Carmen M. Cusack, J.D., Ph.D.
Carmen M. Cusack is the author of Pornography and the Criminal Justice System (CRC/Francis Taylor). She is the editor of Journal of Law and Social Deviance. Dr. Cusack has taught Criminal Justice at universities throughout Florida and Alaska.
Biography
Carmen M. Cusack, Criminal Justice Instructor, holds a BA with Honors from Florida International University (FIU), a JD from FIU, and a PhD in Criminal Justice specializing in Behavioral Science from Nova Southeastern University (NSU). She is the Editor of Journal of Law and Social Deviance and serves as an editor for The Qualitative Report and Journal of Men’s Studies. She has provided dozens of interviews to local, national, and international media outlets on topics relating to vulnerable and oppressed populations.Books
Articles
No Stroking in the Pokey: Promulgating Penological Policies
Published: Aug 01, 2014 by Journal of Law and Social Policy
Authors: Carmen M. Cusack
Most U.S. prisoners are prohibited from masturbating by state and federal policies. Autoeroticism continues to be proscribed for inmates for important reasons.
Nonconsensual Insemination: Battery
Published: Jun 01, 2012 by Journal of Law and Social Deviance
Authors: Carmen M. Cusack
When a man ejaculates inside of another person without consent, that act constitutes a criminal battery. If the person, male or female, does not consent to the contact with semen, then ejaculation is offensive and against the person’s will.
Consensual Insemination...
Published: Dec 01, 2011 by Journal of Law and Social Deviance
Authors: Carmen M. Cusack
Does the law sufficiently distinguish between a woman’s right to have sex, a woman’s right to have unprotected sex, and a woman’s right to consent or withhold consent from being inseminated?