Duane Staton, Ph.D. Student

Duane Stanton – Outreach Coordinator

Responsible for outreach to project participating organizations and the coordination of research related activities. Professional career encompasses more than 25 years of domestic and international public safety experience that includes conducting host nation infrastructure assessments, program development and implementation. Currently working on a doctorate in Criminal Justice and Criminology with research interests that involve evaluating the effects of marijuana legalization on criminal justice systems; the effectiveness of state, local, and tribal responses to violence committed against indigenous women living in tribal communities; cross-cultural police training and implications for improved police response in tribal areas; veteran mental health and criminal justice response policies; and, comparative criminal justice systems and policies.