Kenneth Michael Reynolds, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor at USA Baldwin County, Internship CoordinatorDepartment of Political Science and Criminal Justice
Education
- 1997 Ph.D. Urban Studies, University of New Orleans, Dissertation: “An Evaluation
of the Strictest Juvenile Curfew in the United States as a Crime Prevention Measure.”
- 1993 M.P.A. Department of Political Science/Criminal Justice, University of South
Alabama, Thesis: “A Case Study of a Public-Private Partnership: The Mobile Environmental
Youth Corps Prototype Comprehensive Boot Camp for Juvenile Offenders.”
- 1975 B.A. College of Liberal Arts, University of South Alabama, Double major: Criminal
Justice Administration and Psychology
Publications
Refereed Journal Articles:
Published:
- Francis, Traci R. and K. Michael Reynolds. 2015. Non-Completing Drug Court Clients:
A Qualitative Assessment of Harm Reduction Effects. Journal of Groups in Addiction
and Recovery. 10(2), June.
- Semukhina, Olga and K. Michael Reynolds and. 2014. “The Relationship between Perceptions
of Corruption and Trust of the Russian Police.” Policing & Society: An International
Journal of Research and Policy. Vol. 24, Issue 2.
- Semukhina, Olga and K. Michael Reynolds. 2010. “Judicial Reform of Investigative Remand
in the Russian Criminal Procedure: An
Empirical Measurement of Citizen Attitudes Related to Fairness and Acceptance.” International
Journal of Applied and Comparative Criminal Justice, Vol. 34(1), Spring.
- Semukhina, Olga and K. Michael Reynolds. 2009. “Plea-bargaining Implementation and
Acceptance in Modern Russia: A Disconnect Between the Legal Institutions and the Citizens.”
International Criminal Justice Review. Vol. 19(2), December.
- Koufakou, Anna, Oritz, Enrique G., Georgiopoulos, Michael, Anagnostopoulos, George
C.., Reynolds, Kenneth M. 2007. “A Scalable and Efficient Outlier Detection Strategy
for Categorical Data.” 19th IEEE International Conference Tolls with Artificial Intelligence,
Vol. 2, pp. 210-217. Patras, Greece. October
- Reynolds, K. Michael, Semukhina, Olga B., and Nikolai N. Demidov. 2008. “A Longitudinal
Analysis of Police Satisfaction in the Volgograd Region, Russia: 1998 – 2005. International
Criminal Justice Review. Vol. 18 (2), June.
- Olcay, Kursun; Koufakou, Anna; Wakchaure, Abhijit; Georgiopoulos, Michael; Reynolds,
K. Michael; and Ronald Eaglin. 2006. “Answer: Approximate Name Search with Errors
In Large Databases by a Novel Approach Based on Prefix-Dictionary.” International
Journal of Artificial Intelligence Tools. Vol. 15, No.5
- Reynolds, K. Michael, Pamala Griset, Ernest Scott, Jr. 2006. "Law Enforcement Information
Sharing: A Florida Case Study." American Journal of Criminal Justice. Vol. 31, No.1,
Fall.
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- Kursun, Olcay, Reynolds, Kenneth M., and Oleg Favorov. 2006. “Matching Images of Never-Before-Seen
Individuals in Large Law Enforcement Databases.” Lecture Notes in Computer Science,
Vol. 3975.
- Reynolds, K. Michael, Griset, Pamela, and Ronald Eaglin. 2005. “Controlling Terrorism
Through Automated Sharing of Low-Level Law Enforcement Data.” Law Enforcement Executive
Forum, Vol.5(5).
- O. Kursun, K. Reynolds, R. Eaglin, B. Chen, M. Georgiopoulos, 2005. “Detection and
Visualization of Auto Theft Recovery Patterns Across Jurisdictions,” Proceedings of
the 2nd Annual GIS Symposium at TU, Troy State University, Troy, AL, May 10-11, 2005.
- Reynolds, K. Michael, Dziegielewski, Sophia F., and Chris Sharp. 2004. “Supervising
Mentally Ill Offenders through Community Corrections: Joining Two Disciplines”. Journal
of Offender Rehabilitation, 40, (1/2).
- Lambert, Eric G., Reynolds, K. Michael, Paoline, Eugene A., and R. Cory Watkins. 2004.
“The Effects of Occupational Stressors on Jail Staff Job Satisfaction.” Journal of
Crime and Justice, Vol. 27(1).
- Bast, Carol M. and K. Michael Reynolds. 2003. A New Look at Juvenile Curfews: Are
They Effective? Criminal Law Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 3
- Watkins, R. Cory, K. Michael Reynolds, Ron Demara, Michael Georgiopoulos, Avelino
Gonzalez, and Ron Eaglin. 2003. “Tracking Dirty Proceeds: An Examination of Traditional
and New Innovative Methodologies to Investigate Money Laundering.” Policing Practice
and Research. Vol. 4, No. 3.
- Urbach, B.J., K. M. Reynolds, and G. Yacoubian. 2002. Exploring the Relationship between
Race and Ecstasy Involvement among a Sample of Arrestees. Journal of Ethnicity in
Substance Abuse, Vol. 1, No 4.
- Bohm, Robert M., K. Michael Reynolds and Stephen T. Holmes. 2000. “Perceptions of
Neighborhood Problems and Their Solutions: Implications for Community Policing.” Policing
Studies, Vol. 23, No. 4. November.
- Reynolds, K. Michael, Ruefle, William J., Jenkins, Pamela, and Ruth Seydlitz. 1999.
"Contradictions and Consensus: Youths Speak Out About Juvenile Curfews. Journal of
Crime and Justice, Vol. 22, No 2, pp. 163-183.
- Reynolds, K. Michael, Seydlitz, Ruth, and Pamela Jenkins. 2000. "Do Juvenile Curfews
Work? A Time Series Analysis of the New Orleans Law." Justice Quarterly, Vol. 17,
No. 1, pp. 205 -230.
- Ruefle, William R. and K. Michael Reynolds. 1998. "Juvenile Curfews in the 1990's:
Policy, Practice, and Impact." Children's Legal Rights Journal, Vol. 18, No. 3, Loyola
University Chicago, School of Law, Chicago, Ill.
- Holmes, Stephen T., Reynolds, K. Michael, Holmes, Ronald M. and Samuel Falkner. 1998.
"Individual and Situational Determinants of Police Force: An Examination of Threat
Presentation." The American Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 23, No. 2, Spring, pp.
83-106.
- Thayer, Ralph E. and K. Michael Reynolds. 1997. "Community Oriented Policing". Journal
of Planning Literature, Vol. 12, No.1, August, pp. 93-105.
- Ruefle, William J. and K. Michael Reynolds. 1996. "Keep Them at Home: Juvenile Curfew
Ordinances in 200 American Cities". American Journal of Police, Vol. XV, No. 1, pp.
63-84.
- Ruefle, William J. and K. Michael Reynolds. 1995. “Curfews and Delinquency in Major
American Cities”. Crime and Delinquency, Vol. 41, No. 3, July, pp. 347-363. --- Reprinted
in Juvenile Crime: Opposing Viewpoints (1997) Edited by David Bender and Bruno Leone,
Greenhaven Press, Inc.
Book
- Semukhina, Olga and K. Michael Reynolds. 2013. Understanding the Modern Russian Police.
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Book Chapters
- Olcay, Kursun, Georgiopoulos, and Kenneth Reynolds. 2008.” Name Matching in Law Enforcement
Databases.” Intelligent and Security Informatics: Techniques and Applications. Ed.
Hsinchun Chen and Christopher C. Yang. (in press)
Other Publications:
- K. Michael Reynolds and William R. Ruefle. 1998. "Statutory Provisions Relating To
Curfews in Cities over 100,000 Population.” Congressional Information Service, Inc.
Bethesda, MD., March.
- Curfews and Delinquency in Major American Cities" (with William J. Ruefle), Sourcebook
of Criminal Justice Statistics 1994, Edited by Kathleen Maguire and Ann L. Pastore,
U. S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Washington, D. C. pp. 124.
Technical Reports:
- Reynolds, K. Michael, Surette, Ray, Kirven, Josh, and Olga Semukhina. 2004. “Arrest,
Incarceration, and Retention in Orange County Florida.” Orange County Jail Oversight
Commission, January.
- Reynolds, K. Michael, Myers, Stephanie, and Sophia Dziegielewski. 2002. “An Evaluation
of the Orange County Juvenile Arrest and Monitoring (JAM) Program: 2001-2002. State
of Florida, Department of Juvenile Justice, June.
- Reynolds, K. Michael, Paoline, Gene, and R. Cory Watkins. 2002. “Orange County, Florida,
Corrections Department Personnel Survey”. Orange County, Florida, Jail Oversight commission,
March.
- Reynolds, K. Michael and R. Cory Watkins. 2001. “An Evaluation of the Orange County
Juvenile Arrest and Monitoring (JAM) Program: 200-2001. State Of Florida, Department
of Juvenile Justice, June
- Reynolds, K. Michael. 2000. “A Problem Solving Partnership: Preventing Auto Burglaries:
A Community Based Approach”, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
COPS Office, January.
Awards
- 2011 UCF Sponsored Research Millionaires Club
- 2010 International Criminal Justice Review paper of the year, runner-up award.
- 2010 Fulbright Scholar, Russia, Follow-on Research.
- 2007 Fulbright Scholar, Russia. Fall term of 2007.
- 2005 University of Central Florida, Research Incentive Award.
- 2005 Orange County Sheriff’s Office Certificate of Commendation
- 1999-2000 College of Health and Public Affairs Excellence in Professional Service
Professional Membership
- Fulbright Association
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Society of Criminology
- Charter member of Lambda Alpha Epsilon, The American Criminal Justice Administration
Association.
- Served as chapter president of Alpha Phi Sigma, National Criminal Justice Honor Society.
