Dr. Bruce L. Berg

Professor of Criminal Justice
Graduate Advisor

Education

Ph.D. -- Syracuse University (Sociology)
M.A. -- Syracuse University (Sociology)
B.A. -- Brooklyn College (Sociology)

Statement of Professional Engagement:

Dr. Berg’s primary area of specialization is policing. Within that broad field, he is particularly interested in police training and police practice. Frequently, this involves both academy training and in-service types of training experiences.

A secondary area of specialization for Dr. Berg is qualitative research methods. Within that broad methodological area, he employs both traditional mainstream strategies as well as various innovative techniques of modern qualitative data collection and assessment, including Action Research, Photo-Voice, Visual-Ethnography, and the use of the Internet both as a data collecting instrument and as a source of qualitative data.

Research Interests

• Policing and Police Training

• Juvenile Justice (Net-Widening)

• Substance Abuse