Nicholas Salimbene
Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice Department
Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, 2020
- EMAIL:
- salimben@uwp.edu
Dr. Salimbene is an Assistant Professor in the Criminal Justice Department at UW Parkside. He has a Ph.D in Criminology and Criminal Justice From Sam Houston State University and a Master’s in Criminology from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
His research involves examining how environmental factors affect police organizational efficiency. In addition, he is focused on working closely with local police departments.
Areas of Expertise
- Policing
- Organizational Theory
- Police Professionalism
- The Ultimate Decision: Demograpic correlates of Police Arrests. Police Quarterly
- (2021) The genesis of formal police agency creation in U.S. cities. Police Practice and Research, 805-816 pp.
- (2020) An examination of organizational and community effects on police response time. Policing: An International Journal, 935-946 pp.
Departmental Service
- (2025) Faculty Advisor — Criminal Justice Association
- (2024) Committee Chair — Assessment Committee
- (2022) Committee Member — Criminal Justice Curriculum Committee
- (2022) Committee Member — Criminal Justice Department Assessment Committee
College Service
- (2022) Committee Member — CSSPS Innovation Task Force
University Service
- University Senate Service — University Senate
- (2025) Committee Member — General Education Committee
CRMJ 101 - Intro to Criminal Justice
CRMJ 200 - Criminal Justice Rsearch Mthds
CRMJ 235 - Police and Society
CRMJ 345 - White Collar Crime
CRMJ 490 - Special Topics-Criminal Just:
CRMJ 499 - Independent Study:
MAPS 700 - Formal Organization
SOCA 235 - Police and Society
SOCA 295 - Social Science Research Mthds
SOCA 373 - Formal Organization
CRMJ 200 - Criminal Justice Rsearch Mthds
CRMJ 235 - Police and Society
CRMJ 345 - White Collar Crime
CRMJ 490 - Special Topics-Criminal Just:
CRMJ 499 - Independent Study:
MAPS 700 - Formal Organization
SOCA 235 - Police and Society
SOCA 295 - Social Science Research Mthds
SOCA 373 - Formal Organization