RAYMOND G. KESSLER
EXPERIENCE:
Part-time
Instructor,
Richland College, Dallas Community College District, Aug. 2016-
In-classroom
course, Criminal Law
Author and Professional
Blogger, part-time,
self-employed, Jan. 2014-. Three blogs,
crimelawandjustice.blogspot.com, substantive criminallawissues.com and
triviaquestionsplusanswers.blogspot.com. Book reviews, news items. Maintain and update blogs, manage advertising,
etc., working on book U.S. Supreme Court,
the Fourth Amendment and the Police.
Professor, Dept. of
Criminal Justice, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX, Aug., 1987- Retired
July 2013. Dept. Chair, 1990-1998, 2001-2008.
Undergraduate Courses: Criminal Law, Correctional Theory, Admin. of Criminal Justice, Community Resources in Corrections, Probation & Parole, Courts &Criminal Procedure, Court Process & Management, Organized Crime, Legal Aspects of Law Enforcement, Seminar on Second Amendment, Correctional Systems & Practices (Prisons & Jails), Senior Seminar, Principals of Evidence & Proof, Constitutional Rights of Prisoners & Detainees, Police Management, Criminology, Texas Criminal Law & Procedure, Civil Liberties, Civil Liberties & Criminal Justice, Victimology, Juvenile Delinquency.
Graduate
classes:
Liabilities and Immunities of Criminal Justice Personnel & Agencies, Rights
of Correctional Employees’, The Judiciary, U.S. Supreme Court, Second Amendment,
Border Search and Seizure, Use of Force, Gun Control, Police Deviance, Ethics
in Criminal Justice, Overview and Administration of Criminal Justice, Firearms
and Violence, Programs and Policy in Criminal Justice, Legal Research and
Analysis, Graduate Seminar.
Major
Activities:
Chair of Faculty Assembly1996-1998, Faculty Advisor/Co-advisor for Three
Student Criminal Justice Organizations. Academic Organization Advisor of the
Year, 1989. Helped start University 4WD club.
Director of Criminal Justice Academy, (l997-1998), Interim Director Law
Enforcement Academy ,
l997. State Certified Law Enforcement Training Instructor (see directly below),
Police Academy Advisory Board 1988-1991, and Started M.S. in C.J. program.
Department
Chair, 1990-1998, 2001-2008, Interviewed
and hired faculty, drew up and oversaw budgets, ordered books and supplies,
coordinated with administrators and other programs, advised students, drew-up
schedules and monitored degree plans, etc.
Director
Law Enforcement Academy, 1998-99, Interviewed, hired and supervised
instructors. Drew up training schedule,
taught classes, ordered supplies, oversaw budget, etc.
Advisor, Advised 50+
undergraduate students each semester, caseload, drop-ins and online, monitored
progress, contacted students, etc.
Criminal
Justice Trainer,
June, 1988- June, 2010, Part- time, provided training for jailers and law
enforcement personnel for Sul Ross State Law Enforcement Academy and U.S.
Attorney's Office. TCLEOSE Certified Instructor. Former Director of the SRSU Law
Enforcement Academy
Courses: Jail Inmate
Rights Privileges, Use of Force in a
Jail Setting, Cultural Diversity, Legal Updates, Search Warrants, Texas
Criminal Procedure, Use of Force, Arrest Search
Seizure, Professionalism Ethics,
U.S. & Texas Constitution Bill of
Rights, Texas Penal Code, Civil Process & Liability, Juvenile Issues,
Multiculturalism Human Relations,
Victims, Family Violence.
Educational,
Technical, and Editorial Consultant, Part time, Aug., 1981-current, Principal Clients,
Grantors, etc.: John Wiley & Sons,
Koba Associates, Inc., Pacific Institute for Public Policy Research, Journal of
Crime & Justice, Law Enforcement News, Rockhurst College, Kansas City Regional
Council on Higher Education, Texas Bar Journal, Second Amendment Foundation,
Wadsworth Publishing Co., Kennedy-Western University, Sage Publishing Co., and
others,. Review manuscripts, Create student study material, Curriculum design,
exam construction, etc. for distance learning graduate and undergraduate
courses in criminal justice.
Instructor, Aug., 1991-June,1993, Part time, Midland
(Community) College Williams Center, Ft. Stockton, TX .
Courses: State Government and Federal Government.
Assistant
Professor,
Aug. 1986-June1987, Dept. of Criminal Justice, University of Memphis, Memphis,
TN. Courses: Substantive Criminal Law, Constitutional Rights of
Prisoners, Principals of Evidence and Proof, Criminal Procedure. Graduate class:
The Concept of Criminal Law.
Activities: Helped Start Student Criminal Justice Club.
Attorney, Jan 1984- July, 1986,
Solo Private Practice, Civil, Criminal and Juvenile cases, El Paso, TX. Member of Texas and Pennsylvania Bars, Cooperating
Counsel El Paso A.C.L.U.
Instructor
in Law Enforcement, Correctional Science, Legal Assistant and Business, Aug. 1985-June, 1986,
Part-time, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX.
Courses: Constitutional Law, Legal Aspects of
Corrections, Legal Research and Writing, Business Law.
Assistant
Professor,
Aug., 1980- June, 1983, Chairperson, 1981-1982, Administration of Justice
Dept., Rockhurst College , Kansas City, MO.
Courses: Introduction to
Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Criminal Procedure, Corrections, Court
Administration, Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice, Criminal Law.
Activities: Edited
Department Newsletter. Freshman, Pre-Law
and Major Advisor.
Instructor
in Sociology and Law Enforcement, Aug 1977- June, 1980, Dept. of
Sociology, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro , AR.
Courses: Criminal Justice, Criminology, Constitutional
Law, Civil Liberties, Criminal Evidence & Procedure, Corrections,
Introductory Sociology. Graduate
classes: Social Stratification,
Seminar in Criminal Behavior
Activities: Helped start 2-year Law Enforcement Degree
Program and Legal Careers Association. Pre-Law, Major and Student Organization
Advisor.
Assistant District Attorney, Aug., 1976-Aug.,
1977, Allentown, Lehigh County, PA.
Felony Jury Trials, Preliminary Hearings, Pre-and Post-trial Motions,
Appeals, Probation and Parole Revocation, Juvenile and Forfeiture Proceedings.
Certified
Law Enforcement Instructor, Jan.-June, 1977, Part-time, Allentown Police
Academy, Allentown, PA.
Courses: Civil Rights, Criminal Procedure.
Law
Clerk,
Aug., 1975-Aug., 1976, Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County, Allentown,
PA. Analyzed Civil and Criminal Matters,
Legal Research, Drafted Opinions, Master in Divorce Proceedings and Arbitrator
in Civil Disputes.
Instructor, Sept.-Dec., 1976,
Part-time, Allentown Business School, Allentown, PA. Income Tax Course.
Law Student Attorney, Part-time, Aug.-June,
1975, Part-time, Philadelphia Public Defender Association, Philadelphia,
PA. Municipal Court Criminal Trials,
Studied Trial Tactics, etc.
Law
Student Intern,
Part-time, June, 1974-June, 1975 Full and Part-time, PA Department of Justice,
Community Advocate Unit, Philadelphia, PA.
Legal Research for Civil Rights Case in U.S. District Court, Evaluated
Parole Revocation Procedures and Prisoner Complaints, Analyzed and Drafted PA
House and Senate Bills.
Law
Clerk,
Part-time, June-1973-May, 1974, Full and Part-time, Community Legal Service
Inc., Philadelphia , PA.
Legal research, Interviewed Clients, Drafted Pleadings for Indigents in
Civil Cases.
Legal
Intern,
1973, Part-time, Legal Aid society of Philadelphia ,
Philadelphia , PA.
Legal Research, Interviewed Clients, Drafted Pleadings for Civil Cases.
Research Associate, Feb. 1972,-Feb.
1973, Family Court of Philadelphia, PA.
Research Design and Implementation and Program Evaluation on Correctional
Group Counseling for Juvenile Offenders. Coordinated Writing of Program Manual,
Substituted as Group Counselor.
Supervisor for one Research Associate and 2 Secretaries.
Claims
Examiner
GS-7, Aug.1971-Feb.1972, Veterans Administration Regional Office, Philadelphia,
PA. Evaluated claims for benefits.
Teaching
Assistant,
1969-1970, Department of Sociology, University
of Texas at El Paso .
Courses: Introductory Sociology,
Criminology.
Personnel
Psychology Specialist
(Research Assistant), Dec., 1967-Aug., 1969, U.S. Army Air Defense Human
Research Unit, Fort Bliss, TX. Air
Defense Weapons Systems Research, Data Gathering and Analysis. Taught Classes
on Aircraft Recognition, Secret Security Clearance. Honorable Discharge.
EDUCATION
Completed
18 sch in M.S. in Criminal Justice program at Sul
Ross State University
Juris
Doctor,
Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, PA, 1975. Rank:
Top 20%. Temple Legal Aid
Society Volunteer, Law Student Member A.B.A. Criminal Justice Section Committee
on Psychiatry and Criminal Law. Dean's
List 1974-1975. Major Papers: "An Examination of the Parole Revocation
Procedures of the Pennsylvania Board of
Probation and Parole" and "Selected Aspects of the Insanity Defense
in Pennsylvania ".
Master
of Arts,
Department of Sociology, University of
Texas at El Paso , 1971. Thesis:
Martial Maladjustment and
Personality Dissimilarity.
Fellowship and Teaching Assistantship.
Student
Member American Sociological Association.
Bachelor
of Arts,
Allegheny College ,
Meadville , PA. , 1967. Major in Sociology, Minor in
Psychology. Academic Scholarship. Graduated Cum Laude with Honors in
Sociology. Rank 24/345. President College Chapter National Social
Science Honor Society. Film Series Committee, Board of Directors of Allegheny
Men's Dining Association.
BOOKS,
CHAPTERS AND ARTICLES:
“Legal
Issues,” (ch. 3) in Constables, Marshals and More, Ed. L. Rubenser &
G. Priddy, University of North Texas Press, 2011,
"Case
Note: Scott v. Harris (2007)," Police
Forum, vol. 16 # 3, Aug. 2007, pp. 21-22/
“Liability
and the Police,” in Encyclopedia of Police Science, 3rd ed.,
Ed. By Jack R. Greene, Vol. 2, pp. 754-57.
New York :
Routledge, 2007.
“Ideological
and Civil Liberties Implications of the
Public Health Approach to Guns, Crime and Violence”, Journal of Firearms and Public
Policy, vol. 10, Fall, l998, pp. 111-152. (Available at
"Prison
Snitches" (coauthor) in Encyclopedia of American Prisons, New York : Garland
Publishing Co. 1996, pp. 449-451.
"Ideology
and Gun Control", Quarterly Journal of Ideology, Vol. 12, No. 2,
1988 pp. 1-14.
"The
Political Functions of Gun Control", pp. 457-487 in Don B. Kates, Jr.,
ed., Firearms and Violence:
Issues of Public Policy. Cambridge , MA : Ballinger Publishing Co., 1984 (based on
article below)
"Empty
Barrels Make Most of Gun Control Noise", Law Enforcement News, vol.
10, No. 4 (February 27) 1984, pp. 13, 16.
"Gun
Control and Political Power", Law and Policy Quarterly, Vol.
5(July) 1988, pp. 381-400.
"Banning
Handguns: Expanding the Presumption of Unfitness", pp.27-37 in Don B.
Kates, Jr., ed., Law-Abiding Criminals.
Bellevue , Washington :
Second Amendment Foundation, 1983.
"The
Issue of Gun Control: A Victimless
Crimes Analysis", pp. 165-176 in Thomas Draper, ed., The Issue of Gun
Control, New York H.W. Wilson Co, 1981 (Report of article below).
"Gun
Control: Scientific Evidence and the
Burden of Proof",
"Enforcement
Problems of Gun Control: A Victimless
Crimes Analysis", Criminal Law Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 2
(March-April) 1980, pp.131-149.
The
Etiology of Alcoholism: Constitutional, Psychological and
Sociological Approaches, (coauthor) Springfield ,
IL : Charles C. Thomas, Publisher, 1973.
PUBLISHED AND
ON-LINE LEARNING AND TEACHING MATERIALS:
Texas
Supplement for Lippman’s Criminal Law, Thousand Oaks, Sage, 2010, available at
(Under Supplements, select “Texas)
Instructor’s
Test Bank for Banks’ Criminal Justice Ethics, Thousand Oaks,
Sage, 2008.
Texas
Supplement for Lippman’s Criminal Law, Thousand Oaks, Sage, 2010, available at
(Under Supplements, select “Texas)
Instructor’s
Resource Manual for Gardner and Anderson ’s
Criminal Evidence, 8th ed., Belmont ,
CA , Wadsworth ,
2006.
Study
Guide for Samaha’s Criminal Law, 8th ed., Belmont ,
CA , Wadsworth ,
2005
Instructors’
Manual for Samaha’s Criminal Law, 8th ed., Belmont
CA , Wadsworth ,
2005.
Study
Guide for Neubauer’s America ’s
Courts and the Criminal Justice System, 8th ed., Belmont
CA , Wadsworth ,
2004
Instructors’
Manual for Neubauer’s America ’s
Courts and the Criminal Justice System, 8th ed.,
Study
Guide for Siegel and Senna’s Essentials of Criminal Justice, 4th
ed., Belmont , CA :
Wadsworth , 2004
Study
Guide for del Carmen’s Criminal Procedure, 6th ed., Belmont , CA : Wadsworth ,
2004
Instructor’s
Resource Manual for del Carmen’s Criminal Procedure, 6th ed., Belmont , CA : Wadsworth , 2004
Hypercontent,
Infotrac Exercises, Internet Activities, Learning Objectives, Tutorial Quiz and
Updates for Criminal Law, 8th ed. by Gardner and Anderson.
Available at
(Select
this textbook.)
Course
outline, Hypercontent, Infotrac Exercises, Internet Activities and Tutorial
Quiz for Criminal Law, 7th ed. by Joel Samaha. Available at
(Select
this textbook)
Instructor’s
Manual for Gardner and Anderson’s Criminal Law, 8th
ed., Belmont , CA :
Wadsworth , 2002
Study
Guide for del Carmen's Criminal Procedure, 5th ed., Belmont , CA : Wadsworth , 2001
BOOK
REVIEWS
Review
of Point Blank: Guns and Violence in America in Journal of
Criminal Law and Criminology vol. 82, No. 4 (Winter) 1992, pp.
1187-89 (May 1992).
Review
of Violence: Patterns, Causes, Public
Policy in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 81,
No. 3 (Fall) 1990, pp. 801-803.
Review
of The Citizen's Guide to Gun Control in Journal of Criminal Law and
Criminology, Vol. 79, No. 2 (Summer) 1988, pp. 541-543. Available at
Review
of Armed and Considered Dangerous in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology,
Vol. 77, No. 2 (Summer) 1986, pp. 504-506.
Available at http://www.saf.org/LawReviews/KesslerReview4.html
Review
of That Every Man Be Armed in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology,
Vol. 77, No. 1 (Spring) 1986, pp. 260-262.
Available at
Review
of Debtor-Creditor Law Manual in Texas Bar Journal,
June, 1986, p. 656.
Review
of Texas Practice Guide, Vol.
II in Texas
Bar Journal, April, 1986, pp. 402-403.
Review
of Under the Gun in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol.
75, No. 1 (Spring) 1984, pp. 314-316. (Available at
Review
of Deviant Behavior in Law Enforcement News, Vol. 10, No. 6
(March 26), 1984, p. 1
Review
of Police Intelligence Systems in Crime Control in Law Enforcement
News, Vol. 9, No. 1 (January 9) 1984, p. 13.
"Two
Social Scientists Change Their Minds on Gun Control", Arkansas Municipal Police
Magazine, Vol. 5 (January 9) 1984, p. 43-45.
Review
of Introduction to Criminal Evidence in Law Enforcement News,
Vol. 9, No. 20 (November 21) 1983, p. 11.
Review
of Criminal Justice--The Main Issues in Law Enforcement News,
Vol. 9, No. 17 (October 20) 1983, p. 11.
Review
of Guns Don't Die --People Do in Law Enforcement News,
Vol. 8, No. 18 (October) 1979, pp. 14-15.
"Case
Note on Search and Seizure: Ybarra v. Illinois ", Arkansas
Municipal Police Magazine, Vol. 3 (March) 1981, p. 189.
Review
of Restricting Handguns in The Prosecutor, Vol. 15, No.
1(September - October) 1979, pp. 64-65.
Review
of Felony Justice in The Prosecutor, Vol. 14, No. 4 (March-April)
1979, pp. 299-300.
MAJOR
PAPERS: (some have become
articles or chapters above)
“The
Legal Bases of Texas Law Enforcement,” Sul Ross State University, Sept. 2012
"The
Supreme Court on Terrorism and Homeland Security," Sul Ross State
University, Oct. 2007.
"History
of Prisoners' Rights in America ,"
Sul Ross State University , June, 2007.
"Federal
Pattern and Practice Litigation," Sul Ross State University ,
Jan. 2007.
'The
Legal Bases of Texas Law Enforcement,” Sul Ross State University , Oct. 2005.
“A
History of Prisoners’ Rights in the United States ,”
Sul Ross State University , Dec. 2004
“Printz
v. U.S”: Presented at l998 Annual Meetings of Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences, Albuquerque ,
N.M.
“Controlling
Police Misconduct Through Civil Litigation”, presented at 1997 Annual Meetings
of American Society of Criminology, San
Diego , CA .
"U.S. v. Lopez: Big Brother Loses
One--Finally" presented at 1996 Annual Meetings of Southwest Assn. of
Criminal Justice, Tucson , AZ.
"Ideological
and Civil Liberties Implications of the Public Health Approach to Crime,
Violence and Gun Control” presented at the 1996 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences , Las Vegas ,
Nev.
"Teaching
a Course on the Second Amendment," Presented at 1992 Annual Meeting of
Southwest Association of Criminal Justice Educators, Grand Junction, CO.
"The
Second Amendment: Sharpening the Issues," Presented at 1992 Annual Meeting
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
in Pittsburgh , PA.
"Texas Law on Grand Jury Selection and Discrimination: U.S. Supreme Court Cases" (Co-author)
Presented at 1990 Annual Meeting of Southwestern Assn. of Criminal Justice
Educators in El Paso , TX .
"A
Critique of the Collective Security Model," Presented at 1989 Annual
Meetings of the American Society of Criminology in Reno .
"The
U.S. Supreme Court and Justice Kennedy:
Criminal Justice Cases, October Term, 1987", Presented at 1988
Annual Meeting of Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Educators in
Corpus Christi, TX.
"Civilian
Justifiable Homicide in the United States : A Critique of the Collective Security
Model", Presented at 1988 Annual Meeting of Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences in San Francisco .
"Gun
Control: A Symbolic Crusade?” Presented
at 1987 Annual Meeting of the Academy
of Criminal
Justice Sciences in St.
Louis , MO.
“Gun
Control and Political Power”, Research Fellowship, Pacific Institute for Public
Policy Research, 1983.
“Banning
Handguns: Expanding the Presumption of
Unfitness”, Presented at 1982 Annual Meeting of American Society of Criminology
in Toronto .
"Criminal
Justice and Law Enforcement Curricula: A
Review of the Literature and Recommendations", Rockhurst College ,
1982.
"The
Ideology of Gun Control", Presented at 1981 Annual Meeting of American
Society of Criminology in Washington
D.C.
"Gun
Control: Crimes Without Victims",
Presented at Congressional Symposium on Firearms and Violence, Washington , D.C. ,
1981.
"The
Political Functions of Gun Control", Presented at 1980 Annual Meeting of
the Mid-South Sociological Association in Little
Rock , AR.
Gun
Control: A Victimless Crimes
Perspective", Presented at 1978 Annual Meeting of American Society of
Criminology in Atlanta , GA.
"Criminal Justice: An Ex-Prosecutor's Reflections",
Presented at 1977 Annual Meeting of Arkansas
Sociological Association in Little
Rock , AR.
"Selected
Aspects of the Insanity Defense in Pennsylvania", Temple Law School, 1975.
"An
Examination of the Parole Revocation Procedures of the Pennsylvania Board of
Probation and Parole", Pa. Dept. Justice
Community Advocate Unit & Temple
Law School, 1975.
FEDERAL
APPELLATE BRIEFS JOINED
U.S. v. Emerson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit, 2000
District of Columbia v Heller, U.S. Supreme Court,
2008
McDonald v. Chicago, U.S. Supreme Court, 2010
MEMBERSHIPS:
Acad.
of Criminal. Justice Sciences (Life member), American Society of Criminology
(Life Member). Past member SW Assn. of
Criminal Justice Educators, Texas Criminal Justice Association.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
COMMUNITY
SERVICE:
Current: Big Brother
per Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Dallas County
Prior: Meals
on Wheels, Alpine Food Bank (1995-2013)
PERSONAL:
Veteran
U.S. Army, Honorable Discharge. Good
Health, 6' tall, 185 pounds, married.