James Brunet
Assoc Professor
Director, Public Safety Leadership Initiative
School of Public and International Affairs
James B Hunt Jr Centennial Cam 5145
Bio
James R. Brunet is Associate Professor of Public Administration and Director of the Public Safety Leadership Initiative at NC State University. Dr. Brunet’s research broadly seeks to improve police performance and management. He is a recognized expert on the topic of social equity and writes on issues of fairness and justice in the criminal justice system. His work has been published in a variety of outlets including Public Administration Review, Administration & Society, and American Review of Public Administration. He is currently developing a virtual reality (VR) training program to improve cross-cultural relations between police and Latino residents. He directs law enforcement leadership and educational programs at NC State. He has taught thousands of public safety officials with many attaining command-level positions. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from Siena College, M.P.A in Public Affairs from The University of Connecticut, and Ph.D. in Public Administration from NC State University.
Education
B.A. Political Science Siena College 1988
MPA Public Affairs University of Connecticut 1990
Ph.D. Public Administration North Carolina State University 2003
Area(s) of Expertise
Police Management, Police Performance Measurement, Social Equity, Applied Ethics, Foundations of Public Administration
Publications
- Exploring and Understanding Law Enforcement’s Relationship with Technology: A Qualitative Interview Study of Police Officers in North Carolina , Applied Sciences (2023)
- Police Services , Managing local government services : the challenge of change (2021)
- The Importance of Social Equity to Prevent a Hollow Public Administration , The American Review of Public Administration (2020)
- Woodrow Wilson. American Governance. Edited by Stephen L. Schechter. Detroit: Macmillan. , (2016)
- Goodbye Mayberry: The Curious Demise of Rural Police Departments in North Carolina , ADMINISTRATION & SOCIETY (2015)
- Social Equity in Criminal Justice , Justice for All: Promoting Social Equity in Public Administration, 165-186 (2011)
- Dimensionality Analysis as a Computerized Tool for Strategic Planning in Policing and Security , SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW (2009)
- Institutionalizing Problem Analysis: Case Studies of Five Police Agencies , (2009)
- Intersectoral Police Collaboration: An Exploratory View from the States , International Journal of Public Administration (2009)
- Blurring the line between public and private sectors: The case of police officers' off-duty employment , PUBLIC PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (2008)