CURRICULUM VITA of W. T. "Tom" Jordan

CURRICULUM VITA of W. T. "Tom" Jordan Texas A&M University Texarkana Office: (903) 223-3168 College of Education and Liberal Arts Fax: (903) 223-3107 P.O. Box 5518, 2600 N. Robison Rd. Home: (903) 334-9790 Texarkana, TX 75505-5518 e-mail: tom.jordan@tamut.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. in Criminology, 1998, Florida State University. M. S. in Criminology, 1993, Florida State University. Bachelor of Criminal Justice, 1987, Louisiana State University -- Shreveport. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, 2007 to Present, Texas A&M University Texarkana, College of Education and Liberal Arts. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, 2002 to 2007, Texas A&M University Texarkana, College of Health and Behavioral Sciences. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, 1999 to 2002, Florida Gulf Coast University, Division of Criminal Justice. Instructor of Criminal Justice, 1997 to 1999, Florida Gulf Coast University, Division of Criminal Justice. Consultant, Internet Course Development, 1997, Florida Gulf Coast University, Division of Criminal Justice. Research &Teaching Assistant, 1992-1997, Florida State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Police Officer, 1989-1991, Shreveport, Louisiana Police Department. Field Training Officer, 1991. Loss Prevention Agent, 1988-1989, Sears and Roebuck Co., Shreveport, Louisiana

W. T. "Tom" Jordan Curriculum Vita, p. 2 COURSES TAUGHT Texas A&M University Texarkana Law and Society CJ 315 Classroom Deviance CJ 320/Soc 320 Classroom Crime and Delinquency CJ 325/Soc 325 Classroom and Internet Criminal Law CJ 340 Types of Crime CJ 350 Classroom and Internet Ethnic and Cultural Minorities CJ 380/Soc 380 Classroom Administration & Management of Criminal Justice Agencies CJ 420 Classroom American Law Enforcement Studies CJ 421 Classroom Research Techniques CJ 454 Classroom and Interactive Two-way Video Civil Disruption, Terrorism, and Mass Violence CJ 460 Classroom Police-Community Relations CJ 470 Classroom Criminological Theories CJ 480 Classroom, Interactive Two-way Video and Internet Guns and Violence in American Society CJ 497 (Special Topics) Internet Seminar Drugs, Crime and the Law CJ 497 (Special Topics) Internet Seminar Police Deviance and Misconduct CJ 497 (Special Topics) Internet/Classroom Seminar Crime Prevention CJ 497 (Special Topics) - Internet Criminal Justice Ethics CJ 510 Classroom Seminar in Law Enforcement CJ 521 Classroom st Living in the 21 Century Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) 395 Web Enhanced Classroom Florida Gulf Coast University Introduction to Law Enforcement: CCJ 1100 - classroom Criminal Justice Systems and Processes: CCJ 3024 Internet Theories of Criminal Behavior: CCJ 3610 Classroom Law Enforcement: CCJ 4110 Classroom and Internet Crime Prevention: CCJ 4121 Classroom and Internet Ethics in Criminal Justice: CCJ 4487 Classroom and Internet Community Policing: CCJ 4933 (Special Topics) Internet Environmental Criminal Justice: CCJ 4933 (Special Topics) Classroom Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice: CCJ 4934 Classroom and Internet Criminal Justice Management and Administration: Law Enforcement and Courts: CCJ 6405 Classroom and Interactive Two-way Compressed Video Florida State University Criminology: CCJ 3011 Introduction to Law Enforcement: CCJ 3101 Introduction to Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice: CCJ 4700

W. T. "Tom" Jordan Curriculum Vita, p. 3 PUBLICATIONS Jordan, William T., Lorie Fridell, Donald Fagiani, Susan Hurt, and Bruce Kubu (2009). Attracting Females and Racial/Ethnic Minorities to Law Enforcement. Journal of Criminal Justice,37 (4), pp. 33-341. Jordan, W. T., R.G. Burns, L. E. Bedard, T. A. Barringer (2007). "Criminal Justice Interns' Observations of Misconduct: An Exploratory Study". Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 18 (2), pp. 298-310. Godpower Okereke, Tom Jordan and George Parangimalil (2006). "Complaints Against the rd Police." In Jack Greene (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Police Science, 3 Edition. Routledge Press. W. T. Jordan and Mary Ann Zager (2001). Community Policing. In Toni Dupont-Morales and Michael Hooper (eds.), Handbook of Criminal Justice Administration, 69-94. New York: Marcel Dekker. W. T. Jordan (2001, January). Expanding Criminal Justice Education Opportunities in Florida. Florida Police Chief, 27 (1), pp. 16-17. W. T. Jordan (2000, Fall). Citizens Police Academies: Community Policing or Community Politics? American Journal of Criminal Justice, 25 (1), pp. 93-105. W. T. Jordan. (2000). Ma Barker. In Nicole Rafter (ed.), Encyclopedia of Women and Crime. Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press. W. T. Jordan and Jeffrie F. Jinian. (2000). Patterns and Trends in Female Crime. In Nicole Rafter (ed.), Encyclopedia of Women and Crime. Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press. FUNDED PROJECTS Texas A&M University-Texarkana Research Enhancement Grant (2010). Examining the Readability of Textbooks Chosen for Criminal Justice Students. With Lila Walker and George Parangimalil. Texarkana, Arkansas Police Department Promotional Exams (2005-2011). Contract with Texarkana, Arkansas Civil Service Commission. The Cop Crunch: Identifying Strategies for Dealing Effectively with the Recruiting and Hiring Crisis in Law Enforcement (2001-2005). Senior Researcher for NIJ Grant No. #2001-7433-DC-IJ in cooperation with the Police Executive Research Forum. Combating Truancy: A Community Alliance, Evaluation Component (2000-2001). Subcontract from Fort Myers, Florida Police Department for state funded project.

W. T. "Tom" Jordan Curriculum Vita, p. 4 PRESENTATIONS, PAPERS, and PANELS W. T. Jordan, Lila Walker, George Parangimalil. Examination of Textbook Readability for Instructional Purposes: A Criminology & Criminal Justice Pilot Study. Poster Presentation at American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting 2010, San Francisco, California. W. T. Jordan, Lila Walker, George Parangimalil. Judging Textbook Readability with Cloze Tests: An Initial Analysis. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, October 8, 2010, Little Rock, Arkansas. W. T. Jordan. Police Hiring Practices: Strawbridge & Strawbridge Replication 2008. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, October 9, 2009, Laredo, Texas W. T. Jordan. An Empirical Examination of College Degree Requirement Effects on Police Recruiting Success. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, October 4, 2008, Denver, Colorado. W. T. Jordan and Leonard Peck. Davis v. City of Dallas: Redux. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, October 5, 2007, Corpus Christi, Texas. Tom Jordan. Reading Versus Understanding: A Proposal for Examining the Reading Comprehension Level of Criminal Justice Students. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, September 30, 2006, Fort Worth, Texas. Tom Jordan, Laura Bedard, Tony Barringer, & Ronald Burns. Criminal Justice Interns Observations of Misconduct. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November 17, 2005, Toronto, Ontario. Tom Jordan, Lorie Fridell, & Bruce Kubu. The Cop Crunch: The Law Enforcement Struggle to Hire Quality Personnel. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November 19, 2004, Nashville, Tennessee. Lorie Fridell, Jerry Murphy, Tom Jordan, and Bryan Vila. The Cop Crunch: Identifying Strategies for Dealing with the Recruiting and Hiring Crisis in Law Enforcement. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November 15, 2002, Chicago, Illinois.

W. T. "Tom" Jordan Curriculum Vita, p. 5 W. T. Jordan (with Lenore Bishop and Travis Leslie). Conservation Criminal Justice in the Curriculum. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, March 8, 2002, Anaheim, California. David F. Owens, Barbara J. Peat, and W. T. Jordan. Roundtable: The Current State of Assessment Practices in Criminal Justice Higher Education. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, March 8, 2002, Anaheim, California. W. T. Jordan and Roger Green. Professor's Dilemma: An Essay on Barriers to Quality in Criminal Justice Education and Faculty Responses. Presented at the Southern Criminal Justice Association Annual Meeting, October 4, 2000, Charleston, South Carolina. W. T. Jordan. Do Citizens Police Academies Fit the Community Policing Ideal? Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, November 17, 1999, Toronto, Ontario. W. T. Jordan. Citizens Police Academy Participants Attitudes Toward the Police: Rhetoric and Evidence. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 13, 1999, Orlando, Florida. W. T. Jordan. Attitudinal Change of Citizen Police Academy Participants. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November 20, 1997, San Diego, California. W. T. Jordan and Brion Sever. Determinants of Police Strength: A Comparison of Three Hypotheses. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Chicago, November 1996, Chicago, Illinois. Gary Kleck and Tom Jordan. The Impact of Drug Enforcement and Drug Use Levels on Urban Crime Rates. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November 17, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts. William T. Jordan. College Education and Police Officer Performance: A Summation of the Research. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November 7, 1994, Miami, Florida. Florida Legislators' Opinions About the Death Penalty, 1991-1992. With Jana Bufkin and Kent Stephenson. Presented at the Southern Conference on Corrections, February 25, 1992, Tallahassee, Florida. UNPUBLISHED PAPERS and REPORTS Bruce Taylor, Bruce Kubu, Lorie Fridell, Carter Rees, Tom Jordan, & Jason Cheney (2005). The Cop Crunch: Identifying Strategies for Dealing with the Recruiting and Hiring Crisis in Law Enforcement. Rockville, MD: National Institute of Justice. NCJ Number: 213800.

W. T. "Tom" Jordan Curriculum Vita, p. 6 W. T. Jordan. (2001, June 29). Combating Truancy: A Community Alliance, Final Evaluation Report. Report submitted by the Florida Institute of Government at Florida Gulf Coast University to the City of Fort Myers, Florida Police Department. William T. Jordan. (1998). Citizens' Police Academies: A Comprehensive Description of Existing Programs and a Pre-experimental Outcome Evaluations. Doctoral Dissertation, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. Antony M. Pate, W. T. Jordan, and Alex DelCarmen. (1996). Florida's Next Step Program: Ten Case Studies. Report submitted to the Attorney General's Office, State of Florida. Gary Kleck and Tom Jordan. (1995). The Impact of Drug Enforcement and Drug Use Levels on Urban Crime Rates in 23 Large Cities, 1988-1992: Executive Summary. A Report to the U.S. Sentencing Commission's Drugs-Violence Task Force. William T. Jordan. (1993). College Education's Effect on Police Officer Performance: A Review of the Research. Master's Degree Area Paper, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS W. T. Jordan. Teaching Through the Internet: Managing the Mouse. Presented at Florida Gulf Coast University, College of Professional Studies Adjunct Training, September 25, 2001, Fort Myers, Florida. W. T. Jordan. Citizens' Police Academies: A Brief History. Keynote presentation at the inaugural Citizens' Police Academy of the Charlotte County, Florida Sheriff's Office, September 14, 1998. W. T. Jordan. Sexual Predators in Senior Seminar: Integrating Agency Needs Into an Undergraduate Capstone Course. Presented at Florida Department of Law Enforcement workshop, Monitoring Sexual Offenders: A Regional Approach, March 3, 1998, Punta Gorda, Florida. Sherry Smith (Convener), Peggy Bradley, W. T. Jordan, and Andrea Benscoter. Roundtable -- Implementing a Baccalaureate Criminal Justice Degree Program Via Distance Learning: A Team Concept. Convened at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 14, 1998, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Sherri Smith, Mary Ann Zager, Tom Jordan, Peggy Bradley, Andrea Benscoter. Developing a Distance Learning Curriculum: A Team Approach. Presented at the regional Syllabus Workshop, February 27, 1998, Fort Myers, Florida.

W. T. "Tom" Jordan Curriculum Vita, p. 7 WORKS IN PROGRESS Police Hiring Strategies 1989-2008: Replicating Strawbridge and Strawbridge. Readability of Criminal Justice Textbooks. RESEARCH INTERESTS Law Enforcement Education, Training, and Practice Criminal Justice Education Program Evaluation NOTABLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Treasurer, Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, 2010-2013 President s Ad Hoc Committee on Program Assessment, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2002-2003 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Southern Criminal Justice Association