Dr. Gerkin completed his Ph.D. in sociology, with emphasis in criminology and race
and ethnic relations at Western Michigan University in 2006. After teaching for two years
at Mesa State College, in western Colorado, Dr Gerkin returned to his home state and
joined the faculty at GVSU in the Fall of 2007. 

Dr. Gerkin’s teaching and research interests center on restorative justice, white collar
crime, classic and contemporary criminology, and the drug crime nexus. Courses taught at
GVSU include Criminology, Research Methods, Youth Culture and Crime, and Justice and
Society. 

Other interests include camping, hiking, biking, playing soccer, and traveling and
exploring other cultures.

Criminal Justice

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Johnny Cash: The Criminologist Within (with Aaron Rider and John D. Hewitt), Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture (2010)

This paper examines the criminological underpinnings of song lyrics in the collection of Johnny Cash....

 

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Methamphetamine Use and Criminal Behavior (with Michael C. Gizzi), International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (2010)

This research seeks to broaden our understanding of methamphetamine’s (meth’s) place within the study of...

 

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Participation in Victim-Offender Mediation: Lessons Learned from Observations, Criminal Justice Review (2009)

Victim—offender mediation has grown to establish itself among criminal justice practices as an alternative to...

 

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Injustice for All: A State Crime of Omission Beneath the Steps of the United States Capitol (with Lauren A. Teal and Linda H. Reinstein), Critical Criminology (2009)

This research examines a state crime of omission by members of the Office of the...