Publications

The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology faculty produce many different publications (i.e. books, journal articles, conference presentations, etc.) throughout the year. See below for publications from our faculty.

Table of Contents

2022 Research Activity/Publications

Journal Articles

Arrigo, B. A, & Shaw, O. (2022). The de-realization of Black bodies in an era of mass digital surveillance: A techno-criminological critique. Theoretical Criminology: An International Journal.  DOI: 10.1177/13624806221082318

Ward, T., Arrigo, B.A., Barnao, M, Beech, T., Brown, D., Cording, J., Day, A., Durrant, R., Gannon, T., Hart, S., Prescott, D., Strauss-Hughes, A., Tamatea, A., Taxman, F. (2022). Urgent issues and prospects in correctional rehabilitation research and practice. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 27(2): 103-128.

Haley, S & Arrigo, B.A. (2022). Ethical considerations at the intersection of climate change and reproductive justice: Directions from green criminology. Critical Criminology: An International Journal, 30(4): 1001-1018, 2022.

Updegrove, A. H., Cooper, M. N., Lou, F. & Guerra, C. (2022). The effects of skin color on Latinx’s perceptions of criminal injustice. Journal of Crime and Justice. DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2022.2157863

Cooper, M. N.,Updegrove, A. H., Barnaby, C. Y., Cho, A., Dixon, A., & Byrne, M. (2022). Faculty perspectives on teaching a race and crime course: A replication and expansion. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 1-24.

Cooper, M. N., Barnaby, C., Updegrove, A. H., & Gabbidon, S. L. (2022). Understanding black-white differences in support for the racial invariance thesis: Lessons learned from Philadelphia area residents. Crime & Delinquency, 00111287221090955.

Cho, A., Cooper, M. N., Updegrove, A. H., & Luo, F. (2022). How representative of the protest movement against police violence are opportunistic people looking to commit crime?: Racial differences in public opinion. Race and Justice, 21533687221117278.

Collins, A. M., & Cooper, M. N. (2022). Raise the age: Perceptions of Missouri juvenile justice actors. Missouri Policy Journal, 12(2), 1.

Bing, R., Abu-Lughod, R., DeShay, R. and Charisse TM Coston (2022). Trump, Race and the Government’s Response to COVID-19. Journal of Forensic Sciences and Criminal Investigation. 15:(4).

Denver, M. and S. E. DeWitt. “[It’s] what you do after the mistake that counts”: Positive employment credentials, criminal record stigma, and potential pathways of mediation. Criminology. Online first.

Schnell, C., S. E. DeWitt, and M. D. Spencer. The role of neighborhoods in the age of crime hot spots: A multi-level theory of the spatial distribution of robbery in Chicago. Crime & Delinquency. Online first.

Exum, M.L. (2022). White students’ perceptions of the costs and consequences of being Black. Race and Social problems. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12552-002-09364-5.

Cubitt, T. I. C., Gaub, J. E., & Holtfreter, K. (2022). Gender differences in serious police misconduct: A machine-learning analysis of the New York Police Department (NYPD). Journal of Criminal Justice. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101976.

Gaub, J. E., White, M. D., Malm, A., Watts, S., & Brown, K. (2022). Investigating the role and utility of police body-worn cameras in the George Floyd protests. Policing: An International Journal, 45(4), 633-647. DOI: 10.1108/PIJPSM-10-2021-0151.  

Gaub, J. E., & Morabito, M. S. (2023). The endless juggle: Differential effects of the pandemic for criminal justice scholars. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. DOI: 10.1080/10511253.2022.2160474.

Orosco, C., & Gaub, J. E. (In press). “I’m doing my part, you’re doing your part”: The sworn-civilian divide in police dispatching. Policing: An International Journal. DOI: 10.1108/PIJPSM-07-2022-0090.

Sandrin, R., Simpson, R., & Gaub, J. E.(In press). An experimental examination of the perceptual paradox surrounding police canine units. Journal of Experimental Criminology. DOI: 10.1007/s11292-022-09516-y.

Todak, N., Gaub, J. E., & White, M. D. (In press). Testing the evidentiary value of police body-worn cameras in misdemeanor court. Crime & Delinquency. DOI: 10.1177/ 00111287221120.

Morabito, M. S., & Gaub, J. E. (2022). You can’t manage what you can’t measure: The importance of data in policing. Police Practice & Research, 23(4), 397-399. DOI: 10.1080/15614263.2022.2066781.

Han, S., & Park, Y. (2022). Which risk factors plays the most critical role for delinquent behavior? Examining Integrated Cognitive Antisocial Potential Theory. Crime & Delinquency, https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287221096339

Choi, J., Han, S., & Hicks, R. D. (2022). Exploring gender disparity in capable guardianship against identity theft: A Focus on internet-based behavior. International Journal of Criminal Justice, 4(1), 25-48.

Han, S., Riddell, J. R., & Piquero, A. R. (2023). Anti-Asian American hate crimes spike during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(3–4), 3513–3533. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221107056

Stogner, J., J. Rukus, W. B. Webber, R. J. Cramer, and B. Miller. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Substance Use: Using the Social Structure-Social Learning Model to Explore Drug Use in the LGBTQ+ Community. Crime & Delinquency.

Santangelo, O., J. M. Baldwin, andJ. Stogner.(2022). Does cannabis testing in the military drive synthetic cannabinoid use? Self-reported use motivations among justice-involved veterans. International Journal of Drug Policy 106:103756.

Stogner, J., Slate, R., Blankenship, C., and McKee, J., (2022). ’Sing me back home:’ Using country music to clarify criminological theory in undergraduate courses. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. Online First Publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2022.2058574

Conference Presentations

Smith, D., Bjerregaard, B. & Fogel, S. (2022).  The fates of “cop killers” in North Carolina:  An expansion and update of previous research.  American Society of Criminology.  Atlanta.

Cooper, M.  Throwing the baby out with the bath water: Examining the school-to-prison pipeline.  The American Society of Criminology 77th Annual Meeting: Atlanta, GA.

Gaub, J. E. (2022). “Featured Speaker—The Importance of Thinking Outside the Box: Police Body-Worn Cameras and Evidence-Based Policy.” CrimCon: Virtual, November.

Sandrin, R., Simpson, R., & Gaub, J. E. (2022). “Friend or Foe? Examining Public Support for Police Dogs in a Use-of-Force Context.” American Society of Criminology: Atlanta, GA, November.

Han, S., & Choi, J. “Geo-Spatial Analysis of Hate Crime against Asian-Americans: A Case Study of Asian-Populated Cities.” 6th International Conference on Governance, Crime and Justice Statistics. Online, November.

Han, S., & Choi, J. “Geo-Spatial Analysis of Hate Crime against Asian-Americans: A Case Study of Asian-Populated Cities.” Thematic Panel, Hate Crime Against Asian-Americans and Policing” (Organizer: KoSCA). American Society of Criminology Meetings: Atlanta, GA, November.

Han, S. “Hate Crime During COVID-19: An International Comparative Study.” American Society of Criminology Meetings: Atlanta, GA, November.

Han, S., Lee, Y., & Baek, H. “Factors Influencing Public Trust in the Police in Asia: Multinational Comparative Study.” Thematic Panel, Policing in Asia (Organizer: KoSCA). American Society of Criminology Meetings: Atlanta, GA, November.

Johnson, S.L., Koetzle, D., & Schweitzer, M. (2022). The Mediating Impact of Social Support Among Men with Trauma Histories. Presented at the European Society of Criminology Meetings (Malaga, Spain).

Johnson, S., Reid, S., & Hartman, J. (2022). Outcomes among Youth Participating in a Trauma Informed Care Intervention. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meetings (Atlanta, GA).

Newsome, J., Johnson, S.L., Silver, I., D’Amato, C., & Rubenstein, B.Y. (2022). OYAS Strengths & Barriers: Moderating the Influence of Risk Level on Recidivism. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meetings (Atlanta, GA).

Valasik, M., Reling, T. and Reid, S. The (Non)Threatening nature of ‘White Power’ music. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA. November.

Reid, S. (2022). Evolving gang definitions to account for online gang membership.  Eurogang XX, Germany. June.

Reid, S., and Hyatt, J. (2022). Alt-Right Gangs and Online activity in Philadelphia Correctional Facilities.  Eurogang XX, Germany. June.

Reid, S., and Tabki, H. (2022). Advancing crime detection through edge computing. Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology. Spain. September.

Stogner, J.Keynote: The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on social science research. Keynote presentation at the 16th Annual Conference of the Florida Society of the Social Sciences. Gainesville, Florida. April 2, 2022.

Stogner, J. O. Santangelo, and J. Baldwin. Did Military Drug Screening Programs have the Unintended Consequence of Increasing Spice and Bath Salt Use? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Criminology in Atlanta, GA. November 16, 2022. 

Turner, M.G. & Hartman, J. (2022). Investigating Gender Differences in Depression and Victimization. Presented at the EuroCrim conference (Mallaga, Spain).

DeWitt, S. E. “Perspective of a Junior Faculty Member on Lessons Learned from Cross-Sector Partnerships.” Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) Special Event – Effective Cross-Sector Collaboration: How to Identify and Launch Partnerships for Impact. Chapel Hill, NC, May 2022. Invited Presentation.

Kuhns, J. B. (2022).  Assessing the effectiveness of the Model Alarm Ordinance: A case study of four law enforcement agencies; Electronic Security Expo Conference, Fort Worth, Texas (June).

Book Chapters

Cooper, M. Equity Fundamentals: Self-Reflection, Committee Work, and Policy in Race and Social Justice: Building an Inclusive College through Awareness, Advocacy and Action.

Gaub, J. E., & Koen, M. C. (In press). A perfect storm of dueling crises: Understanding officer perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic and Defund the Police movement. In Breanne Pleggenkuhle & Joseph Schafer (Eds.), Crime and justice innovations, adaptations, and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Carbondale, IL: SIU Press.

Valasik, M. & Reid, S. E. (2022). Demystifying Alt-Right Gangs: Are White Power Groups Cut from the Same Cloth as Conventional Gangs? In J. Ortiz (Ed.) Critical and Intersectional Gang Studies.

Reid, S. (2022). The Legacy of Cheryl Maxson. OUP Handbook on Gangs and Society.

2021 Research Activity/Publications

Journal Articles

Davis, S. & Arrigo, B.A. The dark web and anonymizing technologies: Legal pitfalls, ethical prospects, and policy directions from radical criminology. Crime, Law, and Social Change: An International Journal, 76, 367-386, 2021.

Sellers, B.G. & Arrigo, B.A. (in press). The narrative framework of psychological jurisprudence: Virtue ethics as criminal justice practice. Aggression and Violent Behavior.

Williams, C.R., & Arrigo, B.A. (in press) The virtues of justice: Toward a moral and jurisprudential psychology. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.

Arrigo, B. A. & Sellers, B. G.  (in press) Psychological jurisprudence as method: The theory and science of virtue-based research. Journal of Criminal Justice Education.

Bjerregaard, B., and Reid, S.E. (forthcoming).  Assessing California’s Response to the Supreme Court’s Rejection of Life in Prison Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders. Corrections: Policy, Practice and Research.

Updegrove, A. H., Cooper, M. N., & Dmello, J. R. (2021). Heritage not hate? Confederate flag supporters less likely to perceive criminal injustice, more likely to view police as friends. Race and Justice, 21533687211023574.

Cooper, M. N., Updegrove, A. H., Gabbidon, S. L., & Jordan, K. (2021). Pre-arrest perceptions of George Zimmerman’s guilt in the fatal Trayvon Martin shooting: Examining racial differences in the presumption of guilt. Crime & Delinquency, 00111287211022616.

Bacak, Valerio, Samuel E. DeWitt, & Shannon Reid. Physical and mental health effects of gang membership. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. Forthcoming.

Gaub, J. E., & Holtfreter, K. (In press). Keeping the women out: A gendered organizational approach to early-career police misconduct. Crime & Delinquency. DOI: 10.1177/0011128721999332.

Gaub, J. E. (In press). Assessing the utility of body-worn cameras for collegiate police agencies. Police Quarterly. DOI: 10.1177/10986111211037586.

Ferguson, L.*, Gaub, J. E., & Huey, L. (2021). Exploring the roles and functions of police search and rescue (SAR) teams in Canadian agencies. Policing: A Journal of Policy & Practice15(3), 1701-1712. DOI: 10.1093/police/paab030.

Wy, G. C.*, Gaub, J. E., & Koen, M. C. (In press). The impact of body-worn cameras: An examination of specialty unit perceptions through diffusion of innovations. American Journal of Criminal Justice. DOI: 10.1007/s12103-021-09624-x.

Ferguson, L.*, & Gaub, J. E. (In press). Training police SAR teams: Implications for missing persons work. Criminology & Criminal Justice. DOI: 10.1177/1748895821105 7380.

Gaub, J. E., Koen, M. C., & Davis, S.* (In press). Transitioning from pandemic to normalcy: What police agencies can learn from the rank-and-file. Policing: An International Journal. DOI: 10.1108/PIJPSM-09-2021-0127.

Johnson, D. Maguire, E.R. & Kuhns, Joseph B. (2021). Can community policing reduce perceived social and physical disorder? Findings from a quasi-experiment in Trinidad and Tobago; Policing and Society: An International Journal of Policy and Practice.

Koetzle, D., Ndrecka, M., & Johnson, S. (2021). On the Road: The Challenges and Benefits of Agency Research. Victims & Offenders16(7), 939-949.

Martínez, I. F., & Phillips, M. (2021). The perfect storm. An analysis of the processes that increase lethal violence in Mexico after 2006. Trends in organized crime, 1-26.

Valasik, M., & Reid, S. E. (2021). The Relationship Between the Alt-Right and the US Military. The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters.

Gravel, J., Valasik, M., & Reid, S. E. (2021) Reimagining Gang Research without the Police: Moving the Field Forward in the Era of “Defund the Police” Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research

Bacak, V., DeWitt, S. and Reid, S. (2021). Gang membership and mental health during the transition to adulthood. Journal of Quantitative Criminology.

Valasik, M. and Reid, S. (2021). East side story: Disaggregating gang homicides in East Los Angleles. Social Sciences (10) 2: 48.

Stogner, John, Logan Sarvey, C. Cory Lowe, Aleksi Hupli, and Bryan Lee Miller. (In Press). Sexual Orientation and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use: Examining the Role of Bullying Victimization. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. (Impact Factor- 2.748)

Stogner, John and Courtney Patterson. (Online First). Suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts among synthetic cannabinoid users: An exploration of effects within demographic subgroups. Crisis. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000802 (Impact Factor- 3.287)

Conference Presentations

Coston, C (2021). A program of success for transfer students in criminal justice (Joys and Limitations). 9th Annual Black Doctoral Network (BDN) Virtual Conference, October 28.

Coston, C. (2021). An evaluation of the goals of a Learning Community for Transfer Students in criminal justice.   Annual Virtual Criminology Consortium (CrimCon), October 22.

Denver, Megan and Samuel E. DeWitt. It’s What You Do After the Mistake That Counts: A Mixed Methods Examination of Positive Credentials in the Employment Context. American Society of Criminology Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 2021. 

Gaub, J. E. “‘It Cuts Both Ways’: Understanding the Impact of Police BWCs on Public Defenders.” Thematic Panel, “The Effects of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Perceptions, Activation, and Investigations” (Organizer: Dan Lawrence). American Society of Criminology Meetings: Chicago, IL, November.

Gaub, J. E. “Body-Worn Cameras.” Lightning Talk, “Police Accountability” (Organizer: Tom Mrozla). American Society of Criminology: Chicago, IL, November.

Hartman, Jen.  Seeking Justice: How VAWA Reduced the Stronghold over American Indian and Alaska Native Women. Presented to the American Society of Criminology, Chicago.

Hartman, Jen. The Progress, Pitfalls and Potential of the Violence Against Women Act 25 Plus Years Later. Criminology Consortium conference, online.

Reid, S., and Valasik, M. (2020). Author Meets Critics: Alt-Right Gangs: A Hazy Shade of White. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Chicago, IL. November.

Reid, S. and Tabkhi, H. (2021). Edge computing for public safety. Asian Criminology Conference. Online.

Grants

Kuhns, Joseph B. (2021-2022). Assessing the public safety impact of limited prosecutorial resources in Charlotte, North Carolina; Charlotte Police Foundation; $75,000

Technical Reports

Newsome, J., Rubenstein, B, Johnson, S., & Schweitzer Smith, M. (2021). Evaluation of Ohio’s juvenile community corrections facilities. University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute. Report submitted to the Department of Youth Services Columbus, Ohio. 

2020 Research Activity/Publications

Books

Arrigo, B. A., & Sellers, B. G. (eds.) (in press). The pre-crime society: crime, culture, and control in the ultramodern age. Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press & Policy Press.

Reid, S., Valasik, M. (2020) Alt- Right Gangs: A Hazy Shade of White. California: University of California Press.

Book Chapters

Arrigo, B.A., & Sellers, B.G. (in press). The “risk” society thesis and the culture(s) of crime control. In B.A. Arrigo and B.G. Sellers (eds.), The pre-crime society: crime, culture, and control in the ultramodern age. Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press & Policy Press.

Gaub, Janne E., & Koen, Marthinus C. (In press). Cameras and police dataveillance: A new era in policing. In Bruce A. Arrigo & Brian Sellers (Eds.), The pre-crime society: Crime, culture, and control in the ultramodern age. Bristol, UK: Policy Press.

Kuhns, Joseph B. & Messer, Shannon (in press, 2021). Interagency Communication: Homicide Investigations. A chapter in Giles H., Maguire, E.R., & Hill, S. Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Reid, S. E., Valasik, M., & Bagavathi, A. (2020). Examining the physical manifestation of alt-right gangs: From online trolling to street fighting. In Gangs in the Era of Internet and Social Media (pp. 105-134). Springer, Cham.

Journal Articles

Arrigo, B. A. Sellers, B.G, & Sostakas, J. (2020). Pre-crime, post-criminology and the captivity of ultramodern desire. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, 33(2): 497-514. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11196-020-09719-4.

Bjerregaard, B., Akin, S.*, Moses, S.* & Towers, C.* Spatial and temporal variations in motor vehicle theft in a university environment. Journal of Crime and Justice.

Browning, M., & Arrigo, B. A. (2020). Stop and risk: Policing, data, and the digital age of discrimination. American Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09557-x.

Carroll, B. E*., Coston, C. T., Maness, L. M., & Cooper, M. N. (2020). The success of a criminal justice learning community for transfer students. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 31(3), 341-352.

Carroll, B* and C. Coston. (forthcoming). The criminal cannibal: Examining the similarities of cannibalistic offenders. UNC Charlotte’s Undergraduate Research Journal.

Cooper, M. N., Updegrove, A. H., Gabbidon, S. L., Higgins, G. E., & Potter, H. (2020). Examining the effects of race/ethnicity and race relations on public opinion about the overrepresentation of black people in US prisons. Victims & Offenders, 16(1), 1-19.

Crewe, D., Arrigo, B. A., & Polizzi, D. (2020). Problematizing peacemaking: A conversational critique and philosophical inquiry. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology, 12(September): 153-170.

Gaub, Janne E., & White, Michael D. (2020). Open to interpretation: Confronting the challenges of understanding the current state of body-worn camera research. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 45(4), 899-913. DOI: 10.1007/s12103-020-09518-4.

Gaub, Janne E., Todak, Natalie, & White, Michael D. (In press). The distribution of police use of force across patrol and specialty units: A case study in BWC impact. Journal of Experimental Criminology. DOI: 10.1007/s11292-020-09429-8.

Gaub, Janne E., Naoroz, Carolyn, & Malm, Aili. (In press). Police BWCs as “neutral observers”: Perceptions of public defenders. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. DOI: 10.1093/police/paaa067.

Gaub, Janne E., Wallace, Danielle, & Hoyle, Mary E.* (In press). The neighborhood according to women: Understanding gendered disorder perceptions. Crime & Delinquency. DOI: 10.1177/0011128720968491.

Hartman, J. (2021). Seeking Justice: How VAWA Reduced the Stronghold over American Indian and Alaska Native Women. Violence Against Women, Vol 27 (1).

Logan, M., Jonson, C. L., Johnson, S. L, & Cullen, F. C. (2020). Agents of change or control? Correlates of positive and negative staff-inmate relationships among a sample of formerly incarcerated inmates. Corrections: Policy, Practice & Research, 1-21.

Lowe, C. Cory*, Bryan Lee Miller, and John Stogner. Comfortably Numb Comfortably Numb? Revisiting and Re-Specifying the Relationship between Health Strain and Substance Use. Crime & Delinquency.

Lowe, C. Cory*, John Stogner and Bryan Lee Miller. (In Press) Spice Use among Adolescents in the United States: A National Profile of Synthetic Cannabinoid Users. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse.

Miley, L.N.,* Heiss-Moses, E.,* Cochran, J.K., Heide, K.M., Fogel, S.J., Smith, M.D., & Bjerregaard, B. (2020). ”An examination of the effects of mental disorders as mitigating factors on capital sentencing outcomes.” Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 38:381-405.

Miller, Bryan Lee, C. Cory Lowe*, Markus Kaakinen*, Iina Savolainen*, Anu Sirola*, John Stogner, Noora Ellonen, Atte Oksanen. (In Press). Online Peers and Offline Highs: An Examination of Online Peer Groups, Social Media Homophily, and Substance Use. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs.

Stogner, John and Bryan Lee Miller. Exploring the Relationships between Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Synthetic Cannabinoid Use. Substance Use & Misuse.

Stogner, John, Bryan Lee Miller, & Kyle McLean. (2020). Police Stress, Mental Health, and Resiliency during the COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Criminal Justice.

Updegrove, A. H., Boisvert, D. L., Cooper, M. N., & Gabbidon, S. L. (2020). Criminological explanations, race, and biological attributions of crime as predictors of Philadelphia area residents’ support for criminal justice policies. Crime & Delinquency, DOI: 0011128720931437.

Conference Presentations

Bing, R.; Coston, C and R. DeShay A look at day fines: What has happened over the years. Criminology Consortium. November 18, 2020 at 2 pm.

Gaub, Janne E., Malm, Aili, & Naoroz, Carolyn. “‘It Cuts Both Ways’: Understanding the Impact of Police BWCs on Public Defenders.” Thematic Panel, “Police Technology: Shaping Criminal Justice Outcomes and Processes” (Organizer: Marthinus Koen). American Society of Criminology Meetings: Washington, DC, November.

Gaub, Janne E. “All Things Considered: Making Sense of the Current State of BWC Research.” American Society for Evidence-Based Policing: Washington, DC, June.

Gholizadeh, S., Matthew Phillips, Maryam Tavakoli Hosseinabadi, Daisy Leon, and James Rozier Analysis of Human Trafficking in North Carolina Based on Criminal Records: A Framework to Measure Human Trafficking Trends. 2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data).

Hartman, J., and Reisdorf, B. Prisoner Reentry & Digital Skills Global Alliance for Behavior Health and Social Justice, Charlotte, NC.

Orosco, Carlena*, & Gaub, Janne E. “Understanding Mentorship Among Policing Scholars.” American Society of Criminology Meetings: Washington, DC, November.

Reid, S. E., & Valasik, M. (October 3, 2020) The Proud Boys are a far-right gang. Trump boosted them on national TV. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/ oct/03/the-proud-boys-are-a-far-right-gang-trump-boosted-them-on-national-tv 

Reid, S. E., & Valasik, M. (April 28, 2020). “Why are white supremacists protesting to ‘reopen’ the US economy?” The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-are-white- supremacists-protesting-to-reopen-the-us-economy-137044

Stogner, John, Bryan Lee Miller, and Kyle McLean. Police Stress, Mental Health, and Resiliency during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Presented at the Western Criminal Justice Association Annual Meeting. Meeting held virtually due to ongoing pandemic. November 10, 2020.

Valasik, M. & Reid, S. E. (June 5, 2020). Why are white supremacists protesting the deaths of black people? The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-are-white- supremacists-protesting-the-deaths-of-black-people-140046 

Wy, Gabrielle*, Gaub, Janne E., & Koen, Marthinus. “Specialty Unit Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras at Two Police Agencies: A Diffusion of Innovations Analysis.” Thematic Panel, “The Effects of Police Body-Worn Cameras on Perceptions, Activation, and Investigations” (Organizer: Janne E. Gaub). American Society of Criminology Meetings: Washington, DC, November.

Wy, Gabrielle*, Gaub, Janne E., & Koen, Marthinus. “Specialty Unit Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras at Two Police Agencies: A Diffusion of Innovations Analysis.” CrimCon: Virtual conference, November.

2019 Research Activity/Publications

Books

Latessa, E. J., Johnson, S. L., & Koetzle, D. What works (and doesn’t) in reducing recidivism. Cincinnati, Oh: Anderson Publishing.

Book Chapters

Kuhns, Joseph B. (2019). Preventing burglaries at self-storage facilities in Charlotte, North Carolina. A chapter in Scott, Michael. & Clarke, Ronald. (Eds); Successful Problem Oriented Policing Case Studies, New York, NY: Routledge

Messer, Shannon*, Sam LaVergne*, and John Stogner (2020). Controversies in Biosocial Criminology: The State of Modern Debate. In Reece, B. and Marcum, C. (eds.) Controversial Issues in Criminal Justice (pages 1-29). Cognella, San Diego California.

Reid, S. E. Valasik, M., & Bagavathi, A. (forthcoming 2020/accepted 2019). “Examining the Physical Manifestation of Alt-Right Gangs: From Online Trolling to Street Fighting.” In C. Melde & F. Weerman (Eds.) Understanding Gangs in the Era of Internet and Social Media. New York, NY:  Springer

Valasik, M. & Reid, S. E. (forthcoming 2020/accepted 2019). “Distinguishing between aggression in groups and in gangs: Are gangs always violent?” In J. L. Ireland (Ed.) The Routledge International Handbook on Collective Violence: Current Issues and Perspectives. New York, NY. Routledge.

Valasik, M. & Reid, S. E. (2019). “Taking Stock of Gang Violence: An Overview of the Literature” in M B. Greene, B. Johnson, & L. Degutis (Eds.) Handbook of Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan. Springer Science/Nature. Doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_105-1.

Journal Articles

Arrigo, B. A., & Polizzi, D. (Eds). (2019) “Blame, Responsibility, and Forgiveness: Problematizing Peacemaking Criminology.” The Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology, 12(1), forthcoming.

Steward, B.* Cochran, J.K., Smith, M.D., Bjerregaard, B. & Fogel, S.J. (2019). Copy killers and the death penalty: an exploratory mixed methods analysis, North Carolina (1977–2009), Journal of Crime and Justice, 43(1), 65-77.

Coston, C. (2019). Practices from the Field/ Transfer student success: Yet More Support for Learning Communities. Journal of Learning Communities Research and Practice. Forthcoming.

DeWitt, Samuel E. and Megan Denver. (2019). Criminal Records, Positive Employment Credentials, and Race. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, forthcoming.

Ostermann, Michael, Jordan M. Hyatt, and Samuel E. DeWitt. (2019). The influence of technical violation revocations on parole efficacy: Employing competing risks survival analyses to address methodological challenges. Journal of Crime and Justice, forthcoming.

Gaub, Janne E. Understanding police misconduct correlates: Does gender matter in predicting career-ending misconduct? Women & Criminal Justice.  Forthcoming.

Todak, Natalie, & Janne E. Gaub. Predictors of police body-worn camera acceptance: Digging deeper into officers’ perceptions. Policing: An International Journal.  Forthcoming.

White, Michael D., Janne E. Gaub, Aili Malm, & Kathleen E. Padilla*. Implicate or exonerate? The impact of police body-worn cameras on the adjudication of drug and alcohol cases. Policing: A Journal of Policy & Practice.  Forthcoming.

Nobles, Matthew R., John Stogner, and Miller, Bryan Lee (Online First). Mixing Shots: Assessing self-reported drunk hunting and target shooting in a young adult population. Deviant Behavior.  Forthcoming.

Stogner, John. Academia Shrugs: Barriers to Improving the Efficiency and Quality of Criminology Research and Education. American Journal of Criminal Justice. Forthcoming.

Conference Presentations

Arrigo, Bruce “Pre-Crime, Post-Criminology and Hyper-Securitization: Diagnosing the New People-Making.” Alberta Criminal Justice Symposium (Edmonton, Alberta, CA: May 7-9, 2019).

Sellers, Brian G. & Bruce Arrigo “Psychological Jurisprudence and the Role of Police and Community Psychology in Community Policing.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (Baltimore, MD: March 23-26, 2019).

Bjerregaard, B., Kremling, J., Smith, M.D. & Fogel, S. (2019). The Impact of Batson v. Kentucky (1986) on the racial composition of juries in North Carolina. San Francisco: American Society of Criminology.

Butta, F.*, Bjerregaard, B., Windett, J. & Hua, A.* Policy Innovation and Diffusion: Examining 40 Years of Crime Victims’ Rights Amendments. Nashville, TN: Southern Criminal Justice Association.

Smith, M.D., Fogel, S.J. & Bjerregaard, B. (2019). Criminal justice outcomes for offenders involved in the killing of law enforcement officers. Clearwater Beach, FL: The Homicide Research Working Group Meetings.

Cooper, M. N. (2019). Prosecutorial decision-making for persons under the age of 18 in the Harris county, Texas adult criminal justice system: Patterns and predictors.  The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 56th Annual Meeting:  Baltimore, MD.

Cooper, M. N. (2019). Faculty Perspectives on “Double Consciousness” and Same-Race Mentorship.  The American Society of Criminology 75th Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA.

Carroll, B., Coston, C., & Cooper, M. N. (2019). Learning Communities in Criminal Justice.  The American Society of Criminology 75th Annual Meeting: San Francisco, CA.

Coston, Charisse and Robert Bing. Criminal justice education: Yet more support for instilling diversity awareness in criminal justice students. A presentation made at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Criminal Justice Association, Houston, Texas.

Apel, Robert and Samuel E. DeWitt. “Moving to opportunity? Residential mobility, job growth, and parolee arrest recidivism.” American Society of Criminology Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2019.

Denver, Megan and Samuel E. DeWitt. “Criminal Records and Positive Employment Credentials.” Utah Criminal Justice Conference, hosted by the Utah Criminal Justice Center. September 11, 2019. Invited presentation.

DuFour, Isabelle F. and Samuel E. DeWitt. “The impact of penal programs on criminal trajectories of young adults in Canada.” American Society of Criminology Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2019.

Gaub, Janne E. “Campus Cameras: Implementing BWCs in Collegiate Police Agencies.” Thematic Panel, “Body-Worn Cameras in the Context of Police Organizations, Practices, and Culture” (Organizer: James Willis). American Society of Criminology Meetings: San Francisco, CA, November.

Hartman, J.L. “Correctional Rehabilitation: Twenty Years of Progress & Innovation: Risk and Need assessments” Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA

Hartman, J.L. “First Year Learning Experiences for Transfer Students” Annual Meeting of Southern Criminal Justice Association, Nashville, TN

Latessa, E., Hartman, J., Johnson Listwan, S., Koetzle, D., & Schweitzer, M, Correctional rehabilitation: Twenty years of progress & innovation. Presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meetings San Francisco, CA.

Kuhns, Joseph B., Cambareri, Josie, Messer, Shannon & Stephens, Darrel. Independent Investigations of Officer-Involved Shootings: Current Practices and Recommendations from Law Enforcement Leaders in the United States and Canada (poster presentation); European Criminology Conference; Ghent, Belgium

Kuhns, Joseph B. (2019). From poppy fields to pill mills: A critical examination of the current opioid crisis considered within a historical context; invited one-hour presentation delivered at the University of Alabama, Department of Criminal Justice

Kuhns, Joseph B. (2019). Homicide Trends in Charlotte. Presented to 382 Senior Scholars at United Methodist Church, Charlotte, NC.

Johnson Listwan, S. Cognitive behavioral interventions for substance abuse. Presented at the Mecklenburg County Recovery Court’s Lunch and Learn event, January 2019.

Johnson Listwan, S. & Koetzle, D. Trauma informed care in the United States: Legislative advances. Presented at the European Society of Criminology Annual Meetings Ghent, Belgium

Bagavathi, A*., Bashiri, P., Reid, S., Phillips, M. and Krishnan, S. (2019). Examining untampered social media: analyzing cascades of polarized conversations. ASONAM IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining. Pages 625–632 https://doi.org/10.1145/3341161.3343695

Hyatt, J., Reid, S., and Valasik, M. (2019). Exploratory Consideration of the Prevalence of Self-Reported Gang Involvement in a Population Representative Prison Sample.  Eurogang XIX, Canterbury, Kent. June.

Reid, S., Tabki, H. and Ravidran, A. (2019). Advancing crime detection through edge computing. Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology. Ghent, Belgium. September.

Reid, S., Valasik, M., and Hyatt, J. (2019). Alt-Right Gangs: Are white power groups cut from the same cloth as conventional gangs.  Eurogang XIX, Canterbury, Kent. June.

Reid, S., Valasik, M., Phillips, M., and Bagavathi, A. (2019). Finding the Far Right on Gab. Radical Right Research International Network. Swansea, Wales. March.

Reid, S., Valasik, M., and Bagavathi, A. (2019). Echoes of Hate: Echo Chambers of the Far Right on Gab. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. San Francisco, CA. November.

Rozier, J.*, Reid, S., Tabki, H. and Ravidran, A. (2019). Edge Computing for Criminal Justice. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. San Francisco, CA. November.

Eassey, John, John Stogner, Julie M. Baldwin, and Bryan Lee Miller. Investigating NPS Use among LGBT Adolescents in the United States. Presented at the VI International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances in Maastricht, Netherlands. April 8, 2019.

Lowe, C. Cory, Bryan Miller, and John Stogner. Comfortably Numb? Revisiting and Respecifying the Relationship Between Health Strain and Substance Use. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Southern Criminal Justice Association in Nashville, TN. September 11, 2019.

Stogner, John. Labeling and Diversion of Novel Drug Offenders in the United States. Presentation delivered to the graduate program in Social Sciences at the University of Tampere, Finland. April 10, 2019.

*Patterson, Courtney, Elizabeth Cobb, Ivette Jimenez, Joey Jennings, M. Lyn Exum, and Michael G. Turner. “Investigation and Exploration of Charlotte Homicides.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Turner, Michael G. and Jennifer L. Hartman. “Repeat Bully Victimization and Employment Outcomes: Race and Neighborhood Differences in a National Sample.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology, Ghent, Belgium.

2018 Research Activity/Publications

Books

Koetzle, D. & Listwan, S.J. (Eds.). Understanding the drug court model: A review of theory & practice.  Lynne Reiner Publishers.

Listwan, S. J.  Introduction to juvenile justice.  Bridgepoint Education Publishing.

Book Chapters

Arrigo, B. A., & Sellers, B. G. (in press). Psychological jurisprudence and the role of police psychology in community psychology. In Marques, P., & Paulino, M. (eds). Police psychology: new trends in forensic psychological science. San Diego, CA: Elsevier Academic Press.

Apel, Robert J. & Samuel E. DeWitt. (2018). “Informal and formal sanctions” in Deterrence, Choice, and Crime: Contemporary Perspectives, Francis T. Cullen, Cheryl Lero-Johnson, and Daniel S. Nagin (Eds.). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.

Phillips, Matthew D. and Shelby Davis (Forthcoming). “The Nexus of Organized Crime and Terror in Afghanistan and Pakistan.” In (Fijnaut, C., Paoli, L., and Wouters, J., Eds) Organized Crime and Terrorism:  What is the Nexus?  Oxford University Press.

Journal Articles

*Al-Zouabi, Ihsan, John Stogner, Bryan Miller, and Elizabeth Lane (In Press).  “Butane Hash Oil and Dabbing:  Insights into Use, Amateur Production Techniques, and Potential Harm Mitigation.”  Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation.

Arrigo, B. A., & Polizzi, D. (Eds.). (2018). “The ‘laws’ of captivity: critical and humanistic inquiries. Special Issue of, New Criminal Law Review: An Interdisciplinary and International Journal21,4, 483-665. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

Bouffard, J.A., Exum, M.L., & Niebuhr, N. (2018).  Examining the stability and predictors of deterrability across multiple offense types within a sample of convicted felons. Journal of Criminal Justice, 57, 76-88.

*Cambareri, Josie F. & Kuhns, Joseph B. (2018).  Perceptions and perceived challenges associated with a hypothetical career in law enforcement:  Differences among male and female college students.  Police Quarterly.  21(3):  335-357.

LaCourse, Ashleigh*, Shelley Johnson Listwan, Shannon Reid, and Jennifer L. Hartman Recidivism and Reentry: The Role of Individual Coping Styles. Crime & Delinquency. Vol. 65(1) 46–68. DOI: 10.1177/0011128718790497.

Listwan, S. & Schweitzer, M. Supporting long term behavioral change: Going the distance. Perspectives (Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association).

Listwan, Shelley Jennifer L. Hartman and Ashleigh LaCourse*. Impact of the MeckFUSE Pilot Project: Recidivism Among the Chronically Homeless, Justice Evaluation Journal, 1(1) 96-108, DOI: 10.1080/24751979.2018.1478236.

Moreto, William D., Richard Charlton, Samuel E. DeWitt, and Christina Burton. (in press). “The convergence of CAPTURED fish and people: Examining the symbiotic nature of labor trafficking and illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.” Deviant Behavior.

Polizzzi, D., & Arrigo, B. A. (2018). Cruel but not unusual?: Solitary confinement, the 8th Amendment, and Agamben’s state of exception. New Criminal Law Review: An Interdisciplinary and International Journal, 21, 4, 615-639.

Reid, S., and Valasik, M. (2018) CTR+ALT+RIGHT: Reinterpreting our knowledge of white supremacy groups through the lens of street gangs. Journal of Youth Studies, 1–21. doi:10.1080/13676261.2018.1467003.

Rengifo, Andres F. & Samuel E. DeWitt. (in press). “Incarceration and networks: Unpacking measures and meanings of tie strength.” Journal of Quantitative Criminology.

Sellers, B. G., & Arrigo, B. A. (2018). Virtue jurisprudence and the case of zero tolerance disciplining in U.S. public education policy: An ethical and humanistic critique of captivity’s laws. New Criminal Law Review: An Interdisciplinary and International Journal, 21, 4, 514-544.

Updegrove, A. H., Cooper, M. N., Orrick, E. A., & Piquero, A. R. (2018). Red states and black lives: Applying the racial threat hypothesis to the black lives matter movement. Justice Quarterly, 1-24.

Valasik, M and Reid, S. (2018) The Schrödinger’s Cat of gang groups: Can street gangs inform our comprehension of Skinheads and Alt-Right Groups? Deviant Behavior, 1–15. doi:10.1080/01639625.2018.1479916.

Grants

Tabkhivayghan, H., Pulugurtha, S., Ravindran, A., Reid, S & Shoemaker, D. (2018) SCC: Building Safe and Secure Communities through Realtime Edge Video Analytics. Submitted to National Science Foundation ($1.87 million).

Conference Presentations

*Al-Zouabi, Ihsan and John Stogner.  “Explosive Marijuana Concentrates:  Amateur Butane Hash Oil Production Techniques and Risk Taking Behaviors.  Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.

Cooper, M. N. (2018). “What a difference a year makes: Prosecutorial decision-making involving persons under the age of 18 in the Harris County, Texas adult criminal court.”  The American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting: Atlanta, GA.

Coston, C. (2018).  “Worries about criminal victimization among the homeless with jail experiences.”  Southern Criminal Justice Association, Pensacola, Florida.

Coston, C (2018).  “Comparisons of academic outcomes of transfer students:  non-participants and participants in a CJ Learning Community program.” American Society of Criminology.  Atlanta Georgia.

DeWitt, Samuel E. and Megan Denver. “Race, Criminal Records, and Positive Employment Credentials” American Society of Criminology Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 2018.

Fogel, S., *Trapassi, J., Cochran, J., Smith, M.D. & Bjerregaard, B.  (2018).  “Adverse childhood experiences and their role as mitigators for youthful and non-youthful offenders in capital sentencing cases.”  Society for Social Work & Research Annual Conference, Washington, DC.  

*Greene, Madison and Michael G. Turner (2018).  “Evaluation of a School-Based, Tertiary Violence Prevention Program.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.

Hartman, Jennifer L. participant ASC Roundtable (2018). “Integrating Criminological Research and Teaching.” Presented to the American Society of Criminology.

Hartman, Jennifer L. & Michael G. Turner (2018). “Gender and Racial differences in depression: The association with repeat bully victimizations.” Presented to the Global Experts Meeting on Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Johnson, Cornelius, Olivia T. Maraj, Jahmina Ollison, and Samuel E. DeWitt. “Examining the Impact of the City LYNX Gold Line Streetcar Rail on Crime” Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 2018.

Jordan M. Hyatt, Nicolette Bell, Samuel E. DeWitt, Bret Bucklen, and Geoffrey C. Barnes. “Swift-Certain-Fair Sanctioning during Reentry: Results from the Pennsylvania SIP Pilot Evaluation.” Washington, D.C., November 2018.

Kuhns, Joseph B. (2018).  “Enhancing crime analysis capabilities in law enforcement agencies.” Bureau of Justice Assistance’s National Public Safety Partnership (PSP) Enhancing Crime Analysis conference series (inaugural meeting); Charlotte, NC; also presented to five police departments across three sessions at the National Public Safety Partnership conference; Birmingham, AL.

Kuhns, Joseph B., Maguire, E.R. & Johnson, D. (2018).  “Implementing Problem-Oriented Policing in Trinidad and Tobago.”  Presented at The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden.

Kuhns, Joseph B. & Mowrey, G. (2018).  “Considering burglary from offender and victim perspectives: Identifying common themes and exploring disparate views.”  Southern Police Institute Alumni Association meeting; Concord, NC.

*Leon, Daisy, and Matthew D. Phillips (2018).  “Sentencing Outcomes in a Modern-Day Slavery.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association.  Pensacola, FL.

Listwan, S. (2018) “Using RNR to inform treatment decisions.” Presented to federal probation officers at their annual substance abuse and mental health conference.

Listwan, Shelley Jennifer L Hartman, & Shannon Reid (2018). “Examining trauma informed care in a juvenile justice setting.” Presented to the American Society of Criminology.

*Maraj, Olivia T., Jahmina Ollison, Cornelius Johnson, and Samuel E. DeWitt (2018). “Examining the Impact of the City LYNX Gold Line Streetcar Rail on Crime” Southern Criminal Justice Association Meeting, Pensacola, FL.

Miller, Bryan, John Stogner, and Matthew Nobles (2018).  “Mixing Shot:  Assessing Self-Reported Drunk Hunting and Target Shooting in a Young Adult Population.”  Presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

*Nobes, S., *Miley, L.N., Cochran, J. Smith, M.D., Bjerregaard, B. & Fogel, S.  (2018).  “An Examination into the Ambiguity of the ‘Especially Heinous, Atrocious, or Cruel’ Aggravator and the Role of Extra-Statutory Factors in Jury Acceptance in North Carolina.”  American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.

Reid, S., Tabki, H. and Ravidran, A. (2018). Utilizing autonomous edge video analytics for detecting street crimes. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA. November.

Reid, S., Valasik, M., Phillips, M., and Wesslen, R. (2018). Social media and white power: Alt-Right youth and the mainstreaming of white nationalism in the United States.  Eurogang XVII, Almen, Netherlands. June.

Sanders, Katherine and Matthew D. Phillips (2018).  “Human Trafficking from the Victims Perspective.”  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.  New Orleans, LA.

Stogner, John, Bryan Miller, Christina Policastro, and John Eassey (2018).  “Getting Involved in Academic Organizations.”  Presented at the Southern Criminal Justice Association, Pensacola, FL.

Turner, Michael G. and Jennifer L. Hartman (2018).  “The Impact of Repeat Bully Victimization and Academic and Employment Success:  Gender Differences in a National Sample.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology, Sarajevo, Bosnia.

Valasik, M., Reid, S., Phillips, M., and Bagavathi, A. (2018). The Gift of Gab. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Atlanta, GA. November.

Technical Reports

Bjerregaard, B. (2018).  Evaluating Charlotte-Mecklenburg’s justice and mental health collaboration program.

*Kuhns, Joseph B., Cambareri, Josie, Messer, Shannon & Stephens, Darrel (2018).  Independent Investigations of Officer-Involved Shootings:  Current Practices and Recommendations from Law Enforcement Leaders in the United States and Canada. Major Cities Chiefs Association, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11835.87841.

Kuhns, Joseph B. & Reid, Shannon (2018).  Examining Traffic Stop Outcomes in Charlotte; technical report submitted as a Reassignment of Duties project.