Jeffrey Lopes

Jeffrey Lopes serves as a Lecturer of Criminology & Criminal Justice while concurrently working as a Boston Police Detective and President of a statewide Minority Law Enforcement organization. His career bridges academic instruction with frontline public safety practice, emphasizing integrated solutions for socially-just equity.

His educational credentials include:

• Ph.D. in Law and Policy from Northeastern University
• M.S. from Suffolk University
• B.S. from Suffolk University

Dr. Lopes specializes in criminological research intersecting social justice, law enforcement policy, and public safety systems. His work challenges compartmentalized approaches by demonstrating how equitable procedures, community engagement, and collective safety can coexist through state-level program implementation. As a policy thought-leader, he develops solution-based frameworks for empowerment responses that create common ground across traditionally opposing perspectives.

He teaches core courses including Juvenile Justice/Legal Rights, Law & Criminal Procedure, and Professional Ethics in Criminal Justice and Criminology, grounding theoretical concepts in real-world policing experience.

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Regarding academic advising and research funding, the available text provides no specifics about graduate students, mentorship activities, or grant-supported projects. His professional focus appears directed toward organizational leadership and policy implementation rather than traditional academic advising structures.

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