Phillip Shon
PhD
Professor
Criminology and Justice
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Contact information
Bordessa Hall
- Room 416
Downtown Oshawa
55 Bond Street East
Oshawa, ON
905.721.8668 ext. 6516
Background
Dr. Phillip C. Shon received his Master of Arts (MA) and PhD in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois (Chicago); he also holds an MA in Linguistics and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Philosophy from Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago). He is currently a Professor of Criminology at Ontario Tech University where he teaches courses in homicide and criminological theory. He is the author of:
- How to Read Journal Articles in the Social Sciences (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2015.
- Language and Demeanor in Police-Citizen Encounters. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2008.
- Respect, Defense, and Self-Identity: Profiling Parricide in Nineteenth-Century America, 1852-1899. New York: Peter Lang, 2014.
Dr. Shon has completely forgotten Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series. He is patiently awaiting for the Chicago Bears to return once more to the Promised Land.
Education
- MA, Linguistics Northeastern Illinois University
- MA, Criminal Justice University of Illinois
- PhD, Criminal Justice University of Illinois
Courses taught
- Advanced Justice Studies
- Integrating Projects
- Criminological Theory (undergraduate/graduate)
- Professional Development
Research summary
Research interests:
- parricide
- intrafamily homicide
- individual psychology and criminology
Research supervision areas:
- parricide
- intrafamily homicide
- serial homicide
Involvement
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Publications and presentations
Selected publications:
- Shon, Phillip. C. H. (2017). The Quick Fix Guide to Academic Writing: How to Avoid Big Mistakes and Small Errors. London, UK: Sage.
