Katheryn Russell-Brown (born Katheryn K. Russell, September 17, 1961) is an American

social scientist Social science (often rendered in the plural as the social sciences) is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among members within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the ...

, professor of law and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Race Relations at University of Florida Law School. Her main areas of expertise are

race and crime Race is one of the correlates of crime receiving attention in academic studies, government surveys, media coverage, and public concern. Research into the relationship between race and crime has grown exponentially in recent years. More specifi ...

sociology of law The sociology of law, legal sociology, or law and society, is often described as a sub-discipline of sociology or an interdisciplinary approach within legal studies. Some see sociology of law as belonging "necessarily" to the field of sociolo ...

and criminal law.

Education

Russell-Brown received her

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

from the

University of California at Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after the Anglo-Irish philosopher George Berkele ...

, her

Juris Doctor A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law. In the United States and the Philippines, it is the only qualifying law degree. Other j ...

from the

Hastings College of Law The University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (abbreviated as UC Law SF or UC Law) is a public law school in San Francisco, California, United States. It was known as the University of California, Hastings College of the Law (a ...

and her

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from the criminology department of the

University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD i ...

Memberships

Russell-Brown is a member of the

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) is an international association established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice and criminology. ACJS promotes criminal justice and criminology educ ...

and the

American Bar Association The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary association, voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students in the United States; national in scope, it is not specific to any single jurisdiction. Founded in 1878, the ABA's stated acti ...

, and is currently executive counselor to the

American Society of Criminology The American Society of Criminology (ASC) is an international organization based on the campus of Ohio State University whose members focus on the study of crime and delinquency. It aims to grow and disseminate scholarly research, with members wo ...

. She is also on the editorial board of the Carolina Academic Press, as well as that of ''Critical Criminology'' and ''Justice Quarterly''.

Career

Russell-Brown previously taught at

Alabama State University Alabama State University (ASU, Bama State, or Alabama State) is a public historically Black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, during the Reconstruction era, it was one of about 180 " normal schools" established by state gove ...

(1987-1989),

Howard University Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and accredited by the Mid ...

(1991),

City University of New York School of Law A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

(1994),

Washington College of Law The American University Washington College of Law (AUWCL or WCL) is the law school of American University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. It is located on the western side of Tenley Circle in the Tenleytown section of northw ...

(1997), and the

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

(1992-2003). Russell-Brown was cited by the

Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all Federal tribunals in the United States, U.S. federal court cases, and over Stat ...

in the case ''Harris v. Alabama'' (1995) in regard to her article ''The Constitutionality of Jury Override in Alabama Death Penalty Cases'' (1994).

Works

As Katheryn K. Russell

*''The Constitutionality of Jury Override in Alabama Death Penalty Cases'' (''Alabama Law Review'': 1994) *'' The Color of Crime: Racial Hoaxes, White Fear, Black Protectionism, Police Harassment and Other Macroaggressions'' (New York University Press: 1998) *''Race and Crime: An Annotated Bibliography'' (Greenwood Press: 2000) *''Petit Apartheid in the U.S. Criminal Justice System: The Dark Figure of Racism'' with Dragan Milovanovic (Carolina Academic Press: 2001)

As Katheryn Russell-Brown

*''Underground Codes: Race, Crime and Related Fires'' (New York University Press: 2004) *''Protecting Our Own: Race, Crime, and African Americans (Perspectives on Multiracial America)'' (Rowman & Littlefield: 2006) *''The Color of Crime'' (New York University Press: 2008)

Children's books

*''Little Melba and Her Big Trombone'', illustrated by Frank Morrison ''(''Lee & Low Books: 2014) *''A Voice Named Aretha'', illustrated by Laura Freeman (Bloomsbury: 2020) *''She Was the First: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm'', illustrated by

Eric Velasquez The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Nor ...

(Lee & Low Books: 2020)

Sources

*''Katheryn Russell-Brown'' at "Faculty and Staff", University of Florida Levin College of Law (Retrieved 4 October 2009
UF Levin College of Law , Faculty and Staff
*''Spotlight: Katheryn Russell-Brown'', University of Florida (Retrieved 4 October 2009

External links

*
Petit Apartheid in the U.S. Criminal Justice System: The Dark Figure of Racism
' with Dragan Milovanovic (2001) *
Katheryn Russell-Brown
' at the University of Florida Levin College of Law Website. *

' at the University of Florida Website. *
Katheryn Russell-Brown
' at the

Open Society Institute Open Society Foundations (OSF), formerly the Open Society Institute, is an American grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros. Open Society Foundations financially supports civil society groups around the world, with the s ...

Website. *
Cathy Brown
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