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Dr. Julia Beeman

Chair and Associate Professor,

Criminal Justice

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Meet Dr. Julia Beeman

OF NOTE:
Created the Criminal Justice program and helped to establish the James Buie Scholarship Program, which provides a full scholarship for selected students in pursuit of a Criminal Justice degree at Belmont Abbey College.

KNOWN FOR:
Holding high expectations of herself and others

WHEN NOT IN THE CLASSROOM, CAN OFTEN BE FOUND:
Cheering on our student-athletes

POPULAR QUOTE:
“How do we honor the dignity of every single person we come in contact with, whether it’s an offender, a victim or a fellow practitioner, and how can we work together to improve the lives of individuals and society as a whole?”

Classes

Examples of the classes taught by Dr. Julia Beeman:

Introduction to Criminal Justice
Introduction to Law Enforcement
Criminology
Criminal Justice Ethics
Famous Trials of the 20th Century
Juvenile Justice *
White Collar Crime *
American Criminal Courts *
Institutional and Community Corrections *
Freshman Symposium*
Theological Perspectives of Restorative Justice*
* New Course Development

Bachelor Degree (B.A.) in Criminal Justice

Education

A.A.S., Central Piedmont Community College
B.S., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
M.S., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

Research / Area of Expertise

Dissertation: The Presence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomology and Its Relationship to Attitudes Regarding Use of Force Held by Urban Patrol Officers in the Southern United States