Wednesday, September 26 - Southern Criminal Justice Association

Southern 

Criminal 

Justice 

Association 

Examining Criminal Justice Bases, 

Beginnings, and Bureaucracies on the 

Beach – The SCJA 40th Anniversary 

Conference 

September 26 –29, 2012 

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Florida 

Atlantic Beach

PRESIDENT 

Angela D. Crews 

Marshall University 

1 st VICE PRESIDENT 

David C. May 

Mississippi State 

University 

2 nd VICE PRESIDENT 

Holly Ventura 

Miller 

University of 

Texas-San 

Antonio 

TREASURER 

Kathrine Johnson 

University of West 

Florida 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

Kristie Blevins 

Eastern Kentucky 

University 

Tammy Castle 

James Madison University 

David Khey 

Loyola University 

Sean Maddan 

University of Tampa 

Danielle McDonald 

Northern Kentucky 

University 

IMMEDIATE PAST 

PRESIDENT 

Brian K. Payne 

Georgia State University 

ACJS REPRESENTATIVE 

Alexis Miller 

Northern Kentucky 

University 

AJCJ EDITOR 

Wesley Jennings 

University of South Florida 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

OF THE SECRETARIAT 

Jeff Rush 

Troy University 

Southern Criminal Justice Association 

www.scja.net 

Dear SCJA Members and Conference Participants, 

Welcome to sunny Atlantic Beach for the 40th anniversary celebration of SCJA! We have many special 

activities in recognition of this milestone, including several panels by past Presidents of the association, a 

"Flashback to 1972" Participant's Reception, and other exciting events. Although I cannot guarantee 

performances as good as Brian's in Nashville, we will once again have karaoke at our "Flashback," so I hope 

you have practiced your Moody Blues, America, Lou Reed, and Roberta Flack and have broken out your 

mini's, midi's, maxi's, jersey wrap dresses, tie-dye, bell-bottoms, and platform shoes for the "Fashion 

Flashback" contest. We also will have a delicious culinary creation (i.e., a cake) at the President's Reception 

on Wednesday evening. I wish to especially welcome new members, new attendees, and students! We are 

so excited to have you and hope you feel warmly welcomed to keep coming back year after year. 

We have accomplished quite a bit this year and we will summarize all of those accomplishments during the 

General Business Meeting on Friday morning. I hope everyone can attend as we will follow that meeting 

with our Keynote Address and Awards Luncheon. I am very proud to welcome Angela Corey, State Attorney 

for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, as our Keynote Speaker. Ms. Corey has prosecuted several high-profile cases 

and currently is heading the prosecution of George Zimmerman, charged with the murder of Trayvon 

Martin. Although Ms. Corey cannot speak specifically about the case since it still is in progress, she has 

prepared a very interesting Keynote Address that I hope you all will attend. 

We are welcoming new Board members this year, including Greg Dunaway as the incoming 2nd Vice- 

President, and new Directors, Marv Krohn from the University of Florida, and David Khey from Loyola 

University (who has been serving in an appointed interim capacity). I also want to express my appreciation to 

those who ran for Board positions. It is wonderful to see such a willingness to serve SCJA and I hope to see 

more of you seek to become part of the leadership. Greg is replacing Holly Miller, who ascends to 1st VP, and 

Marv replaces Tammy Castle on the Board of Directors. Tammy has been an invaluable asset to the Board 

and to SCJA and has taken on many responsibilities, including chairing the Secretariat Search Committee and 

the Fundraising Committee, along with many other things over the past three years. We will miss her! She 

leaves big shoes for Marv to fill, although I think he will relish the challenge! 

My thanks to the entire Board for the lively email, Doodle votes, and Dropbox discussions over the past year. 

I have learned more about Robert's Rules in the past year than I really ever cared to know! However, I feel 

that we worked together for the good of SCJA and will be moving the association forward with the policies, 

procedures and amendments that we have passed (or not). 

I want also to thank Dave May for doing such a marvelous job on the conference program. Although I was 

proud to have a record number of panels in Nashville last year, Dave's efforts to solicit quality papers, 

roundtables, and posters have resulted in an even higher number this year! Please make sure to let Dave know 

how much you are enjoying the conference and if there is something you do not like, let him and Holly Miller 

(Program Chair for 2013) know so we can improve your conference experience even more in Virginia Beach for 

next year. 

Finally, special thanks to Mr. Jennings (Wesley Jennings' father) for all of his expertise in all tax-related matters, 

and to Brenda Vose, Chair of Local Arrangements. Mr. Jennings pulled us back from the brink of IRS disaster, 

and Brenda's efforts have given us numerous local entertainment, dining, and shopping venues. Thanks to you 

both for helping SCJA have a great conference this year! 

Oh, and one more very special "thank you" to my husband, Gordon, for his support all the way through my 

journey to this point, in SCJA and in life. As you say, "it's been a long, strange trip" and I wouldn't miss the rest 

of it for anything in the world! 

I hope each of you enjoys the conference, One Ocean Resort and the Jax Beaches area! Thank you for attending! 

Angela

SOUTHERN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION 

Officers and Board of Directors 

President Angela Crews, Marshall University 

First Vice-President David May, Mississippi State University 

Second Vice-President Holly Ventura Miller, University of Texas San 

Antonio 

Treasurer Kathrine Johnson, University of West Florida 

Secretariat Jeffrey Rush, Troy University 

Board of Directors Kristie Blevins, Eastern Kentucky University 

Tammy Castle, James Madison University 

David Khey, Loyola University 

Sean Maddan, University of Tampa 

Danielle McDonald, Northern Kentucky University 

Immediate Past President Brian Payne, Georgia State University 

Editor, American Journal 

Wesley Jennings, University of South Florida 

of Criminal Justice 

ACJS Regional Representative Alexis Miller, University of Northern Kentucky 

Past Richter Moore, Jr. Founders’ Award Winners 

Tom Barker Mittie Southerland Chuck Fields Damon Camp, Jr. 

Past Presidents 

1972-73 William Mathias 1992-93 Charles Fields 

1973-74 John Truitt 1993-94 Jeffery Rush 

1974-75 Richter Moore, Jr. 1994-95 Joseph Auten 

1975-76 Robert Barrow 1995-96 Laura Moriarty 

1976-77 Frank Semberger 1996-97 Terry Edwards 

1977-78 Neil Chamelein 1997-98 Elizabeth McConnell 

1978-79 Robert Fancher 1998-99 Ronald Hunter 

1979-80 Gene Stephens 1999-00 John Smykla 

1980-81 Reed Adams 2000-01 Elizabeth Grossi 

1981-82 Ken Venters 2001-02 Joseph Sanborn, Jr. 

1982-83 Robert Bagby 2002-03 Richard Tewksbury 

1983-84 Chester Quarels 2003-04 Matthew Robinson 

1984-85 Tom Barker 2004-05 Gordon Crews 

1985-86 Michael Braswell 2005-06 Peter Wood 

1986-87 Ronald Vogel 2006-07 Brandon Applegate 

1987-88 Mittie Southerland 2007-08 Alexis Miller 

1988-89 Damon Camp 2008-09 J. Mitchell Miller 

1989-90 Reid Montgomery, Jr. 2009-10 Elizabeth E. Mustaine 

1990-91 Kenneth Ayers, Jr. 2010-11 Bryan Payne 

1991-92 Mike Blankenship

Thanks to Our Sponsors!! 

American Journal of Criminal Justice 

Carolina Academic Press 

Eastern Kentucky University 

Florida State College at Jacksonville 


University of Louisville 

Mississippi State University 

Pearson Higher Education 

Routledge Publishing 

Sage Publishing 

Saint Leo University 

Springer Publishing 

Texas State University- San Marcos 


University of Tennessee Martin 

Wolters Kluwer Law & Business 

Please stop by the book exhibit in Caretta and check out the many great books and resources 

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Thank You to Our Committee Members 

and Volunteers!! 

Committee Chair 

Outstanding Undergraduate 

Student Award 

Outstanding Graduate 

Student Award 

J. Mitchell Miller, University of Texas at San Antonio 

J.C. Barnes, University of Texas at Dallas 

Lyndsay Boggess, University of South Florida 

J. Mitchell Miller, University of Texas at San Antonio 


Lyndsay Boggess, University of South Florida 

Outstanding Educator Award David May, Mississippi State University 

Margaret Vandiver, University of Memphis 

Outstanding Professional 

Award 

Outstanding American 

Journal of Criminal Justice 

Article Award 

Local Arrangements 

Coordinator 

Libby Mustaine, University of Central Florida 

David Khey, Loyola University New Orleans 

Heith Copes, University of Alabama Birmingham 

Marvin Krohn, University of Florida 


Brenda Vose, University of North Florida 

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2012 SCJA Awards 

Banquet & Keynote 

Address 

Friday, September 28, 2012 

12:00 to 1:45 pm 

Solaria and Verandina 

Award winners will be announced at the 

luncheon. Please join us in celebrating their 

accomplishments. 

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ANGELA B. COREY 

STATE ATTORNEY, FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA 

“The State of the State Attorney’s Office” 

Angela Corey is a native of Jacksonville and a second generation Floridian. Corey 

received a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Florida State University in 1976, and her 

Juris Doctor from the University of Florida, College of Law in 1979. 

Corey is a 30 year veteran prosecutor and began her career in 1981 under State Attorney 

Ed Austin. During her 25 year tenure in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, Corey tried hundreds of cases 

including more than 50 homicides. In 2007, Corey joined the 7th Judicial Circuit for a two year 

stint as an Assistant State Attorney in the homicide investigative unit. In November of 2008, she 

was elected to serve as the State Attorney of the 4 th Judicial Circuit of Florida. 

In addition to her distinguished career trial work, Corey has devoted an equal amount of 

time to training police and prosecutors on local, state and national levels. Since 1982, Corey has 

taught classes for the Police Academy at Florida State College at Jacksonville. She has served as 

Training Director for the State Attorney’s Office as well as lectured extensively on a variety of 

topics for the Florida Prosecuting Attorney’s Association. In addition to her commitment to 

training for prosecutors, Corey has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the Florida Coastal 

School of Law. Corey has further displayed her commitment to continuous learning by achieving 

Board Certification in Criminal Trial Law. 

Corey is involved in many community and civic activities. She is an active member of the 

Republican Party of Duval County and the Republican Women’s Club of Duval Federated. Corey 

has served on the Board of Directors of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Criminal 

Justice Advisory Board for Florida State College at Jacksonville. She served on the Transition 

Teams for both Governor Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi. In 2011, Corey was 

appointed by Governor Rick Scott to be a member of the Medical Examiners Commission. She 

currently serves on the Board of Trustees at Episcopal High School of Jacksonville, the Northeast 

Florida Builders Association of Jacksonville, as well as the Military, Public Safety & Security 

Advisory Board for Florida State College at Jacksonville. 

Corey is very active in her church, St. Johns Episcopal Cathedral, having served on the 

Vestry from 1987 to 1989. For the past 20 years, she has participated almost every Sunday in 

Children’s Chapel, where she loves to help teach the children from ages five to ten. 

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SOUTHERN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION 

2012 PROGRAM AT A GLANCE 

Wednesday, September 26th 

Time Event Location 

8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast Serenoa 

8:30 - 3:30 p.m. Registration Serenoa 

9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Book and Organization Exhibits Caretta 

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. SCJA Executive Board Meeting Board Room 

9:30 – 3:15 p.m. Panels & Roundtables Atlantica A, Atlantica B, 

Atlantica C, Pristina 

3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Presidential Keynote Solaria A & B 

4:45 – 6:00 p.m. Research Showcase Solaria A & B 

7:00 – 9:00 p.m. President’s Reception and 40 th 

Verandina 

Anniversary Celebration 

Thursday, September 27th 







2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Off-Site Visit to Jacksonville, Florida 

Community Corrections Center 

7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Participants Reception and Flashback 

to 1972 Karaoke and Costume Party 

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Verandina 

Friday, September 28th 





8:00 – 11:00 a.m. Panels & Roundtables Atlantica A, Atlantica B, 


11:00 – 11:45 a.m. SCJA General Board Meeting Atlantica B & C 

12:00 – 1:45 p.m. SCJA Awards Luncheon & Keynote Solaria & Verandina 



6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reception Verandina 

Saturday, September 29th 


9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Registration Serenoa 

9:00 – 11:00 a.m. SCJA Executive Board Meeting Board Room 


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Wednesday, September 26th 


8:30 – Continental Serenoa 

9:30 a.m. Breakfast 

8:30 - 3:30 

p.m. 

Registration Serenoa 

9:00 – Book and Caretta 

5:00 p.m. Organization 

Exhibits 

9:00 – SCJA Executive Board Room 

11:00 a.m. Board Meeting 

9:30 – Panels & 

Atlantica A, 

3:15 p.m. Roundtables Atlantica B, 

Atlantica C, 

Pristina 

3:30 – Presidential Solaria A & B 

4:45 p.m. Keynote 

4:45 – Research Solaria A & B 

6:00 p.m. Showcase 

7:00 – President’s 

9:00 p.m. Reception and 

40 th Verandina 

Anniversary 

Celebration 

9:30-10:45 am Atlantica A 

1. Panel. Improving Criminal Justice 

Teaching Using Innovative Strategies and 

Student Feedback 

Chair: Wyatt Brown 


A review of feedback obtained from 

practitioner/graduates of a Cohort-style, 

weekend based Masters in Criminal Justice 

Administration Program 

Wyatt Brown, University of South Florida 

Max Bromley, University of South Florida 

Up, Up, and Away: Using Superheroes to 

Teach Criminal Justice and Criminology 

Michael Bush, Northern Kentucky University 

Teaching Criminal Justice Theory in the Rural 

Classroom 

Steven Hougland, Southwest Georgia 

Technical College 

Wednesday, September 26 

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9:30-10:45 am Atlantica B 

2. Panel. Human Rights and Restorative and 

Community Justice: Barriers, Perceptions, 

and Motivations 

Chair: Ida Johnson 

University of Alabama 

Barriers to Police, Courts, and Community- 

Based Collaborative Interventions: A Southern 

Perspective 

Martha Henderson Hurley, The Citadel 

Women Parolees’ Perceptions of Parole 

Officers and Parole Services 

Ida Johnson, University of Alabama 

9:30-10:45 am Pristina 

3. Panel. Citizen Cooperation and Civility to 

Reduce Crime in the Community 

Chair: Katherine Hart Tosh 

University of Tennessee Martin 

Targeting Community Blight Issues in Jackson, 

Tennessee 

Donna Massey, 

University of Tennessee at Martin 

Andrette Newsome, 

City of Jackson, Tennessee 

Bless Her Heart: An Examination of Civility in 

the South 

Catherine Jenks, University of West Georgia 

L. Mike Johnson, University of West Georgia 

Todd Matthews, University of Maryland-Eastern 

Shore 

Turning Textbook CSI Into Forensic Actuality: 

The NFA Collegiate Program at The University 

of Tennessee at Martin and the Tennessee Law 

Enforcement Innovation Center 

Katherine Hart Tosh, University of Tennessee 

Martin

11:00 am -12:15 pm Atlantica A 

4. Panel. Crime and Deviance in 

Nontraditional Settings 

Chair: Wilson Huang 

Valdosta State University 

A Cross-National Approach to the Explanation 

of Internet Crime and Technology 

Wilson Huang, Valdosta State University 

Crime Facts Presented by Criminal Justice 

Professionals in Fictional Crime Drama 

Nicole Rader, Mississippi State University 

Gayle Rhineberger-Dunn, University of 

Northern Iowa 

Lauren Vasquez, Mississippi State University 

An Examination of Deviance and Deviants in 

the Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Field: 

Characteristics, Consequences, and 

Responses to Fraud 

Christina Policastro, Georgia State University 

Brian Payne, Georgia State University 

11:00 am -12:15 pm Atlantica B 

5. Panel. Assessing Criminal Justice and 

Criminology in the 21 st Century 

Chair: Phillip Carlan 

University of Southern Mississippi 

Tackling Assessment at a University with 

Multiple Sites and Campuses 

Jeffrey Lee, Troy University 

Criminology and Criminal Justice Doctoral 

Programs: A Three-Year Update on the 

Transformation of a Male-Dominated Discipline 

Phillip Carlan, University of Southern 

Mississippi 

Assessing the Reliability and Validity of 2 

Traditionally Used Measures of ‘Teaching 

Effectiveness’ for Faculty in a School of 

Criminology & Criminal Justice 

Bruce Arneklev, Florida Atlantic University 


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Mentoring for Juvenile Justice Involved Youth: 

An Assessment of the Link between Mentoring 

Program Structure and Success Rates 

J. Mitchell Miller, Univ. of Texas San Antonio 


Holly Ventura Miller, Univ. of Texas San 

Antonio 

11:00 am -12:15 pm Atlantica C 

6. Roundtable: Drug War Treatment v. 

Incarceration 

Chair: Arthur Jones 

Keiser University 

Dana Charette, Keiser University 

Sherri Smith, Keiser University 

Arthur Jones, Keiser University 

11:00-12:15 pm Pristina 

7. Panel. Issues in Incarceration and Reentry 

Chair: Beverly Crank, Georgia State University 

The Incarceration Experience of White-Collar 

Offenders: A Comparative Analysis 

Beverly Crank, Georgia State University 


A Comparison of Female Reentry Programs 

Etta Morgan and Breanna Griffin, 

Jackson State University 

Protection against the problematic effects of 

incarceration for re-entering society: An 

examination of pre-incarceration protective 

factors 

Marvin Krohn, University of Florida 

Mauri Matsuda, University of Maryland 

Molly Buchanan, University of Florida 

Terence Thornberry, University of Colorado 

Female Inmates and Sexual Assault in the 

News: Before P.R.E.A. and After 

Danielle McDonald, Northern Kentucky Univ. 

Alexis Miller, Northern Kentucky University

12:30 -1:45 pm Atlantica A 

8. Roundtable: Trevon Martin and Florida’s 

Stand Your Ground Law 

Chair: Tara Wildes 

Jacksonville Florida Sheriff’s Office 

William Sheppard, Defense Attorney 

Jimmy Holderfield, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office 

Dale Carson Jr., Dale Carson Law Office 

Kenneth Boston, Dale Carson Law Office 

Tara Wildes, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office 

12:30 -1:45 pm Atlantica B 

9. Panel. Capital Punishment: Domestic 

and International Debates 

Chair: Andrew Fulkerson 

Southeast Missouri State University 

An Examination of the Abortion and Execution 

Debate: Is it Murder by Choice? 

Etta Morgan & Onisha Gibson, 

Jackson State University 

Confessions of a Death Qualified Professor: 

How I Spent My Summer Vacation Prosecuting 

a Capital Murder Trial 

Andrew Fulkerson, Southeast Missouri State 

University 

Those Aggravating Aggravators: A Study of 

Thirty-Five Death Penalty Jurisdictions 

Megan Helton, University of Louisville 

Last Statements of the Condemned: A 

Qualitative Analysis of Final Statements from 

Death Row 

Michael Hollingsworth and Georgianna Brain, 

Old Dominion University 


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12:30-1:45 pm Atlantica C 

10. Panel. Crime in the News and on 

Television 

Chair: Corey Burton 

University of South Carolina 

Potential media influences on death penalty 

public opinion: A content analysis of newspaper 

reporting of families of murder victims 

Corey Burton, University of South Carolina 

What Makes Homicides Newsworthy? 

Examining Between-Year Differences in 

Newspaper Coverage 

Laura Davie, University of North Florida 

Becoming Badass: Demonstartions of the Ways 

of the Badass in AMC's Breaking Bad Televison 

Series 

Albert Kopak, Western Carolina University 


11. Panel. Policing Standards, Recruitment, 

and Reserves: Implications for Police 

Managers 

Chair: Dennis Bulen 

Wright State University 

Female Police Officer Recruitment: The Impact 

of Residency, Job Specialization, and 

Educational Reimbursement on Applicant 

Rating of the Job 

Dennis Bulen, Wright State University 

Police Officer Standard’s and Training 

Commissions in 2012: A Profile of POST 

Agency Operations, Legislative Mandates and 

Activities 

Thomas Jurkanin, Middle Tennessee State 

University 

Reserve Law Enforcement: A Preliminary 

Survey of the Utilization of Sworn Volunteers by 

American Sheriffs 

Ross Wolf, University of Central Florida


12. Panel. Athletes and Criminal Activity 

Chair: Jeff Lee 


Athletes as Crime Victims 

Jacob Laan, Troy University 

Criminal Jocks: An NFL Case Study 

Jason Lee and Kristi Sweeny, University of 

North Florida 

The Pedophile Coach: An Analysis of the 

Associate Molester 

Tom Tiefenwerth, Miranda Ashworth, & Jeff 

Lee, Troy University 

CPTASP: Crime Prevention Through Athletics 

and Sports Programs 

Jeff Lee and Joy Hadwiger, Troy University 

2:00 -3:15 pm Atlantica B 

13. Panel. Homicide in America: An Update 

Chair: Richard Hough 

University of West Florida 

Jay Corzine, University of Central Florida 

Lin Huff-Corzine, University of Central Florida 

Richard Hough, University of West Florida 

Christine Rasche, University of North Florida 

Kimberly Tatum, University of West Florida 

2:00 -3:15 pm Atlantica C 

14. Panel. Nonlethal Weaponry in American 

Policing 

Chair: Ronald Hunter 

Georgia Gwinnett College 

The development of non-lethal weaponry in 

American Policing 

William Doerner, Florida State University 

The benefits of non-lethal weapons 

technologies in American Policing 

Ronald Hunter, Georgia Gwinnett College 


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The negative impacts of non-lethal weapons 

upon American Policing 

Jeff Smith, Lawrenceville GA Police Dept. 

2:00 -3:15 pm Pristina 

15. Roundtable. Pretrial Services 

Chair: Elizabeth Dretsch 


David Kilcrease, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office 

George Pratt, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office 

Gary Wakefield, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office 

Elizabeth Dretsch, Troy University 

3:30-6:00 pm Solaria A & B 

16. Presidential Plenary/Research Showcase 

Presidential Address: 

Angela Crews 


Posters: 

1. Considering Specialization/Versatility as an 

Unintended Collateral Consequence of SORN 


Kristen Zgoba, New Mexico Department of 

Corrections 

Chris Donner, University of South Florida 

Brandy Henderson, University of South Florida 

Richard Tewksbury, University of Louisville 

2. Police Homicides in Afghanistan 


3. An Examination of General Strain Theory as 

Reflected in the Media 

Meagan Pittman, Western Carolina University 

4. Under Pressure: Linking Strain and 

Delinquency 

Anthony McCarty, Western Carolina University

5. Criminal Justice and Child Advocacy Studies: 

A Partnership for Success 

Diane Daane, 

University of South Carolina Upstate 

6. How illicit drug and alcohol use shape 

subjective well being: Differences between 

Chinese and U.S. Students 

Elizabeth Monk-Turner, Old Dominion Univ. 

Charlie Turner, Old Dominion University 

Jiliang Ma, China Agricultural University 

7. Sentencing in Federal Child Pornography 

Cases 

Paula Da Silva Lannes and Matthew Crow, 


8. Exploring the new generation of police 

officer: The Millennial’s integration into the 

police force 

Bonnie Prather-Robson, Washburn University 

9. A Meta-analysis Examining Effectiveness of 

Recidivism in Juvenile Justice Rehabilitative 

Programs in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas 

Ashley Kirby, Washburn University 

10. Perception vs. Reality: An examination of 

the misperceptions concerning the frequency 

and legality of novel drug use among college 

students 

Amber Sanders, John Stogner, 

Michael Singleton, & Bryan Lee Miller, 

Georgia Southern University 

11. Synthetic highs: Exploring predictors of 

novel synthetic drug use in a young adult 

population 

Justin Hoyle, Bryan Lee Miller, & John Stogner, 


12. “Me and my drank:” Exploring the 

relationship between exposure to popular music 

and ‘Purple Drank’ experimentation 

Melanie Hart, Laura Agnich, Bryan Lee Miller, & 

John Stogner 


13. Comparative criminal justice: An 

examination of Korean police 


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Candis Watterson, Western Carolina University 

Hoon Lee, Western Carolina University 

14. Comparative criminal justice: An 

examination of Korean corrections 

Jamal Hyrams, Western Carolina University 

Hoon Lee, Western Carolina University 

15. Child Maltreatment, impulsivity, and violent 

outcomes: Assessing the general theory of 

crime through structural equation modeling 

Melissa Lugo, University of South Florida 

16. The Command College of South Carolina 

Damon Camp, Anderson University 

17. Prevalence of Parental Aggression Against 

Teachers in Kentucky Public Schools 

Kristie Blevins, Eastern Kentucky University 

David May, Mississippi State University 

18. African American Youth and the Criminal 

Justice System 

Tiesha Nelson, South Florida Association of 

Black Psychologists 

19. The Re-Entry Performance of Drug 

Offenders Released from Kentucky Prisons, 

July 2002 through December 2004 

Anthony Vito, University of Louisville 

20. Religious Terrorism: An Understanding of 

Motivations, Reasoning and Justification 

Brittany Dobson, University of West Georgia 

21. William Bratton’s Crime Control Model: 

The City that Became Safe 

Michael Fischer, Norfolk State University 

22. To Knock or Not to Knock: An Examination 

of Police Search Warrant Execution 

Lynn Pazzani, Delta State University 

23. College Students’ Barriers to Reporting 

Sexual Assault 

Alicia Cambron, University of Mississippi 

24. Religion, Ideology, & Extremism 

Lynne Snowden, University of North Carolina- 

Wilmington

25. The Self-Perceptions of Health among a 

Recently Incarcerated Population: Do Beliefs 

Match Reality? 

Daniel Bowman, University of Central Florida 

26. Predictors of Adolescent Online Sexual 

Activity 

Megan Stubbs & David May, Mississippi State 

University 

27. Evaluating Restorative Justice: The 

Motivation and Satisfaction with Family Group 

Conference Participants 

Cherie Dawson-Edwards, Amanda Denton, & 

Marcy Smith, University of Louisville 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Verandina 

President’s Reception- 40 th Anniversary 

Celebration 

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Thursday, September 27th 


7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental 

Breakfast 

Serenoa 


9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Book and 

Organization 

Exhibits 

Caretta 

8:00 – 4:45 p.m. Panels & Atlantica A, 

Roundtables Atlantica B, 

Atlantica C, 

Pristina 

2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Off-Site Visit to 

Jacksonville, 

Florida 

Community 

Corrections 

Center 

7:00 – 10:00 pm Participants 

Reception 

and 

Flashback to 

1972 Karaoke 

and Costume 

Party 

Verandina 

8:00 - 9:15 am Atlantica A 

17. Panel. What Works in Drug Court- Part I 

Chair: Arthur Hayden 

Kentucky State University 

An Evaluation of the Lexington (Fayette 

County) Kentucky Juvenile Drug Court 

Program: Defunding Successful Programs for 

High-Risk Juvenile Offenders 

Arthur Hayden, Kentucky State University 

Mississippi Drug Court for Dummies 

Derrick Pulliam, Jackson State University 

8:00 - 9:15 am Atlantica B 

18. Panel. Evaluating Effectiveness of 

Correctional Strategies and Practices 

Chair: Meghan Sacks 

Fairleigh Dickinson University 

Thursday, September 27 

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Bail and Sentencing: Does Pretrial Detention 

Lead to Harsher Punishments? 

Meghan Sacks, Fairleigh Dickinson University 

Alissa Ackerman, Univ. of Washington Tacoma 

Origins and Results of a Job Task Analysis for 

Juvenile Correctional Facility Staff 

James Wells, Eastern Kentucky University 

Kevin Minor, Eastern Kentucky University 

Does race matter? Exploring the impact of 

being a nonwhite drug offender on predispositional 

juvenile detention outcomes 

Jennifer Higgins, Old Dominion University 

Scott Maggard, Old Dominion University 

Allison Chappell, Old Dominion University 

An Examination of the Predictors of General 

Recidivism, Violent Recidivism, and Property 

Recidivism among Juvenile Offenders 

Megan Stubbs, Mississippi State University 

8:00 - 9:15 am Atlantica C 

19. Panel. Ethics, Economics, and Equity of 

Incarceration as a Crime Control Strategy 

Chair: Susan Brinkley 

University of Tampa 

Ethical Issues Raised in Supermax Prisons 


What Do States With Prison Systems Most Like 

and Most Unlike European Prison Systems 

Have in Common? 

Susan Brinkley, University of Tampa 

Justine Simone, University of Tampa 

Economics, Justice, and Public Opinion: The 

Future of Private Prison Corporations 

Robert Cain, Texas Southern University 

The Intersections of Race, Gender, Mass 

Incarcerations and the Prison Industrial 

Complex: Challenges for African American 

Families 

Dorothy Smith-Ruiz, University of North 

Carolina Charlotte

8:00 - 9:15 am Pristina 

20. Panel. The Impact of the Media on Crime 

and Deviance 

Chair: Eric Moore 

Appalachian State University 

Educators and Liars: The Duality of the Media 

Eric Moore, Appalachian State University 

Criminal Justice Television Dramas: Myths and 

Realities of Forensic Investigating 

Brian Tate, Georgia College & State University 

Characteristics of Successful Personal Ads in a 

BDSM Online Community 

Andrew Denney, University of Louisville 



21. Panel. Gangs and Groups in Prison and 

the Community 

Chair: Justin Templain 

Lamar University 

HWJB--How Would Jesus Bang? Christian 

Prison Gangs 

Justin Templain, Lamar University 

Eric Bronson, Lamar University 

Fox-Hole Christians or Faithful Felons? Staff 

Perceptions of Prison Ministry 

Linda Keena, University of Mississippi 

John Wade, Southeast Missouri State Univ. 

The Convict Corps 

Robert Rogers, Middle Tennessee State Univ. 

Glenn Zuern, Albany State University 

Robert Grubb, Cumberland University 

OMGS: Oh My God They're Violent Criminals 

Tom Barker, Eastern Kentucky University 


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22. Panel. Perceptions and Experiences of 

Sex Offenders and Sex Offender Policies 

Chair: Alissa Ackerman 

University of Washington Tacoma 

The Experiences of Registered Sex Offenders 

with Internet Offender Registries in Three 

States 

Alissa Ackerman, Univ. of Washington Tacoma 

Meghan Sacks, Fairleigh Dickinson University 

Prison Wardens Perceptions of Sex Offenders, 

Sex Offender Registration, Community 

Notification, and Residency Restrictions 

David Patrick Connor, University of Louisville 

In Her Own Words: A Qualitative Examination 

of Female Sex Offenders 

Jennifer Klein, University of Florida 

Views on Sex Offender Policies: Is the CATSO 

Valid for Criminal Justice Professionals 

Elizabeth Ehrhardt Mustaine, University of 

Central Florida 


9:30-10:45 am Atlantica C 

23. Roundtable: Roundtable on a Merger 

Between the American Society of 

Criminology and the Academy of Criminal 

Justice Sciences 

Moderator: Greg Dunaway 

Mississippi State University 

Discussants: 

Craig Hemmens, Missouri State University- 

Current ACJS President 


Peter Kraska, Eastern Kentucky University

9:30-10:45 am Pristina 

24. Roundtable: What to Include in a 

Reentry Program 

Moderator: Elizabeth Dretsch 


Discussants: 

Annie Smith, Jacksonville, FL Sheriff’s Office 

Katherine Burns, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office 

Lenny Wright, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office 


25. Roundtable. SCJA Foundation and 

Formation- Past Presidents Panel 1- 1972- 

1999 

Chair: Tom Barker 


Presenters: 

Ken Ayers, Kentucky Wesleyan College 

Tom Barker, Eastern Kentucky University 


Chuck Fields, Eastern Kentucky University 

Ron Hunter, Georgia Gwinnett College 

Bill Mathias 

Reid Montgomery 

Jeff Rush, Troy University 

Gene Stephens, University of South Carolina 

11:00 am -12:15 pm Atlantica B 

26. Panel. Order in the Courts: Research and 

Evidence in the Court System 

Chair: Casey Welch 

Flagler College 

Negotiating Order in U.S. Criminal Courts 

Casey Welch, Glenn Coffey, & John Fuller, 

Flagler College 

Does Evidence Type Impact Criminal Justice 

System Throughput?: An Analysis of Case 

Processing in Five U.S. Jurisdictions 

Shila Hawk-Tourtelot, Dean Dabney, & Josh 

Hinkle, Georgia State University 


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The Use of Social Science Research in U. S. 

Supreme Court Decisions: 1991-2007 

Katherine Bennett and Taylor Brickley, 

Armstrong Atlantic State University 

11:00 am -12:15 pm Atlantica C 

27. Panel. The Future of Capital Punishment 

in the United States 

Chair: Robert Bohm 

University of Central Florida 

Panelists: 

Gavin Lee, University of Arkansas Little Rock 

Margaret Vandiver, University of Memphis 

Gennaro Vito, University of Louisville 

Timothy Colyer, University of Central Florida 

11:00 am -12:15 pm Pristina 

28. Roundtable: Mental Illness and 

Corrections 

Moderator: Elizabeth Dretsch 


Panelists: 

Tara Wildes, Jacksonville FL Sheriff’s Office 

Donald Cabana, Former Warden of Several 

Supermax Prison Facilities 

Stacey Smiley, Duval County Mental Health 

Court 

Paul Zetterower, Jacksonville, FL Pretrial 

Detention Services 


29. Panel. Legal and Education Issues in 

Human Rights 

Chair: Matthew Pate 

State University of Albany, New York 

Understanding the relationship between state 

failure and human rights abuse 

Matthew Pate, SUNY Albany, New York 

The Impact of the Human Rights Philosophy on 

Criminal Justice 

Joseph Sanborn, University of Central Florida

Citizen perceptions of police use of force: An 

application of Black’s theory of law 

Lisa Oliver and Hoon Lee, 

Western Carolina University 

Examining the Predictors of Cyberbullying of 

Undergraduate Students 

Catherine Marcum, Appalachian State Univ. 

George Higgins, University of Louisville 

12:30-1:45 pm Atlantica B 

30. Panel. Fighting Crime on the Water and 

in Hollywood 

Chair: John Stogner 


Crime Profiles: Debunking Hollywood Myths 

Kathryn Tapp, Georgia State University 

Examining the use of ECD by Waterborne 

officers 

Steven Hougland, Southwest Georgia 

Technical College 

Mike Miller, South College 

Keeping it between the buoys: Assessing selfreported 

boating under the influence (BUI) in a 

young adult population 

John Stogner and Bryan Lee Miller, 


12:30 -1:45 pm Atlantica C 

31. Panel. The Impact of Budgets, the 

Business Model, and Intelligence on 

Decision-Making among Police Managers 

Chair: Leslie Taylor 

Broward Sheriff’s Office 

Public Budgeting and the Cost of Crime: State 

and Local Government Financial Crisis and its 

Impact on Public Safety Agencies 

Leslie Taylor, Broward Sheriff’s Office 

John Carroll, Barry University 

Edward Werder, Werder and Associates, Inc. 


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Winning and Police Management: The Views 

of Police Managers on the Business Model 

George Richards, Edinboro University 

Gennaro Vito, University of Louisville 

William Walsh, University of Louisville 

Policing in an Information Age: The Prevalence 

of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies 

Utilizing the Internet to Build a More 

Transparent Relationship with the Public 

Michelle Kilburn and Laura Kreiger, 


Intelligence-Led Policing in a Rural County 

Adam Bossler, Georgia Southern University 

Catherine Marcum, Appalachian State Univ. 

Michele Covington, University of North Florida 


32. Panel. Terrorism 

Chair: Carter Smith 

Austin Peay State University 

Domestic Terrorism in the “Next Eleven” 

Carter Smith, Austin Peay State University 

An Examination of Terrorist Activity and 

Counterterrorism Efforts in Northeastern India 

Dhruba Bora and Kimberly DeTardo-Bora, 


12 Steps to Terrorist Identification 


2:00 – 6:00 pm 

Visit to Jacksonville Florida Pretrial 

Detention Facility and Jacksonville Reentry 

Center 

** Sign up for trips at SCJA Registration 

Desk prior to 12 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 

27—Participants must choose only one tour- 

Tours meet in Hotel Lobby at 1:45 p.m.**

2:00-3:15 pm Atlantica A 

34. Panel. Crime Prevention Strategies on 

University Campuses 

Chair: Lana McDowell 

Georgia College & State University 

Creating Peaceful University Residential 

Experiences (P.U.R.E): A Collaboration of 

University Housing Personnel and Campus 

Restorativists 

Lana McDowell, Kevin Derajtys and Amber 

Williams, Georgia College & State University 

Prevalence and Types of Criminal Infraction 

Screening Among U.S. Public Colleges and 

Universities 

Doug Kuck, University of South Carolina-Aiken 

Restorative Student Circles: An Alternative to 

Traditional Student Judicial Board Practices 

Kevin Derajtys, Georgia College & State Univ 

Doing Gender” after the Virginia Tech Shooting: 

How Does the Media Portray Gendered 

Behavior and Behavioral Expectations after a 

High Profile Crime 

Laura Agnich, Georgia Southern University 


35. Panel. International Crime Issues 

Chair: Michael Fischer 

Norolk State University 

Immigrants from Ethiopia Explain the Increase 

of Battering in their Community 

Brenda Geiger, Western Galilee College of Bar 

Ilan University 


New Mexico: Investigating Pearson Correlation 

Coefficient Outcomes Concerning U.S. Border 

Crossing Data Versus US Reported Cybercrime 

Incidents During 2001-2011 

D. Adrian Doss, University of West Alabama 

David McElreath, University of Mississippi 

Balakrishna Gokaraju, Univ. of West Alabama 

Russ Henley, University of West Alabama 

Ursula Lande, Georgia Military College 


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Exploring gender-based disparities in the legal 

protection of citizens in failing and fragile states 

Laurie Gould, Georgia Southern University 

Transnational Crime: An Examination of the 

Proliferation of Economic Trade-Based Threat 

Finance and Commodity Diversion Schemes 

Rande Matteson, Saint Leo University 

2:00-3:15 pm Atlantica C 

36. Panel. Shelters, Strikes, and Snitches: 

Causes and Perceptions 

Chair: Taylor Brickley 

Armstrong Atlantic State University 

Snitches Get Stitches: Toward an 

Understanding of Why Public Housing 

Residents are Reluctant to Mobilize Law 

Enforcement 

Taylor Brickley, Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. 

What Were the Causes of the 1979 New 

Orleans Police Strike? 

Michael Wigginton, Stephen Mallory, and Carl 

Jensen, University of Mississippi 

International Students' Perceptions of a Shelterin-Place 

Experience 

Thomas Johnson, Western Carolina University 


33. Roundtable. SCJA at the Turn of the 

Century- Past Presidents Panel 2- 2000-2005 

Chair: Joseph Sanborn 


Presenters: 

Elizabeth Grossi, University of Louisville 

Joseph Sanborn, University of Central Florida 


Matthew Robinson, Appalachian State Univ. 

Gordon Crews, Marshall University

3:30 - 4:45 pm Atlantica A 

37. Panel: Stand Your Ground, Burn Your 

Flag, and Use Your Phone: Legal and 

Cultural Issues and Controversies in 2012 

Chair: Harrison Watts 

Washburn University 

Exploring enforcement problems with the Texas 

flag burning statute 

Harrison Watts, Washburn University 

Mike Manske, Washburn University 

Gretchen Hackard Choe, University of North 

Texas, Dallas 

Cellphone Tracking: An Examination of the 

Legal and Constitutional Issues Regarding 

Privacy Rights 

Lance Selva and William Shulman, Middle 

Tennessee State University 

Tombstone, Florida Revisited: Analysis of the 

2005 Stand Your Ground Rule in the Wake of 

the Trayvon Martin Case 

Richard Parker, University of North Florida 

G.S. Coffey, GSC Legal and Strategic 

Consultants 

The New People-making Revisited: 

“Culturalizing” Crime and Justice in the Digital 

Age of Informational Consumption 

Bruce Arrigo, University of North Carolina 

Charlotte 

3:30 - 4:45 pm Atlantica B 

38. Panel. Sexual Violence on University 

Campuses 

Chair: Lee Michael Johnson 

University of West Georgia 

Sexual Victimization of GLBT Students on College 

Campuses 

Sarah Napper, University of West Georgia 

Todd Matthews, University of Maryland-Eastern 

Shore 

Lee Michael Johnson, Univ. of West Georgia 


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An exploratory study of college student 

willingness to engage in prevention and 

intervention behaviors regarding dating violence 

Katherine Branch, University of Tampa 

Elizabeth Dretsch, Troy University 

Campus Behavior Survey: A Preliminary 

Analysis 

Danielle Tolson, University of Florida 

3:30 - 4:45 pm Atlantica C 

39. Panel. The Impact of Ink and Color on 

Arrests 

Chair: Kortney Schumann 

Western Carolina University 

The determinants of police traffic stop 

outcomes: An examination of neighborhood and 

organizational context 

Kortney Schumann, Tom Johnson, and Hoon 

Lee, Western Carolina University 

To Be or Not to Be… Inked: Examining the 

arrest, charge, and bond patterns for arrestees 

with tattoos 

Joy Camacho, University of South Florida 

Racial Profiling and Law Enforcement 

Ulysses Weakley, Strayer University 

Teaching about race and crime: Common 

Assumptions 

Sara Buck-Doude, Georgia State University 

3:30 - 4:45 pm Pristina 

40. Panel. Using College Mentors to Deter 

Delinquent Behavior for At-Risk Juveniles 

Chair: Paul Lindenmuth 

Kings College 

Participants: 

Paul Lindenmuth, Kings College 

Jean O’Brien, Kings College 

Louis Palmari, King's College

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Verandina 

Participants Reception and "Flashback to 

1972" Karaoke and Costume Party- Prizes 

will be awarded for best 1972 Costume and 

best 1972 Karaoke song. 

* * * end of Thursday sessions * * * 

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Friday, September 28th 


7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Continental 

Breakfast 

Serenoa 


9:00 – 5:00 p.m. Book and 

Organization 

Exhibits 

Caretta 

8:00 – 11:00 Panels & Atlantica A, 

a.m. 


Atlantica C, 

Pristina 

11:00 – 11:45 SCJA Atlantica B 

a.m. 

General 

Board 

Meeting 

& C 

12:00 – 1:45 SCJA Solaria & 

p.m. 

Awards 

Luncheon & 

Keynote 

Verandina 

2:00 – 4:45 p.m. Panels & Atlantica A, 


Atlantica C, 

Pristina 

6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Reception Verandina 

8:00 – 9:15 am Atlantica A 

41. Panel. The Impact of Gender on Crime 

and Criminal Justice 

Chair: Kristin Swartz 


School Subculture: Gender and Developmental 

Effects Considered 

Kristin Swartz, University of Louisville 

Pamela Wilcox, University of Cincinnati 

Neutralizing Sexual Assault Victimization: 

Cognitive Distortions among Victims, Offenders 

and the Criminal Justice System 

Ursula Lande, Georgia Military College 

Lords of Discipline: Male Criminal Justice 

Student Attitudes Towards Domestic Violence 

at a Southern Military College 

Ashley Wellman, Catherine Burton, and Martin 

Butler, The Citadel 

Friday, September 28 

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8:00 – 9:15 am Atlantica B 

42. Panel. Drug Use and Control: Causes, 

Consequences, and Control of Meth and 

Marijuana Use 

Chair: John Boman 

University of Florida 

Assessing the Impact of Divergent Drinking 

Patterns on Perceptions of Friendship Quality 

John Boman, University of Florida 

John Stogner, & Bryan Lee Miller, Georgia 

Southern University 

Understanding the Identities, Boundaries, and 

Accounts of Women Methamphetamine Users 

Jessica Deitzer, Pennsylvania State University 

Lindsey Leban, Florida Gulf Coast University 

Kent Kerley and Heith Copes, University of 

Alabama Birmingham 

Using a Group Based Trajectory Approach to 

Assess Risk and Protection Among Marijuana 

Users 

John Eassey, University of Florida 

Examining Differences between African 

American and White Women 

Methamphetamine Users 

Christine Agnone, Georgia State University 

Leah Taylor, Mars Hill College 

Heith Copes and Kent Kerley, 

University of Alabama Birmingham 


43. Panel. Challenging Assumptions and 

Changing Methods of Delivering Criminal 

Justice Education 

Chair: Kathrine Johnson 


Using a directed study approach to create 

student designed projects 

Kathrine Johnson, University of West Florida 

Eric Esmond, University of West Florida 

Project Safe Neighborhoods and Criminal 

Justice Research Methods Courses 

Eric Bronson, Lamar University

Can Grading Be a Thing of the Past? 

V. Lynn Tankersley, Mercer University 

Teaching an Inclusive Methods Course: Issues 

and Trends 

Peter Kraska, Eastern Kentucky University 


44. Panel. Mental and Physical Health Issues 

in Corrections 

Chair: Lisa Carter 

Florida Southern College 

Examining Regional Differences in States’ 

Approaches to the Treatment of Offenders with 

Mental Illness 

Kristie Blevins and Irina Soderstrom, Eastern 

Kentucky University 

Examining the Physical and Mental Health 

Needs of Female Ex-offenders Returning to 

Society 

Lisa Carter and Risdon Slate, Florida Southern 

College 

Preparing the Path for Community Reentry: 

Facilitating Healthy Bonds between 

Incarcerated Fathers and their Children 

Lindsey Vigesaa, Nova Southeastern University 

Modifiable Lifestyle Risk Factors and Incidence 

of Diabetes and Hypertension in Prison Inmates 

Kimberly Reich and Heather Ahn-Redding, 

High Point University 


45. Panel. Impressions of the Courtroom 

Work Group 

Chair: Kelly Vannan 

University of North Florida 

A Jury of Your Peers: The Variables Associated 

with Success in Teen Court 

Kelly Vannan and Brenda Vose, University of 

North Florida 


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The Constitutional Legitimacy of Victim Impact 

Statements: An Examination of Legal and 

Extralegal Factors on Offender Sentencing 

Outcomes 

Alicia Sitren, University of North Florida 

Hayden Smith and Brandon Applegate, 

University of South Carolina 

Prosecutor Role Perspectives: A Theoretical 

Approach to Understanding the Differences 

between Individual Prosecutors and Decision- 

Making 

Scott Ingram, High Point University 

CSI Columbia: Testing the Concept of the CSI 

Effect in Latin America 

Anthony LaRose, Sean Maddan, Danny 

Santamaria, & Melissa Millan, Tampa University 

9:30 - 10:45 am Pristina 

46. Panel. Important Supreme Court Cases- 

2011-2012 

Chair: Jack Call 

Radford University 

Panelists: 

Jack Call, Radford University 

Mary Atwell, Radford University 

Dick Cole, University of Connecticut, Avery 

Point 

11:00- 11:45 a.m. Atlantica B & C 

SCJA General Business Meeting 

12:00 -1:45 pm Solaria & Verandina 

47. SCJA Awards Luncheon 

Keynote Address by 

Angela Corey, Florida Attorney General


48. Roundtable. SCJA in the 21 st Century- 

Past Presidents Panel 2- 2006-2011 

Chair: Brian Payne 


Presenters: 

Peter Wood, Eastern Michigan University 

Brandon Applegate, Univ. of South Carolina 

Alexis Miller, Northern Kentucky University 

Elizabeth Erhardt Mustaine, University of 




49. Panel. Predicting Delinquency: 

Theoretical Perspectives 

Chair: Glen Ishoy 


Measuring the Impact of Parent Practices on 

the Development of Self-Control in Children: A 

Meta-analysis 

Glen Ishoy, Georgia State University 

Predictive Factors of Long-Term Violent 

Offending in a Sample of Youth 

Stephanie Cardwell, University of Alabama at 

Birmingham 

The moderating and mediating nature of 

friendship quality on similar delinquency 

patterns between friends 

Bryan Lee Miller Georgia Southern University 

John Boman, University of Florida 

John Stogner, Georgia Southern University 

Examining Some of the Relationships of 

Biological Predispositions to Offender Behavior 

Ron Mellen and Nancy Mellen, 

Jacksonville State University 


50. Panel. The Impact of Social Class and 

Strain on Criminal Offending 

Chair: Carol Veneziano 



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Attributions about the causes of poverty: Do 

attitudes change as a result of knowledge 

Carol Veneziano, Southeast Missouri State 

University 

General Strain Theory and Bullies: Both Victims 

and Offenders 

Samantha Brothers, Albert Kopak, and Stephen 

Brown, Western Carolina University 

The Myth of Social Class Resurrected: A Reanalysis 

of the Relationship between Social 

Cass and Adult Crime 

Timothy McClure, Murray State University 

Christopher Purser, Univ. of North Alabama 

Greg Dunaway, Mississippi State University 


51. Roundtable. Nontraditional Learning in 


Chair: Reid Toth 

University of South Carolina Upstate 

Continuing Education and the Criminal Justice 

Discipline 

Reid Toth, University of South Carolina Upstate 

Internships and Academic Rigor 

Diane Daane, Univ. of South Carolina Upstate 

When a Bachelor’s Degree Just Isn’t Enough 

Stephen Ruegger, Mercer University 

Forget Internships, Bring Employers and Their 

Work to the Classroom 



52. Panel. The Intersection of the Military 

and Criminal Justice: What Can We Do to 

Help? 

Chair: Daniel Hepworth 

Murray State University 

Backlash from Targeted Killing Campaigns of 

High Level al Qaeda leadership 

Daniel Hepworth, Murray State University

Why Do They Use? A Case Study Examination 

of Substance Using Veterans in Veterans 

Treatment Court 

Julie Baldwin, University of Florida 

CIT and COP: The Tale of Two Initiatives with 

Similar Goals Addressing the Needs of Military 

Veterans 

K.B. Turner, University of Memphis 

Veterans in Criminal Justice: Issues for 

Managers 

Richard Kania, Jacksonville State University 

3:30 - 4:45 pm Atlantica B 

53. Panel. Causes, Consequences, and 

Controls of Violent Crime 

Chair: Jeremy Carter 

University of North Florida 

Impacts of Concealed Carry Licenses on Crime: 

A New Decade and Approach 

Jeremy Carter and Michael Binder, University of 

North Florida 

Spatial Patterns of Robbery at Tourism Sites: A 

Case Study of the Vieux Carré in New Orleans 

Dee Wood Harper & David Khey, Loyola 

University of New Orleans 

Gwen Moity Nolan, New Orleans Police 

Department 

Fear of violent victimization and its impact on 

Israelians’ quality of life 

Viviana Andreescu and Andrew Denney, 


An Examination of How Community Contexts 

Affect Constrained Behaviors and Concerns 

about Crime 

Jacqueline Chavez, Stacy Hoskins Haynes, & 

Nicole Rader, Mississippi State University 


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54. Panel. Organized and International 

Crime and Criminals 

Chair: Peter Fenton 

Kennesaw State University 

The People vs. the Mafia: The Addiopizzo 

Movement in Sicily 

Peter Fenton, Kennesaw State University 

Discovering the Academic Canon of Organized 

Crime 

J. Michael Botts, Belmont Abbey College 

Children as Weapons of Terror 

Kathryn Robbins, University of Alabama 

Cross-National Comparisons in Capital 

Punishment for Juveniles 

Angela Wheaton, Eastern Kentucky University 

Chuck Fields, Eastern Kentucky University 



55. Panel. Is there an App for that? Teaching 

Criminal Justice with Social Media and 

Technology 

Chair: Cherie Dawson-Edwards 


Panelists: 

Cherie Dawson-Edwards, Univ. of Louisville 

Isis Walton, Virginia State University 


Nicole Parsons-Pollard, Virginia State Univ. 

Amanda Denton, University of Louisville 

* * * end of Friday sessions * * * 

6:00-7:00 pm Verandina 

Reception sponsored by One Ocean Resort

Saturday, September 29th 


9:00 – 

11:00 a.m. 

Registration Serenoa 

9:00 – SCJA Executive Board 

11:00 a.m. Board Meeting Room 

9:30 – Panels & 

Atlantica A, 

12:15 p.m. Roundtables Atlantica B, 

Atlantica C, 


56. Panel. Issues, Ideas, and Innovation in a 

Criminal Justice Curriculum 

Chair: Martin Greenberg 

Miles College 

The Value of Criminal Justician Certification as 

a Means for Advancing the Professionalization 

of Criminal Justice 

Martin Greenberg, Harriet Fagan, & Alan 

Tharpe, Miles College 

Forensic Camp: A Hands On Possibility to 

Educate or Entice High School Students to the 

Discipline 

Vicki Lindsay and Elizabeth Dretsch, Troy 

University 

9:30 -10:45 am Atlantica B 

57. Panel. What Works in Drug Court?-Part II 

Chair: Michael Fischer 

Norfolk State University 

What Works in Drug Court? 




The Need for Parenting and Trauma Care 

Services for Drug Court Participants and their 

Children 

Erin Marsh and Wendy Guastaferro, Georgia 

State University 

Saturday, September 29 

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Female Participants Speak about Their 

Experiences in Drug Court 





58. Roundtable. Etiquette, Ethics and 

Career Professionalism 

Chair: Arthur Jones 

Keiser University 

Presenters: 

Arthur Jones, Keiser University 

Jenerline Moore, Keiser University 

Sheri Smith, Keiser University 


59. Panel. Sentencing and Incarceration 

Issues in the 21 st Century 

Chair: George Sparks 


The Jail Has Gone to the Dogs 

Jeff Smith, Lawrenceville Police Department 

Relationships with Family and Their Impact on 

The Punitiveness of the Prison Experience: A 

Somewhat Surprising Analysis 

George Sparks, Eastern Kentucky University 


Peter Wood, Eastern Michigan University 

The Effects of Economic, Social, and Human 

Capital on Corporal Punishment Use in 

Kentucky Schools 

Timothy McClure, Murray State University 

David May, Mississippi State University

11:00 am - 12:15 pm Atlantica B 

60. Panel. Community Crime Prevention, 

Oppression, and Capital: Causes and 

Consequences 

Chair: Lyndsay Boggess 

Reexamining Broken Windows in a different 

place and time: A study of the reciprocal and 

spatial relationships between disorder and 

crime 

Lyndsay Boggess and Jon Maskaly, University 

of South Florida 

Saving Children from Ourselves: Oppression, 

Delinquency, and Responsibility 

John Hewitt, Grand Valley State University 

Robert Regoli, University of Colorado 

Indecent Exposure 

Anita Bledsoe-Gardner, Johnson C. Smith Univ. 

Nicole Davis-Bivens, Johnson C. Smith Univ. 

Saturday, September 29 

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September 18-21, 2013 

Criminology and Criminal Justice for the 21 st Century: 

Utilizing Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships for Justice System Improvement 

David C. May, President Holly Ventura Miller, Program Chair 

Mississippi State University University of Texas at San Antonio 

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Caretakers Sexually Abuse 

Children and Adolescents 

Mark Winton, counselor/University of 


Barbara Mara, psychologist 

ISBN: 978-1-61163-075-6 

Constitutional Limitations of 

Interviewing and Interrogations 

in American Policing 

Ross Wolf, University of Central Florida 

Charlie Mesloh, Florida Gulf Coast University 

Robert Wood, University of Central Florida 

ISBN: 978-1-61163-193-7


School 

of 

Justice Studies 

Why Eastern Kentucky University’s School of Justice Studies? 

- Curricula and faculty research emphasize issues of crime and social justice from a 

multicultural, interdisciplinary perspective to inform science, policy, and practice. 

- Faculty members engage in a wide variety of policy-relevant and cross-disciplinary 

research. 

- The school has 24 full-time tenure-track faculty members with backgrounds in educational 

psychology, law, and sociology, as well as criminology and criminal justice. 

- Faculty is recognized for their contributions to scholarly journals and the popular press; 

their contributions to and authorship of books on criminal justice and related topics; 

their involvement in the community, and for attracting external funding for research. 

- The school provides many opportunities for students to become professionally engaged 

through internships, co-op experiences, and classes designed to help them develop 

connections to the real world and become agents for positive change. 

Eastern Kentucky University has an enrollment of over 16,000 students and is located in Richmond, KY. 

The College of Justice & Safety has earned the designation of being a Program of Distinction in the State 

of Kentucky and is one of the foremost institutions of learning and research in the fields of justice and 

safety in the nation and in the world. 

Undergraduate Degrees Graduate Degrees 

- Bachelors of Science in Criminal Justice -Masters of Science in Criminal Justice 

- Bachelors of Science in Police Studies (online) -Masters of Science in Adult, Juvenile, 

- Bachelors of Science in Correctional and Community Corrections Leadership (online) 

and Juvenile Justice Studies (Online) 

Departmental Faculty 

Thomas Barker, Ph.D. Ellen Leichtman, Ph.D. 

Kristie Blevins, Ph.D. Betsy Matthews, Ph.D. 

Aviad Brisman, J.D., Ph.D. Kevin Minor, Ph.D. 

Terry Cox, Ph.D. William Nixon, J.D 

John Curra, Ph.D. Derek Paulsen, Ph.D 

Preston Elrod, Ph.D. Gary Potter, Ph.D. 

Charles Fields, Ph.D. Judah Schept, Ph.D. 

Kishonna Gray, Ph.D. Irina Soderstrom, Ph.D. 

Robin Haarr, Ph.D. Ken Tunnell, Ph.D. 

Scott Hunt, Ph.D. Elizabeth Wachtel Ph.D. 

Victor Kappeler, Ph.D. Tyler Wall, Ph.D. 

Peter Kraska, Ph.D. James Wells, Ph.D. 

Contact: 

Kimberly Barrett 

School of Justice Studies 


521 Lancaster Avenue- Stratton 467 

Richmond, KY 40475 

859-622-1978 (office) 

859-622-1549 (fax) 

Kimberly.Barrett@eku.edu

College Degrees 

& Certificates 

THE MILITARY, PUBLIC SAFETY 

AND SECURITY DIVISION OF 

FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE 

AT JACKSONVILLE 

CONTACT US: 

For more information call 

(904) 357-8940 or email 

jlevius@fscj.edu. 

SCHOOL OF 

PUBLIC SAFETY & SECURITY 

For those committed to the safety of others. 

How many careers do you know of that include the word “courage” in the job description? Few professions 

demand higher levels of service, honor and bravery than that of firefighters and public safety officers. You 

can train to become one these community heroes at Florida State College. 

Whether you crave the adrenaline rush of being on the front lines as a firefighter or prefer to protect 

the masses behind the scenes as a public safety manager, we can get you there fast. Earn your associate 

degree in fire science, criminal justice or emergency administration and management in two years. If you’re 

planning for management, our bachelor’s degree programs provide advanced skills needed to further your 

public safety career. 

Technical Certificates 

The technical certificate is an intermediate step toward the associate in science degree in the particular 

area of study. Students can then build upon that technical certificate to accomplish the A.S. degree. 

Certificates Include: 

• Emergency Administrator & Manager 

• Homeland Security and Management 

Associate In Science Degrees 

The Associate in Science (A.S.) degree program may also articulate into the bachelor’s degree in a related 

field of study at a state public university, based on specific program articulation agreements. 

Degrees Include: 

• Criminal Justice Technology 

• Emergency Administration & Management (Homeland Security) 

• Fire Science Technology 

• Industrial Management Technology 

(Military) 

Bachelor Degree 

The bachelor degree enhances the student’s 

technical education and experience while providing 

the management, leadership, critical thinking and 

communication skills which will both promote their 

ability to progress in their careers and enrich their 

personal and civic life. 

• Public Safety Management 

The Florida State College at Jacksonville provides equal access to education, employment, programs, services and activities and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, disability, 

religious belief, or marital status. The College Equity Officer has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and may be contacted at equityofficer@fscj.edu. 

Florida State College at Jacksonville is a member of the Florida College System and is not affiliated with any other public or private university or college in Florida or elsewhere. Florida State College is a division of 

Florida State College at Jacksonville. 

MPSS is a division of Florida State College at Jacksonville. Florida State College at Jacksonville is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (“SACSCOC”) to 

award the baccalaureate and associate degree. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call (404) 679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Florida 

State College at Jacksonville. The Commission is to be contacted only if there is evidence that appears to support an institution’s significant non-compliance with a requirement or standard.

Community: 

Essential. 

Ph.D. candidates (left to right), Christina Policastro, 

Beverly Crank & Sadie Mummert 

Degrees: 

B.S., M.S. and the only Ph.D. in 

Criminal Justice & Criminology in Georgia 

Publisher of the Criminal Justice Review and the 

International Criminal Justice Review 

Learn more at http://aysps.gsu.eDu/cj 

Scholarship: 

Exceptional. 

Congratulations to Fulbright Scholar Lisa Muftic, 

' now researching and teaching at the University of Sarajevo 

in Bosnia-Herzegovina. 

We are pleased to welcome 

to our campus this year AYSPS visiting fellows 

Richard Wright (University of Missouri-St. Louis) 

and Mindy Bradley-Engen (University of Arkansas), 

and GSU Distinguished Visiting Scholar 

Ramiro Martinez (Northeastern University). 

Ask our faculty about our visiting fellows programs. 

Graduates: 

Extraordinary. 

Join a program U.S. News & 

World Report ranks 23rd among 

more than 260 public affairs 

schools in the nation. 

ANDREW YOUNG SCHOOL 

OF POLICY STUDIES

The Department of Justice Administration offers a 

Master of Science Degree and Doctor of 

Philosophy Degree in the Administration of 

Justice. Our degrees were developed to support 

the professional interests of those who are 

currently criminal justice professionals, those 

aspiring to be criminal justice practitioners as 

well as individuals seeking academic and research 

appointments. Our programs emphasize 

theoretical as well as applied knowledge. The 

Master of Science Degree is offered 100% online 

in an executive format making it possible to 

complete the degree in three continuous 

semesters as well as on-campus in the traditional 

semester format. 

Our faculty are active scholars, engaging in 

research that seeks to encourage and support 

best practices in criminal justice strategies, 

programs and organizations. The faculty’s 

orientation toward applied research results in 

strong partnerships with local, state, national and 

international criminal justice organizations and 

provides our students with significant research 

opportunities. 

Louisville is a vibrant and diverse 

metropolitan area of nearly 1 million. The 

University of Louisville is one of a selective 

group of public universities nationwide to 

be designated an institution of “very high 

research activity” by the Carnegie 

Foundation. 

Department 

of 

Justice Administration 

Graduate Degrees 

Master of Science Degree 

Doctor of Philosophy Degree 

Faculty: 

Viviana Andreescu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor 

Cherie Dawson-Edwards, Ph.D., Associate Professor 

Terry D. Edwards, J.D., Associate Professor 

J. Price Foster, Ph.D., Professor 

George E. Higgins, Ph.D., Associate Professor 

Thomas “Tad” Hughes, J.D., Ph.D. 

Deborah G. Keeling, Ph.D. Professor and Chair 

Eric McCord, Ph.D., Assistant Professor 

Geetha Suresh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor 

Kristin Swartz, Ph.D., Assistant Professor 

Richard A. Tewksbury, Ph.D., Professor 

Gennaro F. Vito, Ph.D., Professor 

William F. Walsh, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus 

For more information go to: 

www.louisville.edu/justiceadministration/ 

or contact Dr. George E. Higgins 

502-852-6567 or gehigg01@louisville.edu

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SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY 

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Founded in 1889 

PROGRAMS 

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For more than 40 years, Saint Leo University has provided community 

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college experience and degree fulfillment. 

Bachelor’s Degree Programs: 

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– Accounting 

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• Convenient class schedules 

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Master’s Degree Programs 

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Saint Leo University admits students of any race, color, religion, and national or ethnic origin. 

Saint Leo University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association 

of Colleges and Schools to award the associate, bachelor’s, master’s and specialist degrees. 

Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 

or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of Saint Leo University. 

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TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS NOW OFFERS A 

Ph.D. DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 

Why a Ph.D. from Texas State University’s Department of Criminal Justice? 

� The department has 24 full-time faculty members with backgrounds in criminology/criminal 

justice, law, sociology, and psychology. 

� The Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation is headed by Dr. Kim Rossmo who is the 

world’s leading expert on geographic profiling. 

� Doctoral students include both traditional, full-time students and part-time, working 

professionals. 

� Doctoral teaching and research assistantships are available for full-time students and pay about 

$27,000 for the academic year. 

New Faculty in 2010-2011: Dr Marcus Felson, Dr Mitch Chamlin, and Dr Beth Sanders 

The Department of Criminal Justice at Texas State University-San Marcos offers a doctoral 

program for (1) criminal justice professionals who seek advanced education and (2) students 

who will pursue academic appointments at colleges and universities in Texas and around the 

nation. Texas State University-San Marcos is located in the heart of the central Texas corridor, 

near sixteen state criminal justice offices and thirteen Texas counties, including Travis (Austin) 

and Bexar (San Antonio). The university’s geographic proximity to state criminal justice agency 

headquarters for law enforcement, criminal courts, and corrections, and to managers and 

executives in these agencies, makes it an ideal location for offering a doctoral-degree program. 

The doctoral program is part of a vibrant department, with approximately 1,000 bachelor's 

students, 150 master’s students, and 40 doctoral students. Faculty members are involved in a 

wide range of applied and basic research. A list of faculty and their research interests is 

available at www.cj.txstate.edu/people/faculty. 

For more information, contact: Dr. Donna M. Vandiver, Interim Doctoral Program Director * dv14@txstate.edu * 

(512) 245-7907 *www.cj.txstate.edu

GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 

Master of Arts in Criminology 

Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Administration 

Ph.D. in Criminology 

Cited by The Chronicle of Higher Education among the top 10 criminal and criminology Ph.D. 

programs in the nation in terms of faculty productivity 

Main Areas of Specialization: 

Juvenile justice and delinquency, Substance use and abuse, Macro-level models of 

criminal behavior, Race and social control, Violence. 

Home to the Journals: American Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Crime & Justice, 

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management 

For information on the Criminology Department visit: http://criminology.cbcs.usf.edu/message/ 

Tenure-Track Faculty 

Lyndsay Boggess (University of California, Irvine) Community context of crime, Race/ethnicity and crime 

Max Bromley (Nova University) Campus policing, Campus community crime 

John Cochran (University of Florida) Death penalty, Micro social theories of criminal behavior, Macro 

social theories of crime and crime control 

Amy Cohn (University of Georgia, joint appointment with Department of Mental Health Law and Policy) 

Alcohol and intimate partner violence, Alcohol and drug problems in offender populations 

Richard Dembo (New York University) Alcohol and drug use, Juvenile justice 

Lorie Fridell (University of California, Irvine) Police use of force, Violence against police, Racially biased 

policing 

Kathleen M. Heide (State University of New York at Albany) Juvenile homicide, Adolescent parricide 

offenders, Violent offending 

Wesley Jennings (University of Florida) Trajectories, Hispanics, Sex offending 

Shayne Jones (University of Kentucky) Personality and antisocial behavior, Jury and judicial 

decision-making 

Michael J. Leiber, Interim Chair (State University of New York at Albany) Race, Juvenile justice, 

Delinquency 

Michael J. Lynch (State University of New York at Albany) Radical criminology, Environmental and 

Corporate crime, Green criminology, Racial bias in criminal justice processes 

Tom Mieczkowski, Emeritus (Wayne State University) Drugs and crime, Violent sexual offenders 

Ojmarrh Mitchell (University of Maryland) Race and crime, Drug policy, Meta-analysis 

Wilson R. Palacios (University of Miami) Adult hidden populations, Qualitative research methods and 

analysis, Social epidemiology of drug use/abuse 

Ráchael Powers (State University of New York at Albany) Victimization, Quantitative methodology 

Christine S. Sellers (University of Florida) Criminological theory, Juvenile delinquency, Intimate partner 

violence 

M. Dwayne Smith (Duke University) Homicide, Capital Punishment, Structural correlates of violent crime

New 

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Congratulations to ACJS President Craig Hemmens! 

Editor of the SAGE Text/Reader Series in Criminology and Criminal 

Justice, and author of Criminal Courts: A Contemporary Perspective, 

2nd Edition, coming in November! 

SAGE Text/Reader Series in Criminology and Criminal Justice 

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NOTES:

NOTES:

PARTICIPANT INDEX 

(Numbers in bold italics refer to Panel/Roundtable number; 

16.x indicates Research Showcase posters) 

Ackerman, Alissa, University of Washington Tacoma: 18, 22 

Agnich, Laura, Georgia Southern University: 16.12, 34 

Agnone, Christine, Georgia State University: 42 

Ahn-Redding, Heather, High Point University: 44 

Andreescu, Viviana, University of Louisville: 53 

Applegate, Brandon, University of South Carolina: 45, 48 

Arneklev, Bruce, Florida Atlantic University: 5 

Arrigo, Bruce, University of North Carolina, Charlotte: 37 

Ashworth, Miranda, Troy University: 12 

Atwell, Mary, Radford University: 46 

Ayers, Ken, Kentucky Wesleyan College: 25 

Baldwin, Julie, University of Florida: 52 

Barker, Tom, Eastern Kentucky University: 21, 25 

Barnes, J.C., University of Texas Dallas: 5 

Bennett, Katherine, Armstrong Atlantic State University: 26 

Binder, Michael, University of North Florida: 53 

Bledsoe-Gardner, Anita, Johnson C. Smith University: 60 

Blevins, Kristie, Eastern Kentucky University: 16.17, 44 

Boggess, Lyndsay, University of South Florida: 60 

Bohm, Robert, University of Central Florida: 27 

Boman, John, University of Florida: 42, 49 

Bora, Dhruba, Marshall University: 32 

Bossler, Adam, Georgia Southern University: 31 

Boston, Kenneth, Dale Carson Law Office: 8 

Botts, J. Michael, Belmont Abbey College: 54 

Bowman, Daniel, University of Central Florida: 16.25 

Brain, Georgianna, Old Dominion University: 9 

Branch, Katherine, University of Tampa: 38 

Brickley, Taylor, Armstrong Atlantic State University: 26, 36 

Brinkley, Susan, University of Tampa: 19 

Bromley, Max, University of South Florida: 1 

Bronson, Eric, Lamar University: 21, 43 

Brothers, Samantha, Western Carolina University: 50 

Brown, Stephen, Western Carolina University: 50 

Brown, Wyatt, University of South Florida: 1 

Buchanan, Molly, University of Florida: 7 

Buck-Doude, Sara, Georgia State University: 39 

Burns, Katherine, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office: 24 

Bulen, Dennis, Wright State University: 11 

Butler, Martin, The Citadel: 41 

Burton, Catherine, The Citadel: 41 

Burton, Corey, University of South Carolina: 10 

Bush, Michael, Northern Kentucky University: 1 

Cabana, Donald, Former Warden of Several Supermax Prison Facilities: 28 

Call, Jack, Radford University: 46

Cain, Robert, Texas Southern University: 19 

Camacho, Joy, University of South Florida: 39 

Cambron, Alicia, University of Mississippi: 16.23 

Camp, Damon, Anderson University: 16.16, 23, 25 

Cardwell, Stephanie, University of Alabama at Birmingham: 49 

Carlan, Phillip, University of Southern Mississippi: 5 

Carroll, John, Barry University: 31 

Carson, Dale Jr., Dale Carson Law Office: 8 

Carter, Jeremy, University of North Florida: 53 

Carter, Lisa, Florida Southern College: 44 

Castle, Tammy, James Madison University: 16.2, 55 

Chappell, Allison, Old Dominion University: 18 

Chavez, Jacqueline, Mississippi State University: 53 

Charette, Dana, Keiser University: 6 

Choe, Gretchen Hackard, University of North Texas, Dallas: 37 

Coffey, Glenn, Flagler College: 26 

Coffey, G.S., GSC Legal and Strategic Consultants: 37 

Cole, Dick, University of Connecticut, Avery Point: 46 

Colyer, Timothy, University of Central Florida: 27 

Connor, David Patrick, University of Louisville: 22 

Copes, Heither, University of Alabama Birmingham: 42 

Corzine, Jay, University of Central Florida: 13 

Covington, Michele, University of North Florida: 31 

Crank, Beverly, Georgia State University: 7 

Crews, Angela, Marshall University: 16 

Crews, Gordon, Marshall University: 33 

Crow, Matthew, University of West Florida: 16.7 

Da Silva Lannes, Paula, University of West Florida: 16.7 

Daane, Diane, University of South Carolina Upstate: 16.5, 51 

Dabney, Dean, Georgia State University: 26 

Davie, Laura, University of North Florida: 10 

Davis-Bivens, Nicole, Johnson C. Smith University: 60 

Dawson-Edwards, Cherie, University of Louisville: 16.27, 55 

Deitzer, Jessica, Pennsylvania State University: 42 

Denton, Amanda, University of Louisville: 16.27, 55 

Denney, Andrew, University of Louisville: 20, 53 

Derajtys, Kevin, Georgia College and State University: 34 

DeTardo-Bora, Kimberly, Marshall University: 32 

Dobson, Britney, University of West Georgia: 16.20, 32 

Doerner, William, Florida State University: 14 

Donner, Chris, University of South Florida: 16.1 

Doss, D. Adrian, University of West Alabama: 35 

Dretsch, Elizabeth, Troy University: 15, 24, 28, 38, 56 

Dunaway, Greg, Mississippi State University: 23, 50 

Eassey, John, University of Florida: 42 

Esmond, Eric, University of West Florida: 43 

Fagan, Harriet, Miles College: 56 

Fenton, Peter, Kennesaw State University: 54 

Fields, Chuck, Eastern Kentucky University: 54 

Fischer, Michael, Norfolk State University: 16.21, 19, 35, 57

Fulkerson, Andrew, Southeast Missouri State University: 9 

Fuller, John, Flagler College: 26 

Geiger, Brenda, Western Galilee College of Bar IIan University: 35, 57 

Gibson, Onisha, Jackson State University: 9 

Gokaraju, Balakrishna, University of West Alabama: 35 

Gould, Laurie, Georgia Southern University: 35 

Greenberg, Martin, Miles College: 56 

Griffin, Breanna, Jackson State University: 7 

Grossi, Elizabeth, University of Louisville: 33 

Grubb, Robert, Cumberland University: 21 

Guastaferro, Wendy, Georgia State University: 57 

Hadwiger, Joy, Troy University: 12 

Harper, Dee Wood, Loyola University of New Orleans: 53 

Hart, Melanie, Georgia Southern University: 16.12 

Hawk-Tourtelot, Shila, Georgia State University: 26 

Hayden, Arthur, Kentucky State University: 17 

Haynes, Stacey Hoskins, Mississippi State University: 53 

Helton, Megan, University of Louisville: 9 

Hemmens, Craig, Missouri State University-Current ACJS President : 23 

Henderson, Brandy, University of South Florida: 16.1 

Henley, Russ, University of West Alabama: 35 

Hepworth, Daniel, Murray State University: 52 

Hewitt, John, Grand Valley State University: 60 

Higgins, George, University of Louisville: 29 

Higgins, Jennifer, Old Dominion University: 18 

Holderfield, Jimmy, Jacksonville Florida Sheriff’s Office: 8 

Hollingsworth, Michael, Old Dominion University: 9 

Hough, Richard, University of West Florida: 13 

Hougland, Steven, Southwest Georgia Technical College: 1, 30 

Hoyle, Justin, Georgia Southern University: 16.11 

Huang, Wilson, Valdosta State University: 4 

Huff-Corzine, Lin, University of Central Florida: 13 

Hunter, Ronald, Georgia Gwinnett College: 14, 25 

Hurley, Martha Henderson, The Citadel: 2 

Hyrans, Jamal, Western Carolina University: 16.14 

Ingram, Scott, High Point University: 45 

Ishoy, Glen, Georgia State University: 49 

Jenks, Catherine, University of West Georgia: 3 

Jennings, Wesley, University of South Florida: 16.1 

Jensen, Carl, University of Mississippi: 36 

Johnson, Ida, University of Alabama: 2 

Johnson, Kathrine, University of West Florida: 43 

Johnson, L. Mike, University of West Georgia: 3, 38 

Johnson, Thomas, Western Carolina University: 36, 39 

Jones, Arthur, Keiser University: 6, 58 

Jurkanin, Thomas, Middle Tennessee State University: 11 

Kania, Richard, Jacksonville State University: 52 

Keena, Linda, University of Mississippi: 21 

Kerley, Kent, University of Alabama Birmingham: 42 

Khey, David, Loyola University of New Orleans: 53

Kilburn, Michelle, Southeast Missouri State University: 31 

Kilcrease, David, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office: 15 

Kirby, Ashley, Washburn University: 16.9, 

Klein, Jennifer, University of Florida: 22 

Kopak, Albert, Western Carolina University: 10, 50 

Kraska, Peter, Eastern Kentucky University: 23, 43 

Kreiger, Laura, Southeast Missouri State University: 31 

Krohn, Marvin, University of Florida: 7 

Kuck, Doug, University of South Carolina-Aiken: 34 

Laan, Jacob, Troy University: 12 

Lande, Ursula, Georgia Military College: 35, 41 

LaRose, Anthony, Tampa University: 45 

Leban, Lindsey, Florida Gulf coast University: 42 

Lee, Gavin, University of Arkansas Little Rock: 27 

Lee, Hoon, Western Carolina University: 16.13, 16.14, 29, 39 

Lee, Jeffrey, Troy University: 5, 12 

Lee, Jason, University of North Florida: 12 

Lindenmuth, Paul, Kings College: 40 

Lindsey, Vicki, Troy University: 56 

Lugo, Melissa, University of South Florida: 16.15 

Ma, Jiliang, China Agricultural University: 16.6 

Maddan, Sean, Tampa University: 45 

Maggard, Scott, Old Dominion University: 18 

Mallory, Stephen, University of Mississippi: 36 

Manske, Mike, Washburn University: 37 

Marcum, Catherine, Appalachian State University: 29, 31 

Marsh, Erin, Georgia State University: 57 

Maskaly, Jon, University of South Florida: 60 

Massey, Donna, University of Tennessee Martin: 3 

Mathias, Bill, Troy University: 25 

Matsuda, Mauri, University of Maryland: 7 

Matteson, Rande, Saint Leo University: 35 

Matthews, Todd, University of Maryland-Eastern Shore: 3, 38 

May, David, Mississippi State University: 16.7, 16.26, 54, 59, 60 

McCarty, Anthony, Western Carolina University: 16.4 

McClure, Timothy, Murray State University: 50, 60 

McDonald, Danielle, Northern Kentucky University: 7 

McDowell, Lana, Georgia College and State University: 34 

McElreath, David, University of Mississippi: 35 

Mellen, Nancy and Ron, Jacksonville State University: 49 

Millan, Melissa, Tampa University: 45 

Miller, Alexis, Northern Kentucky University: 7, 48 

Miller, Bryan Lee, Georgia Southern University: 16.10, 16.11, 16.12, 30, 42, 49 

Miller, Holly Ventura, University of Texas San Antonio, 5 

Miller, J. Mitchell, University of Texas San Antonio, 5 

Miller, Mike, South College: 30 

Minor, Kevin, Eastern Kentucky University: 18 

Monk-Turner, Elizabeth, Old Dominion University: 16.6 

Montgomery, Reid, Troy University: 25 

Moore, Eric, Appalachian State University: 20

Moore, Jenerline, Keiser University: 58 

Morgan, Etta, Jackson State University: 7, 9 

Mustaine, Elizabeth Ehrhardt, University of Central Florida: 22, 48 

Napper, Sarah, University of West Georgia: 38 

Nelson, Tiesha, South Florida Association of Black Psychologists: 16.18 

Newsome, Andrette, City of Jackson, TN: 3 

Nolan, Gwen Moity, New Orleans Police Department: 53 

Oliver, Lisa, Western Carolina University: 29 

O’Brien, Jean, Kings College: 40 

Palmari, Louis, Kings College: 40 

Parker, Richard, University of North Florida: 37 

Parsons-Pollard, Nicole, Virginia State University: 55 

Pate, Matthew, State University of Albany, New York: 29 

Payne, Brian, Georgia State University: 4, 7, 48 

Pazzani, Lynn, Delta State University: 16.22 

Pittman, Meagan, Western Carolina University: 16.3 

Policastro, Christina, Georgia State University: 4 

Prather-Robson, Bonnie, Washburn University: 16.8 

Pratt, George, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office: 15 

Pulliam, Derrick, Jackson State University: 17 

Purser, Christopher, University of North Alabama: 50 

Rader, Nicole, Mississippi State University: 4, 53 

Rasche, Christine, University of North Florida: 13 

Regoli, Robert, University of Colorado: 60 

Reich, Kimberly, High Point University: 44 

Rhineberger-Dunn, Gayle, University of Northern Iowa: 4 

Richards, George, Edinboro University: 31 

Robbins, Kathryn, University of Alabama: 54 

Robinson, Matthew, Appalachian State University: 33 

Rogers, Robert, Middle Tennessee State University: 21 

Ruegger, Stephen, Mercer University: 51 

Rush, Jeff, Troy University: 25 

Sacks, Meghan, Fairleigh Dickinson University: 18, 22 

Sanborn, Joseph, University of Central Florida: 29, 33 

Sanders, Amber, Georgia Southern University: 16.10 

Santamaria, Danny, Tampa University: 45 

Schumann, Kortney, Western Carolina University: 39 

Selva, Lance, Middle Tennessee State University: 37 

Sheppard, William, Florida Defense Attorney: 8 

Shulman, William, Middle Tennessee State University: 37 

Simone, Justine, University of Tampa: 19 

Singleton, Michael, Georgia Southern University: 16.10 

Sitren, Alicia, University of North Florida: 45 

Slate, Risdon, Florida Southern College: 44 

Smiley, Stacey, Duval County Mental Health Court: 28 

Smith, Annie, Jacksonville, FL Sheriff’s Department: 24 

Smith, Carter, Austin Peay State University: 32, 51 

Smith, Hayden, University of South Carolina: 45 

Smith, Jeff, Lawrenceville, GA Police Department: 14, 59 

Smith, Marcy, University of Louisville: 16.27

Smith, Sherri, Keiser University: 6, 58 

Smith-Ruiz, Dorothy, University of North Carolina Charlotte: 19 

Snowden, Lynne, University of North Carolina-Wilmington: 16.24 

Soderstrom, Irina, Eastern Kentucky University: 44 

Sparks, George, Eastern Kentucky University: 59 

Stephens, Gene, University of South Carolina: 25 

Stogner, John, Georgia Southern University: 16.10, 16.11, 16.12, 30, 42, 49 

Stubbs, Megan, Mississippi State University: 16.26, 18 

Swartz, Kristin, University of Louisville: 41 

Sweeny, Kristi, University of North Florida: 12 

Tankersley, V. Lynn, Mercer University: 43 

Tapp, Kathryn, Georgia State University: 30 

Tate, Brian, Georgia College and State University: 20 

Tatum, Kimberly, University of West Florida: 13 

Taylor, Leah, Mars Hill College: 42 

Taylor, Leslie, Broward Sheriff’s Office: 31 

Templain, Justin, Lamar University: 21 

Tewksbury, Richard, University of Louisville: 16.1, 20, 22, 33 

Tharpe, Alan, Miles College: 56 

Thornberry, Terence, University of Colorado: 7 

Tiefenwerth, Tom, Troy University: 12 

Tolson, Danielle, University of Florida: 38 

Tosh, Katherine Hart, University of Tennessee Martin: 3 

Toth, Reid, University of South Carolina Upstate: 51 

Turner, Charlie, Old Dominion University: 16.6 

Turner, K.B., University of Memphis: 52 

Vandiver, Margaret, University of Memphis: 27 

Vannan, Kelly, Univesity of North Florida: 45 

Vasquez, Lauren, Mississippi State University: 4 

Veneziano, Carol, Southeast Missouri State University: 50 

Vigesaa, Lindsey, Nova Southeastern University: 44 

Vito, Anthony, University of Louisville: 16.19 

Vito, Gennaro, University of Louisville: 27, 31 

Vose, Brenda, University of North Florida: 45 

Wade, John, Southeast Missouri State University: 21 

Wakefield, Gary, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office: 15 

Walsh, William, University of Louisville: 31 

Walton, Isis, Virginia State University: 55 

Watterson, Candis, Western Carolina University: 16.13 

Watts, Harrison, Washburn University: 37 

Weakley, Ulysses, Strayer University: 39 

Welch, Casey, Flagler College: 26 

Wellman, Ashley, The Citadel: 41 

Wells, James, Eastern Kentucky University: 18 

Werder, Edward, Werder and Associates, Inc.: 31 

Wheaton, Angela, Eastern Kentucky University: 54 

Wigginton, Michael, University of Mississippi: 36 

Wilcox, Pamela, University of Cincinnati: 41 

Wildes, Tara, Jacksonville Florida Sheriff’s Office: 8, 28 

Williams, Amber, Georgia College and State University: 34

Wolf, Ross, University of Central Florida: 11 

Wood, Peter, Eastern Michigan University: 48, 59 

Wright, Lenny, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office: 24 

Zetterower, Paul, Jacksonville, FL Pretrial Detention Services: 28 

Zgoba, Kristen, New Mexico Department of Corrections: 16.1 

Zuern, Glenn, Albany State University: 21

As the Mississippi State Department of Sociology doctoral program celebrates 

its 50 th anniversary, we congratulate the members of SCJA on 40 years of 

outstanding service to Criminal Justice education and practice. 

The Department of Sociology is organized as a Ph.D. granting research department with 

explicitly defined missions of research, instruction, and service. The Department resides within 

the College of Arts and Sciences although its members have historically carried out research and 

service through the Social Science Research Center (SSRC) as well as other research entities. 

The Department offers B.A. degrees in sociology and criminology and a BSW in social work. 

M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs are offered in sociology. In addition to over 400 undergraduate 

majors in all programs, the department has over 50 graduate students in residence. 

The Department has developed longstanding emphases in criminology, social demography, 

social stratification, and community development. Currently, the Department has 19 faculty 

members specializing in these various areas. The Department is one of the larger concentrations 

of sociological expertise in the Southern region as evidenced in the number of graduate faculty, 

the enrollment of graduate students, the placement and success of doctoral graduates, the number 

and frequency of publication, the level of funding for grants and contracts, the facilities and other 

infrastructure for sociological research and education. 

Students and faculty have the opportunity to work with two crime and justice research 

consortiums. The Crime and Justice Research Unit (CJRU) is a collaboration between 

researchers at the SSRC and faculty in the Mississippi State University departments of 

psychology and sociology. Scientists of this unit conduct research on a wide variety of 

criminological topics. The Mississippi Juvenile Justice Research Consortium is a collaboration 

between the SSRC and a number of other state agencies that serves as a centralized and 

comprehensive juvenile justice research center. The consortium is designed to address the 

deficiencies in planning, research and evaluation capacity of Mississippi’s juvenile justice 

system and to establish an ongoing program of data collection and a repository of juvenile justice 

data within the Public Safety Data Laboratory at the SSRC. 

There are six sociology faculty members who specialize in criminology. These faculty members 

include Raymond Barranco, Gregory Dunaway, Stacy Haynes, Shelley Matthews, David May, 

and Nicole Rader.

MARSHALL UNIVERSITY 

Department of Criminal Justice & 

Criminology 

Huntington, West Virginia 

Master of Science Degree in 


The Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice provides students with advanced theoretical, legal, 

and methodological training for research, teaching, and management careers in criminal justice. The 

program serves to educate criminal justice professionals and prepare students for further advanced 

graduate work, legal studies, and scholarship. The Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology is 

committed to: 

• providing students with the conceptual and research skills needed to undertake advanced 

analyses of the criminal justice system; 

• serving criminal justice professionals and others who are interested in pursuing professional 

careers in management and administration; 

• furnishing law enforcement, corrections and court practitioners with knowledge of justice 

administration, theoretical perspectives of human behavior, policy analysis and criminal justice 

theory; and 

• preparing social scientists to pursue careers in university and research settings. 

Criminal Justice & Criminology Faculty 

Dhruba J. Bora, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Department Chair 

Margaret Phipps Brown, J.D., Professor 

Angela D. Crews, Ph.D., Professor 

Gordon A. Crews, Ph.D., Professor 

Samuel L. Dameron, Ph.D., Professor 

Kimberly DeTardo-Bora, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Graduate 

Director 

For more information contact Dr. Kimberly DeTardo-Bora at detardobora@marshall.edu and/or 304.696.3084

Wednesday, September 26 - Southern Criminal Justice Association

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