Dr. Malcolm Holmes

Academic Credits

1982, Ph.D. Sociology, University of Texas at Austin
1976, M.A. Sociology, University of Texas at El Paso
1974, B.A. with High Honors, Sociology, University of Texas at El Paso

 

Academic Positions

University of Wyoming, Professor of Sociology

 

Classes Taught

• Deviant Behavior
• Self and Society
• Sociological Principles
• Sociology of Law
• Sociological Theory

 

Research Interests

• Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice
• Police Violence
• Deviance and Social Control
• Race and Ethnicity
• Racial Threat Theory
• Social Psychology

 

Research Experience

Over the course of his career, Dr. Holmes has engaged in several large research projects concerning racial and ethnic inequalities in the administration of justice. His recent research focuses primarily on police violence in minority communities, which involves both empirical and theoretical analyses of the problem. His publications include a book on Race and Police Brutality, numerous articles in journals such as Criminology, Crime & Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, Social Forces, Social Problems and The Sociological Quarterly, as well as several book chapters. Currently, he is conducting a study of police-citizen relations in the U.S.-Mexico border region.