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Jospeter Mbuba
Chair/ Professor of Criminal Justice
Department of Criminal Justice and Public Administration
Jospeter Mbuba
Chair/ Professor of Criminal Justice
Department of Criminal Justice and Public Administration
Dr. Mbuba has published widely and delivered numerous presentations and chaired panels at several professional conferences, including the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, American Society of Criminology, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, and Southern Criminal Justice Association, among others. His research has contributed significantly to shaping criminal justice policy. One of his research papers, "Lethal Rejection," was selected by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs as reference for public opinion of corrections" and archived by the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Virtual Library. One of his books, "Global Perspectives in Policing and Law Enforcement" (Lexington Books, 2021) was cited in a report on "Democratic oversight of the police" for the European Parliament. His most recent book, "Comparative Criminal Justice" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023), which draws from the experiences of nineteen countries around the world, is a leading reference in international criminal justice systems.
Dr. Mbuba is a recipient of five prestigious international grants from agencies such as the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, and Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. He recently returned from a six-month Fulbright U.S. Scholar visit to Africa University in Zimbabwe, where he led the development of criminal justice programs and facilitated cultural exchange.
Dr. Mbuba is a recipient of five prestigious international grants from agencies such as the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, and Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. He recently returned from a six-month Fulbright U.S. Scholar visit to Africa University in Zimbabwe, where he led the development of criminal justice programs and facilitated cultural exchange.