Christopher E. Smith joined the faculty of the MSU School of Criminal Justice in 1994 after previously teaching political science at the University of Akron and the University of Connecticut-Hartford. His primary research interests are judicial policy-making, the U.S. Supreme Court, court processes, and constitutional rights in criminal justice, especially prisoners’ rights. He is the author or co-author of more than 20 books, including The Supreme Court and the Development of Law: Through the Prism of Prisoners' Rights (2016), John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice (2015), Constitutional Rights: Myths & Realities (2004), and Courts and the Poor (1991). He is also the author of more than 100 scholarly articles that have been published in such journals as Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Studies, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Justice System Journal, and Boston University Public Interest Law Journal.
Christopher E. Smith
- Professor Emeritus
- School of Criminal Justice
- PhD 1988, University of Connecticut
- JD 1984, University of Tennessee
- MSc 1981, University of Bristol (U.K.)
- AB 1980, Harvard University
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Biography
Selected Publications
Smith, C.E. (2020). Blue Lives Matter Versus Black Lives Matter: Beneficial Social Policies as the Path Away from Punitive Rhetoric and Harm. Vermont Law Review.
Smith, C.E. (2019). Justice Anthony Kennedy as Senior Associate Justice: Influence and Impact. University of Illinois/Chicago-John Marshall Law Review.
Smith, C.E., & Petlakh, K. (2018). The Roles of Sonia Sotomayor in Criminal Justice Cases. Capital University Law Review.
Smith, C.E. (2016). The Supreme Court and the Development of Law. Palgrave Macmillan
Smith, C.E. (2016). What If?: Human Experience and Supreme Court Decision Making on Criminal Justice. Marquette Law Review.