Dr. Paul A. Lucas earned his Ph.D. in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His areas of teaching and research focus on courts, problem-solving courts, program evaluation, and criminal justice policy. Dr. Lucas has experience working with a variety of different problem-solving courts across the United States and, in addition to other on-going research projects, is currently the principle investigator for two federally funded program evaluations involving the Ellis County Felony Drug Court (KS) and the Forsyth County Veterans Treatment Court (NC). His most recent research has been published in Police Quarterly, Drug Court Review, and The International Journal of Law and Psychiatry.
Areas of Expertise:
Courts
Problem-Solving Courts
Program Evaluation
Criminal Justice Policy
Courses Taught:
CJ 2150: The Court System
CJ 3001: Writing in Criminal Justice
CJ 3537: Problem-Solving Courts
CJ 4534: Situational Crime Prevention
CJ 4540: Punishment and Sentencing
Title: Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Department: lucaspa@appstate.edu
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-7913
Fax: (828) 262-2947
Office address
352J Anne Belk HallAttachments
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