SpearIt is a Visiting Professor at Gonzaga University School of Law, where he teaches Criminal Law, Law and Religion, Professional Responsibility, and Criminal Procedure. He has extensive teaching experience and in addition to teaching law, he has taught undergraduate courses as well as taught inmates at San Quentin State Prison. His research concentrates on criminal justice, and most recently he published the book,
American Prisons: A Critical Primer on Culture and Conversion to Islam.
SpearIt earned a B.A. in philosophy, magna cum laude, from the University of Houston, a master's in theological studies at Harvard Divinity School, a Ph.D. in religious studies at UC Santa Barbara, and a J.D. from UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall).
