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Lorna E Grant

Professor, Criminal Justice

Lorna E. Grant, Ph.D., M.S.W., is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and director of the Graduate Program at North Carolina Central University. She has worked in various settings with students and youths. She began her higher education teaching at the University of the West Indies and the Community College system in Jamaica. Thereafter, she taught at Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, and North Carolina Central University, North Carolina.

She has over 25 publications and book chapters, in refereed journals and books. Along with two of her colleagues, she has two edited books. Topics published include youth interaction with law enforcement, youth gangs, delinquency in schools, human trafficking, child abuse, juvenile violence, policing, incarcerated parents, crime and tourism in the Caribbean, gun violence in the Caribbean, and money laundering in the Caribbean. Books edited include "Youth Crime and Violence in the Caribbean" and "Crime and Violence in the Caribbean: Lessons from Jamaica."

Her professional memberships include the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). She is the chair of the Caribbean Crime Prevention Group, in which capacity she has represented many criminal justice educators across the Caribbean. She is a past president of the Juvenile Justice Section of ACJS and executive counselor of the Women and Minority (ASC). Currently, she serves as the chair of the Student Affairs Committee (ACJS) and chair of NCCU’s Graduate and Undergraduate Symposium. Additionally, she serves as an executive council member and national advisor of Alpha Phi Sigma, the criminal justice honor society.

She has offered advice internationally on juvenile justice issues. She is also a recipient of the North Carolina Central University’s 2022 Chancellor Award for Chancellor’s Award for Voluntarism and Dedicated Service to North Carolina Central University. Other awards received include the North Carolina Excellence in Teaching Award, the NCCU Faculty Senate Exceptional Service Award, and Alpha Phi Sigma National Advisor of the Year Award.

Courses

CRJU 2650-02 - Juvenile Justice
CRIM 5465–01 - Graduate Practicum
CRJU 2250 - 04 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRIM 5100- 01 - Foundations in Criminal Justice

Publications

Refereed Journals

  • Grant, Lorna E. (2023), The Impact of Crime on the Tourism Industry in the Caribbean Book Chapter Crime, Tourism, and Plain Talk in the Caribbean.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2022). The Prevalence of Guns and Gun-Related Homicide in the Caribbean. Book Chapter: Guns, Gun Violence and Gun Homicides: Perspectives from the Caribbean, Global South and Beyond. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Grant, Lorna E. Pryce, Daniel (2019). Procedural Justice, Obligation to Obey, and Cooperation with Police in a Sample of Jamaican Citizens", Police Practice and Research: An International Journal
  • Pryce, Daniel & Grant, Lorna E. (2019). The Relative Impacts of Normative and Instrumental Factors of Policing on Willingness to Empower the Police: A study from Jamaica, Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice
  • Grant, L. Grant (2018). An Analysis of Money Laundering in the Caribbean Crime and Violence in the Caribbean: Lesson from Jamaica. Lexington Books/Roman & Littlefield
  • Grant, L. Grant (2018). An Analysis of Recent Homicide Trend in Jamaica: A Case Study: Crime and Violence in the Caribbean: Lesson from Jamaica. Lexington Books/Roman & Littlefield
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2017) "Violence in Jamaica’s High Schools” African Journal of Criminology and Justice Studies.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2011). Missing and Exploited Children in Jamaica: An Empirical Analysis; Journal of Knowledge and Best Practices in Juvenile Justice and Psychology, Vol. 5, No. 1, 41- 52.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2011). A study on the Profile of Children in Conflict with the Law in Jamaica with Sherrill Morris, and Camille Gibson. Office of the Children’s Advocate, Jamaica
  • Myers, Laura, Myers Larry & Grant, Lorna E. (2010). The creation of regional partnerships for regional emergency planning ‘The Storm Thurmond Institute of Government & Public Affairs. Clemson University, Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning Volume 4, Number 4
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2009), with Camille Gibson & Edward Mason Recent Gang Activity in Jamaican High Schools: Journal of Gang Research, Vol. 17, #2.


Non-Refereed Journals

  • Grant, L. (2014). Juveniles in Adult Prison, Encyclopedias of Corrections, Manuscript id: EOC-14-0109.R
  • Grant, L. (2013). Sweepstakes fraud; In L. Salinger (Ed.), Encyclopedia of white- collar and corporate crime.’ (2nd. ed., Vol. 18, pp. 897-899). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2013), In Recognition: A report of the Inclusion of Women Scholars Among the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) National Awards 1976-2013): ACJS Today Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Volume XXXVIII, Issue 4.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2012). The Effects of Fatherless Homes on Children; Caribbean Diaspora Crime Prevention Gazette: Summer, Vol.  2, Issue
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2011) Preparing Juveniles to Re-enter their communities after Secured Confinement: Caribbean Diaspora Crime Prevention Gazette: Spring, Vol. 1 Issue
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2010) Are alternative schools the answer for Disruptive Students At-Risk of Academic Failure? The Jamaican situation. Caribbean Diaspora Crime Prevention Gazette: Summer, Vol. 1 Issue 2 Grant, Lorna E. (2010) School Security - Caribbean Diaspora Crime Prevention Gazette: Spring, Vol. 1 Issue 1

Books and Book Chapters

  • Morris-Francis, S., Gibson, C. & Grant, L. (2023). Eds. “Youth Crime and Violence in the Caribbean”: Book - Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2023), “The Impact of Crime on the Tourism Industry in the Caribbean”: Book Chapter, Crime, Tourism, and Plain Talk in the Caribbean.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2023). “The Prevalence of Guns and Gun-Related Homicide in The Caribbean”. Book - Title Guns, Gun Violence, and Gun Homicides: Perspectives from the Caribbean, Global South and Beyond.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2023). “Youth Violence the Caribbean: Lessons from Jamaica” (Book): Youth Violence in the Caribbean.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2023). “The Many Faces of Violence Against Children in Jamaica”. Book: Youth Violence in the Caribbean.
  • Grant, Lorna E. (2023). “The Impact of Parental Incarceration on Children in Jamaica”. Book: Youth Violence in the Caribbean. Grant, Lorna E. (2021). “The Evolution of Policing in Jamaica” – (Book Chapter) Global Perspectives in Policing and Laws
  • Morris-Francis, S., Gibson, C. & Grant, L. (2018). Eds. Crime and Violence in the Caribbean: Lessons from Jamaica. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
  • Grant, Lorna E (2018). An Analysis of Money Laundering in the Caribbean (Book Chapter) Crime and Violence in the Caribbean: Lessons from Jamaica. Lanham,: Lexington Books.
  • Grant, Lorna E & Gibson, Camille Gibson (2018). An Analysis of Recent Homicide Trends in Jamaica: A Case study (Book Chapter) Crime and Violence in the Caribbean: Lessons from Jamaica. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.

Grants

  • The Cannon Foundation Grant - Funded $88,000.00
  • Mini-Grant – NCCU ($5,000.00. (Not Funded)
  • Mini-Grant – College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, $5,000.00.
  • Regional Emergency Management Project Year Two with WCU PI’s Dr. Laura Myers and Dr. Larry Myers for a project funded by the Department of Homeland Security and ORNL. Amount: $248,805.
  • Regional Emergency Management Project Year One, Regional Emergency Management Project with WCU PI’s Dr. Laura Myers and Dr. Larry Myers for a project funded by the Department of Homeland Security and ORN Amount: $172,600.