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Dr. James Francis Otieno

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Department Criminology and Social Work
School of Arts and Social Sciences
P.O. Box 190-50100
Kakamega, KENYA
Office No: SPD Block B
Kakamega-Webuye Road
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ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9776-9665

ResearcherID:  GNP-8631-2022

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Dr. James Francis Otieno

Dr. James Francis Otieno is a Lecturer in the Department of Criminology and Social Work in the School of Arts and Social Sciences. He is the departmental Welfare Chairman and Patron, Criminological Society of Kenya(CRIMSA). He teaches postgraduate, undergraduate, diploma and certificate students and supervises SASS students while on field practicum.Dr.J.Otieno also advises and mentors Masters Students on research proposal and theses writing.

His areas of academic and research interests are in the fields of radicalization and crime causation against the backdrop of his vast experience in the field of security.He holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Masters in Criminology and Social Order from the University of Nairobi (2004), Investigations and Crime Management from Criminal Investigations Department Training School- Kenya (2002) and Bachelors of Education from Catholic University of Eastern Africa (2000).
He has supervised more than 30 Masters Students.

His profession certification and affiliations are;
1. Patron, CRIMSA.

Some of his key publications:

  1. James Otieno (2011) The prevalence of crime against property and their causes. Lambert publishers’ Herstellung Deutschland. ISBN; 978-3-8443-9775-8
  2. James Otieno (2011) The role of alcohol consumption in criminal behaviour; A case study of Kakamega municipality. Lambert publishers’ Herstellung Deutschland. ISBN; 978-3-8465-2725-2
  3. James Otieno (2012) The impact of child abuse on girl child education in primary schools. Lambert publishers’ Herstellung Deutschland. ISBN; 978-3-8465-8350-0
  4. J. F. O Olwenyo, E. O. Ater (2022) Assessing the Expeditiousness of Existing Strategies for Preventing and Countering Youth Radicalization through Prison’s Aspects of Criminal Justice System in Isiolo, Kenya. East African Journal of Arts and Social Science. Vol. 5 Issue 2 (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.5.2.890
  5. J. F. O Olwenyo, P. G. Okoth (2022) The Nexus Between Prison’s Aspects of Criminal Justice Drivers of Youth Radicalization in Isiolo County, Kenya. American Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation. Vol. 1 Issue 2 (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.54536/ajiri.v1i2.690

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