Dr. Tracy Andrus
Dr. Tracy Andrus was born on September 26, 1962 in Lafayette Louisiana. He is a native of Crowley Louisiana. He is the 12th child of Alice V. Andrus and the Late Warren Lee Andrus. Tracy Andrus graduated from Crowley High School in 1981 with honors. Tracy Andrus entered college at Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana where he graduated in 2000 with a degree in Criminal Justice. He later graduated from the University of Louisiana Monroe (2001)with a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice. On May 7, 2005, Tracy Andrus became the first African American In the United States to earn a PhD in Juvenile Justice. Dr. Andrus received his PhD from Prairie View A&M University. Dr. Andrus is credited with developing two evolving theories on crime. Enviroecogenetics and the Broke Theory. Dr. Andrus was elected President of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice in 2008. Dr. Andrus is the author of three books;Beneath the Skin of Black Folks, From Prisoner to PhD, and Why Are So many Black Folks In Jail. Dr. Andrus is an ordained miinister and pastor of Edward Chapel MBC in Marshall, Texas.
References
Andrus, T. (2004) Beneath the Skin of Black Folks