Professor Cordner received his Ph.D. in Social Science from Michigan State University. Prior to his appointment at Kutztown University in Pennsylvania, he commanded the St. Michaels, Maryland Police Department for three years and then taught for 21 years at Eastern Kentucky University, including five years as Dean of the College of Justice & Safety. Cordner founded and directed both the Regional Community Policing Institute and the International Justice & Safety Institute at EKU. He has authored several books on policing and served as editor of both the American Journal of Police and Police Quarterly. He has been a Goldstein Award judge for over 10 years and was appointed to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies in 2007
E-mail: cordner@kutztown.edu
Telephone: (484) 646-4240
