DANNY W. PIRTLE, PhD Vita Dr. Dan Pirtle, Ph.D. Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice University Address: Sociology & Criminal Justice Texas A&M University-Commerce PO Box 3011 Commerce, TX 75429-3011 Office Phone: 903-886-5332 University Email Address: dan.pirtle@tamuc.edu EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy, Summer 2007 Department of Juvenile Justice and Psychology Prairie View, A&M University: Prairie View, Texas 77446 Master of Science Juvenile Justice, December 2001 Department of Juvenile Justice and Psychology Prairie View, A&M University: Prairie View, Texas 77446 Bachelor of Science Interdisciplinary Studies, August 1996 Department of Psychology Tennessee State University: Nashville, Tennessee 37207 ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Holy Family University Spring 2007-2012
Adjunct Instructor, Prairie View A& M University College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology Fall 2006 Graduate Assistant/Instructor, Prairie View A & M University College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology Fall 2005/ Spring 2006 Adjunct Instructor, Texas Southern University School of Public Affairs: Houston, Texas Fall 2003 NON- ACADEMIC WORK EXPERIENCE Deputy Director of Education Services Dallas County Juvenile Department January 2013-present Program Director YWCA of Bucks County Summer 2007- present Juvenile Probation Officer July 2002-December 2006 Harris County Juvenile Probation Department Assessment Specialist July 1998-July 2002 Harris County Juvenile Justice Charter School Institutional Officer July 1997-July 1998 Harris County Juvenile Probation Department PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATIONS/TRAININGS Ethics in the Workplace January 2009/November 2010 Report Writing November 2009/ January 2010 Juvenile Justice June/July 2008 Girls and Juvenile Justice March 2008
Youth Violence February 2008 Gangs March 2004 (Gang prevention strategies/ identifiers) Sex Offender Registration and Risk Assessment April 2004 Project Spotlight Forum May 2003 Understanding Sex Offenders May 2002 Chemical Dependency and the Family May 2002 Building Personal Power: Skills for Managing Anger September 1999 Confronting Student Violence (Panelist) October 1 PROFESSIONAL COMMITTEES/ ASSOCIATIONS Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology Northeastern Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Alpha Phi Sigma V-Star Board Member Preceptor for Lincoln University Pre- Masters Student PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION Prairie View A & M University Juvenile Justice and Psychology Symposium (2006) The Texas Family Code (Juvenile Law)/ What Are My Rights and Obligations When My Child is Arrested? Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2006) From Slave Ship to Hurricane Katrina 's Superdome: A Case of Conflict Theory Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2005) Coverage and Relevance of Juvenile Justice Topics in Introduction to Criminal Justice Textbooks Fort Bend Independent School District (2004-2005) Juvenile Probation Issues and Concerns Prairie View A & M University Juvenile Justice and Psychology Symposium (2004) Juvenile Intake and Probation Issues Southwest Association of Criminal Justice (2003) Harris County Boot Camp vs. Harris County Youth Village (A Study of Recidivism in Juvenile Probation Placements)
PUBLICATIONS Pirtle, D. and Scott, J. (2012). Youth Subculture: An Examination of the Code of the Street in the Most Popular Rap lyrics 2001-2009. International Journal of Criminal Justice and Law Review (Accepted for publication in 2012). Henderson, H., Smith, D., & Pirtle, D. (2011). The Predictive Validity of Los Angeles County Needs Assessment Among Black and Hispanic Juvenile Probationers. Submitted to Criminal Justice and Behavior Gabbidon, S. & Greene, H. The Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. MS-13. Sage Publications. (March 2009) Cox, S., Conrad, J., Allen, J. & Hanser, R. (2008). Juvenile Justice. 6th Edition. Sage Publications. Rodriguez, J. Pirtle, D. and Henderson, H. (2008) Crime and Delinquency: Latinos in the United States. International Journal of Crime, Criminal Justice and Law 3, (2). REVIEWS/SPECIAL PROJECTS Cole, G. and Smith, C. (2013). American System of Criminal Justice. 13th edition. Cengage. (Project Reviewer) English, C. (2012, April 5). Symposium to examine criminal justice system. Bucks County Courier Times. (Interview) Swigoda, J. (2010, Dec 10). "Moms Interrupted". Special Report. Northeast Times. (Interview) Cole, G. and Smith, C. (2007). Criminal Justice in America. 5th edition. Wadsworth. (Subject Matter Expert) Gabbidon, S. (2007). Criminological Perspectives on Race and Crime. New York: Routledge. (Review) The Drug Views of Criminal Justice Majors and Non-Criminal Justice Majors. (Review for the Journal of Criminal Justice and Law Review) Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire: The Similarities and Differences of Zero Tolerance Policy and the Medicalization of School Discipline. (Review for the Journal of Criminal Justice and Law Review)
RESEARCH INTERESTS Female Delinquency Juvenile Justice Issues Criminal Justice Practice/Policy Race, Gender and Crime Minority Experiences in Academia COURSES TAUGHT Master of Arts in Criminal Justice CJMA 501-American Criminal Justice System CJMA 502- Criminological Theory CJMA 503- Research Methods CJMA 510-Juvenile Delinquency CJMA 520- Ethics in Criminal Justice CJMA 522- Juvenile Justice CJMA 523- Race and Crime C.IMA 530- Women, Law, and Social Control CJMA 532- Police Administration CJMA 535 - Criminal Justice Policy CJMA 540- Serial and Mass Murder Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice FEXP 100- Freshman Experience CRJU 101- Introduction to the Criminal Justice System CRJU 202- Comparative Criminal Justice Systems CRJU 217-Organized and Organizational Crime CRIU 222-Women in the Criminal Justice System CRIU 299- Urban Inequality CRJU 300- Corrections CRJU 308- Juveniles and the Law CRJU 323- Research Methods for Criminal Justice CRJU 330- Junior Seminar CRJU 350/351- Internship CRJU 403- Probation and Parole CRJU 427- Seminar Issues in the Criminal Justice System