Texas A&M International University

Amy Lynn Poland , Ph.D

   Assistant Professor

   Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Ph.D.  Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska at Omaha
• MPA.  Public Administration, University of South Dakota
• B.A.    Criminal Justice/Sociology, Morningside College

Research Interests

• Juvenile delinquency & justice
• Program implementation
• Mental health
• Traning of direct care workers in juvenile justice
• Social media in criminal justice
• Pedagogy

Course Taught

• CRIJ 1306  Courts & Criminal Procedure
• CRIJ 2329  Fundamentals of Criminal Law
• CRIJ 3310  Juvenile Delinquency & Justice
• CRIJ 3320  Organized Crime
• SOCI 3336  Criminology
• CRIJ 5301  Advanced Seminar on the CJ system
• CRIJ 5305  Seminar on Administration of Criminal Justice

Grants

2008  University Research Grant, funded by Office of Graduate Studies and Research, Texas A&M International University, $8,500 (Principle Investigator).

Select Publications

Herz, D. C., & Poland, A. L. (2002). Assessing the need for and availability of mental
health services for juvenile offenders. Lincoln, NE: Nebraska Commission on Law
Enforcement and Criminal Justice.