Marc G. Gertz
Professor
850-644-7382
mgertz@fsu.edu
Education
Ph.D. 1976, The University of Connecticut, Storrs; Political Science
M.P.A. 1971, Baruch College, City University of New York
B.A. 1968 Bucknell University; Political Science
Courses Taught
- Introduction to the Courts
- Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Honors in Criminology: Democracy and the Courts
- The Courts and Social Policy
- Honors in Criminology: Criminal Justice: Law and Politics
- Pride and Prejudice: Problems of Justice in an Inter-Racial Society
- Diversity and Justice
- Structure and Process of the American Court System
- Introduction to Research Methods and Design
- Crime, Deviance, and Control
- Courts and Social Policy
- Comparative Criminal Justice
- Applied Statistics I
Research Interests
- Public opinion and the criminal justice system
- Organization politics and the courts
- Comparative courts
- Interest groups
- Voting behavior
Select Publications
- Hogan, Mike, Ted Chiricos & Marc Gertz 2005 “Economic Insecurity, Blame and Punitive Attitudes.” Justice Quarterly 22:392-411.
- Kleck, Gary, Brion Sever, Spencer Li & Marc Gertz 2005 “The Missing Link in General Deterrence Research.” Criminology 43:623-660.
- George F. Cole, Marc Gertz & Amy Bunger (Eds.) 2005 Criminal Justice: Law & Politics (9th Edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
- Chiricos, Ted, Kelly Welch & Marc Gertz 2004 “Racial Typification of Crime and Support for Punitive Measures.” Criminology 42:359-389.
- Eschholz, Sarah, Ted Chiricos & Marc Gertz 2003 “Television and Fear of Crime: Program Types, Audience Traits and the Mediating Effect of Perceived Neighborhood Racial Composition.” Social Problems 50:395-415.
- Tittle, Charles, Jason Bratton & Marc Gertz 2003 “A Test of a Micro-Level Application of Shaming Theory.” Social Problems 50:592-617.
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