Jarret S. Lovell is Associate Professor in the Division of Politics, Administration & Justice at California State University, Fullerton

Email: jlovell@fullerton.edu

Brief Biography A native of Southern California, he earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California, Irvine and a master’s degree and doctorate in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University. He is the author of several scholarly articles examining the intersection of criminal justice and popular culture. His previous book Good Cop/Bad Cop: Mass Media and the Cycle of Police Reform (2003) examines the influence of media on law enforcement practices. When not working, he hosts “Justice, or Just Us?” – a weekly radio program on community radio station KUCI (www.kuci.org) featuring interviews with activists and academics working on issues of social justice. He lives in Southern California with his two cats.