| Faculty Profile - Dr. Sean Patrick Griffin |
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice is author of Black Brothers, Inc.: The Violent Rise and Fall of Philadelphia's Black Mafia (Milo, 2007).
Dr. Griffin came to Penn State Abington in 2003, joining the criminal justice faculty to teach courses on organized crime, white-collar crime, international narcotics trafficking, American policing, and others.
An active researcher, Professor Griffin has authored peer-reviewed articles on the following topics: police legitimacy, police abuse of force, the social construction of white-collar crime, securities frauds, international narcotics trafficking and money laundering, political corruption, and organized crime.
Read Dr. Griffin's blog on the Social Construction of Organized Crime and his latest work.
Professor Griffin's research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and has been widely discussed in various media. He recently developed and implemented coursework regarding securities fraud and enforcement for audiences of professionals (i.e., attorneys and accountants), and is also well into the research and writing of a book on stock fraud, expected to be completed in 2009.
Below Dr. Griffin provides some unique perspectives on this research -
How did you come to this topic?
"As a favor to a colleague..."
Why is this topic hot?
"Plenty of people have lived through these experiences."
The book has been used in documentaries on television and is referenced in print, radio and on the internet. Now it's a feature film in development - why do you think this is happening?
"It has everything to do with the story."
Does your published research find its way into the classroom?
"Absolutely."
What's your next project?
"Even before I began Black Brothers, Inc. I was working on a book about stock fraud... "