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Mark Johnson
Assistant Professor
School of Behavioral & Social Sci
STRS 221
318-342-1128
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Mark S Johnson, EdD
Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice

Education

EdD

2020, Education
University of Louisiana Monroe

MA

2015, Criminal Justice
University of Louisiana Monroe

BA

2013, Criminal Justice
University of Louisiana Monroe

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Mark Johnson is an assistant professor in the criminal justice department. He is a 32 year veteran of law enforcement and continues to serve as the training director for the University of Louisiana Monroe Police Department and instructor at the North Delta Regional Police Academy located in Monroe, LA. Dr. Johnson's  law enforcement career includes service with the Los Angeles County (CA) Sheriff's Department, United States Army/Louisiana National Guard, Corrections Corporations of America Winnfield (LA), Winnfield (LA) Police Department, Monroe ((LA) Police Department, and the University of Louisiana Monroe Police Department.

Licensure & Certification

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Train the Trainer; Campus CERT (C-CERT), LA Lt. Governor's Office, Volunteer Louisiana & FEMA, . (September 2021 - Present)
Peace Officers Standards and Training Firearms Instructor, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement. (April 2001 - Present)

Research Interests

Dr. Johnson's passion is to improve and enhance the professional service that law enforcement provides to the community. As a lifelong law enforcement officer, Dr. Johnson believes that law enforcement is a vital and honorable profession that protects and serves the community. As the community grows and new laws, regulations, and community values evolve, the law enforcement profession needs to stay abreast of these changes and develop tactics, techniques and future leaders to stay innovative and good faith stake holders in the community. 

Recent Publications

Nicholson, J. L., Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2022). Psychotropic Medications - 2022 Update. Louisiana State Police Crisis Negotions Team Manual. LSP, Baton Rouge, LA:
Johnson, M. S. (2023). University of Louisiana Monroe Police Department Field Training Officers Manual (pp. 40). Monroe, LA:
Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2023). Cybercriminals and COVID-19 Scams (pp. 85-99). Home Team Journal & Ministry of Home Affairs of Singapore, Singapore Home Team Academy.
Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2022). Research with Online Governmental Databases and Summary Reports: Law Enforcement Fatalities, Accidents, and Citizen Contacts, A Multi-Year Review. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications.
Johnson, M. S., Bonner, M. (2022). COVID-19 Medication Scams, Cognitive Decline, & the Elderly. Multidisciplinary Psychology: A Journal of Collaboration: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 5. https://repository.ulm.edu/csp/vol2/1/5.
Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2022). Modern Law Enforcement Training based on Four Classic Psychological Experiments. Spotlight: Psychology in Action. Multidisciplinary Psychology: A Journal of Collaboration: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 4. https://repository.ulm.edu/csp/vol2/1/4.
Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2022). Research with Online Governmental Databases and Summary Reports: Law Enforcement Fatalities, Accidents, and Citizen Contacts, A Multi-Year Review. In Sage Research Methods Cases. Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications, Ltd. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781529603606:
Bonner, M., Johnson, M. S. (2022). Crisis Deescalation: A Brief Review and Variations on a Model. Multidisciplinary Psychology: A Journal of Collaboration: Vol. 2: Iss. 1, Article 2. https://repository.ulm.edu/csp/vol2/iss1/2.
Johnson, M., Bonner, M., Hanser, R. (2017). Doing more with less: The advantage of Reserve officers in law enforcement. (pp. 101-112). Boca Raton FL: CRC Press.
Hanser, R., Bonner, M., Johnson, M. (2017). Volunteers in policing in the United States: Support from the community serving with the agency. (pp. 7-28). Boca Raton FL: CRC Press.
Bonner, M., Johnson, M. (2013). The Intersection between law enforcement and persons with a mental illness (pp. 15). Monroe LA: Crime, Punishment, and the Law.
Bonner, M., Johnson, M. The six-month demographical analysis of a regional crisis intervention team (CIT). Monroe LA: Crime, Punishment, and the Law.
Bonner, M., Johnson, M. (2019). Recruiting and hiring minorities into policing, with international considerations. (pp. 12-20). International Journal of Crime, Law and Social Issues.

Awards & Honors

May 2022 Leadership Award in Emergency Preparedness.

2022 Appreciation Award, Civilian Response to Active Shooter Events.

June 2016 Supervisor of the Year.

2016 Commendation.

2004 Officer of the Year.

1996 Field Training Officer of the Year.

1991 Non Commisioned Officer of the Year.

Courses Taught

CJUS 1001INTRO TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 2 course(s)

CJUS 2006INDUSTRIAL & BUSINESS SECURITY, 7 course(s)

CJUS 2030THE POLICE, 9 course(s)

CJUS 2050COURTS AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 1 course(s)

CJUS 3010CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, 2 course(s)

CJUS 3030CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, 7 course(s)

CJUS 4016CONTEMP ISSUES IN CRIM JUSTICE, 2 course(s)

CJUS 4029MGMT OF CRIM JUSTICE AGENCIES, 4 course(s)

CJUS 4080CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS, 3 course(s)

CJUS 5050POLICE & SOCIETY, 2 course(s)

CJUS 5055SOCIOLOGY OF LAW, 1 course(s)

SOCL 1001INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY, 2 course(s)