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Joseph B. Graves is a Professor of Political Science and Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at El Paso. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence, J. D., at Vanderbilt University, his Master's in Public Administration, at Harvard University, and his B.A. in Political Science at Vanderbilt University. He has been a member of the Political Science Faculty since 1964 and has served as chair of the department. He was the founding director of UT El Paso's Criminal Justice Program and was the principal author and a former director of the M.P.A. Program at UT El Paso.

His teaching interest include Administrative Ethics, Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, and Criminal Justice Administration. As a result of research grants from the Rio Grande Council of Governments and various criminal justice agencies in the El Paso area, he has published numerous monographs dealing with the administration of law enforcement, judicial, and correctional policies in the Southwest.

He is co-author of articles that have been published is Social Science Quarterly and Justice Quarterly. He has been the recipient of many awards for meritorious service to the academic community and the teaching profession, including the Distinguished Achievement Award for Service to the University of Texas at El Paso and the Texas Governor's Award for meritorious Service as an Intern Coordinator.

He is a member of numerous public/civic organizations including Chair of El Paso County's Jail Population Review Board and Vice-chair of El Paso Community Justice Council.

 
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