Research
Departmental faculty members publish the results of their research in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals and generate external funding from local, state and national government agencies and private foundations. Ph.D students and faculty members collaborate in a number of research projects.
Forthcoming publications by Faculty and Students (current)
Articles in top peer-reviewed journals (2004-2008)
Faculty monographs and books
Funded research projects (external grants, current)
Student presentations at professional conferences and info on upcoming meetings
International research & consulting activities
Ph.D. Dissertations completed and Dissertations in progress
See also:
Forthcoming publications by Faculty and Students (updated September 2009)
(*) Denotes UMSL CCJ Ph.D. student
Jenness, Valerie, Cheryl L. Maxson, Jennifer M. Sumner, and Kristy N. Matsuda. 2010. "Accomplishing the difficult, but not impossible: Collecting self-report data on sexual assault victimization in correctional facilities." Criminal Justice Policy Review.
Dodge, Mary, Laura Valcore, and David Klinger. 2010. “Maintaining Separate Spheres in Policing: Women on SWAT Teams.” Women and Criminal Justice.
Miller, Jody. 2010. "Commentary on Heidensohn‘s 'The Deviance of Women‘: Continuity and Change over Four Decades of Research on Gender, Crime, and Social Control." British Journal of Sociology.
Maxson, Cheryl L., Kristy N. Matsuda, and Karen Hennigan. 2010. "'
Cobbina, Jennifer, Toya Z. Like, and Jody Miller. 2010. "Gang Fights Versus Cat Fights: Urban Young Men‘s Gendered Narratives of Violence." Deviant Behavior.
Huebner, Beth M., and Mark Berg. 2010. “Examining the Sources of Variation in Risk for Recidivism.” Justice Quarterly.
Esbensen, Finn-Aage, and Dena Carson(*). 2010. “Consequences of Being Bullied: Results from a longitudinal assessment of bullying victimization in a multi-site sample of American students.” Youth & Society.
Slocum, Lee Ann. 2010. "General Strain Theory and continuity in offending over time: Assessing and
extending GST explanations of persistence." Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice.
Rengifo, Andres F., and Don Stemen. 2010. "The Impact of Drug Treatment on Recidivism: Do Mandatory Programs Make a Difference? Evidence from Kansas’ Senate Bill 123." Crime and Delinquency.
Jacques, Scott (*), and Richard Wright. 2010. "Right or Wrong? Toward a Theory of IRBs’ (Dis)Approval of Research." Journal of Criminal Justice Education.
Jacques, Scott (*), and Richard Wright. 2010. "Dangerous Intimacy: Toward a Theory of Violent Victimization in Active Offender Research." Journal of Criminal Justice Education
Carbone-Lopez, Kristin, and Candace Kruttschnitt. 2010. "Risky Relationships? Assortative Mating and Women’s Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence." Crime and Delinquency.
Morris, Nancy, and Lee Ann Slocum. 2010. "The Validity of Self-Reported Prevalence, Frequency and Timing
of Arrest: An evaluation of Data Collected using a Life Events Calendar." Journal of Research in
Crime and Delinquency.
Huebner, Beth M., Christina DeJong, and Jennifer Cobbina(*). 2010. “Women Coming Home: Long-Term Patterns of Recidivism.” Justice Quarterly.
Scott Jacques(*). 2010. “The Necessary Conditions for Retaliation: Toward a
Theory of Non-Violent and Violent Forms in Drug Markets.” Justice Quarterly.
White, Michael D., and David Klinger. 2010. “Contagious Fire?" An Empirical Assessment of the "Problem" of Multi-Shooter/Multi-Shot Deadly Force Incidents in Police Work.” Crime and Delinquency.
Brick, Bradley T. (*), Terrance J. Taylor, and Finn-Aage Esbensen. 2009. “Juvenile Attitudes toward
the Police: The Importance of Subcultural Involvement and Community Ties.” Journal of Criminal Justice.
Baumer, Eric P., and Janet L. Lauritsen. 2009 “Reporting Crime to the Police, 1973-2005: A Multivariate Analysis of Long-Term Trends in the NCS and NCVS.” Criminology.
Melde, Chris, and Finn-Aage Esbensen. 2009. "The Victim–Offender Overlap and Fear of In-School Victimization: A Longitudinal Examination of Risk Assessment Models." Crime and Delinquency. In press.
Rosenfeld, Richard. 2009. "Crime is the Problem: Homicide, Acquisitive Crime, and Economic Conditions." Journal of Quantitative Criminology. In press.
Rosenfeld, Richard and Steven F. Messner. 2009. “The Crime Drop in Comparative Perspective: The Impact of the Economy and Imprisonment on American and European Burglary Rates.” British Journal of Sociology. In press.
Esbensen, Finn-Aage, Dana Peterson, Terrance J. Taylor, and Adrienne Freng. 2009. "Similarities and Differences in Risk Factors for Violent Offending and Gang Membership.” Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology. In press.
Jacobs, Bruce, and Richard Wright. 2009. "Bounded Rationality, Retaliation, and the Spread of Urban Violence." Journal of Interpersonal Violence. In press.
Jacques, Scott (*) and Richard Wright. 2009. "Apprehending Criminals: The Impact of Law on Offender-Based Research," in Offenders on Offending, edited by W. Bernasco. Cullompton, Devon, UK: Willan. In press.
Jacques, Scott (*) and Richard Wright. 2009. "Drug Law and Violent Retaliation," in Criminology and Public Policy: Putting Theory to Work, edited by Scott Decker and Hugh Barlow. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. In press.
Cherbonneau, Michael (*), and Richard Wright. 2009. "Auto Theft," in The Oxford Handbook of Crime and Public Policy, edited by Michael Tonry. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Lauritsen, Janet L., Karen Heimer, and James P. Lynch. 2009, “Trends in the Gender Gap in
Violent Offending: New Evidence from the National Crime Victimization Survey.”
Criminology. In press.
Melde, Chris, Terrance J. Taylor, and Finn-Aage Esbensen. 2009. “'I Got Your Back': Examining the Protective Function of Gang Membership in Adolescence.” Criminology. In press.
Blumstein, Alfred and Richard Rosenfeld. 2009. “Factors Affecting Recent Crime Trends in the United States,” in Understanding Crime Trends, National Research Council, Washington DC: National Academy Press. In Press.
Richard Rosenfeld and Steven F. Messner. 2009. “The Normal Crime Rate, the Economy, and Mass Incarceration: An Institutional-Anomie Perspective on Crime-Control Policy,”in Criminology and Public Policy: Putting Theory to Work, edited by Scott Decker and Hugh Barlow. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. In Press.
Stemen, Don and Andres F. Rengifo. 2009. "Mandating Substance Abuse Treatment for Drug Possessors: The Impact of Senate Bill 123 on the Criminal Justice System in Kansas." Journal of Criminal Justice. In Press.
Rosenfeld, Richard. 2009. “Homicide and Serious Assaults.” In Oxford Handbook on Crime and Public Policy, edited by Michael Tonry. New York: Oxford University Press. In Press.
Heimer, Karen and Janet L. Lauritsen. 2009. “Gender and Violence in the United States: Trends in Offending and Victimization,” in Understanding Crime Trends, National Research Council, Washington DC: National Academy Press. In Press.
Taylor, Terrance J., David Holleran, and Volkan Topalli. 2009. "Racial Bias in Case Processing: Does Victim Race Affect Police Clearance of Violent Crime Incidents?." Justice Quartely. In press.
Melde, Chris, Finn-Aage Esbensen, and Terrance J. Taylor. 2009. “‘May Piece Be with You’: A
typological examination of the ‘fear and victimization’ hypothesis of adolescent weapon carrying.” Justice Quarterly 26. In press.
Berg, Mark T.(*), and Andres F. Rengifo. 2009. "Community Social Organization and Robbery: Examining the Role of Informal Control and Drug Market Dynamics as Mediating Factors." Justice Quarterly 26. In press.
Brunson, Rod K. and Jody Miller. 2009. “Schools, Neighborhoods, and
Adolescent Conflict: A Situational Examination of Reciprocal Dynamics.” Justice
Quarterly 26. In press.
Carson, Dena C.(*), Christopher J. Sullivan, John C. Cochran, and Kim M. Lersch. 2009. "General Strain Theory and the Relationship Between Early Victimization and Drug Use." Deviant Behavior 30. In press.
Bursik, Robert J., Jr. 2009. “The dead sea scrolls and criminological knowledge: Presidential address to the American Society of Criminology”. Criminology 47. In press.
David A. Klinger and Rod K. Brunson. 2009. "Police Officers’ Perceptual Distortions During Lethal Force Situations: Informing the Reasonableness Standard." Criminology and Public Policy 8. In press.
Funded research projects (external grants, current)
Andres F. Rengifo, and Don Stemen. “Context and Impact of Organizational Changes in State Corrections Agencies: A Study of Local Discourses and Practices in Kansas and Michigan.” National Institute of Corrections (2009-2010).
Richard Rosenfeld (Principal Investigator). “The Contextual Relationship Between Individual Level Violence and Macro Level Economic Factors.” Centers for Disease Control (2008 – 2010).
Richard Wright and Richard Rosenfeld (with Scott Jacques) (Co-Principal Investigators), “The Influence of Respectability on Predation and Social Control.” National Science Foundation (2008 - 2010).
Timothy S. Bynum, and Beth M. Huebner (Co-Principal Investigators), “The Efficacy of Sex Offender Residency Restrictions in Michigan and Missouri.” National Institute of Justice (2008-2010).
Jody Miller, “The Gendered Social Organization of Commercial Sex in Sri Lanka.” American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies (2008-2009).
Janet L. Lauritsen and Karen Heimer (Co-Principal Investigators), “Gender and Violent Victimization, 1973-2005.” National Institute of Justice (2007-2009).
Don Stemen and Andres F. Rengifo (Co-Principal Investigators), “Alternative Sentencing Policies for Drug Offenders: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Kansas Senate Bill 123,” National Institute of Justice (2008-2010).
Finn-Aage Esbensen, “Process and Outcome Evaluation of G.R.E.A.T.” National Institute of Justice (2006-2012).
External grants completed recently:
Finn-Aage Esbensen, “Evaluation of Teens, Crime, and the Community Program and
Community Works Training.” National Institute of Justice (2003-2009).
Andres F. Rengifo, “Thinking for a Change. The Institutional Transformation of the Departments of Corrections of Kansas and Michigan.” JEHT Foundation (2008-2009).