Damian Martinez
Faculty Profile: Damian J. Martinez, Ph.D
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Damian J. Martinez, Ph.DCriminology and Criminal Justice Assistant Professor ASU at the Downtown Campus |
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Office: UCENT 622H Phone: 602-496-2367 Email: djmartinez@asu.edu |
Damian J. Martinez is an assistant professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Arizona. He was previously on the faculty in the School of Criminal Justice, with a joint appointment in the Department of Social Work, at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. He holds a B.A. in sociology from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and an M.A. and Ph.D. in social service administration (social work) from the University of Chicago. He has worked with high-risk and imprisoned youth and their families in a variety of settings, including the Alameda County Probation Department, Los Angeles County Probation Department, and State of Illinois Department of Corrections. In addition, Dr. Martinez has been a social worker with a private foster family agency, the executive director of a non-profit youth social service agency, the chief administrator and clinical consultant of an adult social service agency, and a researcher with the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative . His publications and research have focused on adult incarcerated Hispanics; Latino former prisoner reentry; and informal support mechanisms in prisoner reentry and reintegration. These articles have appeared in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, and Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice. Dr. Martinez is co-editor of How Offenders Transform Their Lives (Willan Publishing).
Courses taught:
- CRJ 442: Community Relations in the Justice System
Research Interests:
- Prisoner reentry and reintegration
- Informal social support and social control mechanisms
- Hispanics/Latinos in the criminal justice system
- Desistance from crime
Recent Publications:
- Veysey, B. M., Christian, J., & Martinez, D. J. (Eds.). (2009). How offenders transform their lives. Cullompton, UK: Willan.
- Martinez, D. J. (in press). Role accumulation theory and prisoner reintegration—The pursuit of transformative social roles. Probation Journal.
- Martinez, D. J., & Christian, J. (2009). The familial relationships of former prisoners: Examining the link between residence and informal support mechanisms. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 38(2), 201–224.
- Martinez, D. J. (2006). Informal helping mechanisms: Conceptual issues in family support of re-entry of former prisoners. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 44(1), 23–37.
Community Involvement
SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award (2009), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Greenbelt, MD
Faculty Award (2007), Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
Professional Affiliations
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Society of Criminology
