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C. Ronald Huff

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Professor and Dean of Social Ecology
Ph.D. Ohio State University
Phone: 824-6094
Office: 300G SEI
Email: rhuff@uci.edu
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C. Ronald Huff is dean of the School of Social Ecology and professor in the Department of Criminology, Law, and Society. He has also taught at Ohio State University (where he directed the School of Public Policy and Management and the Criminal Justice Research Center), Purdue University, and the University of Hawaii.

His 11 books include Youth Violence: Prevention, Intervention, and Social Policy; Gangs in America; and Convicted but Innocent: Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy (which won an Academic Book of the Year Award in 1996). In addition, he has published more than 60 journal articles and book chapters. He has served as a consultant on gangs, youth violence, and public policy to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, the F.B.I. National Academy, the U.S. Department of Justice, and numerous other agencies and organizations throughout the nation. He currently serves on the California Attorney General's Research and Policy Advisory Committee and recently served on a American Bar Association advisory committee on wrongful convictions. His honors include the Donald Cressey Award from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, the Paul Tappan Award from the Western Society of Criminology, and the Herbert Bloch Award from the American Society of Criminology.

Dr. Huff is a Fellow and Past-President of The American Society of Criminology (2000 - 2001).

Selected Publications

  • "Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy." Criminology 40 (1): 1 - 18, 2002.
  • "What Can We Learn From Other Nations About the Problem of Wrongful Conviction?" Judicature, 2002, 86 (2):
    91 - 97.
  • "Wrongful Conviction: Causes and Public Policy Issues." Criminal Justice (American Bar Association), 2003, 18 (1): 15 - 19.
  • "Comparing the Criminal Behavior of Youth Gangs and At Risk Youths." Pp. 77 - 89 in F.-A. Esbensen, S.G. Tibbetts, and L. Gaines (eds), American Youth Gangs at the Milennium. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, 2004.
  • "Wrongful Conviction: The American Experience." Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 2004,
    46 (2): 107 - 120.
  • Flannery, D., and C.R. Huff (eds.). Youth Violence:Prevention, Intervention, and Social Policy. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, 1999, 322 pp.
  • Huff, C .R. (ed.). Gangs in America (3rd edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002, 332 pp.
  • Huff, C.R., A. Rattner, and E. Sagarin. Convicted but Innocent: Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1996, 180 pp. (Outstanding Academic Book Award, Choice)
  • Goldstein, A.P., and C.R. Huff (eds.). The Gang Intervention Handbook. Champaign, IL: Research Press, 1993, 522 pp.
  • Flannery, D.J., C.R. Huff, and M.J. Manos. "Youth Gangs: A Developmental Perspective." Pp. 175-204 in T.P. Gullotta, G.R. Adams, and R. Montemayor (eds.), Delinquent Violent Youth: Theory and Interventions (Vol. 9, Advances in Adolescent Development). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1997.
  • Ball, R.A., C.R. Huff, and J.R. Lilly. House Arrest and Correctional Policy: Doing Time at Home. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1988, 180 pp.
  • Barak-Glantz, I., and C.R. Huff (eds.). The Mad, the Bad, and the Different: Essays in Honor of Simon Dinitz. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath, 1981, 280 pp.
  • Conner, R.F., and C.R. Huff. Attorneys as Activists: Evaluating the American Bar Association's BASICS Program. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1979, 261 pp.
  • Huff, C.R. (ed.). Contemporary Corrections: Social Control and Conflict. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage Publications, 1977, 160 pp.
  • Huff, C.R., R.F. Conner, and G. Geis. Planning Correctional Reform. Washington, DC: American Bar Association, 1975, 282 pp.
  • Flannery, D.J., and C.R. Huff. "Implications for Prevention, Intervention, and Social Policy." Pp. 293-306 in D.J. Flannery and C.R. Huff (eds.), Youth Violence: A Multidisciplinary Perspective. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, 1999.
  • Huff, C.R., and M. Meyer. "Managing Prison Gangs and Other Security Threat Groups," Corrections Management Quarterly, 1997, 1(4): 10-18.
  • Huff, C.R., A. Rattner, and E. Sagarin. "Guilty Until Proved Innocent: Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy." Pp. 213-225 in B.M. Hancock and P.M. Sharp (eds.), Criminal Justice in America: Theory, Practice, and Policy. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1996.
  • Huff, C.R., and K.S. Trump. "Youth Violence and Gangs: School Safety Initiatives in Urban and Suburban School Districts," Education and Urban Society, 1996, 28(4): 492-503.
  • Huff, C.R. "The New Youth Gangs: Social Policy and Malignant Neglect." Pp. 20-44 in I.M. Schwartz (ed.), Juvenile Justice and Public Policy: Toward a National Agenda. New York: Macmillan/Lexington Books, 1992.
  • Smith, B.L., and C.R. Huff. "From Victim to Political Activist: An Empirical Examination of a Statewide Victims' Rights Movement," Journal of Criminal Justice, 1992, 20(3): 201-215.
  • Ball, R.A., C.R. Huff, and J.R. Lilly. "House Arrest and Juvenile Justice." Pp. 163-172 in R.A. Weisheit and R.G. Culbertson (eds.), Juvenile Delinquency: A Justice Perspective (2nd edit.). Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, 1990 .
  • Huff, C.R. "Gangs, Organized Crime, and Drug-Related Violence in Ohio." Pp. 51-53 in Understanding the Enemy: An Informational Overview of Substance Abuse in Ohio. Columbus: Governor's Office of Criminal Justice Services, 1989.
  • Huff, C.R. "Youth Gangs and Public Policy," Crime & Delinquency, 1989, 35(4): 524-537.
  • Johnson, B.A., and C.R. Huff. "Public Opinion and Criminal Justice Policy Formulation," Criminal Justice Policy Review, 1988, 2(2): 118-132.
  • Huff, C.R., and A. Rattner. "Convicted but Innocent: False Positives and the Criminal Justice Process." Pp. 130-144 in J.E. Scott and T. Hirschi (eds.), Controversial Issues in Crime and Justice. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1988.
  • Huff, C.R., N.H. Rogers, and R.A. Salem. "Mediation of Cohabitant Violence Cases." Pp. 196-222 in N.H. Rogers and R.A. Salem (eds.), A Student's Guide to Mediation and the Law. New York: Matthew Bender & Co., 1987.

 
 
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