Research Interests
correctionsjuvenile justicehistory of the criminal justice system
Opportunities
Work Study Positions Available: No
Grant Funded Positions Available: No
Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No
Volunteer Research Positions Available: No
Biography
Dr. Brian O’Neill earned his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from the City University of New York in 2001. He has been teaching for the past 25 years, and has been a professor at West Chester University since 1998. Previously, Dr. O’Neill earned his M.S.W. from Marywood College and was employed as a social worker for 10 years. His research interests include corrections, juvenile justice, and history of the criminal justice system. In addition, Dr. O’Neill wrote, narrated and produced, El Padre y Los Homies, a radio documentary about Father Greg Boyle, the founder of Homeboy Industries, a gang intervention program in Los Angeles. He has taught a number of Inside/Out courses to incarcerated individuals at Montgomery County Correctional Facility and at Chester State Correctional Institution, and is currently conducting research for a book on commutation of individuals who were originally sentenced to life in prison. Dr. O'Neill has hosted a music program on WMUH, at Muhlenburg College in Allentown, Pa. for the past 25 years. He has been married to Karen Warren for the past 20 years, and they have a son, Dean.
