.A. (1983), Sociology, State University of New York at Albany, New York. 
• B.A. (1981), Sociology/Psychology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio.

Current Research Interests 

• Theoretical criminology 
• Juvenile delinquency and substance use 
• Sudden loss (suicide and homicide) and consequences of co-victimization
• Religion and psychological well-being 
• Survey design and longitudinal data analyses 
• Quantitative methods, including structural equation modeling

Current Research Projects

• Homicide co-victims, secondary victimization, and the criminal justice system: The case of the courtroom workgroup (with Borissova, N)..
• The administration of death notifications in murder cases: Comparing homicide co-victims’ experiences with standard death notification protocols and practice.
• Secondary victimization among family members of homicide victims: The police handling of murder cases (with Gayan, T.).
• Procedural justice and the courts: Co-victim satisfaction in the criminal processing of murder cases.
• Expectancy of suicide and its impact on survivors’ postmortem grief and social support networks.

Book Manuscript
 Walk a Mile in My Shoes: Homicide Co-Victims’ Journey Through the Criminal Justice System

Selected Publications 

• Reed, M. D., & Blackwell, B.S.  (2006). Secondary victimization among families of homicide victims: The impact of the justice process on co-victims' psychological adjustment and service utilization. Pp. 253-273 in J. Acker and D. Karp (eds.), Wounds That Do Not Bind: Victim-Based Perspectives on the Death Penalty.  Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
• Blackwell, B.S., & Reed, M.D. (2003). Power-control as a between- and within-family model: Reconsidering the unit of analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 32, 385-400. 
• Eschholz, S., Reed, M.D., Beck, E., & Leonard, P.B. (2003). Offenders’ family members responses to capital crimes: The need for restorative justice initiatives. Homicide Studies, 7, 154-181. 
• Reed, M. D. (1998). Predicting grief symptomatology among the suddenly bereaved. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 28, 285-301.
• Reed, M. D. & Rose, D. R. (1998). Doing what simple Simon says?: Estimating the underlying causal structures of delinquent associations, attitudes and serious theft. Criminal Justice and Behavior,
  25, 240-274. 
• Reed, M. D., & Rountree, P. W. (1997). Peer pressure and adolescent substance use. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 13, 143-180.

Courses Taught 

• Undergraduate Courses: 
  • CRJU 3020: Research Methods in Criminal Justice 
  • CRJU 3210: Juvenile Delinquency 
  • CRJU 3310: Corrections 
  • CRJU 3410: Criminology 
  • CRJU 4230: Prevention and Correctional Strategies for Juvenile Offenders 
  • CRJU 4930: Seminar in Criminal Justice 
  • CRJU 4940: Field Instruction in Criminal Justice
• Graduate Courses: 
  • CRJU 8050: Criminological Theory
  • CRJU 8310: Correctional Issues 
  • CRJU 8610: Research Methods in Criminal Justice 
  • CRJU 8980: Capstone Seminar in Criminal Justice

Service 

• University Service: 
  • Member, Institutional Review Board, Georgia State University 
  • Member, University Senate, Georgia State University 
  • Member, Academic Programs Committee, Georgia State University 
  • Member, Graduate Council, Georgia State University
  • Member, Budget Committee, Georgia State Universit
• College Service:
  • Co-Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Health and Human Sciences, Georgia State University 
• Departmental Service: 
  • Member, Graduate Committee, Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University 
• Community Service: 
  • Treasurer and Board Member, Crime Victims Advocacy Council, Inc., Vinings, GA