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Ben McJunkin is an Associate Professor of Law at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law and Associate Deputy Director of the Academy for Justice. He holds an affiliation with the School of Criminology & Criminal Justice. His research focuses on criminalization of sexual violence, policing, homelessness policies, and the intersection of law with moral philosophy and gender theory. McJunkin has a J.D. from the University of Michigan (magna cum laude) and a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of Vermont.
Before his academic career, he clerked for the Massachusetts Appeals Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and practiced white-collar criminal defense. He has been published in top-tier law reviews such as California Law Review and Michigan Law Review. His teaching spans criminal law, criminal procedure, and legal ethics. McJunkin frequently engages in public discussions about police reform, homelessness, and criminal justice policies through podcasts and academic panels.
His scholarship critically examines the legitimacy of criminalization, emphasizing dignity-centered legal frameworks and challenging punitive approaches to issues like homelessness and sex offender management. McJunkin’s work bridges doctrinal analysis with interdisciplinary insights from philosophy and sociology, offering transformative perspectives on criminal justice reform.
