Bruce Arrigo

Education: Ph.D. in Administration of Justice, Pennsylvania State University
M.A. in Psychology, Duquesne University
M.A. in Sociology, Duquesne University

Courses Taught: DSBA 6010 Special Topics

Biography:
Dr. Arrigo began his professional career as a community organizer for and social activist on behalf of: (1) the homeless and marginally housed; (2) users of (mental) health services; (3) adult and juvenile ex-offenders; (4) survivors of sexual assault; and (5) abusers of licit/illicit drugs. Professor Arrigo works with these vulnerable and/or victimized constituencies culminated when he directed and implemented the social designing housing strategy for the city of Pittsburgh’s largest single-room occupancy (SRO) facility, Wood St. Commons. His civic engagement in this area also included developing and managing the facility’s human welfare and social policy agenda. During his Directorship (1987-1990), this agenda addressed the unmet needs of underserved and unserved children, adults, and families.

Dr. Arrigo has published over 225 peer reviewed articles, law reviews, book chapters, and academic essays. He has also produced 27 original titles that consist of monographs, textbooks, reference works, or edited collections. His scholarship is pertinent to a wide range of public interest controversies that impact the development or experience of human justice, collective wellbeing, and harm reduction. He is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems (Division on Crime and Juvenile Delinquency), and from the American Society of Criminology (Division on Crime and Social Justice). He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. He is the founding and current editor-in-chief of the Journal of Forensic Psychology: Research and Practice.