Francis Danso Boateng

Dr. Francis Boateng is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice & Legal Studies at the University of Mississippi's School of Applied Sciences. His research spans policing, comparative criminology, immigration, and victimology, with fieldwork across 15+ countries.

He holds a PhD in Criminal Justice from Washington State University (2015). As a fellow at the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies and the Mississippi Crime and Justice Research Unit, he investigates police legitimacy, cross-cultural justice systems, and victim-offender dynamics.

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on international criminal justice patterns, particularly police-community relations in authoritarian contexts (e.g., Saudi Arabia, China) and immigrant victimization in the Americas. Recent work emphasizes gender disparities in punishment and organizational justice in corrections.

He teaches advanced courses on terrorism, homeland security, comparative justice, and statistics, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to global security challenges.