Dr. Roger Roots is an Assistant Professor at the New York Institute of Technology campus in Old Westbury, New York. An award-winning author and noted speaker, Roger Roots focuses on Constitutional development, the Fourth Amendment, prisons and corrections, criminal procedure, and the sociology of violence. Roger Roots has an academic background in law and sociology. Dr. Roots was awarded a Master of Science in Criminal Justice from the School of Justice Studies at Roger Williams University, where he obtained a Juris Doctor. As a student at Roger Williams University School of Law, Roger Roots was the recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship and graduated as valedictorian in his class. In addition, Roger Roots received the 2002 Foundation for Economic Education Excellence in Education Scholarship. Roger Roots was awarded a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Roger Roots has written extensively about many issues pertinent to current matters, including Constitutional issues, social links to violence, police and institutionalized violence, and the inequities in the criminal justice system. For his article, “Government by Permanent Emergency: The Forgotten History of the New Deal Constitution,” published in the Suffolk University Law School Review, Roger Roots received the Grand Prize from the National Lawyers Guild, the nation’s most prominent progressive bar association. Roger Roots was awarded first prize by Westlaw for his piece, “The Key to Good Law.” Currently, Dr. Roger Roots teaches a wide range of subjects in sociology and criminal justice.