Philip M. Stinson, Ph.D.

Philip Matthew Stinson, Sr., J.D., Ph.D., is Professor in the Criminal Justice Program at Bowling Green State University. Through Black Swamp Monsters LLC, Dr. Stinson also engages in consultancy projects, outside scholarship, and other professional activities outside the University that contribute to his professional development, and has been retained as an expert witness in numerous civil and criminal cases across the United States.

Dr. Stinson's primary areas of research are police behaviors, including police crime, police corruption, and police misconduct. His research has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Criminal Justice Policy Review, Criminal Justice Studies, International Journal of Police Science and Management, Journal of Crime and Justice, Police Practice and Research, Police Quarterly, Sociology Compass, and Victims & Offenders. He is the author of the book Criminology Explains Police Violence (2020) published by University of California Press.

His current ongoing research project is funded by the Wallace Action Fund of Tides Foundation to support the Henry A. Wallace Police Crime Database at BGSU. The purpose of the research is to promote police integrity and improve policing across the United States. Previously, Dr. Stinson was principal investigator on a research project funded by a grant from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) at the U.S. Department of Justice to study police crime.

Dr. Stinson’s research has been featured in many news publications, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Los Angeles Times. He has appeared numerous times on CNN, MSNBC, CBS News, PBS, NPR, CBC, BBC, and many other media outlets worldwide. His research has also been featured on television in the documentary Abused by the Police? (BBC) and the program Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO).