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Joseph Rivera attended law school and served as an officer in the US Army for about 14 years, serving in such capacities as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (military bomb squad) officer and as a commander of a military police and CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) company. He is a graduate of Marion Military Institute where he earned an Associates in military science, Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Tiffin University with a Master’s of Science in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in criminal behavior, University of Mississippi School of Law with a juris doctorate and a concentration in business law, and Utica College with a certificate in financial crime investigations. He is also a graduate of the US Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School, and trained in various other military schools, in order to be able to diffuse advanced improvised explosive devices and conduct post blast investigations. Since coming to the University of Florida, I have taught several courses in Criminal Procedure, Law and the Legal Process, Money Laundering, and Computer Crime and Forensics. He is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Sociology, Criminology and Law, where he currently serves as a lecturer and undergraduate adviser.
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Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
- CJL 2000: Law and the Legal Process
- CJL 4410: Criminal Procedure
- CCJ 4934: Money Laundering
- CCJ 4934: Computer Crime and Forensics
Research
Areas of Interest
- Law and Society
- Economic Crime
- Transnational Organized Crime
- Terrorism
- Wildlife and Environmental Crime
- International Criminal Law
Contact
Joseph Rivera, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Criminology, Law & Society
Office: Turlington Hall, Room 3331
Email: jrivera29@ufl.edu
PO Box 117330
Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611