Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

M. George Eichenberg, Ph.D.

Box T-0665

Stephenville, Texas

Office Telephone (254) 968-9031

 

E-mail eichenberg@tarleton.edu

 

Education:

2000        Ph.D. in Criminal Justice. College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

1990        M.S. in Criminal Justice Management. College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

1985        B.S. in Criminal Justice. University of Texas at Tyler, Texas.

1978        A.A.S. in Criminal Justice. Meramec Community College, St. Louis, Missouri.

 

Doctoral Dissertation Title:

Women and the Social Control System in Texas, 1850-1899: A Test of Black’s General Theory of Social Control.

 

Master’s Thesis Title:

(Directed Management Project completed in lieu of thesis.) Effectiveness of Long Term Detention as an Alternative to Commitment to the Texas Youth Commission.

 

Employment:

Fall 2009 to present                                        Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas

 

Fall 2005 to Summer 2008                              Criminal Justice Program Director and Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas

 

Fall, 2001 to 2005                                           Associate Professor, Department of Social Work, Sociology, and Criminal Justice, Tarleton State University-Central Texas Campus; Killeen, Texas.

 

Fall, 2000 to Summer 2001                             Associate Professor, Social Sciences Division, Wayne State College; Wayne, Nebraska.

 

September, 2000 to August 2001                   Part-time patrol officer,

                                                                        Wayne, Nebraska Police Department

 

Fall 1995 to Fall 2000                                     Assistant Professor, Social Sciences Division,

                                                                        Wayne State College.

 

Fall 1993 through Summer 1995                     Teaching Assistant/Instructor,

                                                                        Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

 

Fall 1992 through  Summer 1995                   Research Assistant, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas.

 

Fall 1986 to Fall 1991                                     Superintendent, Willoughby Juvenile Detention Center, Marshall, Texas.

 

Fall 1984 to Fall 1986                                     Detective, Marshall, Texas Police Department.

 

Fall 1980 to Fall 1984                                     Patrol Officer, Marshall, Texas Police Department.

 

Courses Taught, undergraduate:


Correctional Institutions

Criminal Investigations

Criminal Justice Management

Criminal Law

Criminology

History and Philosophy of Criminal Justice

Human Behavior in Organizations

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Issues in Corrections

Issues in Law Enforcement

Juvenile Delinquency

Labor Law Management

Management Theory and Practice

Management Theory and Practice (two-way interactive video)

Professionalism & Ethics in Criminal Justice

Research Methods

Topics: Race, Gender, & Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Topics: Schools, Delinquency, and Violence

Topics: Terrorism & Extremist Groups

Topics: Violence in America


 

Courses Taught, graduate:


Administration of Juvenile Systems

Advanced Criminal Justice Ethics

Analysis of Police Operations

Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Management

Management of Criminal Justice Personnel

Research Methods

Special Topics: Social Control and Sociology of Law

Special Topics: Teaching Criminal Justice

Statistics

Theories of Criminology


 

Research Interests:

Criminal Justice ethics

Criminal Justice management

Rural Law Enforcement

Theoretical aspects of social control

 

Departmental Service:

 

General

Criminal Justice Program Liaison for Central Texas Campus, Tarleton State University.

 

Educational Liaison to the Central Texas Police Chief’s and Sheriff’s Association.

 

Committee Work (Social Sciences Division: Wayne State College)

 

Chair, Administrative Assistance Committee, 1999 to 2001.

Member, Administrative Assistance Committee, 1998 to 1999.

Member, Faculty Development Committee, 1996 to 1998.

 

Member, Search Committee for Criminal Justice Position, 1998 to 1999.

Member, Search Committee for Sociology/Criminal Justice Position, 1997 to 1998.

 

Special Projects

 

Negotiated articulation agreements with three community colleges for Tarleton State University, 2002.

 

Assisted with revisions of the undergraduate and graduate Criminal Justice curriculum for Tarleton State University, 2002.

 

Assisted with two revisions of the Criminal Justice curriculum for Wayne State College, 1996 and 1999

 

Student Support

 

Advisor to Omega Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, 

Tarleton State University-Central Texas.

 

Advisor to Criminal Justice Student Association, Tarleton State University-Central Texas.

 

Advisor to Criminal Justice Student Association, Wayne State College, 1995 to 2001.

 

Internship coordinator, Wayne State College-1999 to 2001.

 

Senior Honors Project supervisor, Wayne State College, 1996 to 2001.

University Service:

 

Committee Work, Tarleton State University

Member, ROTC Advisory Committee, 2007-present

Member, Clery Act Compliance Committee, 2007-present

Chair, Internal Review Board: Human Subjects Review, 2006-present

Member, Internal Review Board: Human Subjects Review, 2002-present

Member, Graduate Council, 2002-2007

Member, Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Committee, 2002-3.

 

Committee Work, Wayne State College

Chair, Library Committee, 2000 to 2001.

Chair, Multiculturalism Focus Group, 1998 to 2000.

Member, Multiculturalism Focus Group, 2000 to 2001.

Member, Graduate Faculty, 1999 to 2001.

Member, Nebraska Teaching Improvement Council (Faculty  College,) 1997 to 2001.

Member, Critical Thinking Focus Group, 1997 to 1998.

Member, Multiculturalism Focus Group, 1997 to 1998.

Member, Advisory Committee on Distance Learning, 1997 to 1998.

Member, Advisory Committee to the Faculty Resource Center, 1996 to 1999.

Member, Admissions, Advising, and Registration Committee

(name of committee changed to SAR) 1996-1998.

Member, Technology Focus Group, 1996 to 1998.

Member, Search Committee for director of Faculty Resource Center, 1998.

Out of Division Member, Search Committee for Humanities Division, 2000.

Out of Division Member, Search Committee for Business Division, 1999.

Member, Search Committee for multi media specialist, 1999.

Member, Search Committee for multi media specialist, 1998.

Faculty Advisor to Campus Awareness Towards Safety (CATS) Program, 1996-1998.

Faculty Advisor to WSC Chapter of Habitat for Humanity 1996 to 1997.

 

Professional Development

Criminal Profiling workshop. Police Officer’s Association of Nebraska, November 2000.

 

Homicide and Death Investigation. Workshop, Police Officer’s Association of Nebraska, November 1999.

 

Indian Nations on the Eve of the 21st Century. Workshop, University of South Dakota School of Law, January, 1998.

 

Native American Inequality Under Law. Workshop, Morningside College, January, 1998.

 

Foster Care in Nebraska. Workshop, Foster Care Review Board, November 1997.

Distance Learning Certification. Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, December 14-18, 1996.

 

 

Other Service:

 

In-Service Training Provider

 

Advanced Law Enforcement Management Workshop. Presented to Central Texas Law Enforcement Agencies, November, 2003.

 

Manuscript Reviews

 

The Effective Corrections Manager. Reviewed for Aspen Publishing, 2004

 

Correctional Administration. Reviewed for Wadsworth Publishing, 2001.

 

How to Resist Inmate Manipulation. Reviewed for The American Corrections Association, 2000.

 

Criminal Justice Organizations: Administration and Management. Reviewed for Wadsworth Publishing, 1998.

 

Criminal Justice: An Applied Approach. Reviewed for Wadsworth Publishing, 1999.

 

Criminal Justice in Action. Reviewed for Wadsworth Publishing, 1996.

 

Article Reviews

 

Referee for The Journal of Intercultural Disciplines, beginning spring, 2004.

 

Referee for The Journal of Criminal Justice Education in the areas of ethics and student advisement, 2001 to present.

 

Referee for the University of British Columbia Law Review, special issue on law, religion, and the moral order, 2000.

 

Committee Work

 

Executive Board Member, Nebraska Corrections Association, 2000 to 2001.

 

Member, Norfolk Regional Board, Nebraska Foster Care Review Board, 1998 to 2001.

 

Member, Wayne Community Theater Board of Directors, 1997 to 2001.

 

Awards, Grants, and Distinctions:

 

Nebraska Humanities Council grant to fund feasibility

study of “Daybreak Star Workshops,” a yearly multi-cultural camp intended to reduce tension and prejudices between Anglo and Native American youth, 2000 to 2001.

 

Awards, Grants, and Distinctions: (continued)

 

One of 70 academics nationwide to receive an invitation to the American Bar Association conference on “Law, Religion, and the Moral Order,” 1999.

 

Instructional improvement grant to develop liaison between the Wayne State College Criminal Justice faculty and law enforcement agencies within the College’s service region, 1999 to 2000.

 

Instructional improvement grant to attend distance education certification training at

Texas A & M University, 1996.

 

Membership and Participation in Professional Organizations:

 

Member: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS).

Member: Policing section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

Member: Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice (SWACJ).

Member: Associate Member, Central Texas Police Chiefs’ and Sheriffs’ Association.

 

Papers and Presentations:

 

Eichenberg, M.G. and B. Hart (2004). An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program in a Central Texas County. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

Eichenberg, et al. (2004). Getting Their Attention: Innovative Techniques in the Classroom. Roundtable presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,

Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

Souryal, S; Eichenberg, M.G.; Eichenberg, K., and J. Blair (2004). Ethics and Criminal Justice. Roundtable presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,

Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (2003). Manpower Allocation and Workload in a Texas Police Department. Presented to the annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice,

Houston, Texas.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (2002). Ethical Issues in the Care and

Feeding of Police Informants. Presented to the annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, San Antonio, Texas.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (2002). Women and the Social Control System in Texas, 1850-1899: An Empirical Assessment of Black’s General Theory of Social Control. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Anaheim, California.

 

 

 

Papers and Presentations: (continued)

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (2000). Roundtable on Proactive Programming for Juveniles at Risk. Presenter and Chair, Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (2000). Criminal Justice Ethics as Discussed in Introductory Criminal Justice Textbooks: A Content Analysis. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (1999). Ethical Issues in Student Advising. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, Florida.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (1999). Ethical Issues in Participative Retribution. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, Florida.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (1998). An Empirical Assessment of Black’s General Theory of Social Control: Preliminary Analysis. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (1997). Ethical Issues in Police Off-duty Employment as Security Guards. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky.

 

Spicklemier, D. and Eichenberg, M.G. (1997). An Exploratory Study of Law Enforcement Investigator’s Attitudes Toward Crime Lab Assistance in Homicide Investigations. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, Kentucky.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. and Adams, F. (1997). Copyright Issues in Distance Education. Workshop presented to Nebraska Teaching Improvement Council Faculty College.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (1996). An Analysis of Inmate Deaths in a

Reconstruction Era Southern Prison System. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Los Vegas, Nevada.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (1996). A History of Women in a Southern Prison System. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Los Vegas, Nevada.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (1996). The Use of Humor in Grading Student Assignments. Presented to the Midwest Sociological Society annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (1994). Teaching Criminal Justice Ethics. Presented to the annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Hot Springs, Arkansas.

 

 

Papers and Presentations: (continued)

Eichenberg, M.G. (1993). Jim Crow in the Lonestar State: An Analysis of Racial Segregation Laws in Texas, 1836 to 1968. Presented to the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, Illinois.

 

Publications:

 

Technical Reports

An Analysis of the Training Curriculum of the Florida Highway Patrol (2004). With Timothy Birch, Excelsior College.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. and West, V. (1996). Employment of Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officers. TELEMASP Bulletin. Vol. 2(10).

 

A Study of the Management Practices of the Hedwig Village, Texas Police Department(1995). With Sam Souryal, Sam Houston State University.

 

A Study of the Management Practices of the Giddings, Texas Police Department (1994). With Sam Souryal, Sam Houston State University.

 

A Study of the Management Practices of the La Grange, Texas Police Department (1993). With Sam Souryal, Sam Houston State University.

 

Book Chapters

Eichenberg, M.G. (2001). Avoiding Unethical and Illegal Decision Making in Law Enforcement. In Patrol Officer Problem Solving and Solutions. (ed.) John Memory. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press.

 

Krimmel, J. and Eichenberg, M.G. (2001).  Making Patrol Effective. In Patrol Officer Problem Solving and Solutions. (ed.) John Memory. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press.

 

Eichenberg, M.G. (2000). Ethical Issues in Private Vengeance. In Morality and the Law (ed.) R. Muraskin.  N.Y.: Prentice Hall.

 

Works in Progress:

 

Ethical Issues in Student Advising.

Jim Crow in Texas: Cultural Continuity and Justice.

Ethical issues in the off-duty employment of public police in the private security industry.

 

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