Donald E. Shelton has been a Circuit Judge in Ann Arbor, Michigan for over 19 years and is an adjunct faculty member teaching criminal justice and political science at Eastern Michigan University. He received his M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from Eastern Michigan University, his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and has authored numerous texts and articles. His primary interests include the jury system, criminal procedure, and the impact of technology in the law.
Articles
Twenty-First Century Forensic Science Challenges for Trial Judges in Criminal Cases: Where the "Polybutadiene" Meets the "Bitumen", Widener Law Journal (2009)
This artice discusses the challenges faced by trial judges in crimnal cases in fulfilling their...
The "CSI Effect": Does It Really Exist?, National Institute of Justice Journal (2008)
Based on recent empirical jury studies, jurors have increased expectations that prosecutors will present scientific...
A Study of Juror Expectations and Demands Concerning Scientific Evidence: Does the “CSI Effect” Exist? (with Gregg Barak and Young S. Kim), Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law (2007)
Many prosecutors, judges and journalists have claimed that watching television shows like CSI have caused...
Technology, Popular Culture and the Court System - Strange Bedfellows?, National Center for State Courts 2006 Future Trends in State Courts (2006)
The technological revolution is now part of our popular culture and that popular culture is...
Equally Bad is Not Good: Allowing Title IX “Compliance” by the Elimination of Men’s Collegiate Sports, University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform (2001)
Athletic participation is an important part of the educational process, instilling important lessons about discipline...
Contributions to Books
Unpublished Papers
The Current State of Domestic Violence Courts in the United States, 2007, National Center for State Courts White Paper (2007)
This is an effort to collect, update and catalogue a list of specialized domestic violence...
A Database of Persons Convicted of Felonies in Washtenaw County, Michigan, 1990-2007 (2007)
This study is a database of information from Washtenaw County, Michigan, court records of approximately...
An Evaluation of the Status Offense Diversion Program in the Juvenile Court of Washtenaw County (2007)
The Washtenaw Juvenile Court Status Offense Diversion Program was implemented in 2002 to provide effective...