Francis D. Boateng, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Legal Studies

Dr. Francis D. Boateng is an assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology in the Department of Legal Studies, University of Mississippi and a research fellow for Africa Institute for Crime, Policy & Governance Research. He received his MA and PhD in criminal justice and criminology from Washington State University, and is currently working on several projects testing the organizational justice and support theories in a comparative context. He is also developing a book manuscript (under contract with Routledge) that looks at U.S. immigration policy and National Security. Dr. Boateng’s main research interests include comparative criminal justice, comparative policing, Police legitimacy, international security, victimology, quantitative research, crime, law and justice. In addition to presenting papers at professional conferences such as American Society of Criminology (ASC), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), and Western Association of Criminal Justice (WACJ), he has published extensively. His recent publications have appeared in a number of well-respected journals, including Crime & Delinquency, Prison Journal, Policing & Society, Policing: An international Journal, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology, International Studies Criminal Research Justice Review, Journal of the Institute of Justice and International 

Gender Studies -Related Research Interests: Female Police Criminality: Nature and Extent of Crimes Committed by Female Police Officers