Oakton Community College
George C. Klein


bullet imageEducation Background:

  • B.A., Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • A.M. Social Sciences, University of Chicago
  • M.A., Anthropology, Northwestern University
  • M.A., Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Ph.D., Sociology and Criminal Justice, Union Graduate School
  
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 2164 Des Plaines
Office Phone: (847) 376-7048
Email Address: klein@oakton.edu


COURSES TAUGHT
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
ANT 202 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology


bullet imageAwards and highlights:

  • Presidential Award, Oakton Community College, 1983-94.

bullet imagePublications:

Applied Sociology and Social Policy. Sociological Practice (1984)

Let's Not Be Lecturing on Navigation While the Ship is Going Down: On the Creation of Public Interest Sociology. The American Sociologist (1982)

Studying Delta Force or Death Squads: The Politics of Hostage Negotiation. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (1996).

Terrible Events: A Sociological Analysis of War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia. Sociological Imagination (2000).

Thinking SWAT: Twenty-two Lessons to be Learned from a Hostage Role Play. Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations (2003).

Reply To Steward and Eitzen: Our Time In The Political Wilderness Should End. Footnotes (2004)

The Militarization of the Police? Ten Ways Dr. Kraska Got It Wrong. Police Forum (2005)

On The Creation of Public Interest Sociology. Footnotes (2005)

Dr. Kraska Got It Wrong II: An Ethnography of Police Socialization. Police Forum (2005)

Questioning 9-11: Misperceptions of a Political War. Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations (2006)

You Can Not Negotiate Everything: or the Times They Are a Changin'. Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations (2006)

Catastrophy! On The Inevitability of Nuclear, Biological, or Chemical Terrorism. Police Forum (2006)

An Investigation: Have Islamic fundamentalists Made contact With White Supremacists in the United States Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations (2007)

The Adveture: The Quest For My Romanian Babies. Hamilton Books/Roman and Littlefield (2007)

bullet imageOther information:

  • Consultant, Emergency Services Team, Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS), Cook County, IL, 1988-89
  • Consultant, Behavioral Science Unit, FBI Academy, Quantico, VA, 1988-89, 2001-present
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