WVWC Faculty
Maya Mei-Tal

 
 

Assistant professor of Criminal Justice


Sociology Department
Campus Phone: 304-473-8089
Campus Box: 112
Office Address: 105 Haymond Hall
E-mail Address: Mei-Tal@wvwc.edu




Education & Professional Memberships

PhD (law), Department of Law, University of Durham, England, 2005
Title: The Legal and Social Management of Psychopaths

Member of the Israel Bar, 1998

LLB, University of Leicester, England, 1997 (JD equivalent)


Publications:
Maya Mei-Tal, The Criminal Responsibility of Psychopathic Offenders, Israel Law Review [2004] Vol. 36, 103


Courses Taught:

Introduction to Criminal Justice
Criminal Law & Procedure
Criminal Investigation
Police Work
Correctional Institutions


"He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee."
       ~Nietzsche

"Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored."
       ~Aldous Huxley


Research Interests:

Criminal law, philosophy of law, sociology of law, penology, legal ethics, mentally disordered offenders, mental health law, and related topics.

 


Links:

WV Supreme Court of Appeals - http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/

West Virginia State Penitentiaryhttp://www.wvpentours.com/
The prison was closed in 1995 in favour of a modern facility, the Mt. Olive Correctional Center in Fayette County

West Virginia Divisions of Correctionshttp://www.state.wv.us/wvdoc/

WV State Policehttp://www.wvstatepolice.com/

WV State Police Sex Offender Registryhttp://www.wvstatepolice.com/sexoff/

WV State Police Historyhttp://www.wvstatepolice.com/history/

WV Division of Criminal Justice Serviceshttp://www.wvdcjs.com/

WV State and Local Resourceshttp://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/statelocal/wv/stoffices.html

WV Attorney Generalhttp://www.state.wv.us/wvag/

WV Department of Corrections Office of Researchhttp://www.state.wv.us/wvdoc/research.htm

WV Crime Rateshttp://www.disastercenter.com/crime/wvcrime.htm

WVDOC Annual Report FY 2001 – 2002http://www.state.wv.us/wvdoc/ARFY2002.pdf

WV Codehttp://129.71.164.29/WVCODE/masterfrm3Banner.cfm

History of WV Charleston Police Departmenthttp://www.charlestonwvpolice.org/html/History/history.htm

Criminal Justice Policy Foundationhttp://www.cjpf.org/

Crime Theoryhttp://www.crimetheory.com/

FBIhttp://www.fbi.gov/

History of the FBI http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/history/historymain.htm

Federal Bureau of Prisonshttp://www.bop.gov/

National Institute of Correctionshttp://www.nicic.org/

Bureau of Justice Statisticshttp://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/

Prison Legal Newshttp://www.prisonlegalnews.org

US Constitutionhttp://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.overview.html

US Supreme Courthttp://www.supremecourtus.gov/

US Sentencing Commissionhttp://www.ussc.gov/

Department of Justice Career Opportunitieshttp://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9dj.asp

US Parole Commissionhttp://www.usdoj.gov/uspc/

Vera Institute of Justicehttp://www.vera.org/

RAND Corporationhttp://www.rand.org/justice_area/

Centre on Juvenile & Criminal Justicehttp://www.cjcj.org/

Crime.orghttp://www.crime.org/do/Home

Alcatraz Island http://www.nps.gov/alcatraz/

Court TV Famous Trialshttp://www.courttv.com/trials/famous/

Crime Libraryhttp://www.crimelibrary.com/

A History of Prison Labourhttp://www.ibiblio.org/prism/Nov96/prison.html

Sex Offender Registries Nationwidehttp://www.parentsformeganslaw.com/html/links.lasso

CNN Special – Gun Control Nationwide – http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/schools/gun.control/

NRA Institute for Legislative Actionhttp://www.nraila.org/

Violence Policy Centre http://www.vpc.org/

American Bar Association Criminal Justice Sectionhttp://www.abanet.org/crimjust/home.html

National Association of Criminal Defence Lawyershttp://www.criminaljustice.org/public.nsf/FreeForm/PublicWelcome?OpenDocument

Firearms Law Centre - http://www.firearmslawcenter.org/content/home.asp

Bureau of Justice Report on the Prevalence of Imprisonment in the U.S. Population, 1974-2001. (473 kb, PDF format)

Pro Death Penaltyhttp://www.prodeathpenalty.com/

Justice for All (CJ Reform)http://jfa.net

Federal Grand Jury http://www.udayton.edu/~grandjur/

Department of Justice Report "Criminal Victimization, 2002" -

http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/doj/bjscv02srvy.pdf

Alternative Sentencing - http://www.alternative-sentencing.com/

Nationwide Christian Prison Ministry - http://www.prisonministry.org/

Law Enforcement Mailing Lists - http://www.officer.com/maillist.htm

The Innocence Project - http://www.innocenceproject.org/

Books about prison - http://books.prisonwall.org/




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