Skip to main content

Mario Cano

About

Teaching

Research

Contact

[Picture coming soon]

About

Mario Cano, Ph.D., is a Lecturer in the Department of Criminology, Law & Society at the University of Florida, joining in Fall 2025. He received his Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Arizona State University.

(PDF)

Teaching

  • CCJ 4934: Courts and Sentencing
  • CJL 4410: Criminal Procedure

Research

  • Quantitative Methods
  • Prosecutorial Discretion
  • Punishment Outcomes
  • Criminal Justice Policy and Evaluations

Publications

  • Mario Cano and Cassia Spohn. 2012. Circumventing the penalty for offenders facing mandatory minimums: Revisiting the dynamics of “sympathetic” and “salvageable” offenders. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39:308-332.
  • Byungbae Kim, Mario Cano, KiDeuk Kim, and Cassia C. Spohn. 2016. The impact of U.S. v. Booker and Gall/Kimbrough v. U.S. on sentencing severity: Assessing social context and judicial decision-making. Crime and Delinquency, 62: 1072-1094.
  • Victor Manjarrez and Mario Cano. 2023. Security and Strategic Trade Management Academy, Program Assessment. August 2023. US Department of State.
  • Guerra, Chris, and Mario Cano. 2024. Antisocial Behavior among a Sample of Latinos: Exploring Engagement and Key Predictors. Deviant Behavior, 1-22 (forthcoming).

Contact

Mario Cano, Ph.D.
Lecturer of Criminology, Law and Society
Office: Turlington Hall, Room
Email: @ufl.edu
PO Box 117330
Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611