Nicholas Salimbene

Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice Department
Ph.D., Sam Houston State University, 2020
EMAIL: salimben@uwp.edu

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Policing
Organizational Theory
Police Professionalism

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.

Publications

Selected Publications

: 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.)

Key Service Activities

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

Courses Taught

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

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