She is the coauthor of The Death Penalty: Constitutional Issues, Commentaries, and Cases and has published in the area of intelligence-led policing strategies, anti-bully programs, and community crime prevention. She was the coeditor of an issue of the Journal of Social and Ecological Boundaries entitled “Immigration: Crime, Victimization, and Media Representation.” Dr. San Miguel is working on research involving the trafficking of women and children and has recently traveled to Poland to help form collaborative relationships with their anti-trafficking task force. She has also taught courses for the Department of State in Roswell, New Mexico, on crime types and typologies and global human trafficking at the International Law Enforcement Academy.