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Dr. Brenda Sims Blackwell joined the Department of Criminal Justice & Criminology as chair in July, 2014. She earned her B.S. in criminal justice from Northern Arizona University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Oklahoma. She has served on the faculties of Pennsylvania State University and Georgia State University, leaving the latter after 15 years of service. Her research broadly focuses on women and crime, with an emphasis on gender differences in offending and differences in criminal justice responses to male and female offenders. She is interested in examining and elaborating traditional and newtheoretical perspectives to determine their relevance to female offending. Her articles appear in publications such as Criminology, Deviant Behavior, and the Journal of Criminal Justice.
Brenda has collaborated on projects examining the commercial sexual exploitation of children, with a specific focus on examining responses to this issue in Georgia and reviewing literature to determine how other jurisdictions respond. These efforts were funded by the National Institute of Justice and through the Governor’s Office for Children and Families.
Brenda is dedicated to working with students. She currently chairs a student-awards committee for the American Society of Criminology and has several publications that explore the impact of academic advisement on career outcomes and job satisfaction among criminal justice students and graduates.
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Education/Academic qualification
Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Oklahoma
… → 1995
M.A. in Sociology, University of Oklahoma
1992 → …
B.S. in Criminal Justice, Northern Arizona University
1990 → …
Disciplines
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- Criminology
- Women, Crime, and Criminal Justice
- Education Assessment in Criminal Justice
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Situating decisions in time: a multi-level examination of race and gender sentencing disparities, 1990–2009
Thompson, K. J., Williams, J. H., Posick, C. & Blackwell, B. S., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Crime and Justice.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Underreporting of intimate partner violence against women: An important public mental health implication
Lohani, S., Saffold, S.-H., Jules, T., Blackwell, B., Shurling, S. & Mayo-Gamble, T., Oct 1 2021, In: Eagles Talking about Public's Health.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Women in corrections
Blackwell, B. S., Nov 2 2020, Routledge Handbook on American Prisons. Taylor and Francis, p. 118-132 15 p.Research output: Contribution to book or proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Complainant’s physical attractiveness and juristic judgments of blame and punishment in physical, domestic, and sexual assault scenarios
Wareham, J., Blackwell, B. S., Berry, B. & Boots, D. P., Aug 3 2019, In: Deviant Behavior. 40, 8, p. 912-929 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Situational Action Theory’s Self-Control/Morality Interaction Effects and the Moderating Influence of Being Female: A Comparison of Property and Violent Offending Using a Sample of Juvenile Delinquents
Ishoy, G. A. & Blackwell, B. S., Oct 1 2019, In: Feminist Criminology. 14, 4, p. 391-419 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
11 Scopus citations