David HirschelDr. David Hirschel is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Hirschel received his BA in law from Cambridge University, ngland, and his MA and PhD in criminal justice from the State University of New York at Albany. Before entering academics, he worked in the juvenile justice systems in both England and the United States, and served as Criminal Justice Coordinator for the Erie County, New York Department of Anti-Rape and Sexual Assault.Dr. Hirschel's primary research and teaching interests are in victims of crime, particularly spouse abuse, international criminal justice, and legal issues in criminal justice. He is the author of three books and about 40 refereed articles and book chapters on a wide variety of criminal justice topics. Dr. Hirschel has been involved in many funded research projects, both as a principal investigator and as a consultant. He has also provided assistance to a wide variety of criminal justice agencies and social service organizations. He was Principal Investigator of two large scale NIJ funded projects: The Charlotte spouse abuse experiment and the recently completed study “Explaining the Prevalence, Context, and Consequences of Dual Arrest in Intimate Partner Cases.” Read More Read Less