Jose Alfredo Torres, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Criminology and Criminal Justice Program Director, Bachelor's Degree for Professionals Program
jatorres@callutheran.edu
Oxnard Center Room 109
About
Jose Torres is an Assistant Professor and Program Director for the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program in the Bachelor’s Degree for Professionals Program in the School for Professional and Continuing Studies. He has a Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society with an emphasis in Chicano/Latino Studies from the University of California, Irvine. He also holds a Master’s degree in Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine and two Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology: Criminology and Criminal Justice Emphasis and Central American Studies from California State University, Northridge. He has taught several college courses at California State University, Northridge, University of California, Irvine, and Orange Coast College. His research interests focus on the criminalization of immigrants in the United States and the effects of immigration laws on immigrant families. Overall, his research interests focus on people's experiences within the criminal justice system and the immigration system in the United States and abroad. He hopes that his research will produce positive changes in laws and in society.
Education
Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from the University of California, Irvine
M.A. in Social Ecology from the University of California, Irvine
B.A. in Sociology: Criminology Emphasis from California State University, Northridge
B.A. in Central American Studies from California State University, Northridge
Expertise
Dr. Torres' research focuses on the effects of immigration laws and enforcement practices on immigrant and deported fathers in the U.S. and in El Salvador.