Dr. Julia Beeman

Dr. Julia Beeman
Dr. Julia Beeman
Chair and Associate Professor,
Criminal Justice

Meet Dr. Julia Beeman

OF NOTE:
Created the Criminal Justice program and helped to establish the James Buie Scholarship Program, which provides a full scholarship for selected students in pursuit of a Criminal Justice degree at Belmont Abbey College.

KNOWN FOR:
Holding high expectations of herself and others

WHEN NOT IN THE CLASSROOM, CAN OFTEN BE FOUND:
Cheering on our student-athletes

POPULAR QUOTE:
“How do we honor the dignity of every single person we come in contact with, whether it’s an offender, a victim or a fellow practitioner, and how can we work together to improve the lives of individuals and society as a whole?”

Examples of the classes taught by Dr. Julia Beeman:
  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Introduction to Law Enforcement
  • Criminology
  • Criminal Justice Ethics
  • Famous Trials of the 20th Century
  • Juvenile Justice *
  • White Collar Crime *
  • American Criminal Courts *
  • Institutional and Community Corrections *
  • Freshman Symposium*
  • Theological Perspectives of Restorative Justice*
    * New Course Development
  • A.A.S., Central Piedmont Community College
  • B.S., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
  • M.S., University of North Carolina-Charlotte
  • Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

Dissertation: The Presence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptomology and Its Relationship to Attitudes Regarding Use of Force Held by Urban Patrol Officers in the Southern United States

  • 2017-18 Adrian Award
  • 2017 Spirit of St. Benedict Award

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