Faculty & Staff
Scott Akins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3703
Phone: 541-737-5370
Fax: 541-737-5372
E-mail: sakins@oregonstate.edu
Areas of Interest:
- Criminology and Deviance
- Drug Use, Abuse and Policy
- Research Methods & Statistics
- Community Studies
Current Projects:
- The Control of Consciousness Alteration--Substance Use, Abuse and Policy
- Racial Segregation, Concentrated Disadvantage and Crime
- Acculturation, Drug Use and Deviance
Brief Vita
Education:
- Ph.D. - Sociology, Washington State University, 2002
- M.A. - Sociology, Washington State University, 1999
- B.S. - Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University, 1994
Recent Publications:
- Akins, Scott. Forthcoming. "Racial Segregation, Economic Disadvantage and Violent Crime." Journal of Ehtnicity in Criminal Justice.
- Akins, Scott, Clayton Mosher, Chad L. Smith and Jane Florence Gauthier. Forthcoming. "The Effect of Acculturation on Patterns of Hispanic Substance Use in Washington State." Journal of Drug Issues.
- Akins, Scott. 2007. "Racial Segregation and Crime." Sociology Compass 1:81-94.
- Mosher, Clayton and Scott Akins. (2007). Drugs and Drug Policy: The Control of Consciousness Alteration. Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA
- Akins, Scott. (2004). "Police Records and the Uniform Crime Reports" Pp. 81-87 in the Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
- Akins, Scott and Clayton Mosher. (2004). "Sources of Data on Correctional Facilities and Known Offenders" Pp. 515-522 in the Encyclopedia of Social Measurement, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard, ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
- Akins, Scott. (2003). "Racial Segregation and Property Crime: Examining the mediating effect of police strength." Justice Quarterly 20:675-695.
- Akins, Scott, Clayton Mosher, Thomas Rotolo and Robert Griffin. (2003). "Patterns and Correlates of Substance Use Among American Indians in Washington State." Journal of Drug Issues: 33:45-74.
- Akins, Scott. (2003). Public Alcohol Bans: An assessment of their potential effectiveness for reducing crime and disorder. The New Zealand Police.
- Akins, Scott and Robert Griffin. (2000). "Multiple Birth Rates and Racial Type: A research note regarding r/K theory." Deviant Behavior 21:15-22.
Recent Grants:
- Akins, Scott. 2007. "Evaluation of Linn County Drug Prevention Program."
DHHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
- Akins, Scott. 2003. "An Evaluation of Public Alcohol Bans." The New Zealand Police.
- Akins, Scott. 2003. "An Examination of the Causes and Correlates of Substance Use and Abuse." Victoria University Research Fund.
Honors & Awards:
- 2001 James F. Short Jr. Research Award
- 2001 Washington State University Sociology Department Outstanding Dissertation Award
- 2001 William R. Wiley Exposition of Scholarship and Research, Social and Administrative Sciences Division.
- 2001 Ann Madsen Depew Memorial Scholarship
- 1996 Washington State University First Award for Promise in Graduate School
