María B. Vélez' general interests are to understand how stratification along racial-ethnic, political, and economic lines shapes and is shaped by the uneven patterning of crime and justice outcomes. Key themes include investigating: the influence of political conditions on crime patterns across neighborhoods; the dynamic nature of crime; and the consequences of mass incarceration and other forms of criminal justice contact for minority political behavior and the wellbeing of democracy in the United States.
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Degrees
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Degree TypePh.D.Degree DetailsSociology, The Ohio State University, 2002
Course Name | Course Title | Semester | Syllabus |
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CCJS454 | Contemporary Criminological Theory | Fall 2019 | Syllabus |
CCJS651 | Seminar in Criminology | Spring 2019 | |
CCJS670 | Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice | Fall 2019 | Syllabus |
CCJS418Q | Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice; Crime and Place | Spring 2019 |
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velezmb [at] umd.edu