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Contact Information:
Office: TJM 237
Office Phone: (402) 872-2397
Email: ddevaney@peru.edu
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Spring 2011 Course Offerings:
CJUS 308 000A Community-Based Corrections (campus)
CJUS 308 049A Community-Based Corrections (online - 8 weeks)
CJUS 495 000A Seminar in Criminal Justice (campus)
CJUS 495 049A Seminar in Criminal Justice (online - 16 weeks)
SOC 201 000A Principles of Sociology (campus)
Fall 2010 Course Offerings:
CJUS 110 049X Survey of Criminal Justice (online Term I)
CJUS 340 000A Criminal Procedures (campus)
CJUS 340 049Y Criminal Procedures (online Term II)
PSYC 380 000A Adolescent Psychology (campus)
PowerPoints for Survey of Criminal Justice (CJUS 110 049X)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 14
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
PowerPoints for Adolescent Psychology (PSYC 380 000A)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Bio:
Dr. Devaney worked in the Criminal Justice field in three states prior to accepting a position as an assistant professor at Peru State College. He worked for three different agencies in Tennessee; Social Counselor with the Department of Human Services in child and adult protective services and foster care, Probation Officer 3 and Case Manager with the Department of Youth Development, and Intensive Supervision Probation Officer with the Department of Corrections for 7 years. He taught Criminal Justice and served as Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at Pensacola Christian College in Florida for 11 years. He was a Probation Officer in Virginia with the Department of Juvenile Justice for 2 years and has taught undergraduate and graduate classes in Criminal Justice online for 2 years, prior to his move to Nebraska. Other work experiences include Retail Loss Prevention and Security, County Sheriff’s Deputy (corrections), and Master at Arms (Police/Security) with the U. S. Naval Reserve.
Dr. Devaney’s main area of expertise is community corrections and Criminal Justice education. He enjoys working with young people and served as an internship mentor while a Probation Officer in Tennessee. He is married and the father of five, ranging in age from 6 months to 20 years old.
Associations:
American Academy of Criminal justice Sciences
International Association of Correctional and Forensic Psychology
American Probation and Parole Association
American Criminal Justice Association – Lambda Alpha Epsilon
Education:
PhD in Human Service/Criminal Justice, Walden University (2005)
MSCJ in Criminal Justice Education, University of Tennessee (1996)
BS in Criminal Justice, East Tennessee State University (1989)
Continued graduate study in the MS in Professional Counseling program at Liberty University
Research Interests:
Dr. Devaney’s research interests include issues in juvenile delinquency, community corrections, cultural factors in crime and delinquency, youth substance abuse in rural communities, counseling and treatment models for incarcerated youth, and crime theory.
His doctoral dissertation was titled “Probation Officers’ Orientations Toward Control and Assistance Functions of Community Supervision.” His MSCJ research was titled “A Study of Sentencing Differences for Juvenile Offenders Based on Gender.”
Publications and Presentations:
Devaney, D. & Lowhorn, G. (2008). Community Policing and the Marketing Concept: A case study of the Brownsville Community in Pensacola, Florida. Presentation for Academic Business World International Conference. May 26-28, 2008. Nashville, TN.
Devaney, D. & Lowhorn, G. (pending). “The Influence of Organizational Culture on Probation Officers’ Orientations and Work Styles.”
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