Paul D. Jesilow

Criminology, Law & Society

Associate Professor

Ph.D. University of California, Irvine

Phone: 824-7195

Office: 2375 SEII

Summary of Research Interests: Paul Jesilow is Associate Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of numerous articles and books on the topics, including: The Quiet Revolutionaries: Seeking Justice in Guatemala, In the Same Voice: Women and Men in Law Enforcement, Doing Justice in the People's Court: Sentencing by Municipal Court Judges, Prescription for Profit: How Doctors Defraud Medicaid, and Myths That Cause Crime, which was selected by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences as Outstanding Book of the Year.

Professor Jesilow is best known for his research on white-collar crime, in particular fraud in healthcare. He continues to do research in this area, currently focusing on the regulation of Swedish health care. He also continues to study the police and their impact on community.

Selected Publications

F.M. Afflitto and P. Jesilow. The Quiet Revolutionaries: Seeking Justice in Guatemala. University of Texas Press (2007).
P. Jesilow. “Policing Healthcare at the Dawn of the New Millennium.” H.N. Pontell and G. Geis (Eds.) International Handbook of White-Collar Crime. Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers (2006).
B. Bridenball and P. Jesilow. “Weeding Criminals or Planting Fear: An Evaluation of a Weed and Seed Project.” Criminal Justice Review, 30 (2005): 1-22.
P. Jesilow. “The Effects of Fraud on the Evaluation of Health Care.” Health Care Analysis, 13 (2005): 239-245.
D. Parsons and P. Jesilow, In the Same Voice: Women and Men in Law Enforcement Santa Ana, CA: Seven Locks Press (2001).
J. Meyer & P. Jesilow, "Doing Justice" in the People's Court. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1997.
P. Jesilow, H.N. Pontell, and G. Geis, Prescription for Profit: How Doctors Defraud Medicaid. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993.
H. E. Pepinsky and P. Jesilow, Myths that Cause Crime. Cabin John, Md.: Seven Locks Press, 1984; Second Edition, 1985, Third Edition, 1992.