Faculty Profile

Andrekus Dixon

Title
Senior Lecturer
Department
Criminal Justice
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

Education

MS, University of North Texas, 2008.
Major: Criminal Justice
BS, Southern Arkansas University, 2004.
Major: Criminal Justice

Current Scheduled Teaching*

CJUS 2100.900, Crime and Justice in the United States, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CJUS 3500.001, Inequality, Crime and Justice, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CJUS 3500.800, Inequality, Crime and Justice, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CJUS 3500.900, Inequality, Crime and Justice, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

CJUS 2100.900, Crime and Justice in the United States, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3630.901, Drugs, Crime and Society, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.001, Inequality, Crime and Justice, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.900, Inequality, Crime and Justice, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Summer 5W2 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.001, Crime and Justice in the United States, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.800, Crime and Justice in the United States, Spring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.900, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.001, Crime and Justice in the United States, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.900, Victimology, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.001, Crime and Justice in the United States, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.800, Seminar on Violence, Spring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.900, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.900, Crime and Justice in the United States, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.950, Crime and Justice in the United States, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.950, Seminar on Violence, Fall 2021 SPOT
CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.900, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.800, Crime and Justice in the United States, Spring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.850, Crime and Justice in the United States, Spring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4660.001, Offender Behavior, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3500.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3700.900, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3700.950, Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3210.900, Judicial and Legal Systems, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3340.801, Computer Crime, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
CJUS 3340.851, Computer Crime, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2020 Syllabus
CJUS 4660.001, Offender Behavior, Spring 2020 Syllabus
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Spring 2020 Syllabus
CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.900, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4200.900, Criminal Procedure, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3300.900, Police Systems, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4460.001, Community Corrections, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4200.900, Criminal Procedure, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4200.950, Criminal Procedure, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3300.900, Police Systems, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3300.950, Police Systems, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4200.900, Criminal Procedure, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3300.900, Police Systems, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3300.950, Police Systems, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4200.900, Criminal Procedure, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3600.501, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3630.501, Drugs, Crime and Society, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3300.900, Police Systems, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2600.001, Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3610.501, Juvenile Justice, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4901.001, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.001, Crime and Justice in the United States, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.801, Crime and Justice in the United States, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4350.900, Seminar on Violence, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 2100.900, Crime and Justice in the United States, Summer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3310.900, Organized and Consensual Crime, Summer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Spring 2015 Syllabus
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Spring 2015 Syllabus
CJUS 4901.002, Senior Seminar: Criminal Justice and Public Policy, Spring 2015 Syllabus
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Spring 2015 Syllabus
CJUS 3201.001, Criminal Law, Fall 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 4200.001, Criminal Procedure, Fall 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 4350.001, Seminar on Violence, Fall 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Fall 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Spring 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Spring 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 3600.001, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Fall 2013 Syllabus
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Spring 2013 Syllabus
CJUS 4460.001, Community Corrections, Fall 2012 Syllabus
CJUS 4650.001, Victimology, Fall 2012 Syllabus
CJUS 4460.001, Community Corrections, Spring 2012 Syllabus
SOCI 4460.001, Community Corrections, Spring 2012 Syllabus
CJUS 3600.002, Criminology. 3600. Criminology, Fall 2011 Syllabus
CJUS 3620.001, Juvenile Delinquency, Spring 2011 Syllabus
SOCI 3620.001, Juvenile Delinquency, Spring 2011

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Journal Article
Cooper, M. N., Updegrove, A. H., Barnaby, C. Y., Cho, A., Dixon, A., Byrne, M. (2022). Faculty perspectives on teaching a race and crime course: A replication and expansion. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. Online First, 1-24.. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10511253.2022.2108862
Trahan, A., Nodeland, B. E., Dixon, A. J. (2019). Public opinion of capital punishment: An intersectional analysis of race, gender, and class effects. Criminal Justice Review. 44(4), 452-469.

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Teaching
Zettler, H., Craig, J., Dixon, A., Trahan, A., "Inside-Out Prison Exchange Network Team Mentoring Grant," Sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (August 2021May 2022).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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