Comer, B., Burns, R., Diamond, B., & Bowen, K. (2025). Examining racial dyads and
the odds of conviction for sexual assault: Evidence from a Southern District Attorney's
Office. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287251316527
Nichols, L.M., & Bowen, K.N. (2025). “It’s Like We Never See the Light at the End
of the Tunnel”: Law Enforcement Perceptions on Stakeholder Collaboration and Resources
at CACs in a Southern State. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2025.2473493
Huck, J.L., Lee, D, Homer, M., Bowen, K. N., & Spraitz, J.D. (2025). Student perceptions
of stigma, shame, and pape myths in the context of #MeToo. Family & Intimate Partner
Violence Quarterly,17(3), 33-46.
Juarez, A., Bowen, K.N., & Nhan, J. (2024). Communication inhibitors: Dilemmas in
community partnerships amidst mental health crises in Texas. Journal of Qualitative
Criminal Justice and Criminology. https://doi.org/10.21428/88de04a1.8f82f079
Burns, R., Diamond, B., & Bowen, K. (2024). Does type of counsel matter? A comparison
of outcomes in cases involving retained- and assigned counsel. Journal of Crime and
Justice, 47(3), 376–389. https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2023.2273379
Burns, R.G. (2023). Careers in Criminal Justice & Criminology. Routledge.
2023 Burns, R., Diamond, B., & Bowen, K. "Does Type of Counsel Matter? A Comparison
of Outcomes in Cases Involving Retained- and Assigned Counsel." Journal of Crime and
Justice.
McNamara, R., & Burns, R. (2023). Multiculturalism, Crime, and Criminal Justice (3rd ed.).
Oxford University Press.
Bumgarner, J., Crawford, C., & Burns, R. (2023). Federal Law Enforcement: A Primer
(3rd ed.). Carolina Academic Press.
Burns, R.G. (2022). Criminal Justice: The System in Perspective. Oxford University Press.
Bing, R.L., Abu-Lughod, R., DeShay, R. and Coston, C.T.M. 2022. Trump, race, and the
government’s response to Covid-19. Journal of Forensic Science & Criminal Investigation,15(4).
DOI: 10.19080/JFSCI.2022.15.555918
DeShay, R.A. 2021. “Take it one day at a time and try to adjust to what’s going on”:
Exonerees’ advice to the newly exonerated and future exonerees about life post-release.
Criminal Justice Review. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/07340168211059127
DeShay, R.A., Vasquez, A.,* and Vieraitis, L.M. 2021. “You gotta have a plan so you
won’t get caught”: Managing the Risks of Street Tagging. Deviant Behavior, 42(9),
1112-1129.DOI: 10.1080/01639625.2020.1722339
DeShay, R.A., Vieraitis, L.M., Copes, H., Powell, Z.A., and Medrano, J. 2021. Managing
courtesy stigma: Women and relationships with men in prison. Criminal Justice Studies,
34(3), 251-267. DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2021.1966628
Gaston, S., Fernandes, A.D., and DeShay, R.A. 2021. A macrolevel study of police killings
at the intersection of race, ethnicity, and gender. Crime & Delinquency, 67(8), 1075-1102.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128720977444
Young, B., & Diamond, B. (2024). Babies Having Babies: Incarcerated Adolescent Parents
and Their Emotional Well-Being. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 22(1), 3-21.
Burns, R. G., Diamond, B., & Bowen, K. (2023). Does type of counsel matter? A comparison
of outcomes in cases involving retained and assigned counsel. Journal of Crime and
Justice. https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2023.2273379
Diamond, B., Bowen, K., & Burns, R. G. (2022). Factors affecting sexual assault case
processing: Charging through sentencing in a large southern county. Journal of Interpersonal
Violence, 37(13-14), NP11605-NP11627.
Diamond, B., Burns, R., & Bowen, K. (2022). Criminalizing homelessness: Circumstances
surrounding criminal trespassing and people experiencing homelessness. Criminal Justice
Policy Review, 33(6), 563-583.
Diamond, B., Bowen, K., & Burns, R. G. (2022). Factors affecting sexual assault case
processing: Charging through sentencing in a large southern county. Journal of Interpersonal
Violence, 37(13-14), NP11605-NP11627.
Kinkade, P., Bachmann, M. and Bachmann, B. (2013). “Hacker Woodstock: Observations
on an Off-line Cyber Culture at the Chaos Communication Camp 2011. In T. Holt (Ed.),
Crime On-line: Correlates, Causes, and Context. Raleigh, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Burns, R., Kinkade, P. and Bachman, M. (2011). “Getting Hosed: Petty Theft in the
Car Wash Industry and the Fifth Suitability Criterion in Routine Activities Theory.”
The Social Science Journal, doi:10.10/j.soscij.20011.09.005
Nhan, J., Kinkade, P. and R. Burns. (2010) “Finding a Pot of Gold at the End of an
Internet Rainbow: Further Examination of Fraudulent Email Solicitation.” The International
Journal of Cybercriminology, 3(1), 452-475.
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Meitl, M. M., & DeShay, R. (2025). Federal Courtroom Working Group. In Handbook of
US Federal Criminal Justice. Routledge. (In Press)
Meitl, M.B., Wellman, A. & Kinkade, P. (2022). From the eagle’s nest: Texas sheriffs’
views on illegal immigration. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles.
(Online first).
Meitl, M. B. (2021). Four-thousand voices: Self-reported barriers to reentry. Federal
Probation: A Journal of Correctional Philosophy and Practice, 85(2) 16-21.
Meitl, M.B., Wellman, A. & Kinkade, P. (2021). Texas sheriffs’ perceptions on firearm
regulations and mass shootings. International Journal of Police Science and Management.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14613557211004621
Meitl, M.B. (2020). Evidence-based opinions?: How the top jurists in the United States
differ in their use of social science in criminal procedure decisions. The Social
Science Journal. doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2020.1806582
Nhan, J. (2025). Issues and controversies in policing today (second edition). Lanham,
MD: Rowman & Littlefield.
Nhan, J. (2024). The emergence of police real-time crime centers. In E. Pica, D. Ross,
& J. Pozzulo (Eds.), The Impact of Technology on the Legal System: A Psychological
Overview (pp. 41-55). New York, NY: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003323112
Helfers, R., & Nhan, J. (2022). A qualitative study: An examination of Police Officers’
lived experiences
during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Criminal Justice Review, 32(3), 308-327.
doi: 10.1177/10575677211050427
Juarez, A., Bowen, K. N., & Nhan, J. (2021). Collaborative efforts between law enforcement
and mental health professionals
when responding to mental health crises. Justice Policy Journal, 18(1), 1-19.
Nhan, J., Bowen, K. N., & Bartula, A. (2020). A comparison of public and private university
of the effects of low-cost streaming services and income on movie piracy. Technology
in Society, 60. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.101213
Young, B.C. (2022). All are welcome? An examination of visitor type and recidivism
among incarcerated youth. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 33(7), 688-710.
Young, B.C. & Turanovic, J. (2022). Spatial distance as a barrier to visitation for
incarcerated youth and why families overcome it. Justice Quarterly, 39 (2), 354-378.
Young, B.C., Collier, N., & Brown, S. (2021). An examination of juvenile visitation
policies across all 50 states. Justice Policy Journal, 18(2), 1-24.
Young, B.C. & Turanovic, J.J. (2021). What about the kids? An examination of visitation
effects among incarcerated youth. Youth & Society.
Meldrum, R., Young, B.C., Soor, S., Hay, C., Copp, J., Trace, M., & Kernsmith, P.
(2019). Are Adverse Childhood Experiences Associated with Deficits in Self-Control?
A Test among Two Independent Samples of Youth. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 47(2):
166-186.
