Neil Vance
The Spencer Lecturer in Applied Ethics
- D.P.A., University of Southern California
- MPA, University of Southern California
- M.A., Political Science, Hood College
- B.A., International Affairs, Lafayette College
Current Courses
- PA 543 Organizational Deviance
- PA 544 Organizational Ethics
- PA 441 Youth and Women in the Justice System
- PA 330 Ethics of the Public Administrator
- PA 241 Criminal Justice Administration
Areas of Expertise
- Organizational Deviance
- Organizational Ethics
- The Criminal Justice System
- Women and Youth in the Justice System
Publications and Working Papers
Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
“Situational Prevention and the Reduction of White Collar Crime,” Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Fall 2008.
“The Ethical Grounding to 21st Century Leadership.” International Journal of Organization Theory and Behavior. Issue 3, Vol 11, 2008.
“Initiating an Undergraduate Course in Applied Ethics.” International Journal of Public Administration, Volume 25, Numbers 9 &10, 2002.
"Systematically Describing an Organization's Culture: A Case Study."Public Administration and Management: An Interactive Journal, April 1998.
"Organizational Culture and the Placement of Pretrial Agencies in the Criminal Justice System." The Justice System Journal, January 1997.
Publications in Progress
“Contextual Ethics in Public Organizations”
“Teaching Ethics as Mangement”
Recent Practitioner Publications
“White House Group-Think”, Special to the Tucson Citizen, November 21, 2005.
“Real Reductions in Jail Populations Require Comprehensive Actions,” American Jails,
November/December 2005.
“The Usual Suspects: Fourteen Points to Consider in Reducing the Population of a Crowded Jail,” American Jails, February 2003.
“Make Ethics Part of Corporate Culture,” Special to the Arizona Daily Star, January 2003.




