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Kimeu W. Boynton, JD

Kimeu Boynton

Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

Email: kboynton [at] desu.edu
Campus Address: Delaware Hall

Education

  • B.A., Political Science, Delaware State University, 1997
  • Doctorate of Jurisprudence, University of Wisconsin Law School, 2000

Biography & Research

Dr. Kimeu Boynton serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Delaware State University. He also serves as the Director of Law Studies and works to assist students in navigating the law school admissions process.

Dr. Boynton’s teaching and research interests revolve around racial justice issues, violence prevention, and trauma recognition in minority communities. He is also interested in examining racial disparities in the criminal justice system; the impact of institutional racism on law enforcement practices; community responses to crime; and the intersection of sociology and criminology in understanding social control and deviance.

Research Interests

  • Policing & Mass Incarceration
  • Racial Disparities in the Criminal Justice System
  • Violence & Crime Prevention Strategies
  • Community Effects of Criminal Justice Policies

Selected Publications

  • Boynton, Kimeu, Anwar Ouassini, and Mostafa Amini. 2023 “The Limits of the Law and Legal Frameworks for Preventing and Countering the Flow of Terrorist Funds” Routledge Countering Terrorism and Criminal Financing.
  • Ouassini, Anwar and Boynton, Kimeu. 2021. “The Silicon Valley of the Middle East: Cybersecurity, Saudi Arabia, and the Path to Vision 2030.” Routledge Companion to Global Cyber-Security Strategy.
  • Boynton, Kimeu, Anwar Ouassini, and Mostafa Amini. 2020 “#EndSARS: Nigeria, Police Brutality, and the African Movement for Black Lives.” Harvard Africa Policy Journal.
  • Boynton, Kimeu, 2020. “Repeated, Ongoing, and Systemic Incidents of Racism and their Harmful Mental Health Effects: Addressing Trauma in the Lives of African Americans.” Delaware Journal of Public Health.
  • Ouassini, Anwar, Mostafa Amini and Boynton, Kimeu. “Building the Kenyan A.I. Ecosystem: National Security Policy, Economic Development, and Regional Stability” (Forthcoming Spring 2024)

Grants

  • DuPont Corporation - Youth Engagement Grant PI - 2023
  • New Castle County Executive Grant PI - 2023
  • New Castle County Executive Grant PI - 2021
  • DE Criminal Justice Council PI - 2021
  • DE Criminal Justice Council PI - 2020
  • Law School Admissions Council Diversity Grant PI - 2019