Dr George Walters-Sleyon

Dr. George Walters-Sleyon is an author, professor, and speaker.

He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland/United Kingdom, where he studied: Comparative Criminal Justice/Criminology, Practical Theology, and Applied Ethics. George has a Master of Divinity and a postgraduate Master from Boston University in Philosophy, Social Ethics, and Religion/Theology. He is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) of the United Kingdom and a Distinguished McDonald Fellow at Emory University’s Center for the Study of Law and Religion.

Research themes:

Research themes:  Social Justice and Penal Ethics | Police Brutality and Race | Religion, the Law, and Penal Policies | Comparative Criminal Justice: The US and the UK | Slavery, Race, and the Modern Penal System | Religion, Criminology, Criminal Justice | Prison Chaplaincy and Mass Incarceration | Knowledge Exchange and Engagement.

As an author, George has published three books. most recently:

• God in the Name of Jesus Christ (2022)
• Prison Chaplains on the Beat in US and UK Prisons: Caring for Aging, Dying, and Dead Prisoners. (2021)
• Nuggets from the Night: An Anthology of Poetic Expressions (2020)
• Locked Up and Locked Down: Multitude Lingers in Limbo Revised Edition (2017).

George serves as a faculty member at Boston University Metropolitan College, where he teaches: Principles of Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice: Race and Justice Policy, and Religion and Society and at Bunker Hill Community College, where he teaches: Introduction to Philosophy, Applied Ethics, and World Religions. He lives in Boston/MA with his family.

Website: www.georgewalterssleyon.com