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About
Erika J. Brooke, Ph.D., is an associate instructional professor in Criminology in the Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law at the University of Florida. Her research interests revolve around the courts to corrections pipeline with special emphasis on the military service and crime relationship, specialty courts, and diversionary programs. Some of her recent work has been published in Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research, and The Journal of Drug Issues. She presently serves as program evaluator on several SAMHSA and BJA funded projects examining the effectiveness of various juvenile and criminal justice diversion programs (i.e., drug courts, veterans courts, and a countywide jail diversion and reentry programs effort) in the Central Florida region.
Dr. Brooke teaches a variety of undergraduate courses in Criminology. She enjoys incorporating experiential learning opportunities within her courses that give students hands-on experience exploring the criminal justice system. Dr. Brooke is currently an associate editor for the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, as well as, the faculty advisor for the Criminology and Law Honor Society at the University of Florida.
Dr. Brooke also balances her academic profession along with a career in the U.S. Army Reserve that has currently spanned over 16 years. In 2022, she received the Army Outstanding Junior Officer of the Year Award from The Reserve Organization of America.
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Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
- CCJ 3024 Advanced Principles of Criminal Justice
- CCJ 3701 Research Methods in Criminology
- CJE 3011 Careers in Criminal Justice
- CCJ 4014 Criminological Theory
- CCJ 4934 Prisons and Jails
- CCJ 4934 Women and Crime
Research
- Military Service and Crime/CJ Contact
- Correctional Policy and Programming
- Problem Solving Courts
- Program Evaluation
- Gender and Crime
Select Publications
- Logan, M., Brooke, E. J., Morgan, M. & Hazelwood, A. (2022). Taking stock of incarcerated military veterans: A review of (and guide for) research. Criminal Justice Studies, 36, 1-16. DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2022.2140149
- Gau, J.M., Brooke, E.J., Paoline III, E.A. & Roman, K.L. (2021). Military Experience among Police Officers: An Examination of Veterans’ Attitudes Toward the Community. Policing: An International Journal, 44(6), 1060-1076. DOI: 10.1108/PIJPSM-05-2021-0070
- Brooke, E.J. (2020). Service Experience Varies: Exploring the Association between Military Service and Prison Misconduct among State Inmates. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research, 5(4), 292–313. DOI: 10.1080/23774657.2018.1542284
- Brooke, E.J. & Peck, J.H. (2019). Does the Military Make the (Wo)man? An Examination of Gender Differences among Incarcerated Veterans. Crime & Delinquency, 65(14), 1925–1948. DOI: 10.1177/0011128718779570
- Baldwin J.M. & Brooke, E.J*. (2019). Pausing in the Wake of Rapid Adoption: A Call to Critically Examine the Veterans Treatment Court Concept. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 58(1), 1-29. DOI: 10.1080/10509674.2018.1549181
*Authors are listed alphabetically but contributed equally to the work
- Gau, J.M. & Brooke, E.J. (2017). An Assessment of the Impact of a Multi-Pronged Approach to Reducing Problematic Pain Clinics in Florida. Journal of Drug Issues, 47(2), 185–204. DOI: 10.1177/0022042616681273
Contact
Erika J. Brooke, Ph.D.
Associate Instructional Professor of Criminology, Law & Society
Office: Turlington Hall, Room 3334
Email: ejbrooke@ufl.edu
PO Box 117330
Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611