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Meet Your Academic Program Director!

Dr. Damon Martin

dmartin@nu.edu (310) 662-2023 Los Angeles Campus

Damon E. Martin is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of California. Dr. Martin holds a Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. Dr. Martin has been licensed since 1999 and has tried dozens of civil and criminal trials. Dr. Martin came to National University in April 2012. Beginning in July 2018, Dr. Martin became the Academic Program Director of the Bachelor of Science Criminal Justice Administration Program in the College of Law and Public Service. Dr. Martin has published multiple articles in different journals and has presented at numerous conferences.

Memberships:

American Bar Association
California State Bar

Publications

Martin, D. E.. (2017). Procuring and Enforcing Child Support Orders in LA's County's Child Support System. American Journal of Family Law,
Martin, D. E.. (2017). Grandparent's Custodial Rights. American Journal of Family Law,
Martin, D. E.. (2016). The Support Costs of a Special Needs Parent. American Journal of Family Law

Meet Your Academic Program Director - BS, CJA Orientation Video

BS, Criminal Justice Administration Orientation Video
Passcode: cT2y+KWf

Course One-Sheeters

CJA 229
Policing in America
Required Course Textbook:
An Introduction to Policing, Dempsey, John S., and Forst, Linda S, 8th edition.
CJA 431
Criminology
Required Course Textbook:
Adler, F., Mueller, G.O.W., & Laufer, W.S. Criminology. McGraw-Hill Education; 10th edition (2022).
CJA 337
The Juvenile Offender
Required Course Textbook:
Whitehead, J.T. & Lab, S.P. (2006). Juvenile justice: An introduction (8th edition). Anderson: Cincinnati, OH
CJA 446
CJ Management and Leadership
Required Course Textbook:
Peak, K.J. (2016) Justice Administration: Police, Courts, and Corrections Management. Pearson.
CJA 460
Principles of Investigation
Required Course Textbook:
Lasley, J. R., Guskos, N. & Seymour, R. (2014). Criminal Investigation: An Illustrated Case Study Approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Publishing. (Most recent edition)
CJA 351
Court Systems and the Judicial Process
Required Course Textbook:
America’s Courts and the Criminal Justice System, 13th ed. David W. Neubauer & Henry F. Fradella
CJA 352
Criminal Law and Procedure
Required Course Textbook:
Criminal Law (13th edition) by Thomas Gardener and Terry Anderson
Also recommended is a current edition of the California Penal Code.
CJA 340
Corrections
Required Course Textbook:
Clear, T. R., Reisig, M. D., & Cole, G. F. (2021). American corrections (13th ed.). Cengage.
CJA 453
Ethics and the Criminal Justice System
This course does not have a required textbook. Instead this course's readings have been selected from a variety of Open Educational Resources (OER) and readings accessible through the NU Library.
CJA 470
Criminal Justice Capstone
Required Course Textbook:
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.