Eric Bellone, PhD, JD

Graduate Program Director

Education

• B.S. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
• B.A. in History (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
• J.D. from the University of New Hampshire Law School
• M.A. in Criminal Justice from University of Massachusetts at Lowell
• Ph.D. from Northeastern University in Law and Public Policy

Research & Creative Interests

• The impact of technology on the legal process.
• The impact of social/psychological factors on political/legal motivations.

Teaching Philosophy

I seek to create a supportive learning environment fostering professional skills to help students master fundamental legal/political concepts to solve practical problems. I prepare them for life outside of the classroom by introducing real-life skills such as critical thinking and legal tools for solving problems.

Grants, Awards, Honors & Recognitions

Contributions to Public Policy:

• Bellone, E. (2020). Some recommendations from the Videoconferencing Report to Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Service (see below) contributed to the creation/modification of the regulation of videoconferencing in Massachusetts courtrooms through Massachusetts Standing Order 1 – 20 in all Massachusetts Counties [PDF]. 
• Bellone, E. (2019). Some recommendations from the Videoconferencing Report to Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Service (see below) are in the Trial Court Policy for Videoconferencing. 
• Bellone, E. (2019). Participant Rand Corporation and RTI International - Court Appearances in Criminal Proceedings Through Telepresence: Identifying Research and Practice Needs to Preserve Fairness While Leveraging New Technology, Washington, DC. [PDF]
• Bellone, E. (2018). Videoconferencing Report to Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Service, Boston, MA. Report concerning the effects of videoconferencing on the criminal justice system for presentation to the Massachusetts Trial Courts with recommendations of best practices.
• Bellone, E. (2017). Videoconferencing Survey of Public Defenders in Massachusetts for a report to Public Defender Division of the Committee for Public Counsel Service, Boston, MA. Research survey to defense counsel serving the Massachusetts trials courts concerning the effects of videoconferencing in the criminal justice system.

Recent Scholarly or Creative Contributions

Published in the International Law and Policy Review, The Paralegal Professionalism Anthology, The Legal Educator, The Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice, The Conversation, Oxford Bibliographies, The Business Law Review, Law and Social Deviance, and a book chapter in The New Technology of Crime, Law, and Social Control.