Biography
Michael A. Cretacci is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at SUNY - Buffalo State. His research interests include the cultural predictors of firearms ownership, social and self-control theories, criminal procedure, police attitudes towards their work, and the impact of religiosity on deviance. He has published two books: Is there any relation between religious participation and criminal delinquency? A test of social control theory by The Edwin Mellen Press and Supreme Court case briefs in criminal procedure by Rowman & Littlefield. His articles have appeared in International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, Criminal Justice Review, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Critical Issues in Justice and Politics, International Journal of Police Science & Management, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, and Journal of Criminal Justice. He received his Ph.D. at the School of Criminal Justice, from the University at Albany.
Scientific Activities
Grants Awarded
Faculty Development Awards
2009, May |
Cretacci, M. A |
Testing the origins of self-control in a sample of Chinee high school students. Individual Development Award |
Buffalo State College |
2008, May |
Cretacci, M.A |
Chinese police officer attitudes towards their role. Individual Development Award |
Buffalo State College |
2007, March |
Cretacci, M.A |
Another look at self-control and crime: How “general” is the general theory? Individual Development Award |
Buffalo State College |
SERVICES
College Service at Buffalo State
Summer 2013 |
China Recruitment Consultant for Buffalo State -SUNY & SUNY system |
September 2012-August-2015 |
Served as Chair during this period. |
2006-2008 |
Jack Kent Cooke Awards Committee |
2008-2010 |
International Studies Minor Oversight Committee |
2008 |
President’s Awards for Excellence in Academic Advisement and Teaching Committee |
Spring 2009 |
Attendee of the President and Provost Scholarship Luncheon |
2007-Present |
Honors Convocation |
2008-2011 |
SOP Curriculum Representative |
2010 |
Thesis Advisor for China Center |
2010 |
Thesis Advisor for Criminal Justice Department |
2009-Spring 2011 |
College Senate Curriculum Committee |
2009-Spring 2011 |
College Budget, Staff, and Allocation Committee |
2009-Present |
Departmental Curriculum Committee |
Criminal Justice Department Service at Buffalo State
2006-2008, 2010-2011 |
Curriculum Committee |
2007-2010-Chair [2008-2010] |
Assessment Committee |
2006-2007, 2008-2009, 2011 |
Personnel Committee |
2007-2010 |
Search Committee |
2007-2008 |
Student Awards Committee |
Several Open Houses |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
August 2006-Present |
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice |
Criminal Justice Department |
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York |
September 2015-August 2018 |
Special Guest Professor |
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Jianghan University, School of Law, Wuhan, Hubei, PRC |
August 2005-August 2006 |
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice |
Department of Criminal Justice |
State University of New York (SUNY) College at Brockport, Brockport, New York |
Fall 2000-August 2005 |
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice |
Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice |
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina |
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Spring 1996-August 2000 |
The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics |
Research Project Assistant |
Fall 1996-Spring 1997 |
Questar III Program Analysis and Evaluation |
Consultant for New York State Department of Education |
Summer 1992-Spring 1993 |
Abraxas Foundation, Inc |
Served as a general counselor in a male detention facility and transported juveniles to court appearances and assisted with their future reintegration into society |