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Headshot of male criminal justice professor Steven Brandl wearing a suit and tie.

Steven G. Brandl, PhD

  • Professor Emeritus, Criminal Justice & Criminology

Dr. Steven G. Brandl taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses including criminal investigation, police administration, and issues in police practice and policy.

He is the author ofÌýPolice in AmericaÌý²¹²Ô»åÌýCriminal Investigation,Ìýand the co-editor ofÌýVoices From the Field.Ìý

Education:

  • PhD, Social Science, Michigan State University, 1991
  • MS, Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, 1988
  • BS, Political Science, Criminal Justice; Minor: Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 1985

Professional Interests:

  • Criminal investigation
  • Police use of force
  • Health and safety issues in policing
  • Police decision making and behavior
  • Police policy
  • Hazards of police work

Books:

  • Brandl, Steven G. (2019) Criminal Investigation. 4th edition. Sage.
  • Brandl, Steven G. (2018) Police in America. 1stÌýedition. Sage.
  • Brandl, S.G. and D.E. Barlow (2004) The Police in America: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Wadsworth: Belmont.

ÌýSelect Publications:

  • Brandl, S.G. and M.S. Stroshine (2017). Oleoresin Capsicum Spray and Tasers: A Comparison of Factors Predicting Use and Effectiveness.ÌýCriminal Justice Policy ReviewÌý28:279-306.
  • Brandl, S.G. (2013). An empirical examination of retired police officers’ length of retirement and age at death: A research note.ÌýPolice QuarterlyÌý16:113-123.
  • Brandl, S.G. and M.S. Stroshine (2013). The role of officer attributes, job characteristics, and arrest activity in explaining police use of force.ÌýCriminal Justice Policy ReviewÌý24:551-572.
  • Brandl, S.G. and M.S. Stroshine (2012). The physical hazards of police work revisited.
ÌýPolice QuarterlyÌý15:262-282.
  • Stroshine, M.S. and G.ÌýBrandlÌý(2011). Race, gender, and tokenism in policing: An 
empirical elaboration.ÌýPolice QuarterlyÌý14:323-343.
  • Brandl, S.G. and M.S. Stroshine (2011). The relationship between gun and gun buyer characteristics and firearm time-to-crime.ÌýCriminal Justice Policy ReviewÌý22:285-300.