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CURRICULUM VITAE
Francis O. Otiato
Kenya National Police Service
P.O. Box 317 - 60100
Mumias – Kenya
Tel. +254722 510 731
E-mail francisotiato2@yahoo.com
Education
PH.D., TexasSouthern University /Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs 2013 –Continuing
(Administration of Criminal Justice) expected Graduation date – May, 2016.
Dissertation: Effects of Criminal Justice Sanctions on Tax Evasion: A test of deterrence theory in Kenya.
M.A., University of Nairobi/Dept. Sociology & Social Work (2009 to 2014)
(Criminology and Social Order)
Thesis: “Collateral effects of Incarceration: Navigation of the Obstacles to Employment of Ex-Convicts”
B.A., University of Nairobi/ Dept. Sociology & Social Work (2006 to 2008)
(Double Major Public Administration & Sociology)
Dip., Railways Training Institute (2000 to 2003)
(Mechanical Engineering – Production Option)
Research Interests
Juvenile delinquency; gangs; program and policy evaluation; public-order offenses; Private security; police
administration; prisoner reentry, Cyber Security, Terrorism, and Economic Crimes.
Research Presentations
New Paradigms in National and International Security Conference, Masinde Muliro University of Science &
Technology, Kenya, 9th- 12th
June 2015, “Competency Training of Police Officers: A systematic Literature
Review.” Presenter
Crime: Offender, Victim and Bystander Conference, Ariel University, Israel, March, 11 -12, 2015,
“Contemporary Victimology” Presenter
American Society of Criminology Conference, San Francisco, C.A, November, 2014: “Criminology at the
Intersections of Oppression” Presenter
American Society of Criminology Conference, Atlanta, G.A, November2013, “Expanding the Core: Neglected
Crimes, Groups, Causes and Policy Approaches” Presenter
Publications
Book
Otiato, F. O. (2015). Collateral Effects of Incarceration: A Case of Kenya. Lambert Academic
Publishing, Deutschland, Germany

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Journal Articles
Otiato, F. O. (2016). Police Training in the 21st
Century: An Evaluation of Kenya Police training Curriculum. In
Print.
Otiato, F.O. (2015). Theorizing Police Brutality. In Print
Otiato, F.O. (2014). Effective re-integration of ex-offenders: Kenya policy analysis. International Journal
of Physical and Social Sciences, 4(4), 11-23.
Otiato, F. O. (2014). Collateral effects of incarceration and navigation of the obstacles to employment of
Ex-convicts: a case of Kakamega County (Master’s Thesis, University of Nairobi).
Book Reviews
Otiato, F. O. (2015). Book review: cyber power and national security edited by Franklin D. Kramer, Stuart
H. Starr, & Larry K. Wentz, 2009, pp. 664: Washing, DC National Defense University Press.
International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 5(1), 205-207.
Otiato, F.O. (2014). The New Primer in Radical Criminology: Critical Perspectives on Crime, Power and
Identity. International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences, 4(2), 193-197.
Research Experience_
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Administration of Justice, Texas Southern University, August 2013 –
present
Throughout my years as PhD. Student, I ha ve be e n working with a number of faculties on a variety of
projects. I have worked closely with Prof. Helen Greene on a quantitative studies focusing on the evaluation of
H o u s t o n P o lic e S e c u r it y p r o g r a m s . My responsibilities included (but not limited to) conducting a
literature review, analyzing the data using time series analysis and writing up final results. Under the second position, I
worked with Prof. James Opolot on a qualitative research project (ethnography) looking at the culture of
bouncing (night time security) in Texas (fall 2014). My responsibilities included (but not limited to)
conducting a literature review, attending night clubs to conduct the ethnographic observations, conduct interviews
with bouncers, analyze the data and write a final report. Lastly, I worked under the leadership of Dr. Ashraf
Mozayania on grant proposal for establishment of forensic learning lab – which ended up being established.

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Teaching Experience_
Part Time Lecture, Department of Sociology and Social Work, Kisii University, March 2015 – Present
Masters Courses Taught
 Research Methods
 Advance criminological theories
 Victimology
Teaching Assistant, Department of Administration of Criminal Justice, Texas Southern University, August 2013 –
March 2015
Courses Taught
 Introduction to Criminology
 Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement
 Law and Evidence
 Judicial Administration
 Forensic science and Criminal Investigation
 Crime and Intelligence Analysis
 Police and Terrorism
 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
 Statistics
Area of Expertise in Police Work_
 Security & Emergency Response
 Forensic Lab Management
 Crime Mapping and Analysis
 Crime Scene Management
 Police Media Relation
Police Work Experience
Officer In-Charge of Crime Branch (Embakasi Police Station) (August, 2015 to date)
Rank: Chief Inspector of Police
 Head of crime branch
 Divisional crime analyst
 Crime personnel manager

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Officer In-charge of Criminal Investigation (Mumias Police Division) (Oct. 2012 to July, 2013)
Rank: Inspector of Police
 Headed crime branch
 Mobile phones tracking and fraud investigations
 Divisional Crime Analysis
 Crime Personnel Management
Undercover Police Detective (Nairobi & Naivasha Divisions) (2004 – 2012)
Rank: Police Constable
Serious Crime Prevention Unit
 I was involved in investigations of unclassified deaths and homicides, Sexual Assaults, Aggravated Assaults,
Robberies, Domestic Violence, Organized Criminal Activities, Terrorism and Drug Trafficking.
Organizations & Affiliations
 Alpha Phi Sigma – National Criminal Justice Honor Society
 Alliance for Graduate Education & the Professoriate
 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
 American Society of Criminology
 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Statistical & Other Trainings
 “Qualitative Analysis” Pre-Conference Workshop, American Society of Criminology, November 2014
 “Time Series Analysis”
Computer and Statistical Skills
 SPSS Statistical Package
 Arc GIS
 Monarch V9

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Achievements and Awards
 General University (Academic Excellence) scholarship of $4, 040 for 2015 – 2016 academic years.
 General University (Need Based) scholarship of $5,000 for 2014 – 2015 academic years.
 Graduate research assistantship of $11,000 for 2014 – 2015 academic years.
 Graduate research assistantship of $7,000 for 2013 – 2014 academic years.
 Academic excellence based out-of-state waiver of $5,472 for academic years.
Referees
Prof. Helene T. Greene
Interim Graduate Program Director
College Park BJML SPA/ COLABS BLDG SUITE 402 AK
Public Affairs Building
3100 Cleburne Street
77004 Houston Texas
E-Mail greenht@tsu.edu
Tel. 713 -313-4828
Dr. Robert Mupier
Associate Professor, Administration of Justice
College Park BJML SPA/ COLABS BLDG SUITE 402 E
Public Affairs Building
3100 Cleburne Street
77004 Houston Texas
E-Mail mupierrm@tsu.edu
Tel. 713 -313-7049
Dr. Karatu Kiemo
Nairobi University
Department of Sociology and Social Work
P.O.BOX 30197-00100
Nairobi
E-Mail Kkiemo@gmail.com
Tel. +254720310306
Mr. George Sedah (SSP)
Officer Commanding Police Division
Ngong Police Division
P.O. BOX 441, Ngong
E-Mail gsedah@yahoo.com
Tel. +254721310166