He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from The Ohio State University. His teaching and research interests include street crimes, race and crime, juvenile justice, and crime theory. He’s published work on risk factors in juvenile arrest, Latino arrest risk in the Midwest and the U.S., and Latino gang migration to the Midwest. His latest works examine Chicano street and prison gang organization in historical perspective. Mike has a forthcoming book called The Barrio Gangs of San Antonio 1915- 2015 (TCU Press), scheduled to publish in Spring 2017. Mike is also the Director of the NMSU Juvenile Justice Mentoring program. This group matches Criminal Justice students with youth involved in the local juvenile justice system to assist in their rehabilitative process.