With a PhD in Criminal Justice, concentrating in Public Policy, Dr. Cooke has worked in the area of corrections and juvenile and adult reentry, centering on research and policy. She has sat on numerous advisory groups, panels and conferences on incarceration, reentry services, and government-community relations.
Prior to joining Farmingdale, she served as Deputy Executive Director of a nationally recognized reentry program at the Kings County District Attorney’s Office, and as an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Dr. Cooke is author of a book on juvenile justice system behavior and social ecology.
LaNina Cooke
Chair, Criminal Justice Department
Farmingdale , NY, UNITED STATES
Dr. Cooke is chair of the Department of Criminal Justice, assistant professor in the department, and an author.
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Biography
Publications
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Audio
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Areas of Expertise
Juvenile DelinquencyPublic PolicyCorrections ReentryCommunity PolicingProgram EvaluationSystem Behavior
Industry Expertise
- Corrections
- Education/Learning
- Law Enforcement
- Public Policy
- Think Tanks
- Program Development
Accomplishments
Provost Office Fellowship | personal
Provost Office Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center
2013-01-01CUNY Tuition Fellowship | personal
CUNY Tuition Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center
2008-01-01Dean K. Harrison Fellowship | personal
Dean K. Harrison Fellowship, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
2008-01-01University Fellowship | personal
University Fellowship, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
2006-01-01Dr. John E. Richardson III Award for Outstanding Achievement in Psychology | personal
Dr. John E. Richardson III Award for Outstanding Achievement in Psychology, Morgan State University
2000-01-01Education
City University of New York Graduate Center
PhD, Criminal Justice and Public Policy
2013
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
MA, Criminal Justice
2009
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
MA, Forensic Psychology
2002
Morgan State University
BS, Psychology
2000
Affiliations
- Protect New York
Languages
- English
Media Appearances
Gun Permits on Long Island
Fios 1 News tv
TV segment about the dramatic rise in gun permits on Long Island.
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Incarceration and the Family
Incarceration and the Family Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn, NY
Employment Resources for the Formerly Incarcerated
Employment Resources for the Formerly Incarcerated Fedcap WeCare, Brooklyn, NY
Job Development and Readiness for Individuals with Disabilities
Job Development and Readiness for Individuals with Disabilities Human Rights Commission, Bronx, NY
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop
- Host/MC
- Author Appearance
- Corporate Training
Research Focus
Predictors of the use of Stop, Question, and Frisk on Juveniles using NYPD Stop, Question and Frisk data
Predictors of the use of Stop, Question, and Frisk on Juveniles using NYPD Stop, Question and Frisk data from 2014. The research seeks to understand system behavior and predictors of SQF as it relates to juveniles. The research will consider demographics, location, and circumstances and connect this to local crime and census data.
Partnerships
Cookie Coordinator
Troop 1036 | Girl Scouts of America/Nassau County Division
Manager of process that includes distribution, money management, and order consolidation of Girl Scout Cookie orders.
Published Articles
Structure Matters: Predicting Juvenile Justice System Behavior | Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship
2015-01-01
Structure Matters: Predicting Juvenile Justice System Behavior
Do Drug Courts Work? For What, Compared to What? Qualitative Results from a Natural Experiment. | Victims and Offenders, 5(1)
2015-01-01
Do Drug Courts Work? For What, Compared to What? Qualitative Results
from a Natural Experiment.
Community Crime Control | Encyclopedia of Social Problems
2015-01-01
Community Crime Control
Courses
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Philosophical and historical background of policing throughout the free world; special emphasis is placed on the heritage of British and American policing, the governmental role of law enforcement in society; administration of American justice at all levels of government. The role of technology in law enforcement and crime prevention; history, modes and impact.
view moreLaw Enforcement and Community Relations
Emphasis will be placed on the numerous and complex factors involved in the areas of human relations as they affect law enforcement. An examination of prejudices, myths, and discrimination, how to control them, and their impact in law enforcement. The use of information management tools for classifying cases with respect to issues of bias.
view moreJuvenile Delinquency
An introduction and an orientation to the causes and treatment of juvenile delinquency; an examination of the methods of handling juvenile offenders, including interviewing techniques, screening, and referrals to social agencies
view moreCriminalistics
The role of the Crime Laboratory in the law enforcement organization; scope of a criminalistic operation; organizational orientation of the criminalistics laboratory. Reconstruction of the crime scene through computer animation methods.
view moreCriminal Investigation
Introduction to criminal investigation, technical methods used at the crime scene; development of clues, identification of suspects, criminal investigation procedures including the theory of an investigation, conduct at crime scenes; collection and preservation of physical evidence, analysis of the elements that constitute all crimes.
view moreCriminology
This course introduces anthropological, biological and economical, ecological, philosophical, psychological, psychiatric and sociological theories of criminal behavior as well as research evidence on the basic patterns of crime and crime trends. Computer-based data analysis of index crimes selected from the Uniform Crime Reports compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and National Crime Victimization Survey.
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