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Dr. Chad R. Trulson

Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Criminal Justice

(940) 565-2758

Email: ctrulson@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Sam Houston State University, 2002
    Major: Criminal Justice
    Dissertation: Judicial Intervention, Desegregation, and Inter-Racial Prisoner Violence: A Case Study of Desegregation in the Texas Prison System
  • MA, Sam Houston State University, 1998
    Major: Criminal Justice and Criminology
    Dissertation: School-Based Juvenile Boot Camps: An Introduction and Evaluation of Specialized Treatment and Rehabilitation
  • BA, University of Northern Iowa, 1996
    Major: Criminology
  • AA, North Iowa Area Community College, 1994
    Major: Public Service/Law Enforcement

Professional Positions

  • Professor, (2013 - Present).
  • Professor and Associate Chair, (2013 - Present).
  • Associate Professor, (2007 - 2013).
  • Assistant Professor, (2003 - 2007).
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, (2002 - 2003).

Professional Memberships

  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. (2000 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • CJUS 2400 - Correctional Systems, 5 courses.
  • CJUS 3400 - Correctional Systems, 40 courses.
  • CJUS 3610 - Juvenile Justice, 6 courses.
  • CJUS 3620 - Juvenile Delinquency, 1 course.
  • CJUS 4500 - Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, 10 courses.
  • CJUS 4700 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice, 23 courses.
  • CJUS 4870 - Topics in Criminal Justice, 27 courses.
  • CJUS 5000 - Criminal Justice Policy, 33 courses.
  • CJUS 5000D - Criminal Justice Policy, 1 course.
  • CJUS 5450 - Punishment, Discipline and Social Policy, 1 course.
  • CJUS 5460 - Correctional Programs, 1 course.
  • CJUS 5500 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, 29 courses.
  • CJUS 5800 - Topics in Criminal Justice, 1 course.
  • CJUS 5850 - Directed Studies, 19 courses.
  • CJUS 5950 - Master's Thesis, 15 courses.
  • SOCI 3460 - Correctional Systems, 6 courses.
  • SOCI 3620 - Juvenile Delinquency, 1 course.

Directed Student Learning

  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (2023).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (2022).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (2020).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (October 2019 - 2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (March 1, 2019 - 2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (October 2019 - 2019).
  • Supervised Research (Directed study with Master's Student), Criminal Justice. (September 15, 2019 - December 15, 2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (January 1, 2019 - July 30, 2019).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (2017 - 2017).
  • Undergraduate Honors Thesis, Psychology. (2017 - 2017).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (2016 - 2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (2016 - 2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Criminal Justice. (2015 - 2016).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Criminal Justice. (2015 - 2015).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, Criminal Justice. (2002 - 2014).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (2002 - 2014).

Awards and Honors

  • James L. Maddex, Jr. Paper of the Year Award, Criminal Justice Review and SAGE Publications. (2010).
  • Tory J. Caeti Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Juvenile Justice Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. (2007).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Caudill, J., Trulson, C.R., Marquart, J., DeLisi, M. (2025). Deadly Consequences: The Unintended Impact of Sentencing Reforms on California County Jails. Springer Press.
  • Chad R. Trulson, Darin R. Haerle, Jonathan W. Caudill, and Matt DeLisi. (2016). Lost Causes: Blended Sentencing, Second Chances, and the Texas Youth Commission (University of Texas Press).
  • Eric Fritsch, Chad Trulson, Ashley Blackburn. (2013). Applied Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology.
  • Chad R. Trulson and James W. Marquart. (2009). First Available Cell: Desegregation of the Texas Prison System..
  • Del Carmen, R. and Chad R. Trulson. (2006). Juvenile Justice: The System, Process, and Law..

    • Book Chapter

  • Marquart, J., Trulson, C.R. (2018). Understanding the Contours of Prison Disciplinary Procedures. Oxford Handbook of Prisons and Imprisonment.
  • Jon Caudill & Chad Trulson. (2011). Arrested Today, Out Tomorrow: Patrol Officers' Perceptions of a Broken Justice System..
  • Matt DeLisi, Anna Kosloski, Alan Drury, Michael Vaughn, Kevin Beaver, Paul Wright, and Chad Trulson. (2010). Never Desisters: A Descriptive Study of the Life Course Persistent Offender..
  • Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., and J. Mullings. (2007). A Failure to Integrate: Equal Protection and Race in American Prisons. In C. Hemmens (Ed.) "Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice.".
  • Blackburn, A., J. Mullings, J. Marquart and Chad R. Trulson. (2007). Addressing the Rights of Victims in Capital Cases. In C. Hemmens (Ed.) "Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice.".
  • Chad R. Trulson and C. Hemmens. (2007). Public v. Private Operation of Juvenile Correctional Facilities. In M. McShane and F. Williams (Eds.) "Youth Violence and Delinquency Interventions.".
  • Chad R. Trulson. (2006). The Social World of the Prisoner. In J. Pollock (Ed.) "Prisons: Today and Tomorrow.".
  • Hanser, R. and Chad R. Trulson. (2005). Sexual Abuse of Men in Prison . In F. Reddington and B. Kreisel (Eds.) "Sexual Assault: The Victims, The Perpetrators, and The Criminal Justice System.".

    • Book Review

  • Chad R. Trulson. (2006). Review Essay of "The Death Penalty: An American History." Author: Stuart Banner, Harvard University Press..
  • Chad R. Trulson. (2003). Review Essay of "Sleepers." Author: Lorenzo Carcaterra, Ballantine Books..
  • Trulson, C.R. (2002). "Witness to an Execution.".

    • Journal Article

  • Craig, J.M., Trulson, C.R. (2026). ACEs, steeling effects, and the recidivism of serious and violent incarcerated delinquents. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 51 (3) 801-819.
  • Craig, J.M., Trulson, C.R. (2025). Examining the Impact of Empathy on the Recidivism of Serious Juvenile Offenders. Crime & Delinquency. 71 (13-14) 3967-3990. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287241290511
  • Burgason, K., Caudill, J., DeLisi, M., Trulson, C.R. (2024). Homicidal Ideation in a Sample of Capital Murderers: Prevalence, Morbidity, and Associations with Homicide Offending.
  • Trulson, C.R., Craig, J.M., Caudill, J.W., DeLisi, M. (2024). Sometimes they come back: Adult imprisonment of formerly incarcerated serious and violent juvenile offenders. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 49 (3) 349-369.
  • Craig, J.M., Zettler, H.R., Trulson, C.R. (2023). Trauma and Violent Misconduct Among Incarcerated Juveniles: the Mediating Role of Mental Health. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. 9 (1) 121-140. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40865-022-00220-z
  • Caudill, J., Trulson, C.R. (2022). Comparing Official Measures of Recidivism in Juvenile Justice. American Journal of Criminal Justice.
  • Caudill, J.W., Trulson, C.R., DeLisi, M., Marquart, J. (2022). It Ain't Home Base No More: Sentencing Reform and Dynamics in Jail Inmate Politics. The Prison Journal.
  • Craig, J.M., Zettler, H.R., Trulson, C.R. (2022). What Predicts the Use of Blended Sentences Among Eligible Juveniles? A State-Wide Examination. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 33 (1) 99-115. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/08874034211028273
  • Trulson, C.R., Craig, J.M., Caudill, J.W., DeLisi, M. (2022). Violent Institutional Misconduct in the Transition from Juvenile to Adult Correctional Facilities. The Prison Journal. 102 (5) 519-541. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/00328855221121079
  • Jahic, I., Trulson, C.R., Caudill, J., Bonner, T., Slemaker, A., DeLisi, M. (2021). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Forensic Typologies: Getting Specific About Trauma Among Institutionalized Youth. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18 11307.
  • Slemaker, A., Bonner, T., DeLisi, M., Caudill, J., Trulson, C.R. (2021). Ungovernable, Incorrigible, and Impudent: An Empirical Study of Criminal Character Among Serious Institutionalized Delinquents.
  • Butler, H.D., Caudill, J.W., Craig, J.M., DeLisi, M., Trulson, C.R. (2021). 99 Percenters: An Examination of the Misconduct Careers of the Most Violent and Disruptive Incarcerated Delinquents. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 60 101520. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2020.101520
  • Craig, J.M., Trulson, C.R., DeLisi, M., Caudill, J.W. (2020). Toward an Understanding of the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Recidivism of Serious Juvenile Offenders. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 45 (6) 1024-1039. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09524-6
  • Bonner, T., DeLisi, M., Jones-Johnson, G., Caudill, J., Trulson, C.R. (2019). Chaotic Homes, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Serious Delinquency: Differential Effects by Race and Ethnicity. Justice Quarterly.
  • Delisi, M., Alcala, J., Kusow, A., Hochstetler, A., Heirigs, M., Caudill, J., Trulson, C.R., Baglivio, M. (2017). Adverse Childhood Experiences, Commitment Offense, and Race/Ethnicity: Are the Effects Crime, Race, and Ethnicity Specific?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14 331-343.
  • Trulson, C.R., Caudill, J.W. (2017). Juvenile Homicide Offender Recidivism. 7 93-104.
  • J. Caudill, C. Trulson, J. Marquart, and M. DeLisi. (2017). On Gang Affiliation, Gang Databases, and Prosecutorial Decision Making. Crime & Delinquency. 63 210-229.
  • Caudill, J.W., Trulson, C.R. (2016). The Hazards of Premature Release: Recidivism Outcomes of Blended Sentenced Juvenile Homicide Offenders. Journal of Criminal Justice. 46 219-227.
  • Tobolowsky, P.M., Trulson, C.R. (2015). What Happens After Commutation? An Examination of Institutional Misconduct by Previously Death-Sentenced Intellectually Disabled Capital Offenders.
  • Trulson, C.R. (2015). What Happens After Commutation? An Examination of Institutional Misconduct by Previously Death-Sentenced Intellectually Disabled Capital Offenders. Criminal Law Bulletin. 52 1074-1097.
  • Caudill, J., Trulson, C.R., Marquart, J., Patten, R., Anderson, S. (2014). Correctional Destabilization and Jail Violence: The Consequences of Prison Depopulation Legislation. Journal of Criminal Justice. 42 500-506.
  • Matt DeLisi, A. Angton, Michael Vaughn, Chad Trulson, Jon Caudill, and Kevin Beaver. (2014). Do Gang Members Commit Abnormal Homicide?. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 39 125-138.
  • Matt DeLisi, Anna Kosloski, Michael Vaughn, Jon Caudill, and Chad Trulson. Does Childhood Sexual Abuse Victimization Translate into Juvenile Sex Offending? New Evidence.. Violence and Victims. 29 620-635.
  • Delisi, M., Drury, A., Behnken, M., Vaughn, M., Caudill, J., Trulson, C.R. (2013). Alias: Lying to the Police and Pathological Criminal Behavior. 20 508-512.
  • J. Caudill, R. Getty, R. Smith, R. Patten, and C. Trulson. Discouraging Window Breakers: The Lagged Effects of Police Activity on Crime. Journal of Criminal Justice. 41 18-23.
  • M. DeLisi, J. Spruill, D. Peters, J. Caudill, and C. Trulson. Half In, Half Out: Gang Families, Gang Affiliation, and Gang Misconduct. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 38 602-615.
  • Matt DeLisi, Alexia Angton, Michael Vaughn, Chad Trulson, Jon Caudill, and Kevin Beaver. Not My Fault: Blame Externalization is the Psychopathic Feature Most Associated with Pathological Delinquency Among Confined Delinquents.. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 58 1415-1430.
  • Chad R. Trulson, Jonathan Caudill, Darin Haerle, and Matt DeLisi. (2012). Cliqued Up: The Post Incarceration Recidivism of Young Gang-Related Homicide Offenders.. Criminal Justice Review. 37 174-190.
  • Belshaw, S., Trulson, C.R., Caudill, J., DeLisi, M. (2011). A Problem of Fit: Extreme Delinquents, Blended Sentencing, and the Determinants of Continued Adult Sanctions. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 22 263-284.
  • Belshaw, S., Trulson, C.R., Caudill, J., DeLisi, M. (2011). A Problem of Fit: Extreme Delinquents, Blended Sentencing, and the Determinants of Continued Adult Sanctions. Criminal Justice Policy Review.
  • Chad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart, Darin Haerle, and Matt DeLisi. (2011). Blended Sentencing, Early Release, and Recidivism of Institutionalized Delinquents. The Prison Journal. 91 255-278.
  • Monic P. Behnken, Jon Caudill, Mark Berg, Chad Trulson & Matt DeLisi. Marked for Death: An Empirical Criminal Careers Analysis of Death Sentences in a Sample of Convicted Male Homicide Offenders.. Journal of Criminal Justice. 39 471-478.
  • Chad R. Trulson, Jonathan W. Caudill, Scott H. Belshaw, Matt DeLisi. (2010). A Problem of Fit: Extreme Delinquents, Blended Sentencing, and the Determinants of Continued Adult Sanctions. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 22 263-284.
  • Matt DeLisi, Jon Caudill, Chad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart, Michael G. Vaughn, and Kevin Beaver. (2010). Angry Inmates are Violent Inmates: A Poisson Regression Approach to Youthful Offenders. 10 419-439.
  • Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, Kevin A. Wright, John Paul Wright, Michael G. Vaughn and Chad R. Trulson. Criminal Specialization Revisited: A Simultaneous Quantile Regression Approach.. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 36 73-92.
  • Chad R. Trulson, Matt DeLisi, Jon Caudill, Scott Belshaw, and James W. Marquart. (2010). Delinquent Careers Behind Bars. Criminal Justice Review. 35 200-219.
  • Matt DeLisi, Chad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart, Alan J. Drury, and Anna E. Kosloski. Inside the Prison Black Box: Toward a Life Course Importation Model of Inmate Behavior. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 55 1186-1207.
  • Chad R. Trulson, Matt DeLisi and James W. Marquart. (2010). Institutional Misconduct, Delinquent Background, and Re-Arrest Frequency Among Serious and Violent Delinquent Offenders. Crime & Delinquency. 57 709-731.
  • Matt DeLisi, Kevin Beaver, Michael Vaughn, Chad R. Trulson, Anna Kosloski, Alan Drury, and John Wright. (2010). Personality, Gender, and Self-Control Revisited: Results from a Sample of Institutionalized Juvenile Offenders. 6 31-46.
  • Ashley G. Blackburn and Chad R. Trulson. (2010). Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: Exploring Institutional Misconduct Among Serious and Violent Female Delinquents.. Journal of Criminal Justice. 38 1132-1140.
  • Chad R. Trulson & James W. Marquart. (2010). Who Rules the Joint Revisited: Organizational Change and the Importance of Prison Leadership. International Journal of Punishment and Sentencing. 6 71-83.
  • Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., Hemmens, C., and L. Carroll. (2008). Racial Desegregation in Prisons.. The Prison Journal. 88 270-300.
  • Chad R. Trulson. (2007). Determinants of Disruption: Institutional Misconduct among State Committed Delinquents.. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 5 7-34.
  • Liederbach, J., Trulson, C., Taylor, R., Fritsch, E., and T. Caeti. (2007). Racial Profiling and the Political Demand for Data: A Pilot Study Designed to Improve Methodologies in Texas.. Criminal Justice Review. 32 101-120.
  • Marquart J. and C. Trulson. (2007). The First Available House: Desegregation in American Prisons and the Road to Johnson v. California (2005).. Corrections Compendium. 31 1-5.
  • Blackburn, A., Mullings, J., Marquart, J and C. Trulson.. (2007). The Next Generation of Prisoners: Towards an Understanding of Violent Institutionalized Delinquents.. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 5 35-56.
  • Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., and S. Kawucha. (2006). Gang Suppression and Institution Control.. Corrections Today. 68 26-32.
  • Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., Mullings, J., and T. Caeti. (2005). In Between Adolescence and Adulthood: Recidivism Outcomes of a Cohort of State Delinquents.. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 3 355-387.
  • Chad R. Trulson. (2005). Victims' Rights and Services: Eligibility, Exclusion, and Victim Worth.. Criminology & Public Policy. 4 (399-413)
  • Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., and J. Mullings. (2004). Breaking In: Gaining Entry to Prisons and Other Hard to Access Criminal Justice Organizations.. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 15 451-479.
  • Chad R. Trulson and J. Marquart. (2002). Inmate Racial Integration: Achieving Racial Integration in the Texas Prison System.. The Prison Journal. 82 498-525.
  • Chad R. Trulson and J. Marquart. (2002). Racial Desegregation and Violence in the Texas Prison System.. Criminal Justice Review. 27 233-255.
  • Chad R. Trulson and J. Marquart. (2002). The Caged Melting Pot: Toward an Understanding of the Consequences of Desegregation in Prisons.. Law & Society Review. 36 743-780.
  • Chad R. Trulson, Triplett, R., and C. Snell. (2001). Social Control in a School Setting: Evaluating a School Based Boot Camp.. Crime & Delinquency. 47 573-609.
  • Chad R. Trulson and R. Triplett. (1999). School-Based Juvenile Boot Camps: Evaluating Specialized Treatment and Rehabilitation (STAR).. Journal for Juvenile Justice and Detention Services. 14 18-43.

    • Research Report

  • Fritsch, E., Trulson, C.R. (2018). Analysis of Traffic Stop Data by Race/Ethnicity.
  • Belshaw, S.H., Trulson, C.R. (2014). Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department SCORE Program Evaluation.
  • Scott Belshaw and Chad Trulson. (2010). Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department Probation Revocation Population Study..
  • Chad R. Trulson. (2010). Desegregation in Jefferson City Correctional Center, 2005-2010: A Report in the case of Habeebullah v. Crawford, et al. .
  • Chad R. Trulson. (2010). Recidivism of Youth Released from the Texas Youth Commission (TYC): A Report in Response to House Bill 3689.
  • Taylor, R., Liederbach, J., Fritsch, E., and T. Caeti. (2005). "Racial Profiling: Toward a Standardized Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination Method." Report Submitted to the 79th Texas Legislature..

Presentations Given

  • Caudill, J., La Rue, E., Trulson, C., Patten, R., Thomas, M. & M. DeLisi (2014). "Doing Local Time: The Effects of Sophisticated Offenders on Aggregate Jail Inmate Misconduct." Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). San Francisco, California., (2014 - 2014).
  • Behnken, M., DeLisi, M., Caudill, J., Trulson, C, Vaughn, M, & A. Drury (2013). "Alias: Lying to the Police and Pathological Behavior." Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Atlanta, Georgia., (2013 - 2013).
  • DeLisi, M., Behnken, M., Vaughn, M., Trulson, C., Caudill, J., & K. Beaver (2013). "Not My Fault: Blame Externalization is the Psychopathic Feature Most Associated with Pathological Criminality." Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Atlanta, Georgia., (2013 - 2013).
  • Caudill, J. & C. Trulson (2012). Recidivism: The Case of Gang Affiliates, Official Reports, and Time. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). New York, NY., (2012 - 2012).
  • Haerle, D., Blackburn, A., & C. Trulson (2012). "Does the Offending Persist: Exploring Recidivism among a Sample of Serious and Violent Female Delinquents." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). New York, NY., (2012 - 2012).
  • Caudill, J., Trulson, C., Diamond, B., & J. Marquart (2011). "Stuck in the Middle: Practical Implications of Being a Suspected Gang Affiliate." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Toronto, Canada., (2011 - 2011).
  • Haerle, D., & C. Trulson (2011). "Treating the Serious and Violent Juvenile Offender: What Predicts Treatment Completion and Recidivism." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Toronto, Canada., (2011 - 2011).
  • Haerle, D., & C. Trulson (2010). Worth the Risk? Consequences of Premature Release for Capital and Violent Juvenile Offenders." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). San Diego, CA., (2010 - 2010).
  • Morris, R., & C. Trulson (2010). Do Coercive Punishments Deter Future Acts of Inmate Violence? A Look at Solitary Confinement. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). San Diego, CA., (2010 - 2010).
  • Trulson, C., DeLisi, M., & J. Marquart (2010). The Road to Murder: The Enduring Criminogenic Effects of Juvenile Confinement." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). San Diego, CA., (2010 - 2010).
  • Trulson, C., DeLisi, M., and J. Marquart (2009). "The Relationship of Institutional Misconduct to Recidivism Frequency Among Violent Delinquent Offenders." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Boston, MA., (2009 - 2009).
  • Trulson, C. and D. Haerle (2008). "The Final Chance for Change: Recidivism Among a Cohort of Serious and Violent Delinquents." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Cincinnati, Ohio., (2008 - 2008).
  • Trulson, C. and J. Marquart (2007). "Determinants of Institutional Misconduct Among State Committed Delinquents: The Relationship of Age and Institutional Misconduct." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Seattle, Washi, (2007 - 2007).
  • Trulson, C., Marquart, J., and J. Mullings (2005). "State Delinquents: Recidivism Outcomes of a Cohort of State Delinquents 5 Years After Release from Institutionalization." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Chicago,, (2005 - 2005).
  • Mullings, J., Marquart, J., and C. Trulson (2004). "State Delinquents and Recidivism." Annual meeting of the American Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Las Vegas, Nevada., (2004 - 2004).
  • Mullings, J., Marquart, J., and C. Trulson (2004). "State Delinquents and Recidivism." Annual meeting of the American Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Las Vegas, Nevada., (2004 - 2004).
  • Trulson, C., Marquart, J., and J. Mullings (2004). "Stability and Delinquent Behavior: Following Delinquents Five Years After Release from a Southern Juvenile Correctional System. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Nashville,, (2004 - 2004).
  • Roundtable Participant. Title of Roundtable: "Juvenile Resiliency and Recidivism." (2003). A presentation to the Harvard School of Public Health and the Prison Research Collaborative. Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). De, (2003 - 2003).
  • Thompson, A., Johnson, W., and C. Trulson (2003). "Interviewing for an Academic Appointment in Criminal Justice: Competitive Strategies for Success." Annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Boston, Massachusetts., (2003 - 2003).
  • Mulling, J., Marquart, J., and C. Trulson (2002). "Recidivism and Child Maltreatment Among Youthful Offenders." International Conference on Child Victimization. Portsmouth, New Hampshire., (2002 - 2002).
  • Mullings, J., Marquart, J., and C. Trulson (2002). "Recidivism and Visitation Among Youth Released from the Texas Youth Commission." Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Chicago, Illinois., (2002 - 2002).
  • Trulson, C., and J. Marquart (2002). "Judicial Intervention, Desegregation, and Inter-Racial Prisoner Violence: A Case Study of Desegregation in the Texas Prison System." Annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA). Chicago, Illino, (2002 - 2002).
  • Trulson, C., and J. Marquart (2001). "Racial Integration in a Total Institution." Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Atlanta, Georgia., (2001 - 2001).
  • Trulson, C. (1999). "Lamar v. Coffield: Integrating Texas' Penal Facilities. Annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice (SWACJ). Fort Worth, Texas., (2000 - 2000).
  • Trulson, C., and J. Marquart (2000). "Judicial Intervention and the Racial In-Cell Integration of the Texas Prison System." Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). San Francisco, California., (2000 - 2000).
  • Trulson, C., and J. Marquart (2000). "Racial Integration in the Texas Prison System." Annual meeting of the Law and Society Review Association (LSR). Miami, Florida., (2000 - 2000).
  • Trulson, C. (1999). "Managing Elderly Offenders in Correctional Settings. Annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice (SWACJ). Fort Worth, Texas., (1999 - 1999).
  • Wells, T., Henningsen, R., Johnson, W., and C. Trulson (1999). "Minimum Privilege Imprisonment: Results from the National Corrections Executive Survey—1998. Annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Orlando, Florida., (1999 - 1999).
  • Trulson, C., and C. Snell (1998). "School-Based Boot Camp Programs: An Introduction and Evaluation of Specialized Treatment and Rehabilitation (STAR). Annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice. San Antonio, Texas., (1998 - 1998).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Trulson, C.R. (Author & Presenter), Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Haerle, D., & C. Trulson (2011). "Treating the Serious and Violent Juvenile Offender: What Predicts Treatment Completion and Recidivism." Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). Toronto, Canada., Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Toronto, Canada, United States of America. (2011 - 2011).

    • Paper

  • Sandaka, A. (Author & Presenter), Craig, J.M. (Author), Feng, Y. (Author), Trulson, C.R. (Author), 2026 Joint Conference on Digital Libraries, Explaining the Performance Plateau in Machine Learning-based Juvenile Recidivism Prediction on PACT Dataset, Association for Computing Machinery and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Dallas, TX, United States of America. (2026).
  • Craig, J.M. (Author & Presenter), Trulson, C.R. (Author), Pupo, J. (Author), Appleton, C. (Author), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting, ACEs, Steeling Effects, & Age at Release: Recidivism among State-Incarcerated Male Youth, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2026).
  • Craig, J.M. (Author & Presenter), Zettler, H.R. (Author), Trulson, C.R. (Author), Western Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences and Commitment Offenses in Serious Juvenile Delinquents, Western Society of Criminology, Long Beach, CA, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Author), Craig, J.M. (Author & Presenter), Caudill, J. (Author), DeLisi, M. (Author), American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Recidivism & the Adult Imprisonment of Formerly Incarcerated Serious & Violent Juvenile Offenders, American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Craig, J. (Author), Zettler, H.R. (Author & Presenter), Trulson, C.R. (Author), American Criminal Justice Society annual meeting, What Predicts the Use of Blended Sentences among Eligible Juveniles? A State-wide Examination, American Criminal Justice Society, Las Vegas, NV, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Craig, J.M. (Author & Presenter), Trulson, C.R. (Author), American Society of Criminology, Toward an Understanding of the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Post-Release Recidivism of Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders, San Francisco, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).
  • Caudill, J. (Author & Presenter), Richie, M. (Author), Trulson, C.R. (Author), DeLisi, M. (Author), American Society of Criminology (ASC), Prison Politics in the County Jail: Exploring the Consequences of Sentencing Reform and Merged Expectations, Atlanta Georgia, United States of America. (2018 - 2018).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Author), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, A Cohort of Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, Colorado, United States of America. (2016 - 2016).

    • Scholarly Meeting Contribution

  • Craig, J.M. (Author & Presenter), Trulson, C.R. (Author), Pupo, J.A. (Author), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 63rd Annual Meeting, 2026, Age, Prior Adjudications, and the Steeling Effect of Trauma on Juvenile Recidivism, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2026).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Fritsch, E.J., Trulson, C.R. (Co-Principal), "Texas Department of Public Safety Racial Profiling Analysis," sponsored by Texas Department of Public Safety, State, $194273 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Co-Principal), "Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department Probationer Study," sponsored by Collin County Department of Community Supervision and Corrections, Local, $5000 Funded. (2012 - 2012).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Principal), "Desegregation in Jefferson County Correctional Center," sponsored by Husch Blackwell LLP, Private, $8000 Funded. (2011 - 2011).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Principal), "Recidivism of Youth Released from the Texas Youth Commission: A Report in Response to HB 3689," sponsored by Texas Youth Commission, State, $14000 Funded. (2010 - 2010).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Co-Principal), Marquart, J., "Effects of Prison Crowding on Violence," sponsored by California Attorney General's Office, State, $16000 Funded. (2008 - 2008).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Principal), Marquart, J., "Racial Desegregation in California Prison System," sponsored by California Department of Corrections, State, $40000 Funded. (2005 - 2007).
  • Marquart, J., Mullings, J., Trulson, C.R. (Other), "Recidivism Among Delinquent Youth Released from the Texas Youth Commission," sponsored by Texas Youth Commission, State, $50000 Funded. (2002 - 2003).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Co-Principal), "Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department Probationer Study," sponsored by Collin County Department of Community Supervision and Corrections, Local, Funded. (2012 - 2012).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Principal), "Desegregation in Jefferson County Correctional Center," sponsored by Husch Blackwell LLP, Private, Funded. (2011 - 2011).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Principal), "Recidivism of Youth Released from the Texas Youth Commission: A Report in Response to HB 3689," sponsored by Texas Youth Commission, State, Funded. (2010 - 2010).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Co-Principal), Marquart, J., "Effects of Prison Crowding on Violence," sponsored by California Attorney General's Office, State, Funded. (2008 - 2008).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Principal), Marquart, J., "Racial Desegregation in California Prison System," sponsored by California Department of Corrections, State, Funded. (2005 - 2007).

    • Grant - Research

  • Kaminski, P.L. (Principal), Ryals, A. (Co-Principal), Riggs, S.A. (Supporting), Trulson, C.R. (Supporting), "Complex PTSD Research Team Mentoring grant," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2019 - 2021).
  • Ryals, A. (Co-Principal), Kaminski, T. (Co-Principal), Riggs, S. (Supporting), Trulson, C. (Supporting), "Complex PTSD Research Team Mentoring Grant," sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $5000.00 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
  • Fritsch, E.J., Trulson, C.R., Belshaw, S., Nodeland, B.E., Craig, J.M., "Mentoring Junior Faculty Team Grant Project: Sustaining Networks through Community Outreach," sponsored by UNT Team Grant, University of North Texas, $2000 Funded. ( - 2016).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Principal), "State Delinquents and Recidivism," sponsored by Junior Faculty Research Fellowship (UNT), University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2003 - 2004).
  • Trulson, C.R. (Co-Principal), Nowicki, D.R. (Principal), Fritsch, E.J. (Principal), Randall, W.S. (Co-Principal), "Texas Department of Public Safety Racial Profiling Project," sponsored by Texas Department of Public Safety, ST, Funded. (2016 - 2019).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, PAHS Scholarship Committee. (2026 - Present).
  • Chairperson, PAHS RP&T Committee/PAHS Full Committee. (September 2025 - Present).
  • Committee Member, HPS Grievance Committee. (2025 - Present).
  • Member, University of North Texas Institutional Review Board Prisoner Representative. (November 2020 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Editorial Board, University of North Texas Press. (2016 - Present).
  • Member, HPS RP&T Committee/HPS Full Committee. (2023 - 2026).
  • Member, UNTHSC IRB (Prisoner Representative). (2015 - 2025).
  • Faculty Mentor, Faculty Mentor Brooke Nodeland Department of Criminal Justice. (September 1, 2017 - 2024).
  • Faculty Mentor, Faculty Mentor Justin Watts Rehabilitation and Health Services. (September 1, 2017 - 2024).
  • Member, EMDS Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee. (2020 - 2023).
  • Committee Chair, Departmental PAC Committee. (2013 - 2023).
  • Other (Chair), Departmental Reappointment Promotion and Tenure Committee. (2009 - 2023).
  • Member, External Review Committee. (August 30, 2021 - 2022).
  • Member, HPS Full Professor Review Committee. (2020 - 2022).
  • Other, Associate Chair of Criminal Justice. (January 2014 - May 2022).
  • Committee Member, Dissertation Committee Gina Gibbs. (January 2021 - March 2022).
  • Member, CJUS Scholarship Committee. (October 2020 - 2021).
  • Member, Search Committee for CJUS Chair. (October 1, 2019 - 2020).
  • Chairperson, CJUS Departmental Appeal Committee. (2017 - 2020).
  • Committee Chair, CJUS Departmental Search Committee. (2017 - 2020).
  • Other (Chair), Departmental Online Program Plan Coordinator. (2013 - 2020).
  • Chairperson, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee for Emergency Management and Disaster Science (EMDS). (September 15, 2019 - October 15, 2020).
  • Chairperson, HPS Grievance Committee. (January 2018 - June 2019).
  • Chairperson, UNT IRB. (September 1, 2014 - May 30, 2018).
  • Committee Member, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Committee (Outside Member). (2016 - 2016).
  • Committee Member, Departmental Search Committee. (2014 - 2014).
  • Committee Chair, Departmental Website Development Coordinator. (2014 - 2014).
  • Other, UNT IRB VICE Chair. (2014 - 2014).
  • Committee Chair, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Policy Review Committee. (2013 - 2014).
  • Member, UNT IRB. (2005 - 2014).
  • Committee Member, Department of Criminal Justice Scholarship Committee. (2010 - 2013).
  • Faculty Advisor, University of North Texas Wrestling Club. (2010 - 2013).
  • Committee Member, Junior Faculty Summer Research Scholarship Committee. (2010 - 2011).
  • Committee Member, Search Committee for Assistant Director of Proposal Development and Design PACS. (2010 - 2010).
  • Committee Member, Student Services Committee. (2005 - 2010).
  • Committee Chair, Departmental Search Committee. (2008 - 2008).
  • Committee Chair, Departmental Search Committee. (2007 - 2007).
  • Faculty Advisor, Lambda Alpha Epsilon. (2005 - 2007).
  • Faculty Advisor, University of North Texas Wrestling Club. (2002 - 2004).

Professional Service

  • Editorial Review Board Member, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. (2025 - Present).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of School Violence. (2015 - Present).
  • Other (Associate Editor), Journal of Criminal Justice. (2014 - Present).
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Journal of Drug Issues. (2014 - Present).
  • Manager, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. (2008 - 2025).
  • Editor, Journal Editor, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. (January 2007 - 2025).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Sam Houston State University Reviewer for Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure. (August 1, 2019 - October 1, 2019).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Tenure and Promotion Review. (2018 - 2018).
  • Reviewer, Book, SAGE (Addicted to Incarceration by Travis Pratt, 2nd Edition). (2017 - 2017).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, University of Texas at Dallas (Full Professor Reviewer). (2017 - 2017).
  • Chairperson (ACJS William M. Simon/Anderson Outstanding Paper Award Subcommittee Chair), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences--ACJS William M. Simon/Anderson Outstanding Paper Award Subcommittee Chair. (August 2016 - January 2017).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, University of Central Florida (Tensure and Promotion Reviewer). (2016 - 2016).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (3rd Year Review, Reviewer). (2016 - 2016).
  • Other (Organizer of Section on Juvenile Corrections), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Program Committee. (2013 - 2014).
  • Committee Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Hospitality Committee. (2012 - 2013).
  • Other (Journal of Criminal Justice), Editorial Board. (2010 - 2013).
  • Committee Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Constitution and Bylaws Committee. (2009 - 2012).
  • Other (Organizer of Section on Corrections Organization and Management), Program Committee. (2009 - 2009).
  • Other (Organizer on Section on Juvenile Justice Reforms), Program Committee. (2009 - 2009).