dgiacpss@memphis.edu
326 McCord Hall
Phone: (901) 678-3398
Fax: (901) 678-5279

Professor Giacopassi’s areas of teaching interests are law and society, alcohol and drug addiction, and more generally, the criminal justice system’s response to changing social conditions. His work has resulted in more than fifty academic publications.

Most recently, his research has focused on analyzing data gathered from an NIJ sponsored research project on the impact of casinos on communities. In addition, on-going research is being conducted on the death penalty and on student perceptions of criminal justice issues.