Lawrence G. Walsh
Assistant Professor of Social Science
Liberal Arts Center
(570) 348-6211 ext. 2358
Statement of Background
Teaching
Graduate Courses
Financial Management for Criminal Justice Administration
Undergraduate Courses
Research Methods
Quantitative Analysiswith SPSS
Introductory Sociology
Social Problems
Economics
Criminology
Criminal Investigation
Medical Sociology
6/07 to present Marywood University, Scranton, PA – Department of Social Sciences
Assistant Professor (effective Fall 2012)
Lecturer
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - With Honor (1973) Stevens Institute of Technology.
Master of Science in Management (1983) Stevens Institute of Technology
Master of Science in Criminal Justicewith Thesis (1989) Saint Joseph’s University
Awards
Saint Joseph’s University Graduate Criminal Justice Award (1989)
SJU Criminal Justice Alumni Association award for Academic Excellence (1989)
SJUUniversityCollege Instructional Excellence Award (1990)
SJU Criminal Justice Alumni Association Alumnus of the year (1995)
SJU Graduate Instructional Excellence Award (2001)
Publications
Editor - Conrail Police Officers Guide, 1997, Conrail, Philadelphia, PA. including the
Conrail Police Department Policy & Procedure Manual
Author - Use of Force, section in the Conrail Police Department Policy & Procedure Manual, 1996, Philadelphia, PA.
Author - Firearms, section in the Conrail Police Department Policy & Procedure Manual, 1996, Philadelphia, PA.
Author – Use of SPSS on the SJU Mainframe Computer System, 1989, Philadelphia, PA
8/98 to 5/04 Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA – Sociology Department
Director – Graduate Criminal Justice program (retired)
Responsible for teaching, direct marketing, applicant contacts, admissions, advising of all graduate students, staffing of courses including those at three off-site locations for graduate and two for undergraduate, curriculum design, maintain program materials including course catalog and website, coordination of an Accelerated Bachelors degree completion program in criminal justice at two locations, participation in off-site contracts with other colleges, and advisor to the Associate Dean of University College for offsite undergraduate criminal justice.
8/89 – 8/98Saint Joseph’s University, Lecturer in Sociology & Criminal Justice (adjunct)
3/74 – 5/99 Conrail Police Department, Philadelphia, PA (and predecessor, Penn Central)
Chief Inspector (retired) – Operations and Planning, 4/94 – 5/99
Strategic Manager responsible for strategy, planning, budget development and administration program evaluation, crime prevention through environmental design, statistical analysis, performance measurement (department, area, division), design of organizational structure, policy and procedure (drafts and updates), equipment, supervise and conduct training, chief firearms instructor, labor relations, automated reporting and record keeping, and management of the communications center.
Inspector – area deputy commander, included supervising in-service training, 9/90 – 3/94
Inspector – division commander including a Special Investigations Unit, 5/82 – 8/90
Captain – 2/81 – 4/82, Lieutenant – 6/79 – 1/81, Sergeant– 1/77 – 5/79
Police Officer – patrol, investigator, 3/74 – 12/76
Memberships
Fraternal Order of Police
Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
The Vidocq Society
Volunteer
Delaware Township Zoning Hearing Board
Oak Ridge Martial Arts Academy