Calvin J Higgins
Adjunct Professor
313-919-5037
Social media
www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-h-75305110
Department
Crimology & Criminal Justice
Calvin J Higgins
Dr. Calvin Higgins, Jr is a graduate of Wayne State University where he majored in public policy and earned a PhD and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science. Dr. Higgins also earned a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology from Tiffin University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from Ohio State University. Dr. Higgins has over thirty years of experience in law enforcement operations, beginning in 1988, as a police officer and detective in Florida. In 2018, Dr. Higgins retired as a decorated Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). In 2018, Dr. Higgins became the Chief of Police of the Law Enforcement Unit at the Detroit Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. In 2020, Dr. Higgins was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Operations at the Detroit Branch where he worked until he retired in 2024. Dr. Higgins is currently the President of the Detroit Chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE).
Research interest(s)/area of expertise
Drug Policy; Law Enforcement; Public Administration
Research
Drug Policy
Education
- PhD-Political Science-Wayne State University
- MA-Political Science-Wayne State University
- MS-Criminal Justice & Criminolgy-Tiffin University
- BA-Criminal Justice-Ohio State University
Courses taught by Calvin J Higgins
Fall Term 2025 (future)
- PS3120 - Politics of the Criminal Justice Process
- CRJ3120 - Politics of the Criminal Justice Process
Winter Term 2025
- PS3120 - Politics of the Criminal Justice Process
- CRJ3120 - Politics of the Criminal Justice Process
Fall Term 2024
- CRJ3120 - Politics of the Criminal Justice Process
- PS3120 - Politics of the Criminal Justice Process
Winter Term 2024
- CRJ3120 - Politics of the Criminal Justice Process
- PS3120 - Politics of the Criminal Justice Process