Cresean Hughes

Cresean Hughes

Associate Professor of Sociology & Criminal Justice
 

Education

  • Ph.D. – Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
  • M.S.  – Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
  • B.S. – University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS

Biography

Cresean Hughes is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at the University of Delaware. He received his Ph.D. in criminology from Florida State University. His research interests include race, ethnicity, punishment and social control, with a particular focus on school discipline and other youth justice outcomes. His research has been published in the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. Hughes currently teaches Juvenile Delinquency and Introduction to Criminal Justice. He is a member of UD’s Race, Justice, and Policy Research Initiative.