B. Brentus Green received his Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University, where he specialized in American political development, black, racial, and urban politics. He completed his undergraduate studies at Temple University, receiving his B.A. in Political Science and African American Studies, and completed an M.A. in Politics at The New School for Social Research. His teaching and research interests include black, racial, and urban politics, black political thought, race and capitalism, and the politics of crime, policing, and punishment.

Dr. Green’s current research examines the political development of criminal legal institutions and their continued impact on public policy and public safety outcomes. He is especially interested in the relationship between changes in criminal legal institutions, urban demographics and economies, and the distribution of formal political power. His works-in-progress examine the political development of police unions and the politics of police accountability.