Omeed S. Ilchi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

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Introduction

Omeed Ilchi is an assistant professor of criminal justice in the Department of Behavioral Sciences. His primary research and teaching interests are policing, corrections and criminological theory.

Research Overview

Ilchi’s current research focuses on perceptions of the police and police militarization, as well as support for policies that seek to increase police accountability. He has also published journal articles and book chapters related to the effectiveness of early intervention programs and life-course criminology.

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Select Publications

Ilchi, O. S., Hurst, Y. G., Frank, J., Jonson, C. L., & Soe, G. E. (2024). Revisiting the correlates of youth attitudes toward the police: The role of conservative and liberal crime ideology. Journal of Criminal Justice, 90.

Ilchi, O. S., Hickling, S. J., & Frank, J. (2023). Citizen willingness to hold a police officer criminally responsible for the use of deadly force: Examining the correlates of finding guilt. Race and Justice.

Ilchi, O. S., Frank, J., & Hickling, S. J. (2022). Policing the police: Predicting citizen support for police accountability. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 23(6), 722-738.

Ilchi, O. S., & Frank, J. (2021). Supporting the message, not the messenger: The correlates of attitudes towards Black Lives Matter. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 46, 377-398.

Teaching Focus

Ilchi’s main teaching areas include policing, community corrections, institutional corrections, criminological theory, courts, statistics and race and ethnicity in the criminal justice system.

Previous Roles

Assistant Professor, Westfield State University, Department of Criminal Justice, 2018 – 2021

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Meet Professor Ilchi

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Contact

219-989-2542

oilchi@pnw.edu

Office Location:

Hammond, CLO 207

Education

  • Ph.D. – Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
  • M.S. – Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
  • B.A. – Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland

Areas of Expertise

  • Police Accountability
  • Police Militarization
  • Community Corrections
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Life-Course Criminology

Credentials, Accreditations & Awards

  • CHESS Summer Scholarship Award, 2023
  • Sage Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 2020