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Dr. Harry Dammer

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  • Harry R. Dammer, Ph.D.
    Sociology/Criminal Justice
    O'Hara Hall, Room  427
    The University of Scranton
    Scranton, PA 18510
    dammerh2@scranton.edu
    (570)941-5853

Vita

Harry R. Dammer
W: (570) 941-5853
H: (570) 586-2024
E-mail: dammerh2@scranton.edu
Web page: http://matrix.scranton.edu/faculty/dammerh2

Education

  • Ph.D. Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice, Newark, NJ. 
    Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice, 1992.
  • M.S. University of Dayton, OH. Master of Science in Education, 1981.
  • B.S. University of Dayton, OH. Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, 1979.
  • A.S. Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ. 1977. Associates Degree in Police Science.

Academic Employment

  • Visiting Fulbright Scholar. University of Ruhr-Bochum. Bochum, Germany. March-July 2009.
  • Professor and Chair, University of Scranton, PA. . Responsibilities: Teaching undergraduate courses in Sociology/Criminal Justice Department, student advising, active research, university and community service. September 2002 to present.
  • Professor and Chair of Criminal Justice, Niagara University, Niagara University, NY. Responsibilities: Hiring, supervision and evaluation of faculty, departmental strategic planning, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Criminology and Criminal Justice Department, student advising, active research, university and community service, coordinator of criminal justice student internships/co-ops. September 1994 to August 2002.
  • Visiting Fulbright Scholar, University of Saarland, Saarbrucken, Germany. Responsibilities: teaching courses in American Criminal Justice and Comparative Criminal Justice Systems to graduate students at the Europa Law Institute. September 1993 to July 1994.
  • Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, NY. Responsibilities: teaching undergraduate courses (total eight per year) in Criminal Justice Department, August 1992 to August 1994. On leave from August 1993 to July 1994 to pursue Fulbright Scholar Grant.
  • Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA. Responsibilities: teaching undergraduate and graduate courses (total eight per year) in Administration of Justice Program, student advising, active research, college community service. August 1990 to August 1992.
  • Courses taught included: Criminology, Juvenile Justice, Incarceration, Introduction to American Criminal Justice, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems, Introduction to Corrections, Corrections Counseling, Assessment and Treatment of Offenders, Senior Seminar: Field Experience in Criminal Justice, Current Issues in Criminal Justice.
  • Academic (S.T.E.P.) Counselor, Castleton State College, Castleton, VT. Responsibilities: academic and personal counseling to undergraduate students, and teaching courses (Adjunct Instructor) in study skills and in the criminal justice department. Course title: Law and Society. Sept. 1988-July 1990.
  • Teaching Assistant/Adjunct Instructor, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ. September 1987 to June 1988. Course title: Criminal Justice Planning/Management.
  • Teacher/Guidance Counselor, St. Peter's Preparatory School, Jersey City, NJ. September 1983 to June 1987. Responsibilities: advisor to 150 students in grades 10, 11, and 12. Director of Standardized Testing. Teacher of study skills course and senior elective in criminal justice. Director of Student Internship Coordination for the Christian Service Program.

Professional Employment

  • Consultant to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Served as a Peer Review Panel member to evaluate proposals dealing with terrorism. Contracted through CSR. Inc. Arlington, VA. March 2003.
  • Consultant to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Technical Assistance and Support Program.
  • Invited to participate in NIJ workshop to develop a Research Agenda for Faith-Based Programs. Washington, D.C. December 2002.
  • Consultant to the National Institute of Corrections (NIC). Provided training session to the Massachusetts Dept of Corrections, Office of the Chaplainry. Topic: Religion in Corrections. September 2000.
  • Consultant to Treatment Trends, Inc. Invited to provide two separate days of training for health care professionals in Allentown, PA. Training topics: Religion in Corrections (2004), and Criminology 101 (2005).
  • Consultant to Law Firm of James D. Butler, Jersey City, NJ. Responsibilities: Provide expert witness testimony and consultation in area of inmate classification and recidivism. May to September 1995.
  • Administration of Justice Intern, The National Conference of Christians and Jews, New York City, NY, September 1981 to August 1982. Assistant to National Program Director Donald McEvoy. Responsibilities: criminal justice consultant, Associate Editor of "Hot Line" -- a police community relations newsletter with a circulation of over 5,000 nationally.
  • Juvenile Probation Officer, Montgomery County Juvenile Court, Dayton, OH. Responsibilities: preparation of social histories, supervision of 65 probationers, individual and family counseling, consultant to local educational institutions. July 1979 to June 1981.

Publications: Books

  • Harry R. Dammer (with E. Fairchild and J. Albanese) Comparative Criminal Justice. Third Edition. Wadsworth-Thomson Press, 2006.
  • Harry R. Dammer (with Todd R. Clear), The Offender in the Community, Published by Wadsworth-Thomson Press, Second Edition, 2003.
  • Harry R. Dammer, Religion in Corrections. American Correctional Association, August 2000.
  • Harry R. Dammer, Piety in Prison: An Ethnography of Religion in the Correctional Environment. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1992

Publications: Book Chapters, articles, manuals, etc.

  • Harry R. Dammer (with J. Winterdyk and P. Reichel, Eds.)  A Guided Reader to Research in Comparative Criminology/Criminal Justice.  Crime and Crime Policy. Vol. 5, 2009. University of Bochum Press, Germany. Forthcoming, January 200

  • Harry R. Dammer, Book chapter titled “Crime And Punishment Around The World –Saudi Arabia” in Crime and Punishment Around the World, G. Newman (ed.) Greenwood Publishers. 2009. 

    Educational Program titled “Religion in Prison” written for the National Museum of Crime and Punishment, Washington, DC. April 2008.

    Harry R. Dammer, (with Annie Kensey), Book Chapter titled “Corrections in France: Current Issues and Future Challenges.” In, Corrections, Mental Health, and Social Policy: International Perspectives. R. K. Ax and T.J Fagan, Editors. Charles C. Thomas Publishers, LTD. 2007.
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Phillip Reichel), "Teaching Manual for Comparative and International Criminal Justice Courses." 2nd Edition. Published by the International Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Spring 2007.
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Phi Ni and Phillip Reichel). Book chapter titled “Comparing Crime and Justice.” In, the Handbook of Transnational Crime and Justice. Sage Publications. Phillip Reichel (ed.). September 2004.
  • Harry R. Dammer, “Good Time Provisions for Correctional Offenders.” In, The Encyclopedia on Criminal Justice in the United States. CA: Salem Press, Inc. 2005. P. Gerstenfield, Editor.
  • Harry R. Dammer, “Prisons Around the World.” In, Introduction to International Criminal Justice. McGraw Hill. 2005. M. Natarjan, Editor.
  • Harry R. Dammer, “Religion in Corrections.” In, The Encyclopedia of American Prisons and Correctional Institutions. Sage Publications. 2005. Mary Bosworth, Editor.
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with P. Reichel) Book chapter titled “Corrections in the United States.” In, Adult Corrections: International Systems and Perspectives. John A. Winterdyke (ed.) Willow Press, Monsey, NY. 2004.
  • Harry R. Dammer, “Reasons for Religious Involvement in the Correctional Environment.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume 35, Numbers 3/4 2002. 35-58
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Jody L. Sundt, and Francis T. Cullen) “The Role of the Prison Chaplain in Offender Rehabilitation” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume 35, Numbers 3/4 2002. 59-86.
  • Harry R. Dammer, Editorial Board of the Encyclopedia of Crime and Punishment. Published by Berkshire Publications (SAGE) in November 2001. Contributed three entries in the encyclopedia: Religion in corrections, Diversion programs, and Probation (with Todd R. Clear).
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Annmarie Cordner and Frank Horvath), "A National Survey of Comparative and International Criminal Justice Courses in Universities in the United States." Journal for Criminal Justice Education. Vol. 11, No. 2. Fall 2000.
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Todd R. Clear, et. al). The Value of Religion in Prison: An Inmate Perspective. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. Vol. 16, Number 1. February 2000.
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Harris Beiman), "The Men's Prison Council--A Cost Free Program that Changes Inmate Attitudes." In Corrections Manager's Report, January-February Issue, 1999.
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Phillip Reichel), "Teaching Manual for Comparative and International Criminal Justice Courses." Published by the International Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, August 1997.
  • Harry R. Dammer, "The Practice of Rehabilitation in German Prisons," Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. Vol. 24 (1/2), 1996. Pp. 1-10.
  • Harry R. Dammer, "Religion in Prison," entry in The Encyclopedia of American Prisons, Marilyn McShane and Frank Williams, Eds., California University Press, 1996.
  • Harry R. Dammer, “Criminal Justice in America 1964-1994: A Cycle of Myths, Fears, and Political Reactions.” In What Became of the Great Society? Comparative Perspectives on the U.S.A. in the 1960's and 1990's. Ed. by Winfried Herget. Published by The School of North American Studies Program at the Johannes Guttenberg University, Mainz, Germany. FALL 1995.
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Peter J. Benekos), Instructor's Manual for T. Clear and G. Cole's American Corrections. CA: Wadsworth Publishing Co., January 1994.
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Todd R. Clear, et al.), Final Report: Feasibility Study of the Impact of Religious Involvement on Prisoners. Published by Rutgers University. Presented to the Justice Fellowship Inc., Washington, D.C. 1992.
  • Harry R. Dammer, (with Todd R. Clear, et al.), "Does involvement in religion help prisoners adjust to prison?" NCCD FOCUS, November 1992.

Invited Professional Presentations

Presentation to Criminal Justice Club and Students at the University of Dayton.  Topic: “Religion in Prison: Scam or Salvation?” March 12, 2008.

  • Keynote Speaker at the Pennsylvania Prison Chaplains Association Annual Meeting. October 2007. Topic: Chaplaincy Checkup: The Status of Prison Chaplaincy in PA.
  • Presentation at the Beijing International Forum on Community-Based Corrections, Capital Normal University. Topic: Therapeutic Courts in Community Corrections: An American Overview October 2006
  • Keynote Speaker at Marywood University Institute for Spirituality. Topic: “When I Was in Prison You Visited Me”: The Neglected Work of Mercy Caring for the Needs of Prisoners and Those Impacted by Incarceration. November 6th, 2004.
  • Presentation at seminar titled "A Day of Responsibility" at the State Correctional Facility (Retreat). The seminar, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Prison Society, focused on inmate issues of responsibility and atonement. Over 50 inmates participated in the seminar. November 2003.
  • Keynote Presenter at Annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Toronto, Canada. October 2001. Topic: The Use and Misuse of International Crime Statistics.
  • Commencement speaker at Bergen Community College, Paramus NJ, June 1999.
  • Keynote Presenter at the Summer Meeting of the American Correctional Chaplains Association. San Antonio, Texas. August 2000. Topic: Religion in Corrections: An Academic Perspective
  • Lecture presented at Athens University School of Law and Criminology, Athens, Greece. June 1994. Topic: Conducting Ethnographic Research in American Prisons.
  • Lecture presented at Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany. June 1994. Topic: Hate Crimes and the U.S. Criminal Justice System.
  • Lecture presented at the Conference titled "America in Central/Eastern Europe: Past and Present". The University of Lodz, Poland. June 1994. Topic: Myths and Realities of Crime Criminal Justice in America.

Professional Presentations

Panel Discussion (Moderator) at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.  March 2008. Topic: Creative Pedagogy for Teaching Comparative /International Crime and Justice.

Panel Discussion at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH. March 2008. Topic: 
ACJS Advanced Training for Academic Certification Reviewers

Presentation at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH. March 2008. Topic: The Responsibilities and Challenges of Faith Representatives in Pennsylvania’s Jails and Prisons. (With James Roberts).

Panel Discussion (Moderator) at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA. 2007.Topic: How to Assess a Criminal Justice Program at a Jesuit University.

  • Presentation at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MD. March 2006. Topic: The Development of Homeland Security Programs: Issues in Curricula, Staffing, and Pedagogy.
  • Presentation at the Commonwealth Forum on Criminal Justice Reform. Harrisburg, PA. Title: Electronic Monitoring in PA and Beyond. November 2005
  • Panel Discussion on Sentencing Reform in Pennsylvania. Smart Talk --WITF Harrisburg. November 2005.
  • Presentation and Panel Chair at the XIV World Congress of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. August 2005. Title: “Without Locks and Bars: Glen Mills Schools for Boys” (with Wayne Dainty).
  • Poster Presentation at the European Society of Criminology. Amsterdam, Holland. Title: "Linking U.S. and Non-U.S. Researchers in Criminal Justice". August 2004
  • Presentation at seminar titled "A Day of Responsibility" at the State Correctional Facility (Retreat). The seminar, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Prison Society, focused on inmate issues of responsibility and atonement. Over 50 inmates participated in the seminar. November 2003.
  • Presentation at the International Congress on Criminology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. August 2003. Strategies to Link U.S. and Non-U.S. Researchers in Criminal Justice.
  • Presentation at the meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Toronto, Canada. October 2001. Topic: The Use and Misuse of International Crime Statistics.
  • Presentation/training session to the Massachusetts Dept of Corrections, Office of the Chaplaincy Topic: Religion in Corrections. September 2000.
  • Paper Presented at the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. November 2001. Topic: The Classroom Application of Supplemental Readings in Comparative/international Criminal Justice Courses.
  • Presentation (Plenary speaker) at the Summer Meeting of the American Correctional Chaplains Association. San Antonio, Texas. August 2000. Topic: Religion in Corrections: An Academic Perspective.
  • Paper Presented at the American Society of Criminology, Toronto Ontario. November 1999.
    Topic: Rehabilitation and the Prison Chaplain (with Jody Sundt and Francis Cullen).
  • Paper Presentation at the International Congress on Criminology, Seoul, Korea. August 1998.
    Topic: Causes for the Rise in Imprisonment in the United States.
  • Paper presentation at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque, NM. March 1998. Topic: The Development of a Typology of Religious Inmates.
  • Workshop Presentation at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, Ky. March 1997. Topic: Teaching Strategies for Comparative and International Criminal Justice Courses.
  • Panel Presentation at the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Ill. November 1996. 
    Topic: Opportunities Abroad for Criminal Justice Scholars and Students.
  • Paper presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, NV. March 1996. Topic: An Analysis of Comparative Criminal Justice Courses in American Colleges and Universities.
  • Chair of Roundtable Discussion at the American Society of Criminology, Boston, MA. November 1995. Topic: Revisioning Masculinity Behind Bars.
  • Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology, Miami. November 1994. Topic: How the Theory of Rehabilitation Becomes a Reality in German Prisons.
  • Lecture presented at Athens University School of Law and Criminology, Athens, Greece. June 1994. Topic: Conducting Ethnographic Research in American Prisons.
  • Lecture presented at Amerika Haus, Munich, Germany. June 1994. Topic: Hate Crimes and the U.S. Criminal Justice System.
  • Lecture presented at the Conference "America in Central/Eastern Europe: Past and Present" at the University of Lodz, Poland. June 1994. Topic: Myths and Realities of Crime Criminal Justice in America.
  • Paper presented at the Conference "Prisons 2000", Leicester, England, April 1994. Topic: Reducing the Deprivations of Prison Living.
  • Paper presented at the International Congress on Criminology, Budapest, Hungary, August 1993. Topic: The Practice of Religion in American Prisons.
  • Interview on National Public Radio, October 10, 1992. Asked by Syracuse affiliate of NPR to comment on treatment methods used to detain inmates at the Onondaga (NY) County Jail.
  • Presentation at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MD. March 2006. Topic: The Development of Homeland Security Programs: Issues in Curricula, Staffing, and Pedagogy.
  • Presentation at the Commonwealth Forum on Criminal Justice Reform. Harrisburg, PA. Title: Electronic Monitoring in PA and Beyond. November 2005
  • Panel Discussion on Sentencing Reform in Pennsylvania. Smart Talk --WITF Harrisburg. November 2005.
  • Presentation and Panel Chair at the XIV World Congress of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. August 2005. Title: “Without Locks and Bars: Glen Mills Schools for Boys” (with Wayne Dainty).

Professional Organizations

  • American Society of Criminology
  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • American Correctional Association
  • Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences

    Chair, Jesuit Educators Section, March 2004 to present.
  • Elected Executive Counselor of the International Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, February 1997 to 1999.
  • Chair, International Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. March 2003-March 2005.
  • Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, Secretary/Treasurer, June 1992 to June 1993.
  • Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, Vermont State Representative, Fall 1988 to August 1990.
  • Editor of Newsletter of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, Fall 1993.
  • Reviewer for the American Journal of Police, Spring 1993.
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Community Service

Appointed by Fr. Scott Pilarz, President of the University of Scranton to serve on the National Seminar on Jesuit Higher Education. The National Seminar is the publisher of the Conversions magazine. December 2008-present.

  • Appointed to the University of Scranton Campus Development Council. Summer 2006 to Present.
  • Faculty Athletics Representative to the NCAA. Fall 2005 to Present.
  • Appointed to the PA Board of Probation and Parole Citizens Advisory Committee for the District of Scranton. Fall 2005-Present.
  • Appointed Chapter Convener for the Pennsylvania Prison Society. Serving as ombudsman between inmates serving time in the Lackawanna County Prison and the local Prison administration. Fall 2006-Present.
  • Board Member of the Exodus Prison Ministry of NE Pennsylvania. Summer 2004-Present.
  • Advisory Committee to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. April 2003-Summer 2005. Assist in preparation of recommendations made to the Pennsylvania General Assembly relative to the issues surrounding geriatric and seriously ill inmates in Pennsylvania.
  • Producer and Moderator of Crime and Justice in Scranton. A public access television show (Channel 61). Spring 2005-Spring 2006.
  • Elected to University Council Committee (Faculty Alternate) 2004-2005.
  • Elected as Faculty Senator (Alternate) 2004-2006. Currently serving as member of the Academic Support Subcommittee and Subcommittee on Interdiscipinarity.
  • Elected to Tenure and Promotion Committee 2003, 2006.
  • Mission Advisory Committee 2003-2005. Responsibilities include chair of sub-committee to assist in organizing faculty participation in Jesuit Heritage Week for the Spring 2005.
  • Member of Search Committee to hire the Director of Continuing Education. 2003.
  • Member of the Advisory Committee of the University of Scranton Homeland Security Institute. Spring 2004 to present.
  • Faculty Coordinator of the Law Enforcement Leadership Series (LELS) at the University of Scranton. Fall 2002-present.
  • Board Member of the Lackawanna Prison Ministry, Spring 2003-Spring 2004.
  • Catholic Conference of New York. Appointed by Bishop Henry Mansell to be a member of the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee. Spring 2000 to June 2002.
  • FBI’s Community Partnership Program, June 2001. Buffalo Office.
  • Ad-Hoc Board Member, Niagara County Inter-Faith Chaplaincy Program. December 1999 to June 2002.
  • Chair and Member of the Board of Directors, Jesus the Liberator Seminary for Religious Justice. Buffalo, NY. New seminary has been formed to train former drug addicts and ex-offenders for positions in the clergy. October 1995 to June 2002.
  • Elected to the Niagara University Sabbatical Committee. December 2001 to June 2002.
  • Elected to the Niagara University Committee on Investigation and Advice. 1996-1997.
  • Sophomore Class Moderator. Appointed by the Director of Campus Activities. Responsibilities include assist students in developing class activities, chaperone off-campus functions. January 1996 to 1997.
  • Volunteer at Attica Correctional Facility, Attica NY. Responsibilities include conducting a weekly support group for incarcerated males. September 1995 to December 1996.
  • Learn and Serve Niagara Grant. Funding provided for the purpose of expanding and improving the course (CRJ 390) Field Experience in Criminal Justice. Summer 1995.
  • Faculty Assistant to Athletic Department. Niagara University. Responsibilities include: meet with prospective student athlete recruits, and monitor NCAA rules compliance exams. Spring 1995 to Fall 1996.
  • High School Boys Basketball Referee, IAABO Board #53. Erie and Niagara County, NY.
  • Interview on National Public Radio, October 10, 1992. Asked by Syracuse affiliate of NPR to comment on treatment methods used to detain inmates at the Onondaga (NY) County Jail.
  • High School Basketball Coach 1981-1986; College Basketball Coach 1988-1992.

Awards

  • Awarded Full Professor, The University of Scranton, June 2006.
  • Awarded Tenure and Associate Professor, The University of Scranton, August 2003
  • Awarded Promotion to Full Professor, Niagara University, June 2002.
  • Awarded Tenure and Rank of Associate Professor, Niagara University, June 1998.
  • Received Award for the Outstanding Criminal Justice Educator in Western New York. Presented by the Buffalo State College Criminal Justice Alumni Chapter. September 2000.
  • Chosen by the Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ Alumni Association to be among the first two inductees into the College's Alumni Hall of Fame for being a Distinguished Alumni. April, 1996
  • J. William Fulbright Scholarship, Lectureship Award, University of Saarland, Saarbrucken, Germany. September 1993 to July 1994.
  • Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1998.
  • Who's Who American College Students, 1977.

References

  • Dr. Todd R. Clear, Distinguished Professor, John Jay School of Criminal Justice, NY. NY. (212) 237-8470.
  • Dr. Jay S. Albanese, Chief, The International Center, The National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C. 202-616-1960
  • Dr. Timothy Ireland, Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Niagara.University, NY. (716) 286- 8098.
  • Dr. Freda Adler, Distinguished Professor of Criminal Justice (Retired). Rutgers School of Criminal Justice. Newark, New Jersey.
  • Dr. Joseph Dreisbach, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Scranton, Scranton, PA. (570) 941-7560.
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