Dr. Joe Barnett is a criminal justice educator, researcher, and author with more than 25 years of experience in public service, policy development, training, and organizational leadership at the local, state, and federal levels. Throughout his career, he has worked extensively in workforce development, program administration, organizational improvement, and policy implementation. His experience in both public service and higher education informs his teaching and scholarship in criminal justice.
Dr. Barnett's teaching interests include policing, victimology, social deviance, criminal justice administration, and research methods. His research focuses on criminal justice organizations, organizational boundaries, and interagency collaboration, with particular attention to how agencies navigate complex institutional environments and how organizational processes influence justice outcomes. His current scholarly interests also include victimization, policing, and issues affecting rural communities.
Dr. Barnett is the author of Restorative Justice and the Road to Healing and Racial Profiling in a Post-9/11 Society. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, where he supports the peer-review and publication process for scholarly research in criminal justice and related disciplines.