Dr. Michael Gizzi
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Dr. Gizzi has taught at Illinois State University since 2008, after spending 13 years at Mesa State College in Colorado. Dr. Gizzi is a political scientist with a focus on judicial process and constitutional law, and has taught criminal justice throughout his career. Dr. Gizzi is an avid photographer, biker, and technology enthusiast. He blogs on technology, privacy issues, law, and politics at www.professorgizzi.org
Current Courses
CJS 208.003 Criminal Law
CJS 305.001 Criminal Procedure and Evidence
CJS 305.002 Criminal Procedure and Evidence
CJS 287.005 Independent Study
CJS 400.003 Independent Study
CJS 291.012 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences
CJS 305.001 Criminal Procedure and Evidence
CJS 400.004 Independent Study
CJS 208.004 Criminal Law
CJS 299.001 Independent Honor Study
CJS 499.003 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
CJS 287.008 Independent Study
CJS 400.003 Independent Study
CJS 101.001 Introduction To Criminal Justice Sciences
CJS 291.011 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences
Teaching Interests & Areas
Dr. Gizzi teaches classes in criminal procedure, courts, law and society, criminal law, and introduction to criminal justice.
Research Interests & Areas
Dr. Gizzi's research focuses on the constitutional law of search and seizure (Fourth Amendment), supreme court decision-making, and wrongful conviction. He specializes in the law of vehicle searches and privacy. He is the author of The Fourth Amendment in Flux: The Roberts Court, Crime Control, and Digital Privacy (Univ. Press of Kansas, 2016) and The Web of Democracy: An Introduction to American Politics (Cengage, 2002, 2nd ed.).