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Dr. Evaristus Obinyan is Associate Professor of Criminology in the Department of Social Science and Criminal Justice at Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Dr. Obinyan earned his BA in liberal arts and science from the University of Illinois at Chicago; MSc from Chicago State University and PhD in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of South Florida, Tampa. Dr. Obinyan has worked in both the field and in academia as a criminologist. Dr. Obinyan has publications in peer-reviewed journals. He wrote chapter 28 of the popular book Crimes of the Internet, several essays in the Encyclopedia of Juvenile Violence, articles in the World Police Encyclopedia, and in the Encyclopedia of Race and Crime. His book Delinquency Tolerance is due for publication in 2011. Dr. Obinyan was Director of the Fort Valley State University Georgia Center for Juvenile Justice for five years. He is presently developing the HomeLand Security Academic Program at Benedict College and the Center for Intelligence and Security Studies. His areas of expertise include theoretical criminology, policing, juvenile justice issues, research methodology and social science statistics, terrorism and homeland security.