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Michael C Campbell is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Denver's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. His research employs mixed methods to examine the social, historical, and political forces that shape law and policy, particularly those associated with mass incarceration.
His research interests focus on penal policy, state politics, corrections, history of punishment, and race and punishment. Campbell's work has examined the forces shaping state-level developments that influence penal trajectories, including partisanship, crime, and economic conditions. His research has revealed how determinants of state-level corrections spending vary across time, with violent crime having significant influence during the 1980s, Republican strength associated with increased spending from the 80s through the 90s, and racial demographics showing complex relationships with corrections budgeting.
His publications appear in leading journals including the American Journal of Sociology, Law and Society Review, Criminology, and Punishment and Society. Campbell's research demonstrates nuanced understanding of how political, economic, and social factors interact to shape America's penal landscape, with particular attention to regional variations and historical contingencies in punishment policy.
Dr. Campbell holds a Ph.D. in Criminology, Law & Society from the University of California, Irvine (2009), an MA in European History from Indiana University (2000), and a BA in History from Indiana University (1995).
He is affiliated with the American Society of Criminology and the Law and Society Association, contributing to these professional organizations through his research on the political sociology of punishment.
