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Jamie L. Flexon holds a B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) degree from the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her M.A. and Ph.D. were earned at the School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, a renowned graduate school of criminal justice and criminology studies. While at the University at Albany, Dr. Flexon worked as an editorial assistant and research support specialist (2001-2006) for the Utilization of Justice Statistics Program, SOURCEBOOK of Criminal Justice Statistics at the Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center. The project is housed at the University at Albany and is funded by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice.
Dr. Flexon maintains an active research life. Her research interests involve juvenile delinquency primarily among minority youth, criminal justice issues related to punishment (i.e., capital punishment), and policy evaluation. She has presented numerous papers at professional conferences. Dr. Flexon’s research has also appeared in various outlets including Journal of Criminal Justice, Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, American Journal of Criminal Justice, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, Victims & Offenders, Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, among others. Dr. Flexon is the author of the book, Racial Disparities in Capital Sentencing: Prejudice and Discrimination in the Jury Room (2012) as well as a contributing author to chapters in books, such as Wrongly Convicted, Perspectives on Failed Justice and Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory.
Dr. Flexon is a member of the American Society of Criminology, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Southern Criminal Justice Association, the American Bar Association (ABA) and the Criminal Justice Section of the ABA. Dr. Flexon is also a member of the Racial & Ethnic Justice & Diversity Committee of the ABA. She reviews for various journals including, Crime & Delinquency, Sociological Quarterly, British Journal of Sociology, Criminal Justice and Behavior, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Victims & Offenders, among others, as well as for publishing companies.
research interests
- Criminology (Juvenile Delinquency, Minorities and Crime) | Law and Social Control | Criminal Justice Policy | Capital Punishment
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2020Antecedents to Secondary-Like Psychopathy in Noninstitutionalized YouthFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/14789949.2020.1867620 Web of Science: 000603926100001
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2020Who Would 'Purge'? Low Self-Control, Psychopathy, and Offending in the Absence of Legal ControlsFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0011128720940953 Web of Science: 000546027200001
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2020The Usual Suspects: Prior Criminal Record and the Probability of ArrestFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1098611120937304 Web of Science: 000543770600001
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2019The Impact of Violent Crime on ObesityFull Text via DOI: 10.3390/socsci8120329 Web of Science: 000683625700012
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2019The effect of cannabis laws on opioid useFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.09.013 Web of Science: 000504779500020
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2019Interracial encounters with the police: findings from the NCVS police-public contact surveyFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15377938.2019.1646688 Web of Science: 000497960100001
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2017A Hunter's Moon: the Effect of Moon Illumination on Outdoor CrimeFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12103-016-9351-9 Web of Science: 000394286800011
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2016Callous-Unemotional Traits and Differently Motivated Aggression: An Examination of Variants in a Noninstitutionalized SampleFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1541204015577000 Web of Science: 000382924000003
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2016Parental Low Self-Control, Family Environments, and Juvenile DelinquencyFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0306624X15584907 Web of Science: 000382857200003
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2016Low Self-Control and the Victim-Offender Overlap: A Gendered AnalysisFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0886260515572471 Web of Science: 000378683600004
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2016An examination of police stops and youths' attitudes toward police: Do interracial encounters matter?Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/15377938.2014.997953 Web of Science: 000384304800002
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2015IS PEER DELINQUENCY IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER? Assessing Alternative Operationalizations of Perceptual Peer DelinquencyFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0093854815569729 Web of Science: 000359733600003
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2015The Effect of Hawaii's Ban The Box Law on Repeat OffendingFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12103-014-9251-9 Web of Science: 000211171200008
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2015Evaluating Variant Callous-Unemotional Traits Among Noninstitutionalized Youth: Implications for Violence Research and PolicyFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1541204013519829 Web of Science: 000345601900002
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2013Adolescent Psychopathic Traits and Violent Delinquency Additive and Nonadditive Effects With Key Criminological VariablesFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/1541204012470850 Web of Science: 000324431300005
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2013The Effect of Conjugal Visitation on Sexual Violence in PrisonFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12103-012-9155-5 Web of Science: 000211162600002
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2013Susceptibility to Peer Influence, Self-Control, and DelinquencyFull Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682x.2012.00434.x Web of Science: 000313723200005
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2012Does Self-Control Influence Maternal Attachment? A Reciprocal Effects Analysis from Early Childhood Through Middle AdolescenceFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10940-012-9173-y Web of Science: 000310472800006
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2011Cheating the Hangman: The Effect of the Roper v. Simmons Decision on Homicides Committed by JuvenilesFull Text via DOI: 10.1177/0011128709333726 Web of Science: 000295890600005
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2010Predicting Injuries of Women in Episodes of Intimate Partner Violence: Individual and Composite Risk FactorsFull Text via DOI: 10.1080/15564880903422989 Web of Science: 000212378000001
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2009Differential effects of an offender-focused crime prevention media campaignFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.09.009 Web of Science: 000272404300009
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2009Exploring the dimensions of trust in the police among Chicago juvenilesFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2009.02.006 Web of Science: 000265029800009
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