Ronald G Burns
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 136098 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Ronald G Burns |
| PRENOMES | Ronald G |
| SOBRENOME | Burns |
| ASSINATURA | BURNS R G |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Texas Christian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3777-3854 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 48 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1999 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Examining Racial Dyads and the Odds of Conviction for Sexual Assault
Research consistently shows attrition rates for sexual assault cases remain high. Previous research has focused on law enforcement and case processing of these crimes, but little is known about convictions. This study utilized prosecutorial case files from a large county district attorney’s office in a southern state to examine differences across racial dyads on the relative risk of conviction for sexual assault. The findings generally demonstrat…
Sanctioning corporate crime
School Culture, Racial Composition, and Preventing Violence
Research on the impact of school climate and culture on campus violence has yielded some promising responses for improving school safety. Evaluations of school policies and practices have shown that strict discipline and enforcement may have negative consequences and a disparate impact on students of color. Using a sample of 2092 respondents from the 2015–2016 School Survey on Crime and Safety from the Department of Education, the present researc…
Support or Punishment Practices
School culture and violence have garnered much public and scholarly attention in recent years. Research in the area has focused on the extent to which strict enforcement of school policies and the law results in safer schools. Other research focuses on providing more supportive, less enforcement-oriented environments for students. We advance this work by using a sample of 2092 respondents from public schools in the United States from the 2015-201…
Environmental Justice
Environmental justice involves consideration of the disproportionate siting of environmental harms that have negatively impacted minority and lower‐income areas. It also includes consideration of responses to the siting and the effects of such harms. Research in the area suggests that less powerful groups in society have disproportionately been impacted by environmental harms for various reasons. Reactions to concerns for environmental justice st…
Getting hosed
The present study examines the applicability of routine activities theory to petty theft. Using an experimental field research design, the researchers tested the frequency with which apparently uncounted smaller currency was stolen during full-service car wash cycles. Experimental conditions were varied so that one condition suggested a more deviant driver. A considerable amount of money was removed in thirty percent of all car washes. The number…
Promotion to Full Professor
Although there has been great discussion and numerous workshops on obtaining tenure and promotion to associate professor, there has been little exploration of the expectations regarding the next step—promotion to full professor. To fill this void, this study gathered information from full professors teaching in 33 US doctoral programs in criminology and criminal justice. Survey questions asked subjects to note what they believe are the most impor…
Federal Law Enforcement Careers
Students studying criminal justice are often interested in careers in federal law enforcement; however, many students are unaware of the wide array of opportunities at the federal level and the requirements for various law enforcement positions. Further, an increasing number of faculty in criminal justice and criminology do not have a background in law enforcement sufficient to advise students on federal law enforcement job opportunities. The pre…
Police use of force
Research examining police use of force focuses on a variety factors such as psychological impacts, situational factors, and officer/suspect characteristics. This research examines these traditional predictors as well as the interactive effects of time and space to explain the police use of force in adult custody arrests in five urban cities and one county in the United States. In addition to the traditional variables, time and space variables and…
Finding fit
Criminal Justice Interns’ Observations of Misconduct
In an effort to explore criminal justice interns’ observations of misconduct and reporting patterns of their observations, a survey of criminal justice interns was conducted after their internships were completed. Students from four universities in the South (n = 463) were asked to participate. While only 2 percent of respondents reported observing illegal behavior by criminal justice agency personnel, over half of the respondents reported observ…
Melodramatic and consentient images in introductory criminal justice textbooks
Slippery Business
This study examines whether petroleum refineries that violate environmental laws in Black, Hispanic, and low-income communities tend to receive smaller fines than those refineries in White and affluent communities. The sample consists of all petroleum refinery facilities fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) between 1998 and 1999 for violating the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and/or the Resource Conservation and Recovery …
Determinants of Environmental Law Violation Fines Against Petroleum Refineries
In this work we determine whether monetary penalties assessed against petroleum refineries for violation of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and/or the Resource Conservation and/or Recovery Act differ depending upon the racial, ethnic, and income characteristics of communities surrounding the penalized refinery. Our sample consists of all monetary penalties assessed between April 2001 and April 2003 (n = 206). We find mixed evidence of inequal…
Assessing law enforcement preparedness to address Internet fraud
A space for safety
Automobile safety became an issue of increased public concern during the 1960s. These concerns were institutionalized in the creation of a national regulatory administration charged with overseeing automobile safety. This article examines the impact of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 1979 mandated federal automobile crash testing program (FMVSS 208) on the content of automakers’ advertising. Automakers’ advertisements were no…
Resisting Arrest
This study examines predictors of resisting arrest in 1,220 arrest situations in Phoenix Arizona between June 13, and June 27, 1994. This study adds to the existing literature by examining both passive and violent resistance from a suspect. The predictors assessed in the study involved officer, suspect, and situational variables. Using a logistic regression analysis, the most powerful predictors of resistance at arrest involved several suspect at…
Assessing jail coverage in introductory criminal justice textbooks
Despite their integral and multi-functional role within the criminal justice system, jails receive limited societal and research attention. The present study assesses the extent to which jail-related information is presented in fourteen leading introductory criminal justice texts. In general, it was found that there are 4.8 pages of prison-related information for every one page of jail coverage, and that roughly 72% of all jail-related informatio…
Assessing Newspaper Coverage of Corporate Violence
School shootings, the media, and public fear
Determinants of Environmental Law Violation Fines Against Petroleum Refineries
In this work we determine whether monetary penalties assessed against petroleum refineries for violation of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and/or the Resource Conservation and/or Recovery Act differ depending upon the racial, ethnic, and income characteristics of communities surrounding the penalized refinery. Our sample consists of all monetary penalties assessed between April 2001 and April 2003 (n = 206). We find mixed evidence of inequal…
Police use of force
Research examining police use of force focuses on a variety factors such as psychological impacts, situational factors, and officer/suspect characteristics. This research examines these traditional predictors as well as the interactive effects of time and space to explain the police use of force in adult custody arrests in five urban cities and one county in the United States. In addition to the traditional variables, time and space variables and…
Assessing Newspaper Coverage of Corporate Violence
School Culture, Racial Composition, and Preventing Violence
Research on the impact of school climate and culture on campus violence has yielded some promising responses for improving school safety. Evaluations of school policies and practices have shown that strict discipline and enforcement may have negative consequences and a disparate impact on students of color. Using a sample of 2092 respondents from the 2015–2016 School Survey on Crime and Safety from the Department of Education, the present researc…
Support or Punishment Practices
School culture and violence have garnered much public and scholarly attention in recent years. Research in the area has focused on the extent to which strict enforcement of school policies and the law results in safer schools. Other research focuses on providing more supportive, less enforcement-oriented environments for students. We advance this work by using a sample of 2092 respondents from public schools in the United States from the 2015-201…
Melodramatic and consentient images in introductory criminal justice textbooks
School shootings, the media, and public fear
Resisting Arrest
This study examines predictors of resisting arrest in 1,220 arrest situations in Phoenix Arizona between June 13, and June 27, 1994. This study adds to the existing literature by examining both passive and violent resistance from a suspect. The predictors assessed in the study involved officer, suspect, and situational variables. Using a logistic regression analysis, the most powerful predictors of resistance at arrest involved several suspect at…
Assessing jail coverage in introductory criminal justice textbooks
Despite their integral and multi-functional role within the criminal justice system, jails receive limited societal and research attention. The present study assesses the extent to which jail-related information is presented in fourteen leading introductory criminal justice texts. In general, it was found that there are 4.8 pages of prison-related information for every one page of jail coverage, and that roughly 72% of all jail-related informatio…
Assessing Newspaper Coverage of Corporate Violence
A space for safety
Automobile safety became an issue of increased public concern during the 1960s. These concerns were institutionalized in the creation of a national regulatory administration charged with overseeing automobile safety. This article examines the impact of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 1979 mandated federal automobile crash testing program (FMVSS 208) on the content of automakers’ advertising. Automakers’ advertisements were no…
Slippery Business
This study examines whether petroleum refineries that violate environmental laws in Black, Hispanic, and low-income communities tend to receive smaller fines than those refineries in White and affluent communities. The sample consists of all petroleum refinery facilities fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) between 1998 and 1999 for violating the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and/or the Resource Conservation and Recovery …
Determinants of Environmental Law Violation Fines Against Petroleum Refineries
In this work we determine whether monetary penalties assessed against petroleum refineries for violation of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and/or the Resource Conservation and/or Recovery Act differ depending upon the racial, ethnic, and income characteristics of communities surrounding the penalized refinery. Our sample consists of all monetary penalties assessed between April 2001 and April 2003 (n = 206). We find mixed evidence of inequal…
Assessing law enforcement preparedness to address Internet fraud
Melodramatic and consentient images in introductory criminal justice textbooks
Criminal Justice Interns’ Observations of Misconduct
In an effort to explore criminal justice interns’ observations of misconduct and reporting patterns of their observations, a survey of criminal justice interns was conducted after their internships were completed. Students from four universities in the South (n = 463) were asked to participate. While only 2 percent of respondents reported observing illegal behavior by criminal justice agency personnel, over half of the respondents reported observ…
Federal Law Enforcement Careers
Students studying criminal justice are often interested in careers in federal law enforcement; however, many students are unaware of the wide array of opportunities at the federal level and the requirements for various law enforcement positions. Further, an increasing number of faculty in criminal justice and criminology do not have a background in law enforcement sufficient to advise students on federal law enforcement job opportunities. The pre…
Police use of force
Research examining police use of force focuses on a variety factors such as psychological impacts, situational factors, and officer/suspect characteristics. This research examines these traditional predictors as well as the interactive effects of time and space to explain the police use of force in adult custody arrests in five urban cities and one county in the United States. In addition to the traditional variables, time and space variables and…
Finding fit
Promotion to Full Professor
Although there has been great discussion and numerous workshops on obtaining tenure and promotion to associate professor, there has been little exploration of the expectations regarding the next step—promotion to full professor. To fill this void, this study gathered information from full professors teaching in 33 US doctoral programs in criminology and criminal justice. Survey questions asked subjects to note what they believe are the most impor…
Getting hosed
The present study examines the applicability of routine activities theory to petty theft. Using an experimental field research design, the researchers tested the frequency with which apparently uncounted smaller currency was stolen during full-service car wash cycles. Experimental conditions were varied so that one condition suggested a more deviant driver. A considerable amount of money was removed in thirty percent of all car washes. The number…
Environmental Justice
Environmental justice involves consideration of the disproportionate siting of environmental harms that have negatively impacted minority and lower‐income areas. It also includes consideration of responses to the siting and the effects of such harms. Research in the area suggests that less powerful groups in society have disproportionately been impacted by environmental harms for various reasons. Reactions to concerns for environmental justice st…
Support or Punishment Practices
School culture and violence have garnered much public and scholarly attention in recent years. Research in the area has focused on the extent to which strict enforcement of school policies and the law results in safer schools. Other research focuses on providing more supportive, less enforcement-oriented environments for students. We advance this work by using a sample of 2092 respondents from public schools in the United States from the 2015-201…
School Culture, Racial Composition, and Preventing Violence
Research on the impact of school climate and culture on campus violence has yielded some promising responses for improving school safety. Evaluations of school policies and practices have shown that strict discipline and enforcement may have negative consequences and a disparate impact on students of color. Using a sample of 2092 respondents from the 2015–2016 School Survey on Crime and Safety from the Department of Education, the present researc…
Sanctioning corporate crime
Examining Racial Dyads and the Odds of Conviction for Sexual Assault
Research consistently shows attrition rates for sexual assault cases remain high. Previous research has focused on law enforcement and case processing of these crimes, but little is known about convictions. This study utilized prosecutorial case files from a large county district attorney’s office in a southern state to examine differences across racial dyads on the relative risk of conviction for sexual assault. The findings generally demonstrat…
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