Biography

Camille Gibson, Ph.D., C.R.C. is the Interim Dean of the College of Juvenile & Psychology at Prairie View A&M University and Executive Director of the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center. She has worked in various settings with juveniles as the primary client. She began in higher education teaching at Brooklyn College in Political Science, and concurrently at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Public Administration. Thereafter, she has served at Prairie View A&M University. She has over 90 publications on topics such as youth interactions with law enforcement, youth gangs, delinquency and schools, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, child abuse, juvenile violence, and student activism. Her books include Juvenile sex offenders: What the public needs to know and Being real: The student-teacher relationship and African American male delinquency. Her professional memberships include the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (previously with elected Board service). She is a past President of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice in which capacity she represented many criminal justice educators in Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Colorado. She is also a recipient of the esteemed Felix Fabian Award and the Niederhoffer Memorial Fellowship. She has offered advice internationally on juvenile justice. She is also the Communications Officer for the Caribbean Crime and Justice Association.

Camille Gibson, Ph.D., C.R.C.
Professor and Interim Dean
College of Juvenile & Psychology
Executive Director
Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
Prairie View A&M University

Phone: (936) 261-5205
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://www.pvamu.edu/cojjp/