Social Sciences
Jennifer Klein
Title: Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Department: Social Sciences
Building: CAS 135
Email: jenniferklein@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.566.7438
Degrees
Ph.D. (2014), Criminology, Law and Society, University of Florida
M.A. (2011), Criminology, Law and Society, University of Florida
B.A. (2009), Criminology, Summa Cum Laude, University of Florida
Biography
Dr. Klein is currently an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and began working
at the University of Texas at Tyler in the Fall of 2014. Additionally, she serves
as the Undergraduate Coordinator for the Criminal Justice Program.
Since arriving at UT Tyler, Dr. Klein has taught a variety of courses focused on corrections,
criminal justice research, criminal law, criminological theory and more. Her course
offerings at both the undergraduate and graduate level include: CRIJ 1301 Introduction
to Criminal Justice, CRIJ 3326 Advanced Criminal Law (now CRIJ 1310 Fundamental of
Criminal Law), CRIJ 3344 Drugs, Behavior and Criminal Justice, CRIJ 4301 Sexual Offenders,
CRIJ 4313 Corrections, Theory and Practice (now CRIJ 2313 Correctional Systems and
Practices), CRIJ 4355 Senior Seminar, CRIJ 5303 Contemporary Criminological Theory,
and CRIJ 5313 Contemporary Issues in Corrections.
Her primary research interests focus on sex offenders and the registry system, collateral
consequences of sex offender laws, the Jerry Sandusky scandal, criminological theory
testing, and policy evaluation. She has published in journals such as the American Journal of Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Policy Review, the Archives
of Sexual Behavior, and Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law and Society.