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Department of Criminal Justice Sciences

Dr. Christopher Brewer

Assistant Professor
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Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 434
Office Phone
(309) 438-1068office
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Email
cgbrewe@ilstu.eduemail
Website
https://bit.ly/BrewerCVwebsite
  • About
  • Education
  • Selected Research

Biography

Dr. Brewer is an Assistant Professor in Criminal Justice Sciences teaching Cybercrime and Research Methods. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from The University of Southern Mississippi in Forensic Science and Criminal Justice, respectively. He recently completed his PhD from Kansas State University studying Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) cybercrime personnel and their perceptions of perpetrators and victims of online child exploitation.

Current Courses

CJS 316.001 Cybercrime

CJS 316.002 Cybercrime

CJS 326.001 Digital and Cyber Forensics

CJS 291.014 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences

CJS 316.001 Cybercrime

Teaching Interests & Areas

Cybercrime, Technology & Society, Research Methods

Research Interests & Areas

Cybercrime & policing, digilantism, online deviance, and online extremism

PhD Criminology

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

MA Criminal Justice

The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

BS Forensic Science

The University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

Grants and Contracts

Methamphetamine, opioids & fentanyl in rural Illinois: An ethnographic exploration of current and emerging issues
Joshua Stout, Kate Sheridan, Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Frank Dwight Beck, Cherrill Stockmann, Anjelica Dominguez, Ralph Weisheit, Christopher Brewer, Kim.
Illinois State University. 2025 - 2026
Methamphetamine, Opioids & Fentanyl in rural Illinois: An ethnographic exploration of current and emerging issues.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Kate Sheridan, Ralph Weisheit, Christopher Brewer, Cherrill Stockmann, Frank Dwight Beck, Doris Houston, Joshua Stout.
Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship. August 2023
University Research Grant
Christopher Brewer.
Illinois State University. July 2023

Book, Chapter

Mr. Robot and Radical Criminology
Christopher G. Brewer, Kevin F Steinmetz.
(2021), 164-178, Crime TV: Streaming Criminology in Popular Culture, NYU Press

Journal Article

“… it’s Google that’s Big Brother:” The symbiosis between ICAC investigators and the private sector regarding encryption and privacy
Christopher G Brewer, Kevin F Steinmetz, Don Kurtz, Brian Schaefer.
International Journal of Police Science & Management, (2026)
The role of computer technologies in structuring evidence gathering in cybercrime investigations: A qualitative analysis
Kevin F. Steinmetz, Brian P. Schaefer, Christopher G. Brewer, Don L. Kurtz.
Criminal Justice Review, 50 (1), 67-84, (2025)
Developing and implementing social engineering-prevention policies: A qualitative study
Kevin F. Steinmetz, Tom J. Holt, Christopher G. Brewer.
Security Journal, 37, 599-617, (2024)
Exploring cybercrime capabilities: Variations among cybercrime investigative units
Kevin F Steinmetz, Brian P Schaefer, Adrienne L McCarthy, Christopher G Brewer, Don L Kurtz.
Criminal Justice Policy Review, 35 (4), 194-215, (2024)
Hegemony of the Right: A Prager University case study
Adrienne McCarthy, Christopher Brewer.
Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 22 (2), 20-39, (2022)
r/ProtectandServe: An exploration of the virtual canteen culture regarding police misconduct
Christopher Brewer.
Policing and Society, 32 (10), 1193-1208, (2022)

Presentations

Methamphetamine, Opioids & Fentanyl in rural Illinois: An ethnographic exploration of current and emerging issues.
Theresa Adelman- Mullally, Kate Sheridan, Ralph Weisheit, Frank Dwight Beck, Christopher Brewer, Cherrill Stockmann, Marta Carbajal Dominguez, Cj Hamilton.
University Research Symposium, Normal IL, April, 2024