Chris Donner
Chris Donner Publication Awarded Best Policing Book of the Year
Chris Donner, PhD, Associate Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the “Best Policing Book of the Year” from the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for his book, Policing the Pandemic.
Donner’s research focuses on American law enforcement, particularly police misconduct. His secondary interests include criminological theory, cybercrime, and quantitative methodology.
Policing the Pandemic, which was published with Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, compares police agencies in the United Kingdom and the United States, examining how they have adapted to evolving circumstances during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to adjust as restrictions ease and societies establish a new normal.
“The police found themselves in crisis mode,” Donner stated in the book’s introduction. “To make things even more challenging, they were entrusted with the enforcement of the newly enacted COVID-19 measures, often with a lack of clear guidelines and adequate police training.”
The book features interviews and surveys of police officers and police administrators, offering insight into organizational and operational changes brought on by the pandemic.
“The lived experiences of the officers captured in the book illustrate the toll that a crisis at the scale of COVID-19 inflicts, but also importantly offers lessons on how to better respond to future crises,” reviewed William Terrill, professor of criminology at Arizona State University.
Policing the Pandemic was named the inaugural recipient of the Best Policing Book of the Year Award from the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (LinkedIn). This distinguished award recognizes a significant book that has substantially contributed to the understanding, development, or practice of policing. It celebrates authors who provide fresh insights, rigorous research, and innovative perspectives on law enforcement.
Donner’s recent publications have appeared in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Criminal Justice, Policing and Society, Social Science Quarterly, Deviant Behavior, and the George Mason Law Review. He is a member of the American Society of Criminology, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and the Midwest Criminal Justice Association.
Read more about Donner and Policing the Pandemic, and a past feature story.
About the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is the oldest of Loyola University Chicago’s 13 schools and colleges. More than 150 years since its founding, the College is home to 20 academic departments, 31 interdisciplinary programs, and 7 interdisciplinary centers, more than 450 full-time faculty, and nearly 8,000 students. The 2,000+ classes that we offer each semester span an array of intellectual pursuits, ranging from the natural sciences and computational sciences to the humanities, the social sciences, and the fine and performing arts. Our students and faculty are engaged internationally at our campus in Rome, Italy, as well as at dozens of university-sponsored study abroad and research sites around the world. Home to the departments that anchor the university’s Core Curriculum, the College seeks to prepare all of Loyola’s students to think critically, to engage the world of the 21st century at ever deepening levels, and to become caring and compassionate individuals. Our faculty, staff, and students view service to others not just as one option among many, but as a constitutive dimension of their very being. In the truest sense of the Jesuit ideal, our graduates strive to be “individuals for others.”
Chris Donner, PhD, Associate Professor and Chairperson in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology in the College of Arts and Sciences, was awarded the “Best Policing Book of the Year” from the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences for his book, Policing the Pandemic.
Donner’s research focuses on American law enforcement, particularly police misconduct. His secondary interests include criminological theory, cybercrime, and quantitative methodology.
Policing the Pandemic, which was published with Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, compares police agencies in the United Kingdom and the United States, examining how they have adapted to evolving circumstances during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and continue to adjust as restrictions ease and societies establish a new normal.
“The police found themselves in crisis mode,” Donner stated in the book’s introduction. “To make things even more challenging, they were entrusted with the enforcement of the newly enacted COVID-19 measures, often with a lack of clear guidelines and adequate police training.”
The book features interviews and surveys of police officers and police administrators, offering insight into organizational and operational changes brought on by the pandemic.
“The lived experiences of the officers captured in the book illustrate the toll that a crisis at the scale of COVID-19 inflicts, but also importantly offers lessons on how to better respond to future crises,” reviewed William Terrill, professor of criminology at Arizona State University.
Policing the Pandemic was named the inaugural recipient of the Best Policing Book of the Year Award from the Police Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (LinkedIn). This distinguished award recognizes a significant book that has substantially contributed to the understanding, development, or practice of policing. It celebrates authors who provide fresh insights, rigorous research, and innovative perspectives on law enforcement.
Donner’s recent publications have appeared in peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of Criminal Justice, Policing and Society, Social Science Quarterly, Deviant Behavior, and the George Mason Law Review. He is a member of the American Society of Criminology, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and the Midwest Criminal Justice Association.
Read more about Donner and Policing the Pandemic, and a past feature story.
About the College of Arts and Sciences
The College of Arts and Sciences is the oldest of Loyola University Chicago’s 13 schools and colleges. More than 150 years since its founding, the College is home to 20 academic departments, 31 interdisciplinary programs, and 7 interdisciplinary centers, more than 450 full-time faculty, and nearly 8,000 students. The 2,000+ classes that we offer each semester span an array of intellectual pursuits, ranging from the natural sciences and computational sciences to the humanities, the social sciences, and the fine and performing arts. Our students and faculty are engaged internationally at our campus in Rome, Italy, as well as at dozens of university-sponsored study abroad and research sites around the world. Home to the departments that anchor the university’s Core Curriculum, the College seeks to prepare all of Loyola’s students to think critically, to engage the world of the 21st century at ever deepening levels, and to become caring and compassionate individuals. Our faculty, staff, and students view service to others not just as one option among many, but as a constitutive dimension of their very being. In the truest sense of the Jesuit ideal, our graduates strive to be “individuals for others.”