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Faculty Image James Burfeind
Office: 331 Social Sciences Building
Phone: 406-243-4811
Email: james.burfeind@umontana.edu

 

Current Position:

Professor and Co-Chair of Sociology

Office Hours:

Spring Semeser, 2013

Monday from 2:10 - 3:00pm; Tuesday from 9:30 – 10:30pm; Wednesday and Friday from 2:10 - 3:30pm; and by appointment

Field Of Study:

Criminological Theory, Juvenile Delinquency, Juvenile Justice, Sociology of Corrections

Courses:

Spring Semester 2013

Sociology of Corrections (SOCI 423)

Delinquency Prevention (SOCI 438)

Education:

Moorhead State College (Minnesota State University, Moorhead), BA

Portland State University, MUS

Portland State University, PhD

Teaching Experience:

Principles of Sociology, Deviance, Criminology, Juvenile Delinquency, Delinquency Prevention, Causes of Delinquency, White-Collar Crime, Sociology of Law, Criminological Theory, Cross-Cultural Criminology, Rural Crime, Criminal Justice System, Juvenile Justice System, Sociology of Law Enforcement, Criminal Adjudication, Predisposition Report Writing, Probation and Parole, Sociology of Corrections.

Professional Experience:

Director of Treatment, The Next Door, Inc., Hood River, OR

Cottage Parent, Queen Louise Home for Children, St. Croix, Virgin Island

Probation and Parole Officer, Scott County Court Services, Shakopee, MN

Selected Publications:

Juvenile Delinquency: An Integrated Approach (2nd edition). James W. Burfeind and Dawn Jeglum Bartusch. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 2011.

Crime and Justice in Two Societies: Japan and the United States. Ted D. Westermann and James W. Burfeind. Belmont, CA: Wadsworh Company. 1991.