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Erika Brooke

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Dr. Erika Brooke, Associate Instructional Professor in Criminology

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 centers on the courts-to-corrections pipeline, with particular emphasis on the relationship between military service and crime, as well as specialty courts and diversion programs. Her work has been published in journals including Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research, and The Journal of Drug Issues. She also serves as a program evaluator on multiple projects funded by SAMHSA and BJA that examine the effectiveness of juvenile and criminal justice diversion initiatives, including drug courts, veterans courts, and countywide jail diversion and reentry programs, throughout Central Florida.

In the classroom, Dr. Brooke teaches a variety of undergraduate criminology courses that incorporate experiential learning opportunities designed to connect classroom instruction with real-world engagement in the criminal justice system. She currently serves as the department’s Experiential Learning Coordinator and oversees the departmental internship course as its coordinator. In recognition of her sustained work in virtual exchange since 2020, she received the 2025 Global Learning Excellence Award for Innovation from the University of Florida International Center’s Office of Global Learning.

Dr. Brooke also balances her academic profession along with a career in the U.S. Army Reserve that has currently spanned over 19 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
  • CCJ 4940/SYA 4941 Internship in Criminology/Sociology

Research

  • Military Service and Crime/CJ Contact
  • Correctional Policy and Programming
  • Problem Solving Courts
  • Program Evaluation
  • Gender and Crime

Select Publications

  • Baldwin, J.M. & Brooke, E.J.* (2025). The Veterans Treatment Court Call Revisited: Where We Are Now in the Wake of Rapid Adoption. University of St. Thomas Law Journal, 21(1), 88-107
  • 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
  • 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

*Authors are listed alphabetically but contributed equally to the work

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