Ronald Burns

Datos Biográficos

ID3936000
NOMBRERonald Burns
NOMBRESRonald
APELLIDOBurns
FIRMABURNS R
AFILIACIONESTexas Christian University
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS8
TOTAL DE CITAS11
TOTAL COMO AUTOR8
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1999
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H1

  • Examining Racial Dyads and the Odds of Conviction for Sexual Assault

    Open AccessBenjamin P Comer, Ronald G Burns et al.ARTICLECrime & Delinquency2025

    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…

  • Support or Punishment Practices

    Open AccessCharles Crawford, Ronald G Burns et al.ARTICLESocial Sciences2020Citada por: 1Referencias: 34

    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…

  • Getting hosed

    Open AccessRonald G Burns, Ronald Burns et al.ARTICLEThe Social Science Journal2012Referencias: 5

    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

    Charles Crawford, Ronald G Burns et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice…2011

    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…

  • Police use of force

    Charles Crawford, Ronald G Burns et al.ARTICLEPolicing & Society2008Citada por: 10Referencias: 3

    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…

  • Resisting Arrest

    Charles Crawford, Ronald G Burns et al.ARTICLEPolice Practice and Research2002

    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

    Ronald G Burns, Ronald BurnsARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice…2002

    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…

  • School shootings, the media, and public fear

    Open AccessRonald G Burns, Ronald Burns et al.ARTICLECrime Law and Social Change1999