Bio
José Miguel Cruz is an associate professor at the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He serves as the director of the Center for the Administration of Justice at FIU. Professor Cruz holds a B.A. (Licenciatura) degree in Psychology from the University of Central America in San Salvador (Universidad Centroamericana – UCA). He received his M.Sc. in Public Policy from St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Vanderbilt University. Before joining the Department, Professor Cruz served as research director of the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center at FIU and as director of the Institute for Public Opinion (IUDOP) at the University of Central America. He is an expert in the areas of criminal violence, gangs, police, and public opinion in Central America. He has published over one hundred scholarly articles and four books on several topics, including criminal violence, policing, street gangs, and criminal governance in Latin America.