Dr. James Guffey

Contact Information

Dr. James Guffey

College: College of Law and Public Service

Department: School of Public Service

jguffey@nu.edu

Rancho Cordova Campus


Education

Golden Gate University - PHD - Public Administration
CURRICULUM VITAE JAMES E. GUFFEY, Ph.D. Updated July 2024 Personal Office: National University 10156 Capetown Lane Stockton, California 95219-7117 Residence: National University 10156 Capetown Lane Stockton, California 95219-7117 Education Ph.D. Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California Public Administration, 1986 Dissertation: “The Police and the Media: Proposals for the Amelioration of Dysfunctional Conflict.” M.A. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas Police Science, 1973 Thesis: “Wiretapping: A History of Its Application and Controversy.” B.S. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Industrial Relations, 1967 Professional Experience (Criminal Justice) Assistant Professor, National University, August 2003-June 2008 Associate Professor, National University, July 2008-June 2013 Full Professor, National University, July 2013-present Currently Professor in Department of Criminal Justice Administration, College of Law and Public Service, National University. Years of Service: 21 Courses taught: CJA 337 The Juvenile Offender, CJA 340 Corrections, CJA 446 Criminal Justice Management and Leadership, CJA 449 Research Methods, CJA 452 Criminal Law and Procedure, CJA 460 Principles of Investigation, CJA 470 Supervised Criminal Justice Senior Project, CJA 655 Advanced Research Methods, CJA 690 Capstone Project MSCJA, CJA 690A, Capstone Project I, CJA 690B, Capstone Project II Director, Ray Simon Regional Criminal Justice Training Center, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, California August 2000-July 2002. Director and Department Chair, Public Safety Programs, Porterville Community College, Porterville, California August 1997-July 2000. Instructor, Tenure-track, Administration of Justice, Porterville Community College, Porterville, California August 1996-August 1997. Courses taught: Introduction to the Criminal Justice System, Introduction to Criminal Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Investigative Report Writing. Instructor, part-time, Administration of Justice, Solano Community College, Suisun, California Courses taught: Criminal law, Investigative report writing Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Administration, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, California March, 1988-September, 1989 (part-time) September, 1989-June, 1995 (tenure-track) Courses taught: Basic Criminal Investigation, Advanced Criminal Investigation, Juvenile Procedure, Criminal Evidence, Crime Control and Prevention, Police Organization and Management, Research Methods in Criminal Justice Administration, Police-Community Relations, Independent Study. Police Officer, City of Oakland, California August 1973-October, 1987 Professional Experience (Military-retired 7/20/1996) Instructor (Lieutenant Colonel), U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 1991-1996 courses taught: Oral and Written Communications, Problem Solving, Statistical Analysis and Standard Deviation, Leadership and Counseling. Assistant Professor of Military Science (Major), U.S. Army R.O.T.C., University of California, Davis, Davis, California Courses taught: Small Unit Tactics, Oral and Written Communications, Problem Solving, Leadership and Counseling, Military History. Publications: Articles Guffey, J., Zajac, M., & Neithercutt, M. (1991). Some preliminary results of drunk driving cases from santa clara county, california. Journal of Offender Monitoring, Spring, 21-36. Guffey, J. (1992). Probation, drunk driving, and the auto interlock. Journal of Social Science, 2(3), 10-21. Guffey, J. (1992). The police and the media: Proposals for the amelioration of dysfunctional conflict. The American Journal of Police, IX(1), 33-51. Guffey, J., Larson, J.G., Zimmerman, L., & Shook, B. (2007, July 12). The development of a thurstone scale for identifying desirable police officer traits. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 22(1), 1-9. Guffey, J., Larson, J., Porter, D., & Kelso, C. (2008, Summer-Fall). Paid administrative leave for officers involved in shootings: Exploring the purpose, cost, and efficacy. Professional Issues in Criminal Justice: A Professional Journal. 3(2), 67-86. Guffey, J., Larson, J., & Kelso, C. (2009, Summer-Fall). Three-strikes laws and police officer murders: Do the data indicate a correlation? Professional Issues in Criminal Justice, 4(2), 9-26, ISSN: 1932-1368. Guffey, J.E., Larson, J.G., & Kelso, C. (2010, Summer-Fall) Police officer staffing: Analyzing the commonly held believe that more cops equals less crime. Professional Issues in Criminal Justice, 5(2/3), 29-42, ISSN: 1932-1368. Guffey, James E. (2010, January 4). Assessing the cost-benefit of police officer staffing: Do cities with higher police officer to citizen rations have less crime? The Institute for Business and Finance Research, 5(1), 120-128, ISSN 1931-0285. Guffey, J., Shook, B., & Larson, J. (2010, January). The development of a thurstone scale for identifying desirable police officer traits. In James M. Peters (Ed.), Police Psychology (pp. 107-122). Hauppauge, New York: Nova Science Publishers. Larson, J., Guffey, J., & Espana, J. (2011, January). Micro loans: A solution to the plight of africa’s impoverished. Journal of Academic and Business Ethics, 3, 1-9 Kelso, C., Green, T., Guffey, J., Larson, J. & Glasser, M. (Summer, 2011). Unlawful activities prevention act-UAPA (india) & u.s. patriot act (USA): A comparative analysis. The Homeland Security Review: A Journal of the Institute for Law & Public Policy, 5(2), 1-18. Guffey, J. (2013, March). Assessment and accreditation: Western association of schools and colleges’s (WASC) challenge to national university’s request for a 10-year re-accreditation. The Clute Institute. Retrieved on March 26, 2013, from http://www.cluteinstitute.com/proceedings/2013KWPapers/Article%20182.pdf Guffey, J., Larson, J., & Lasley, J. (2013, June). Police officer fitness, diet, and lifestyle and its relationship to duty performance and injury. Journal of Academic & Business Ethics, Vol 3, p. 1-17, Retrieved on July 2, 2013, from http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/131469.pdf. Guffey, J. (2013, Summer). Crime on campus: Can clery act data from universities and colleges be trusted? American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences eJournal, 9(1), p. 51-61. Guffey, J. (2014, February). Non-compliance with the cleary act. Sexual Assault Report, 17(3), 36. The Civic Research Institute. Goldberg, K.; Guffey, J.; & Oliverio, P. (2014, February). Social media’s impact on law enforcement: NU’s partnership with participating san diego county law enforcement agencies to provide social media expertise. Proceedings of the ASBBS, 21(1), 279-299. Guffey, J. (2014, March). Burglary and cul-de-sacs: Comparing burglaries on cul-de-sacs with non-cul-de-sac streets. Proceedings of the Academic and Business Research Institute, 65-78. Guffey, J.; Kelso, C.; & Corona, J. (2015, February). Assessing the conflicting and convoluted issue of undocumented immigrants in the u.s.: Past to Present. Proceedings of the ASBBS, 22(1), 167-175. Guffey, J. (2014, September). Medical marijuana versus generalized legalization of marijuana: Progressing from government altruism to government capitulation. Journal of Criminal Justice and Legal Issues, 2, 1-15. Guffey, J.; Hamlin, J.; Kelso, C.; & Larson, J. (2023, April 27). De-Policing: A descension into policing mediocracy. Journal of Ethics and Legal Issues, 3(12), 622-680. Guffey, J.; Golden, N.; Golden, R.; & Oliverio, P. (2024). Police officer higher education: An omnibus review of the literature identifying factors relevant to police officer effectiveness. Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2024, pp. 1-29 • ISSN: 2583-991. Publications: Books Payton, G., & Guffey, J. (2000). Police officer’s guide to criminal law (no. 21). Criminal Justice Services: San Jose, Ca. Payton, G., & Guffey, J. (2000). Concepts of california criminal law (no. 21). Criminal Justice Services: San Jose, Ca. Guffey, J. (2004). Report writing fundamentals for police and correctional officers. Prentice-Hall, Inc: Upper Saddle River, N.J. Unpublished Papers Presented at Conferences: Guffey, J. (1991-1992). Police and sheriff department staffing: A national survey of 100 selected agencies, unpublished. Paper presented to both the Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Guffey, J. (1993). Cognitive dissonance and the exclusionary rule: Police officers in a quandary, unpublished. Paper presented to both the Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Guffey, J. (1994). Professional juries: Their time has come, unpublished. Paper presented to both the Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators and the Academy of Criminal Justice Educators. Guffey, J., & Craig, S. (2004, March). Criminal background checks of faculty in higher education, unpublished. Paper Presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada. Guffey, J. (2005, March). Red light cameras and traffic accident reduction in three california cities, unpublished. Paper Presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, Illinois. Guffey, J. (2006, February). Private security, private enterprise, and the military industrial complex(MIC), unpublished. Paper Presented at the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada. Guffey, J., Larson, J.G., Zimmerman, L, & Porter, D. (2007, March). Using the myers-briggs type personality inventory to determine police officer personality types : A validation study, unpublished. Paper Presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, Washington. Guffey, J. (2011, March). Firesetting, enuresis, and animal torture: A systematic review of the literature, unpublished. Paper Presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Canada. Guffey, J.; Larson, J.; and Kelso, C. (2020, March 21). Political position and political opinions of U.S. university and college professors in selected disciplines. Paper presented at the Academic and Business Research Institute Conference, San Antonio, Texas. Grants: $250,000 California POST grant to prepare an online wellness course for POST advanced officers and supervisors. Current Research Interests: Police and Sheriff Professionalism Comparative Police Systems. The Police and the Media Police Officer Fitness and On-Duty Injuries The Juvenile Justice System Policing and Social Media Policing and Higher Education Requirements Professional Memberships. Past: California Academy Directors’ Association Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators California Association of Administration of Justice Educators Present: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology

Memberships

  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • California Association of Administration of Justice Educators
  • California Academy Directors' Association
  • Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators

Publications

  • Dr. James Guffey. (July 13, 2018). ![CDATA[Officer Attitudes Regarding Body Worn Cameras : A Pre-Post Survey of Stockton, California Police Officers.]]. Journal of Ethical and Legal Issues.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (July 01, 2018). ![CDATA[Resources and Techniques for Engaging Students in Asynchronous Criminal Justice and Security Education]]. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (July 01, 2018). ![CDATA[Automate General Research Information Collection with these Two Free Tools]]. Roundtable Presentation at the Annual Meeting of t.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (January 01, 2017). ![CDATA[A u.s. military perspective on the promise of situational crime prevention for combatting terrorism]]. Paper presented at the Academic and Business Resea.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (January 01, 2017). ![CDATA[Officer Attitudes Regarding Body Worn Cameras : A Pre-Post Survey of Stockton]]. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (January 01, 2016). ![CDATA[Defining postsecondary degrees in the 21st century]]. Paper presented at the Clute Institute Conference.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (March 28, 2015). ![CDATA[Medical Marijuana versus Recreational Marijuana: From Government Altruism to Government Capitulation]]. Journal of Criminal Justice and Legal Issues.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (February 21, 2015). ![CDATA[Assessing the Conflicting and Convoluted Issue of Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S.: Past and Present]]. ASBBS Proceedings.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (January 01, 2015). ![CDATA[Police officer fitness, diet, lifestyle and its relationship to duty performance and injury]]. Journal of Legal Issues and Cases in Business.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (March 27, 2014). ![CDATA[Burglary and Cul-de-sacs: Comparing Burglaries on Cul-de-sacs with Non-cul-de-sac Streets]]. Proceedings.

  • Goldberg, K, Guffey, J., & Oliverio, P.. (March 03, 2014). ![CDATA[Social Media's Impact on Law Enforcement: NU's Partnership with Participating San Diego County Law Enforcement Agencies to Provide Social Media Expertise]]. Proceedings.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (January 01, 2014). ![CDATA[Sexual Assaults on U.S. College and University Campuses]].

  • Dr. James Guffey. (May 01, 2013). ![CDATA[Police officer fitness, diet, lifestyle and its relationship to duty performance and injury]]. Journal of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (March 01, 2013). ![CDATA[Assessment and accreditation : Western association of schools and college's (WASC) challenge to national university's request for a 10-year re-accreditation]]. The Clute Institute Proceedings.

  • Kelso, C., Larson, J., Green, T. Glasser, M.. (July 01, 2011). ![CDATA[Unlawful activities prevention act--UAPA (India) & the USA PATRIOT Act (USA): A comparative analysis]].

  • Payton, G.. (May 01, 2011). ![CDATA[Concepts of California Criminal Law (12th ed.)]].

  • Dr. James Guffey. (August 01, 2008). ![CDATA[Using the Thurstone Scale to Determine Police Officer Career Success Factors]].

  • Dr. James Guffey. (May 30, 2003). ![CDATA[Report Writing Fundamentals for Police and Correctional Officers]].

  • Dr. James Guffey. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Crime on campus : Can clery act data from universities and colleges be trusted?]]. ASBBS e-Journal.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Defining postsecondary degrees in the 21st century]]. Journal of College Teaching & Learning.

  • Dr. James Guffey. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Social media’s impact on law enforcement: NU’s partnership with participating san diego county law enforcement agencies to provide social media expertise. Proceedings of the ASBBS, 21(1), 279-299.]].

  • Dr. James Guffey. (n.d.). ![CDATA[Police officer higher education: An omnibus review of the literature identifying factors relevant to police officer effectiveness]].

Presentations

  • (2019-03-21). Road Rage in California: An Assessment for Years 2015-2018. 56th Annual Conference of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Baltimore, Maryland.
  • (2017-01-01). A u.s. military perspective on the promise of situational crime prevention for combatting terrorism.. Academic and Business Research Institute. San Antonio, Texas.
  • (2015-03-28). Medical Marijuana versus Recreation Marijuana: From Government Altruism to Government Capitulation. Academic and Business Research Institute. Savannah, Georgia.
  • (2015-02-21). Assessing the Conflicting and Convoluted Issue of Undocumented Immigrants in the U.S.: Past to Present. American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences. Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • (2013-03-01). Assessment and accreditation. Key West, FL.
  • (2010-10-01). Police officer staffing: Analyzing the commonly held belief that more cops equals less crime.. Chicago, IL.
  • (2010-03-01). Firesetting, enuresis, and animal torture: A systematic review of the literature. 44th Annual Conf - Academy of Criminal Justice. Toronto, Canada.
  • (2010-02-01). Police officer staffing: Analyzing the commonly held belief that more cops equals less crime.. Greenbelt, MD.
  • (2010-01-01). Assessing the cost-benefit of police officer staffing : Do cities with higher police officer to citizen ratios have less crime?. Hilo, HI.
  • (2008-03-01). Paid Administrative Leave for Officer-Involved Shootings: Exploring the Purpose, Cost, and Extent. Cincinnati, OH.
  • (2005-03-01). Red light cameras and traffic accident reduction in three california cities. Greenbelt, MD.