Peter B. Kraska is Program of Distinction Research Fellow at Eastern Kentucky University, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in research methods, criminal justice theory, and ethics. He is author of
Theorizing Criminal Justice: Eight Essential Orientations,
Militarizing The American Criminal Justice System: The Changing Role of the Police and Military, Drugs, Crime, and Justice, and numerous articles published in journals such as
Social Problems, Justice Quarterly, and Policing and Society. His research on police militarization has been featured on 60 Minutes, the Jim Lehrer News Hour, and ABC’s World News Tonight, as well as in
The Economist, The Washington Post, New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times.