Christopher E. Smith

- Professor
- School of Criminal Justice
- PhD 1988, University of Connecticut
- JD 1984, University of Tennessee
- MSc 1981, University of Bristol (U.K.)
- AB 1980, Harvard University
- 530 Baker Hall
- 655 Auditorium Rd.
- East Lansing, MI 48824
- smithc28@msu.edu
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Biography
Christopher E. Smith joined the faculty of the MSU School of Criminal Justice in 1994 after previously teaching political science at the University of Akron and the University of Connecticut-Hartford. His primary research interests are judicial policy-making, the U.S. Supreme Court, court processes, and constitutional rights in criminal justice, especially prisoners’ rights. He is the author or co-author of more than 20 books, including The Supreme Court and the Development of Law: Through the Prism of Prisoners' Rights (2016), John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice (2015), Constitutional Rights: Myths & Realities (2004), and Courts and the Poor (1991). He is also the author of more than 100 scholarly articles that have been published in such journals as Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law, Criminal Justice Studies, Criminal Justice Policy Review, Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Justice System Journal, and Boston University Public Interest Law Journal.
Selected Publications
Year: 2020 Authors: Smith, C.E. Journal: Vermont Law Review
Justice Anthony Kennedy as Senior Associate Justice: Influence and Impact
Year: 2019 Authors: Smith, C.E. Journal: University of Illinois/Chicago-John Marshall Law Review
The Roles of Sonia Sotomayor in Criminal Justice Cases
Year: 2018 Authors: Smith, C. E., & Petlakh, K. Journal: Capital University Law Review
The Supreme Court and the Development of Law
Year: 2016 Authors: Smith, C. E. Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
What If?: Human Experience and Supreme Court Decision Making on Criminal Justice
Year: 2016 Authors: Smith, C. E. Journal: Marquette Law Review