Editing Frank Schmalleger

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| birth_date    = 1947
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| nationality   = American
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| occupation    = [[Criminologist]] <br/> [[Academic]] <br/> [[Author]]
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| spouse        = Ellen "Willow" Szirandi Schmalleger
| alma_mater    = [[Ohio State University]] <br/> [[University of Notre Dame]]
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'''Frank Schmalleger''' (born 1947) is an American [[criminologist]], [[academic]], and [[author]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Death Sentence |last=Bledsoe· |first=Jerry |publisher=Diversion Books |year=2014 |isbn=9781626812888 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxSaAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Frank+Schmalleger%22+-inauthor:Frank+Schmalleger&pg=PT196}}</ref> He is a Distinguished [[Emeritus|Professor Emeritus]] at the [[University of North Carolina at Pembroke]]{{Citation needed|reason=no such title, and he does not have emeritus status of any kind|date=July 2024}}.

==Early life and education==
Schmalleger was born in 1947.<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.uncp.edu/sites/default/files/2018-04/2004winter.pdf|title=2004 Winter publication}}</ref> He received his [[master's degree]] in 1970 and a [[doctorate]] in [[sociology]] with a specialization in [[criminology]] in 1974, from the [[Ohio State University]].<ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/preface/0/1/3/5/0135186250.pdf|title=Schmalleger biography |website=Pearson}}</ref> While pursuing graduate studies at the Ohio State University, Schmalleger joined the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Program (ROTC) and was recognized as a Distinguished Military Cadet upon graduation.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://schmalleger.com/|title=Frank Schmalleger}}</ref> He also holds a [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]] degree from the [[University of Notre Dame]].<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://schmalleger.com/resume.pdf|title=Frank Schmalleger profile}}</ref>

Schmalleger is married to Ellen "Willow" Szirandi Schmalleger.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/preface/0/1/3/5/013577876X.pdf|title=Schmalleger's book}}</ref>

==Career==
Schmalleger served in the [[U.S. Army]] during the [[Vietnam War]] and continued his service in the [[U.S. Army Reserves]] until his discharge in 1979, attaining the rank of Captain.<ref name="auto"/>

Schmalleger's academic career began in 1970 when he worked as a teaching associate in the Department of Sociology at the [[Ohio State University]] from 1970 until 1973.<ref name="auto"/>

From 1973 to 1975, Schmalleger worked as an [[assistant professor]] of [[sociology]] in the Department of Sociology and Social Welfare at [[Ohio Dominican University|Ohio Dominican College]] in [[Columbus, Ohio]].<ref name="auto1"/>

In 1975, Schmalleger joined the [[University of North Carolina at Pembroke]] (UNCP) as an [[assistant professor]] in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminal Justice, specializing in [[criminal justice]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=The University of North Carolina at Pembroke Emeriti Faculty | url=https://www.uncp.edu/sites/default/files/2018-05/Emeriti%20Faculty.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403035548/https://www.uncp.edu/sites/default/files/2018-05/Emeriti%20Faculty.pdf | archive-date=2024-04-03}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/> He became an [[associate professor]] in 1978 and professor in 1987, after receiving tenure in 1981. Schmalleger chaired the department from 1978 to 1994.<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto3"/>

Schmalleger also taught courses as an [[adjunct professor]] at [[Webster University]] in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], where he contributed to the development of the university's graduate program in security administration and loss prevention, and taught courses for over a decade.<ref name="auto2"/> Later, he also taught in the New School for Social Research's online graduate program, contributing to the establishment of early electronic classrooms for distance learning through computer telecommunications.<ref name="auto2"/>

Schmalleger was the founding editor and executive editor of the journal ''Criminal Justice Studies'' from 1985 to 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pearson.com/content/one-dot-com/one-dot-com/us/en/higher-education/program.html|title=Criminology (Justice Series), 3rd Edition|website=www.pearson.com}}</ref> He also reviewed books for ''The Journal of Psychiatry & Law''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009318538301100208?icid=int.sj-abstract.similar-articles.1|title=Book Review: Developments in the Study of Criminal Behavior - Frank Schmalleger, 1983|doi=10.1177/009318538301100208 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/009318537900700410|title=Book Review: Behind Jail Bars|first=Frank|last=Schmalleger|date=December 3, 1979|journal=The Journal of Psychiatry & Law|volume=7|issue=4|pages=499–501|via=CrossRef|doi=10.1177/009318537900700410}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0093185385013003-411|title=Book Review: Electro-Shock: Its Brain-Disabling Effects|first=Frank|last=Schmalleger|date=September 3, 1985|journal=The Journal of Psychiatry & Law|volume=13|issue=3–4|pages=459–463|via=CrossRef|doi=10.1177/0093185385013003-411}}</ref>

Schmalleger retired from teaching in 1994.<ref name="auto3"/> After his retirement, he founded the Justice Research Association, where he serves as director.<ref name="auto3"/>

Schmalleger has authored dozens of books on [[criminology]] and [[criminal justice]], including ''Criminal Justice Today'' (Pearson); ''Criminal Justice: A Brief Introduction'' (Pearson); ''Criminology Today'' (Pearson); ''Constitutional Law Today'' (Cognella); and ''Corrections in the 21st Century'' (McGraw-Hill).<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1478601X.1997.9959463|title=Book review|first1=Delores D.|last1=Jones Brown|first2=Cynthia|last2=Gentry|first3=W. Terry Moorefield|last3=Guilford|date=September 3, 1997|journal=The Justice Professional|volume=10|issue=2|pages=215–225|via=CrossRef|doi=10.1080/1478601X.1997.9959463}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1478601X.1998.9959472|title=Book review|first1=Lisa|last1=Wyatt-Diaz|first2=William D.|last2=Hyatt|date=March 3, 1998|journal=The Justice Professional|volume=10|issue=3|pages=323–329|via=CrossRef|doi=10.1080/1478601X.1998.9959472}}</ref> An early book, ''The Social Basis of Criminal Justice'', was reviewed in 2006 in the ''[[Justice Quarterly]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07418828800089831|title=Ethics and criminal justice|first=Joycelyn M.|last=Pollock-Byrne|date=September 1, 1988|journal=Justice Quarterly|volume=5|issue=3|pages=475–485|via=CrossRef|doi=10.1080/07418828800089831}}</ref> His introductory texts have been dubbed "The Gold Standard" among criminal justice texts by his publisher, [[Pearson Publishing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/criminal-justice-an-introduction/P200000010431/9780138105105|title=Criminal Justice: An Introduction|website=Pearson.com}}</ref>

Schmalleger is also an active "ham" radio operator, holding the call sign K3UND.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hamcall.net/reports/fccdaily/20080203.htm|title=FCC Transactions |website=Hamcall}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
* Schmalleger, Frank (1981). ''The Social Basis of Criminal Justice''
* Schmalleger, Frank (1983). ''A History of Corrections''
* Schmalleger, Frank (1990). ''Ethics in Criminal Justice''
* Schmalleger, Frank (1991). ''Computers in Criminal Justice''
* Schmalleger, Frank (1991). ''Criminal Justice Ethics''
* Schmalleger, Frank (1991). ''Finding Criminal Justice in the Library''
* Schmalleger, Frank (1994). ''Career Paths: A Guide to Jobs in Federal Law Enforcement''
* Schmalleger, Frank (1996). ''Trial of the Century: People of the State of California vs. Orenthal James Simpson''
* Schmalleger, Frank (1997). ''Crime and the Justice System in America: An Encyclopedia''
* Schmalleger, Frank; Pittaro, Michael (2009). ''Crimes of the Internet''
* Schmalleger, Frank; Humphrey, John A. (2021). ''Deviant Behavior''
* Schmalleger, Frank; Bartollas, Clemens; Sharma, Hemant (2024). ''Juvenile Delinquency''
* Schmalleger, Frank; Siegel, Larry; Worrall, John (2022). ''Courts and Criminal Justice in America''
* Schmalleger, Frank; Feldmeier, John (2022). ''American Criminal Procedure Today''
* Schmalleger, Frank (2022). ''Criminal Law Today''
* Schmalleger, Frank (2023). ''Criminal Justice Today''
* Schmalleger, Frank (2023). ''Criminal Justice: An Introduction''
* Schmalleger, Frank; Scheb, John M.; Sharma, Hemant (2023). ''Constitutional Law Today''
* Schmalleger, Frank; Smykla, John (2024). ''Corrections in the 21st Century''
* Schmalleger, Frank; Worrall, John (2024). ''Policing''

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.prenhall.com/schmalleger CJCENTRAL] (official)
*[http://www.schmalleger.com SCHMALLEGER.COM]

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