Associate Professor
Criminology and Law Studies
Director
Administration of Justice Specialization
Master of Arts in Public Service
Phone: (414)
288-3438
Contact via e-mail
Education
B.S. 1987 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
M.S. 1990 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Ph.D. 1995 Michigan State University
Courses
Corrections Correctional Management
Gender, Race, and Justice Research Methods and Program Evaluation
Ultimate Penalties Urban Crime Policy
Victimology Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice
Honors and Fellowship
Anderson Outstanding Faculty Paper Award, Co-recipient,
Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, 2000
Most Outstanding Organization Advisor, Marquette University Office of Student
Development, 1997
Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award, Midwestern Criminal Justice Assn.,
1989
Books
Palermo, G. and M.A. Farkas. THE DILEMMA OF THE SEXUAL OFFENDER.
Springfield, Ill: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, August, 2001.
Palermo, G.B., Farkas, M.A., and Carponi Schittar. L-ABUSO E LA MOLESTIA
SESSUALI: ASPETTI STORICO-CULTURALI, PSICOLOGICI, PSCHIATRICI E LEGALI.
D. Parma, Italy:
Essebiemme, March, 2002.
Stojkovic, S. and M.A. Farkas. CORRECTIONAL LEADERSHIP: A CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing Company, September, 2002.
Journal and Publications
Farkas, M.A. and A. Stichman. (2002). SEX OFFENDER LAWS: CAN
RETRIBUTION, PUBLIC SAFETY AND TREATMENT BE RECONCILED? Criminal
Justice Policy Review,
27(2): 256-283..
Farkas, M.A. (2001). CORRECTIONAL OFFICER ATTITUDES: A SUMMARY OF
LITERATURE. Correctional Management Quarterly, 5(2): 20-26.
Farkas, M.A. and R. Zevitz. (2000). SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION:
ASSESSING THE IMPACT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT: A RESEARCH NOTE. Journal
of Crime and Justice,
23(1): 125-139.
Farkas, M. A., 2000. A TYPOLOGY OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS. International
Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 44 (4):
431-449.
Zevitz, R. and M.A. Farkas., 2000. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION:
PUNISHING HIGH RISK OFFENDERS OR EXACTING FURTHER VENGEANCE?" Behavioral
Sciences and the Law, 18(2/3): 375-391.
Zevitz, R. and M.A. Farkas, 2000. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION:
EXAMINING THE IMPORTANCE OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS. Behavioral Sciences
and the Law,
18(2/3): 393-408.
Zevitz, R. and M.A. Farkas, 2000. THE IMPACT OF SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY
NOTIFICATION ON PROBATION AND PAROLE IN WISCONSIN. International
Journal of Offender Therapy
and Comparative Criminology, 44(1): 8-21.
Farkas, M.A., 1999. CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS ATTITUDES TOWARD INMATES
AND WORKING WITH INMATES IN A 'GET TOUGH' ERA. Journal of Criminal
Justice,
27(6): 495-506.
Farkas, M.A. 1999. NOT IN MY BACKYARD: THE ISSUES AND COMPLEXITIES
SURROUNDING PRISON SITING. The Justice Professional, 12: 95-109.
Farkas, M. A. 1999. INMATE SUPERVISORY STYLE: DOES GENDER MAKE A
DIFFERENCE. Women and Criminal Justice, 10 (4): 25-45.
Farkas, M.A. and K. Rand. 1999. SEX MATTERS: A GENDER-SPECIFIC STANDARD
FOR CROSS-GENDER SEARCHES OF INMATES. Women and Criminal Justice,
10(3): 31-55.
Farkas, M.A. and K. Rand. 1997. FEMALE CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND
PRISONER PRIVACY. Marquette University Law Review, 80 (4): 995-1030.
Farkas, M.A. and P. K. Manning. (1997). THE OCCUPATIONAL CULTURES
OF CORRECTIONS AND POLICE OFFICERS. Journal of Crime and Justice,
20 (2):
51-68
Farkas, M.A. (1997). THE NORMATIVE CODE AMONG CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS:
AN EXPLORATION OF COMPONENTS AND FUNCTIONS. Journal of Crime and
Justice, 20 (1): 23-36.
Farkas, M.A. (1992). THE IMPACT OF THE CORRECTIONAL FIELD SETTING
ON THE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: A RESEARCH CHRONICLE. Journal of Crime
and Justice,
15 (2): 177-184.
Farkas, M.A. (1990). "PROFESSIONALIZATION: IS IT THE CURE-ALL FOR WHAT
'AILS" THE CORRECTIONS OFFICER?" Journal of Crime and
Justice 13 (2): 29-54.
Research Publications
Zevitz, R. and M.A. Farkas. 2000. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY
NOTIFICATION: ASSESSING THE IMPACT IN WISCONSIN: RESEARCH IN
BRIEF. National Institute
of Justice, NCJ#179992.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Farkas, M.A. 2002. MEGAN'S LAW: SHOULD NEIGHBORS BE NOTIFIED
WHEN A SEX OFFENDER IS RELEASED INTO THEIR COMMUNITY? Controversies
in Criminal
Justice,
Eds. Alarid, L. Katz, C. And Decker, C., Roxbury Publishing,
pp. 346-352.
Book Reviews
Farkas, M.A. BOOK REVIEW: IN THE MIX. STRUGGLE AND SURVIVAL
IN A WOMENS PRISON. The Prison Journal, 82 (3), 412-416.
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
Annual Meeting of the International Association for the Treatment
of Sexual Offenders. THE ROLE OF THE SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT PROVIDER:
THERAPEUTIC
OR
SOCIAL CONTROL AGENT? Vienna, September, 2002
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences CRIMINAL
JUSTICE INTERNSHIPS: EXAMINING THE PURPOSES, USES, AND ORGANIZATION
OF COMPONENTS
IN A NATIONWIDE SAMPLE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS. " with
Stichman, Amy. Anaheim, CA: March, 2002
National Institute of Justice and the Inter-University Consortium
for Political Research. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION.
Data Resources
Program Workshop:
Prisoner Reentry and Community Justice, University of Michigan,
Summer, 2001.
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences SEX
OFFENDER LAWS: CAN RETRIBUTION, PUBLIC SAFETY AND TREATMENT BE
RECONCILED?" with
Stichman, Amy. Washington, D.C., April, 2001.
Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, CORRECTIONAL
LEADERSHIP EDUCATION: THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS" LEADERSHIP
INSTITUTE. with Rick Lovell, Mark Pogrebin, Clare Roby, and Stan
Stojkovic. Washington,
D.C., April, 2001
American Society of Criminology Conference. SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY
NOTIFICATION: ANALYZING THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA. Toronto, CA.,
November, 1999.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference. SEX OFFENDER
COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: MANAGING HIGH RISK CRIMINALS OR EXACTING
FURTHER VENGEANCE?
with Zevitz,
Richard. Orlando, FLA, March, 1999.
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference. SEX OFFENDER
REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: REACTIONS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND CORRECTIONS,
with Zevitz, Richard. Milwaukee, WI. October, 1998.
National Criminal Justice Association Conference. KEYNOTE SPEECH:
SEX OFFENDER COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION: PROBLEM AVOIDANCE AND BARRIERS
TO IMPLEMENTATION.
Crystal Lake, Virginia, 1998.
American Society of Criminology Conference. SEX OFFENDER LEGISLATION:
INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGIES, San Diego, CA,
November, 1997.
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference. CHAIR: COMMUNITY
CORRECTIONS. Chicago, ILL, September 25-27, 1996.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, USE OF FORCE:
A COMPARISON OF POLICING AND CORRECTIONS, with Albritton, J.,
Louisville,
Kentucky,
1997.
American Society of Criminology Conference. FEMALE CORRECTIONAL
OFFICERS AND PRISONER PRIVACY, with Rand, Katherine. Chicago,
Illinois, November,
1996.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, NOT IN MY BACKYARD:
LOCAL EFFORTS TO STOP THE BUILDING OF A PRISON, Las Vegas, NV,
March, 12-16, 1996.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, A COMPARATIVE
LOOK AT THE OCCUPATIONAL CULTURES OF POLICING AND CORRECTIONAL
WORK, with
Manning,
P.K.,
Boston, MA, March, 1995.
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference, DISCUSSANT,
STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION, Chicago, ILL, October, 1995.
American Society of Criminology Conference. A MULTI-METHOD APPROACH
TO THE STUDY OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS TYPES, Miami, FL, November,
1994.
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference, JOB SATISFACTION
AMONG CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AT A LOCAL FACILITY, with Katz, Andra.
Chicago, ILL,
October, 1993.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Conference, AN EXPLORATION
OF THE USE OF ETHNOGRAPHY IN CORRECTIONAL RESEARCH, with Andra
Katz,
Kansas
City, MO,
March, 1993.
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference. PROFESSIONALIZATION:
IS IT THE CURE-ALL FOR WHAT 'AILS" THE CORRECTIONS OFFICER?
Chicago, ILL, October, 1989.
Professional Memberships
International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders,
2002
National Association for Women in Higher Education, 2002
National Criminal Justice Association, 1998-present
Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society, 1998-present
Phi Beta Kappa -Zeta Chapter - 1998-present
American Correctional Association, 1994-present
Wisconsin Correctional Association, 1994-present
Midwestern Criminal Justice Society, 1989-present
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 1989-present
American Society of Criminology, 1989-present
Grant Awards
1999-2000 Principal Investigator, Analysis of Profiles
and Dispositions of Sex Offender Undergoing Polygraph Examinations.
Phase One. Wisconsin
Department of Corrections, $14, 182.00
1997-1998 Co-Principal Investigator, Impact Assessment of
the Sex Offender Community Notification Law on Wisconsin
Communities:
Research
for Improving
Law Enforcement and Correctional Responses. National Institute
of Justice; $49,500.00
2003 Course Development. Community Corrections: Rehabilitation,
Reentry, and Reintegration. Marquette University Core Curriculum
Development
Grant, $3,500.
2003 Course Development. URBAN CRIME POLICY. Marquette University
Institute for Urban Life, $3,500.
Editorial Positions
2000-2002 Editorial Board. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY
1999-2000 Publications Committee, Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences. 1998-1999 Editorial Board, GREENHAVEN
PRESS
1997-2000 Editorial Board, JOURNAL OF CRIME AND JUSTICE
1996-1997 Faculty Paper Award Committee, Midwestern Criminal
Justice Association
DEPARTMENT AND UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
2003 College: Curriculum
Development & Assessment Committee (CDAC)
2001 University: Women's
Chair in Humanistic Studies Selection Committee
2001 University: Gender Equity Implementation Task Force Co-chair.
2000 University: College
of Arts & Sciences Advising Committee.
College of Professional Studies Advisory Board
2000 Departmental: Advisory
Committee, Bylaws Committee, CRLS Faculty Search Committee, Internship
Committee, Criminology and Law Major Committee (Chair)
1999 University: College
of Professional Studies Advisory Board
Departmental: Advisory Committee, Bylaws Committee, CRLS Faculty Search
Committee, Internship Committee, Criminology and Law Major Committee
1998 Departmental: Advisory Committee, CRLS Program Liaison; Bylaws Committee
University: College of Professional Studies Advisory Board, Members in
Course Committee, Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta Chapter
1997 University: College
of Professional Studies Advisory Board
Department: CRLS Part-time Faculty Search Committee (chair)
1996 University: Women's Advisory Council
1995 University: McNair
Program Mentor
1994 Departmental: CRLS
Outstanding Criminology Student Award Committee (1994-present), CRLS
Student Leadership Award Committee (1994-present)
COMMUNITY COMMITTEES
2001 President, Executive
Board, Wisconsin Correctional Services
2000 Vice-President Executive Board, Wisconsin Correctional Services
2000 University Liaison, Wisconsin Victims Assistance Academy, Wisconsin Department
of Justice
2000 Board Member, Ozaukee County Jail Literacy Project
1998- Executive Board Member, Wisconsin Correctional Service
1998-1999 Program Evaluation Committee, Wisconsin Correctional Services
1997-1998 Asha Family Services Domestic Violence Project
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