Sesha Kethineni Professor Department of Justice Studies, Prairie View A&M University EDUCATION LL.M. Master of Laws, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2005. Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, 1991. M.C.J. Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, 1986. B.L Law, University of Madras, 1984. M.A. Criminology, University of Madras, 1982. B.S. Zoology, University of Madras, 1979. ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2015 Professor and Dept. Head, Prairie View A & M University 2001-Present: Professor 2010-Spring 2012: Professor and Co-director of Peace Studies Minor, Illinois State University 2010 Fall: Professor and Interim Graduate Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University April 2007-July 08: Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University 1996-2001 Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University 1989-1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH Youth Violence Evaluation Research Methods Juvenile Justice Women and Crime Juvenile Delinquency World Criminal Justice Systems Family Violence Human rights issues
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Sesha Kethineni
Professor
Department of Justice Studies, Prairie View A&M University
EDUCATION
LL.M. Master of Laws, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2005.
Ph.D. Criminal Justice, Rutgers-The State University of
New Jersey, 1991.
M.C.J. Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina, 1986. B.L Law, University of Madras, 1984.
M.A. Criminology, University of Madras, 1982.
B.S. Zoology, University of Madras, 1979.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2015 Professor and Dept. Head, Prairie View A & M University
2001-Present: Professor
2010-Spring 2012: Professor and Co-director of Peace Studies Minor, Illinois
State University
2010 Fall: Professor and Interim Graduate Coordinator, Department of
Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
April 2007-July 08: Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Department of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Illinois State University
1996-2001 Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Illinois State University
1989-1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Illinois State University
AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION FOR TEACHING AND RESEARCH
Youth Violence Evaluation Research Methods
Juvenile Justice Women and Crime
Juvenile Delinquency World Criminal Justice Systems
Family Violence Human rights issues
Sesha Kethineni, Professor
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Courses Taught:
• Graduate Courses: Research Methods and Seminar in International Justice, Ethics,
and Conflict, and Juvenile and Adult Crime Theory; Comparative Juvenile
Justice, Community Building, Community Structure and Crime, Advanced
Research Methods, Police, Courts, and Crime, Domestic Violence
• Undergraduate: Evaluation Research Methods, Introduction to Criminal Justice;
Juvenile Justice; World Criminal Justice Systems; Individuals, Society and
Justice; Family Violence; and Experiences in International Justice Dissertation Committee Chair
• Chair-Beth Gilmore (Completed, 2016-2018)
• Chair-Donna Ossorio (2017-2019, Completed, Spring 2019)
• Chair-Paula Song (Chair, 2018-2019)
• Co-Chair-Yunus Celik (Chair, 2018-2019)
• Co-Chair-Chyna N. Crawford (completed Summer 2016)
• Committee Member-LaDonna Brown (defended the prospectus)
Kethineni, S., & Braithwaite, J. (2010). Instructor’s manual and test bank for comparative and international policing, justice, and transnational crime. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1996). Comparative delinquency: India and the United
States. New York: Garland Publishing. This book received the Distinguished
Book Award by the International Division of the American Society of
Criminology, 1997.
2. Chapter (s) in Scholarly Books
1. Kethineni, S. (Expected April 11, 2020). Cybercime in India: Laws, Regulations,
and Enforcement Mechanisms. M. Holt & Bossler, A. (Eds). The Palgrave
Handbook of International Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance
2. Kethineni, S., Whiting, S., & Harris, C. (In press, November, 2019).
Modernization Globalization, and Transformations in Gender Equality: Laws,
Social Change, and Women’s Rights in India. In S. Shahidullah (Ed.), Modernity,
Modernization, and Globalization: Issues and Challenges of the 21st Century.
NOVA Scientific Publications.
3. Kethineni, S. (2017). Juvenile Justice in India. In S. Decker & N. Marteache
(Eds.), International Handbook of Juvenile Justice (pp. 173-194). New York: NY:
Springer.
4. Kethineni, S. (2017). The Problem of Domestic Violence in India: Advances in
Law and the Role of Extra-Legal Institutions. In S. Shahidullah, S. (Ed.). Crime,
Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia.
Springer.
5. Kethineni, S., & Cao, Y. (2017). Evolution of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Education in India: Past, Present, and Future. In S. Shahidullah, S. (Ed.). Crime,
Criminal Justice, and the Evolving Science of Criminology in South Asia.
Springer.
6. Kethineni, S. & McCullough, S. (2014). Correctional systems, philosophies, and
innovations: A comparative perspective. In S. Kethineni (Ed.), Comparative and
international policing, justice, and transnational crime (pp.163-185). Durham,
NC: Carolina Academic Press.
7. Kethineni, S., McCullough, S., & Charlton, R. (2014). Juvenile justice: A
comparative perspective. In S. Kethineni (Ed.), Comparative and international
policing, justice, and transnational crime (pp.191-213). Durham, NC: Carolina
Academic Press.
8. Kethineni, S., & Srinivasan, M. (2013) Victims of domestic violence in India: Do
they have rights? In J. Liu, S. Jou, & B. Hebenton (Eds.), (pp. 367-378),
Handbook of Asian criminology. New York: Springer.
9. Kethineni, S., & Srinivasan, M. (2013). All-Women Police Stations in Tamil
Nadu and their focus on crimes against women. In P. Unnithan (Ed.), (pp. 155-
175), Crime and justice in India. Sage Publications.
10. Kethineni, S. & J. Braithwaite. (2013). Toward a compliance model: The Indian
Supreme Court and the attempted revolution in child rights. In P. Unnithan (Ed.),
(pp. 300-325), Crime and justice in India. Sage Publications
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11. Kethineni, S., & Rebecca Lawson. (2010). Sovereign lawlessness: Renditions and
co-mingling of criminal justice and military justice. In S. Kethineni (Ed.),
Comparative and international policing, justice, and transnational crime (pp. 55–
77). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
12. Kethineni, S., & Humiston, G. (2010). Specific crimes against humanity: Groups
and minority rights. In S. Kethineni (Ed.), Comparative and international
policing, justice, and transnational crime (pp. 295–328). Durham, NC: Carolina
Academic Press.
13. Kethineni, S., & Klosky, T. (2006). Juvenile institutionalization practices in
India: A study of two institutions in Madras. In C. C. Yeakey., J. W. Richardson.,
J.B. Buck (Eds.), Suffer the little children: National and international dimensions
of child poverty and public policy (pp. 359–384). Oxford, England: Elsevier, Inc. 14. Kethineni, S. (2005). Comparison of juvenile justice models. In M. Natarajan
(Ed.), Introduction to international criminal justice (pp. 61–70). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.
15. Kethineni, S., Guyon, L., & Fennick, R. (1999). India’s drug policy: Indian opium
farmers’ perspectives. In D. L. Round (Ed.), International criminal justice: Issues
in a global perspective (pp. 48–61). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
16. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1996). Juvenile justice in India. In D. Shoemaker
(Ed.), International handbook on juvenile justice (pp. 175–190). Westport, CT:
Greenwood Publishing. 17. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1995). Culture, gender and delinquency: A study of
youths in the United States and India. In D. G. Rojek & G. F. Jensen (Eds.), Exploring delinquency: Causes and control (pp. 69–79). Los Angeles, CA: Roxbury.
7. Kethineni, S. (2012). Redeploy Illinois program: The impact on juveniles,
families, and the juvenile justice system. Juvenile and Family Court Journal,
63(2), 39–52. 8. Kethineni, S., & Braithwaite, J. (2011). The effect of cognitive behavioral program for
at-risk youth: changes in attitudes, skills, family, peer, and community relationships.
Victims and Offenders, 6, 93–116.
9. Kethineni, S., & Humiston, G. (2010). Dalits, the “oppressed people” of India:
How are their social, economic, and human rights addressed? Journal of War
Crime, Genocide, and Crimes against Humanity, 4, 99–140.
10. Kethineni, S., & Srinivasan, M. (2009). Police handling of domestic violence
cases in Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 25(2),
202-213.
11. Kethineni, S., & Beichner, D. (2009). Comparison of civil and criminal orders of
protection as remedies for domestic violence victims in a Midwestern county.
Journal of Family Violence, 24(5), 311–321
12. Kethineni, S., & Falcone, D. (2007). Employment and ex-offenders in the United
States: Effects of legal and extra-legal factors. Probation, 54(1), 36–51
13. Smith, B., & Kethineni, S. (2007). Cultivation and use of opium in rural India:
Bottom-up insights into anti-drug efforts. Asian Journal of Criminology, 2, 19–33.
14. Smith, B., & Kethineni, S. (2006, published in 2007). Homicides by males and
females in India: The domestic context. International Journal of Comparative
and Applied Criminal Justice, 30(2), 255–284.
15. Kethineni, S., & Klosky, T. (2005). Juvenile justice and due process rights of
children in India and the United States. International Criminal Justice Review,
15(2), 131–146.
16. Kethineni, S. (2004). Youth-on-parent violence in a central Illinois county. Youth
Violence and Juvenile Justice: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 2(4), 374-394.
17. Kethineni, S., Blimling, L., & et al. (2004). Youth violence: An exploratory study
of a treatment program in a central Illinois county. International Journal of
Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 48(6), 697–720
18. Kethineni, S., & Falcone, D. (2002). An exploratory study of protective orders in
domestic violence cases in a Midwestern county. The Justice Professional, 14(4),
323–344.
19. Kethineni, S., & Smith, B. (2002). Victim and offender characteristics in
domestic violence cases in a Midwestern county, USA. Indian Journal of
Criminology, 30(1 &2), 17–25.
20. Kethineni, S. (2001). Female homicide offenders in India. International Journal
of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 25(1), 1–24.
21. Kethineni, S., & Klosky, T. (2000). The impact of juvenile justice reforms in
India. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology,
44(3), 312–325.
22. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1999). Exploring the etiology of delinquency across
country and gender. Journal of Crime and Justice, 22(2), 55–90.
23. Evans, D., Cullen, F., Burton, V., Dunnaway, G., Payne, G., & Kethineni, S.
(1996). Religion, social bonds, and delinquency. Deviant Behavior, 17, 43–70.
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24. Kethineni, S, Guyon, L., & Fennick, R. (1995). Drug use in India: Historical
traditions and current problems. International Journal of Comparative and
Applied Criminal Justice, 19(3), 211–221.
25. Burton, V., Dunnaway, G., Cullen, F., Evans, D., Kethineni, S., & Payne, G.
(1995). The impact of parental controls on delinquency. Journal of Criminal
Justice, 23(2), 111–126. 26. Kethineni, S., Leamy, D. L., & Guyon, L. (1994). Drug abuse awareness program.
Indian Journal of Criminology, 4(2), 53–62. 27. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1993). Gender, culture and delinquency: A study of
youths in the United States and India. Journal of Women and Criminal Justice, 5(1), 37–70.
28. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1992). Delinquency in comparative perspective: India. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 16(2), 317– 328.
29. Kethineni, S., Falcone, D., & Charles, M. (1992). A comparative study of
roadside accidents of police and non-emergency vehicles in Illinois. Journal of
Crime and Justice, 15(2), 95–110.
4. Book Reviews
Kethineni, S. (March 19, 2019). Kethineni, S. (2019). Book review: Fake Goods, Real
Money: The counterfeiting business and its financial management. International
Criminal Justice Review, p. 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057567719838023
Kethineni, S. (2007). The juvenile justice system in India: From welfare to rights.
Asian Journal of Criminology, 1(2). DOI 10.1007/s11417-006-9018-4. Available
on-line.
Kethineni, S (2007). Delinquency and juvenile justice systems in the non-western
world. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 49(2). Available on-line.
http://www.ccja-acjp.ca/en/cjcr200/cjcr215.html
5. Encyclopedia Entries
Crime and Punishment in India
1. Kethineni, S. (July 2019). Cryptocurrency. In P. Reichel (Ed.), Global crime: An
encyclopedia of cyber theft, drug smuggling, human trafficking, weapons sales,
and other illicit international activities, Vol. 1, pp. 134-137. ABC-CLIO. In
Press.
2. Kethineni, S. (July 2019). Ross Ulbricht. In P. Reichel (Ed.), Global crime: An
encyclopedia of cyber theft, drug smuggling, human trafficking, weapons sales,
and other illicit international activities, VII 587.ABC-CLIO. In Press.
3. Kethineni, S. (July, 2019). Dark web/ Deep web. In P. Reichel (Ed.), Global
crime: An encyclopedia of cyber theft, drug smuggling, human trafficking,
weapons sales, and other illicit international activities, Vol. I, pp. 159-162. ABC-
CLIO. In Press.
4. Kethineni, S. (July, 2019). Organ Trafficking. In P. Reichel (Ed.), Global crime:
An encyclopedia of cyber theft, drug smuggling, human trafficking, weapons
Sheridan/Gateway/TASC/: Effectiveness of a therapeutic community/case
management model of substance abuse treatment for adult male inmates, final
process and outcome evaluation report.
10. Kethineni, S., & Charles, M. (1991). The conditions of courts. A research report
submitted to Sverdrup.
11. Charles, Michael and Kethineni, S. (1991). The state of jails. A research report
submitted to Sverdrup.
B. Grants and Sponsored Research Projects
1. Federal
1. Kethineni, S., (PI) & Guyon, L (Co-PI). (1991-2001). Process and outcome
evaluation of community policing to combat domestic violence/test site project in
McLean County. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice to the
Bloomington Police Department for $500,000, January 1999-February 2001. Dr.
S Kethineni and Dr. Lois Guyon were part of the grant writing, start-up of the
program, and the process and outcome evaluations and the evaluation part of the
grant is $116,000.
2. Guyon, L., (PI) & Kethineni, S (Consultant). (1995-1997).
Sheridan/Gateway/TASC/: Effectiveness of a therapeutic community/case
management model of substance abuse treatment for adult male inmates. Funded
by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, $300,000. 2. State 1. Kethineni, S. (2014). Juvenile Justice Mapping and Disproportionate Minority
Contact in McLean County, Illinois. Contract (Consultant) from McLean County Court Services, $24,000.
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2. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2013). Redeploy Illinois Juvenile Pilot Project. Funded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Contract from the Vermillion County Court Services, consultant-$8,000.
3. Kethineni, S. (PI). Evaluation of Recidivism and Cost/Benefit Analyses of Redeploy Illinois Initiatives. (2011–2012). Illinois Department of Human Services, ARRA grant, $72,592.
4. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2010–2011). Evaluation of Recidivism and Cost/Benefit Analyses of Redeploy Illinois Initiatives.). Illinois Department of Human Services, ARRA grant, $37,773.
5. Kethineni, S. (PI) with Jessie Krienert and Bethany Brown. (Summer, 2011). Evaluation of the Grant to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders. Office of the Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. Contract from the Illinois State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor’s Office, $10,000.
6. Kethineni, S. (PI). (Summer 2010). Redeploy Illinois Adult Pilot Project. Funded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Contract from the McLean County Court Services, $6,260.
7. Kethineni, S. (PI). (Summer 2009). Process Evaluation of Redeploy Illinois Initiative programs in Madison and counties in 4th Circuit. Contract from Governor State University ($35,000). $35,000.
8. Kethineni, S. (PI) (2009-10). Redeploy Illinois Planning Grant. Funded by the Illinois Department of Human Service. Contract from the McLean County Court Services, $22,000. Provided services including data quality control and report writing.
9. Kethineni, S. (Co-PI). (2008). Redeploy Illinois Pilot Project. Funded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority. Contract from the McLean County Court Services, $5,500.
10. Vandiver, D., (Co-PI) & Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Ellsworth, T. (Co-PI). (2004). Illinois Attorney Generals Office/Sex Offender Management Board. An assessment of the containment model in Illinois for sex offenders on probation, $35,000.
3. Private 1. Kethineni, S (Co-PI). (1991). The jail project. The funding for this grant was
obtained from Sverdrup, an architectural firm in St. Louis, $10,000. 2. Kethineni, S (Co-PI). (1991). The court project. The funding for this grant was
obtained from Sverdrup, an architectural firm in St. Louis, $10,000. 3. Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Denby, S. (Co-PI). (1986). Citizens’ attitude toward the
Greenville Police Department. Report submitted to Harold C. Jennings, Chief, Greenville Police Department, Greenville, South Carolina, $4,000.
1. Kethineni, S., & Ying, C. (2017, summer). Hopes for Healing: How Trauma-
Informed Care Training Changes the Texas Juvenile Justice System? Mini grant,
Prairie View A&M University, $20,000.
2. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2013). Formal and Informal Systems of Addressing Violence
Against Women in India. University Research Grant/ISU, $6,000.
3. Cox, M. (Co-PI) and Kethineni, S. (Co-PI) (2013). Inter-Agency Integration of Offender Data: Strategies for Effective Information Management in Criminal Justice.
4. Cross-Disciplinary Grant/ISU, $10,000.
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5. Kethineni, S. (PI). International Travel Grant (2010). $2000.
6. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2009-2010). Redeploy Illinois program: The impact on
juveniles, families, victims, and the juvenile justice system. University Research
Grant/ISU, $5,950.
7. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2008-2009). An empirically-derived typology of juvenile fire-
setters. University Research Grant/ISU, $5,900.
8. Kethineni, S (PI). (2007). Evaluation of the cognitive intervention program for at
risk youth in McLean County. University Research Grant/ISU, $5,850.
9. Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Falcone, D. (Co-PI). (2004). Impact of judicial review
10. hearings on domestic violence batterer program compliance. University
Research Grant/ISU, $10,800.
11. Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Smith, B. (Co-PI). (2003). Civil and criminal orders of
protection as remedies for domestic violence victims in McLean County, Illinois.
University Research Grant/ISU, $10,000.
12. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2002). An evaluation of a treatment program for adolescents
at risk of violence in McLean County. University Research Grant/ISU, $5,000.
13. Kethineni, S. (PI). (2001). An exploratory study of adolescent violence toward
parents in McLean County. University Research Grant/ISU, $5000. 14. Kethineni, S., (Co-PI) & Falcone, D. (Co-PI). (2000). A study of effectiveness of
protective orders in reducing re-abuses in domestic violence cases. University Research Grant/ISU, $10,000.
15. Kethineni, S. (PI). (1993) Jury selection for accused prisoners. University Small Grant/ISU, $1,000.
16. Kethineni, S. (PI). (1991). An evaluation of the drug abuse resistance education (DARE) program. University Research Grant/ISU, $4,000.
17. Kethineni, S. (PI). (1987). Neighborhood organizations and their effect on crime prevention. Report submitted to Prof. David Twain, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers-The State University, $500.
cross-nationally: India and the United States. Paper presented at the meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, Boston, MA.
60. Kethineni, S., Fennick, R., & Guyon, L. (1995, March). Opium cultivation and
use in India: U.S. and Indian Governments' Policy. Paper presented at the
meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.
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61. Kethineni, S., & Guyon, L. (1993, March). Accused prisoners: The right to a fair
trial. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Kansas City, MO.
62. Barker, T., & Kethineni, S. (March, 1993). The transfer of juveniles to adult
court: A comparison of juvenile transfer and adult dispositions. Paper presented
at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO.
63. Kethineni, S., Alexander, D., & Guyon, L. (1991, November). Evaluation of the
DARE program. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
64. Kethineni, S. (1991, March). Delinquency in India and the United States: A test
of strain, control, and learning theories. Paper presented at the meeting of the
Academy of Criminal of Justice Sciences, Nashville, TN.
65. Kethineni, S. (1990, March). Narcotic traffic in India: Its effects on the United
States. Paper presented at the meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Denver, CO.
66. Kethineni, S. (1989, November). Drug abuse in cross-national comparative
perspective. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Reno, NV.
67. Hartjen, C., & Kethineni, S. (1989, November). Self-reported delinquency in
India. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Reno, NV.
2. Regional/State 1. Coldren, J., Kethineni, S., & Thomson, D. (2009, September). Reflections on
evaluating Redeploy Illinois in its early stages. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL
2. Kethineni, S. (2001, October). Gender differences in domestic violence in a Midwestern county. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
3. Kethineni, S., Guyon, L., & Fennick, R. (1994, September). Drug use in India: Historical traditions and current problems. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
4. Charles, M., Kethineni, S., & Thompson, J (1992, May). Jails in America. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Institute of Architects, Minneapolis, MN.
5. Charles, Michael and Kethineni, S. (1991, October). The state of jails in America. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
6. Kethineni, S., & Burton, V. (1991, October). Educational satisfaction and adolescent drug use. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
7. Kethineni, S. (1991, October). Delinquent behavior among high school students
in India and the United States. Paper presented at the meeting of the Midwestern
Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL
3. Guest Lectures/Media Appearances
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2010 Leniency Possible for Teen Under India's System. Interviewed By Moriah
Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
2010 Debate on Pre-mature Release of Inmates, Chennai Live (Only English
Radio Station in Chennai, India), July 2010.
2010 International Experience on Racism and Linking it up with
Untouchability, Round Table Discussion on Dalit Issues, conducted by
the Department of Criminology and the Trust for Social Sensing, Chennai,
India, July 24, 2010.
2011 "Global Crime." Guest Speaker, Great Decisions Programming and
Discussion Series at the Pekin Public Library, Pekin, Illinois.
2006-08 Death Penalty: A comparative perspective. Guest Speaker at Heartland
Community College.
1998 Processing of juveniles in Illinois and the implications of the “get tough
policy” on juveniles. Guest Speaker at the Regional Institute of Correction
Administration, Tamil Nadu, India.
1995 The difference in the treatment of adult and juvenile offenders by police,
courts, and corrections in the US and India. Guest speaker at the Institute
of Criminology and Forensic Sciences, Home Ministry, Government of
India. 1990 Delinquency in a cross-cultural perspective: Comparison of Indian and U.S. scene. Guest speaker at the Indian Society of Criminology, University of Madras, India.
1990 Juvenile justice systems: A comparative perspective. Guest speaker,
Department of Psychology, University of Madras, India.
D. Awards/Honors/Other Recognitions
2018-19 University Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, Prairie View
A&M University, Full-Professor Category.
2017-18 College of Juvenile Justice & Psychology Outstanding Service Award
2009-2010 University Outstanding Researcher of the Year Award, Illinois State
University
2010 (July) Featured in Illinois state University Identity Issues titled, “Kethineni
overcomes obstacles.”
2005 Selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in America, 59th Edition (2005)
Selected for inclusion in Who’s Who in Social Sciences Higher
Education (WWSSHE).
2002 College of Applied Science and Technology Outstanding Researcher
of the Year Award.
2000 Featured in Illinois State Scholar Magazine “Crime and Prejudice:
Professor Overcomes One to Understand the Other,” vol. 10, 2000.
1998 Received Alpha Phi Sigma, Criminal Justice Honor Society Teacher of
the Year Award.
1997 Received the Distinguished Book Award by the International Division,
American Society of Criminology, 1997. 1987 S.I. Newhouse Student Fellow, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers.
Awarded to outstanding graduate student researchers.
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1986 Graduate Research Student Award given to outstanding student research
paper, University of South Carolina
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
1. Editorial Responsibilities
Associate Editor (2016-2019), Encyclopedia of Women and Criminal Justice.
Responsible for editing over 75 entries.
Editorial Board Member, Women and Criminal Justice Journal, 2009+
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2006-
2007
Manuscript Reviewer, Asian Journal of Criminology, 2010+
Manuscript Reviewer, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 2007
Manuscript Reviewer, Violence Against Women, 2007+
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Crime and Justice, 2004+
Manuscript Reviewer, Violence Against Women: An International and
Interdisciplinary Journal, 2005
Manuscript Reviewer, International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2005
Manuscript Reviewer, International Criminal Law—Book Chapter. M. Natarajan,
(Ed.). Introduction to Internal National Criminal Justice
Member Editorial Board, Indian Journal of Criminology, 2002-2003
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1995-2002.
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 1996-2002.
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 1992-1999
Manuscript Reviewer, Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 1999-
Present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Women and Criminal Justice, 1994-Present.
Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1997-Present.
Reviewed a juvenile justice book proposal titled, “Blueprint for Juvenile Crime
Reduction.” Sage Publications, 2001.
Reviewed book manuscript, “Juvenile Delinquency.” Roxbury Publishing Company,
1997. Reviewed book manuscript, “The Juvenile Justice System: Delinquency, Processing,
and Law.” Dean J. Champion, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1993.
A. Workshop and Panel Activity
Bitcoin Conference, Organized by PVAMU (Fall 2018).
PRIM&R 2018 Social, behavioral, and educational research conference-IRB Chair
training, San Diego, CA.
Using Atlas.ti for Qualitative Researchers, American Society of Criminology, 2017,
Philadelphia, PA.
PRIM&R 2017 Social, behavioral, and educational research conference-IRB Chair
training, San Antionio, TX.
The Qualitative Research Summer Intensive, Doing Qualitative Research in the Big
Date Era, 2017, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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Program Committee Member, Evaluation section, American Society of Criminology,
St. Louis, MO, 2008 Conference.
Program Committee Member, Theory of Crime section, Academy of Criminal Justice
Panel Chair, “Perceptional Changes of Violence and Abuse against Women Globally
in South Asia: the Middle East, and Bangladesh,” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, February 2014.
Panel member, “Author Meets Critic” Session, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Canada, February 2011.
Panel Chair, Gender and Violence in India, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Boston, MA, March 2009.
Panel Chair, Police Response to Terrorism, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Baltimore, 2006.
Panel Chair, Evaluating Treatment Effectiveness across Populations, American
Society of Criminology, Chicago, November 2002.
Panel Chair/Discussant, Law and Justice Administration in the US/
Europe/Commonwealth Countries, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Orlando, FL, March 1999.
Panel Discussant, Crime and Criminal Justice in China, American Society of
Criminology, Washington, DC, November 1998.
Panel Chair, Social control, The Impact of Informal Sanctions in International
Criminal Justice, American Society of Criminology, 1996.
Panel Chair, Crime and Justice in India, American Society of Criminology, Boston,
MA, November 1995.
Roundtable: International Juvenile Justice System: India, American Society of
Criminology, Boston, MA, November 1995.
Panel Chair, International Drug Issues, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Boston, MA, March 1995
Panel Discussant, Juvenile Processes and Issues, Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Nashville, TN, March 1991.
3. Other Conference Activities
Member, SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award
Committee (2018)
Member, Ken Peak Innovation and Teaching Award Committee, ACJS 2018)
Member of the International Outreach Committee, American Society of Criminology,
1995. Corresponded with International members of the Association concerning
the 1995 conference arrangements and provided assistance at the conference.
Attended a workshop on Street Children in India, Organized by the UNICEF, 1997.
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Attended the Next Millennium Conference: Ending Domestic Violence, Chicago,
1999.
SERVICE Professional Activities 1. Membership in Professional Organizations
2018 Outstanding Book Award Committee, Division of International
Criminology, (2018, ASC)
2017 Represented Criminologist Without Borders at the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. 2015-2017 Chair, ACJS Ethics Committee
2013-2015 Chair, Division of International Criminology, American Society of Criminology
2013-2015 Member, ACJS International Section Executive Board 2014-2016 Member, Ethics Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
2014 Chair, International Division, Distinguished Book Awards Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. 1989-2013 Member, American Society of Criminology. Number one in the field. 1989-2013 Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Ranked number two. 2001-2004 Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Research, McLean County Domestic
Responsible for identifying issues related to domestic violence research in McLean County, 1999-2001.
1999-2000 Member, Screening Committee, McLean County Victim Impact Panel. Responsibilities include developing panel presentations for the Victim Impact Panel, 1999-2000.
1999-2002 Member, Data Management Team, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Family Coordinating Council. Organizing a one-day seminar on Research and Domestic Violence.
1989-1998 Member, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. Ranked number three.
1986-Life Life Member, Indian Society of Criminology. 1988-1992 Member, Tamil Nadu Bar Council, India.
A. Committees 2019 Department of Criminal Justice Sciences-Illinois State University 2013 Fall-2014 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee Chair, Bylaws Committee IRB Departmental Representative Honors Program Departmental Coordinator Fall 2012-Spring 2013 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee Fall 2011 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee
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2009-2010 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee 2010 Chair, CJS Bylaws Committee 2010 (fall) Interim Graduate Coordinator 2010 Faculty Search Committee 2010 CJS Curriculum and Assessment Committee 2008 Member of search committee, NTT position in the Department of
Criminal Justice Sciences 2000-2008 Responsible for coordinating an exchange program between the
Department of Criminal Justice Sciences at ISU and the Department of Criminology at University of Madras, India.
2006 Co-authored the CJS Undergraduate Program Review. 2007-2009 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee. 2007-2009 Member, Department Assessment Committee 2000-2002 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee 2001 Co-organizer of the Criminal Justice Sciences’ annual spring
conference on “Issues in Crisis Management and Intervention in Criminal Justice. Responsible for coordinating speakers and panels.
1998-2000 Member, Department Curriculum Committee 1998-2000 Member, Graduate Admission Committee 1998 Member, ad hoc Thesis Award Committee. Reviewed six theses for
the CJS Departmental Thesis Award. 1998 Co-authored the CJS Undergraduate Program Review 1997 Developed an exchange program between the Department of Criminal
Justice Sciences at ISU and the Department of Criminology at University of Madras, India.
1996-1997 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee
1996-1997 Member, Department Curriculum Committee
1996-1997 Member, Department Faculty Status Committee