Elenice De Souza Oliveira, associate professor, received a PhD in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University. Her research interests include: analyzing crime, policing and prevention strategies in the United States and developing countries. She teaches courses including Criminology and Police and Society. She has published in British Journal of Criminology as well as peer-reviewed publication in Brazil (Teoria e Sociedade, Revista de Administracao, Analise Criminal e o Planejamento Operacional). Most recently, she published an article in Crime Science journal on street drug markets in Brazil.