| James Unnever | |
| Birth Name: | James Douglas Unnever |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1953 |
| Fields: | Criminology |
| Workplaces: | University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee |
| Education: | New Mexico State University, University of Florida, Duke University |
| Thesis Title: | Direct and structural discrimination in the sentencing process |
| Thesis Url: | https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8173911 |
| Thesis Year: | 1980 |
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| Known For: | Work on race and crime in the United States[1] |
| Awards: | 2009 Donal A. J. MacNamara Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences |
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James Douglas Unnever (born January 9, 1953) is an American criminologist and professor of criminology at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. In 2010, he was ranked the 5th most innovative author in the US of papers for criminology and criminal justice journals.[2] He is known for his work on race and crime in the United States, such as the relationship between racial resentment and public support for punitive policies.[3]