Harry M. Rhea

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Curriculum Vitae

Harry M. Rhea

Department of Law and Justice Studies
Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
Tel: (856) 256-4500 x3536
Fax: (856) 256-4919
Email: rhea@rowan.edu


Academic Qualifications

Ph.D.

International Human Rights Law, the Irish Centre for Human Rights of the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, in progress.

Dissertation: The United States Policy Concerning International Criminal Justice; Dissertation Advisor: Professor William A. Schabas.

M.A.

Religion, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA, in progress.
Thesis: Religious Perspectives on Punishment for International Crimes.

M.S.

Criminal Justice, Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, 2004. Concentration: Law Enforcement Intelligence and Crime Analysis.

B.A.

Criminal Justice, Rutgers University, Camden, NJ, 2002.

A.S.

Criminal Justice, Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ, 2000.

 

International Legal Education

2003

Salzburg Law School on International Criminal Law for the course in ‘International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law.’ Salzburg, Austria

2003

Joint Program in International Human Rights Law sponsored by the University of Oxford and the George Washington University School of Law.  New College, Oxford, UK

2001

Salzburg Law School on International Criminal Law for the course in ‘International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law.’ Salzburg, Austria

 

Academic Positions

2006-2007

Instructor of Criminal Justice, La Salle University, Philadelphia, PA

2005-2006

Visiting Instructor of Law and Justice Studies, Glassboro, NJ

ADJUNCT

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Rutgers University, Camden, NJ

Saint Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA

Holy Family University, Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s Graduate Criminal Justice Program, Philadelphia, PA

Saint Joseph’s University College’s Criminal justice-Police Program, Police Academy

La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pa

Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA

Burlington County College, Pemberton, NJ

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

 

University Service

2005-

Faculty Advisor, National Criminal Justice Honor Society, Rowan University

2005-

Assessment Committee Member, Law and Justice Studies, Rowan University

2004-

Consultant, Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Burlington County College


Professional Presentations

Harry M. Rhea (2006).  Research presentation on doctoral dissertation at the Irish Centre for Human Rights’ Annual Doctoral Seminar at the National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, April 19.

Harry M. Rhea (2006).  ‘The importance of International Criminal Law.’  Invited lecture sponsored by the Senate World Education Council, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey, February 15.

Harry M. Rhea (2006).  “A difference of opinion between Canada and the United States concerning the International Criminal Court.”  Paper presented at the Cross-Border & Global Contexts Conference: An Interdisciplinary and International Conference, the Institute of Justice and International Studies, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MI, February 20.

Allan Jiao and Harry M. Rhea (2006).  “United States’ Police Adjustments after September 11th 2001 Terrorist Attacks.”  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, March 1.

Harry M. Rhea (2006).  “Understanding America’s position on the International Criminal Court.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, March 1.


Research in Progress

Rhea, Harry M. ‘War Crimes, Encyclopedia of Social Problems’, by Parrillo Vincent N. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications (Forthcoming July 2008).

Jiao, Allan and Rhea, Harry M.  ‘United States Police Adjustments after September 11th 2001 Terrorist Attacks.’

Rhea, Harry M.  ‘Prosecutions of International Crimes within the United States: A Critical Analysis to Determine if United States’ Internal Practice of International Law Satisfies International Standards.’

Rhea, Harry M.  ‘What’s the Problem: Debating United States’ Issues and Concerns with the International Criminal Court.

Rhea, Harry M.  ‘Religious Perspectives of the Death Penalty and its Application for International Crimes.’

 

Areas of Research and Specializations

Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide, and War Crimes

International Criminal Law, and International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law

International Criminal Tribunals

Military Criminal Law and Courts-Martial

National and Transnational Terrorism

Philosophical Theories of International Law and the Use of Force

Religious Law


Professional Memberships

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

American Society of Criminology

American Society of International Law

International Criminal Law Society

International Law Association, American Branch

International Association of Penal Law


Courses Taught

Administration of Criminal Justice

Criminal Courts

Criminal Jurisprudence

Criminal Law

Criminal Procedure

Federal Criminal Justice (Graduate Level)

Genocide and Justice

International Criminal Law

International Studies 

Introduction to Courts

Introduction to Criminal Justice

Introduction to Sociology

Juvenile Delinquency 

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Law Enforcement

Principles of Sociology 

Research Methods

Social Deviance

Social Problems

Survey of the Criminal Justice System

Terrorism

 

Internships

2002-2003

South Jersey Legal Services, Inc.

2002

Office of the Federal Public Defender: District of New Jersey


United States Armed Services

1995-1999

United States Marine Corps


Honors and Achievements

2005

Honorary Faculty Member of Golden Key International Honour Society

2004

Alpha Epsilon Lambda, Saint Joseph’s University

2002

Academic Honors, Dean’s List, Rutgers University

2002

Secretary, Criminal Justice Organization, Rutgers University

2002

Member, Pre-Law Society, Rutgers University

2000

Member, Criminal Justice Club, Burlington County College

1999

Honorable Discharge, United States Marine Corps

1998

Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, United States Marine Corps

1998

Letter of Appreciation, United States Marine Corps

1995

National Defense Service Medal, United States Marine Corps


References

Benjamin B. Ferencz
Former Nuremberg War Crimes Prosecutor and International Law Professor
14 Bayberry Lane, New Rochelle, NY 10804-3402 Phone: (914) 632-3717,

E-mail: benferen@aol.com, Web site: www.benferencz.org

 

William A. Schabas, LL.D.

Director, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland,

Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland,

Phone: +353 91 493 726, Email: william.schabas@nuigalway.ie   

 

Ahmed Seif El-Dawla, LL.M.

Senior Prosecutor at the Head Office of the Prosecutor General of Egypt, and United Nations Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee, Email: Seifel_dawla@hotmail.com

Allan Jiao, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair of Law and Justice Studies
Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
Phone: (856) 256-4838, Email: jiao@rowan.edu

Mary Gallant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sociology
Rowan University, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701
Phone: (856) 256-4500 x3511, Email: gallant@rowan.edu

Alan Hart, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Criminal Justice Program
Burlington County College, Academic Building 311, Route 530, Pemberton, NJ 08068
Phone: (609) 894-9311 x6553, Email: ahart@bcc.edu