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College of Applied Science and Technology

Dr. David Lane

Associate Professor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 420
Office Phone
(309) 438-7512office
phone
Email
dclane1@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Selected Research

Biography

David C. Lane is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Delaware. He previously held the position of associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of South Dakota. His research focuses are tattooing, the relationship between disasters and crime, and understanding contemporary social problems.

Current Courses

CJS 201.001 Crime and Behavior

CJS 201.003 Crime and Behavior

CJS 201.004 Crime and Behavior

CJS 401.001 Criminological Theory

CJS 499.015 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

CJS 287.011 Independent Study

CJS 400.015 Independent Study

CJS 291.001 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences

CJS 201.001 Crime and Behavior

CJS 201.002 Crime and Behavior

CJS 287.003 Independent Study

CJS 400.004 Independent Study

CJS 218.001 Social Construction of Crime

CJS 291.004 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences

Book, Authored

The Other End of the Needle: Continuity and Change among Tattoo Workers
David Lane
(2021), Rutgers University Press

Book, Chapter

Explaining Body Deviance with Stigma and Carnival of the Grotesque.
David Lane
(2014), Understanding Deviance: Connecting Classical and Contemporary Perspectives, Routledge
Career development opportunities: A sociological and practitioner exploration of organizational commitment factors, theories, and outcomes
Patricia Sullivan, Andrew Creed, Ambika Zutshi, & David C Lane
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Organizations
Resistance and Resiliance among Tattoo Workers
David C Lane & Jacob T Foster
Research Handbook on the Sociology of Organizations

Book, Edited

Beyond Bars: A Path Forward from 50 Years of Mass Incarceration in the United States
David Lane
(2023), Policy Press
Global Agenda for Social Justice 2
David Lane
(2022), Policy Press
Social Problems in the Age of COVID-19
David Lane
(2020), 2, Policy Press

Encyclopedia

Tattoos
David Lane
The American Middle Class: An Economic Encyclopedia of Progress and Poverty, 984-989, (2017)

Journal Article

Businesses, Places, and Violence: A Preliminary Empirical Examination
David Lane, Kirk R Williams, & Jake Foster
Deviant Behavior, (2020)
Fraud in Disasters: Rethinking the Phases
Benigno E Aguirre & David Lane
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, (39), (2019), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101232
‘Sports will Keep ‘em out of Trouble’: A Comparative Analysis of Substance Use among Adolescents.
David Lane & Whitney W DeCamp
Journal of Sport and Health Research., (9), 41-52, (2017)
Understanding Body Modification: A Process Based Framework
David Lane
Sociology Compass, 11, (2017), https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12495
Tats All Folks: An Analysis of Tattoo Literature
David Lane
Sociology Compass, 8, 398-410, (2014), https://doi.org/10.1111/soc4.12142
Institutional Fads and the Medicalization of Addiction
Tammy A Anderson, Holly Swan, & David Lane
Sociology Compass, 4, 476-494, (2010), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9020.2010.00292.x
Time Crime: The Transnational Organization of Arts and Antiquities Theft
David Lane, David G Bromley, Robert S Hicks, & John S Mahoney
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 24, 243-262, (2008), https://doi.org/10.1177/1043986208318219