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Dr. Christopher Salvatore, department chair and associate professor, has a PhD in criminal justice from Temple University. Before joining Montclair State University he was a research assistant at Temple University where he worked in the following areas: program evaluations of therapeutic communities and juvenile drug courts, a study examining the effectiveness of using Juvenile Assessment Centers for STI screening and treatment in Hillsborough County Florida, and the implementation of evidence based practices in criminal justice settings.
Dr. Salvatore is currently working on projects examining the influence of emerging adulthood on offending and public perceptions of the criminal justice system. Forthcoming work will explore workplace hostility in higher education, and expressions of homophobia in higher education.
Dr. Salvatore teaches courses including: Gangs in America, Statistics for Social Research, and the Senior Seminar and Internship. He is the author of Sex, Crime, Drugs, and Just Plain Stupid Behaviors: The New Face of Young Adulthood in America published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2018.
Research interests
Emerging Adulthood, Youth Offending, Program Evaluation, and Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System.
Scholarly Interests
Emerging Adulthood, Youth Offending, Program Evaluation, Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System.
Teaching
Gangs in America, Statistics for Social Research, and the Senior Seminar and Internship
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Pride, but Is There Job Satisfaction for LGB Workers? Survey Based Evidence from the United States
Salvatore, C. & Taniguchi, T. A., Jun 2024, In: Sexuality and Culture. 28, 3, p. 1021-1036 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Military service and offending behaviors of emerging adults: A conceptual review
Salvatore, C. & Taniguchi, T., Feb 2021, In: Social Sciences. 10, 2, p. 1-15 15 p., 49.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Reentry court judges: the key to the court
Salvatore, C., Michalsen, V. & Taylor, C., 18 May 2020, In: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 59, 4, p. 198-222 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influence of emerging adulthood on the risky and dangerous behaviors of lgbt populations
Salvatore, C. & Daftary-Kapur, T., Dec 2020, In: Social Sciences. 9, 12, p. 1-15 15 p., 228.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Policing a Negotiated World: A Partial Test of Klinger’s Ecological Theory of Policing
Taniguchi, T. A. & Salvatore, C., 1 Jun 2018, In: Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 34, 2, p. 345-366 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Homicide rates increase in the U.S; Missouri topping the charts
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This MD City Among Top In U.S. For Highest Increase In Homicide Rates
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3 VA Cities Among Top In U.S. For Highest Increase In Homicide Rates
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