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M. Dwayne Smith

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M. Dwayne Smith
Alma materUniversity of Houston (B.S., 1971; M.A., 1973), Duke University (Ph.D., 1980)
Known forStudying jury decisions in capital punishment cases in North Carolina
Scientific career
FieldsCriminology, sociology
InstitutionsLamar University, Tulane University, University of North Carolina Charlotte, University of South Florida
Thesis A longitudinal analysis of social control theory  (1980)

M. Dwayne Smith is an American criminologist and professor of criminology at the University of South Florida, where he is also the senior vice provost and Dean of the Office of Graduate Studies. He is the founding editor of the peer-reviewed journal Homicide Studies, which he edited from 1996 to 2001. From 2000 to 2005, he was the chair of the University of South Florida's Department of Criminology.[1][2] He is an expert on mass murderers and serial killers,[3] and has also researched jury decisions in death penalty cases in North Carolina, as well as other criminological topics.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Florida, University of South. "Dr. Smith's Bio". www.usf.edu. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  2. ^ "M. Dwayne Smith CV" (PDF). {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  3. ^ "Tampabay: Q&A: M. Dwayne Smith, on the sniper". St. Petersburg Times. 2002-10-18. Retrieved 2017-10-29.

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