Faculty Profile

Chad Trulson

Title
Professor
Department
Criminal Justice
College
College of Health and Public Service

    

Education

PhD, Sam Houston State University, 2002.
Major: Criminal Justice
Dissertation Title: 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 Title: 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

Current Scheduled Teaching*

CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 2024
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 2024
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CJUS 5500.604, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2024 Syllabus
CJUS 5500.900, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.600, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.001, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.603, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.604, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.900, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.600, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.001, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.601, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.602, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.900, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.900, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.950, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.900, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.950, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.950, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.001, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2020 Syllabus
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5950.003, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.900, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2019 SPOT
CJUS 5500.950, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2019 SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.950, Correctional Systems, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2018 SPOT
CJUS 5000.601, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2018 SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5500.001, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2018 SPOT
CJUS 5500.601, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2018 SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2017 SPOT
CJUS 5000.601, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2017 SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.950, Correctional Systems, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5950.003, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2016 SPOT
CJUS 5950.003, Master's Thesis, Fall 2016
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5000.900, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2015 SPOT
CJUS 5000.950, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2015 SPOT
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3400.001, Correctional Systems, Spring 2015 Syllabus
CJUS 5950.003, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015
CJUS 3400.001, Correctional Systems, Fall 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 5000.900, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2014
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Fall 2014
CJUS 5850.014, Directed Studies, Fall 2014
CJUS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 4870.900, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Spring 2014 Syllabus
CJUS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Spring 2014
CJUS 5500.900, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2014
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2013
CJUS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Fall 2013
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2013 Syllabus
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Summer 5W2 2013
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Summer 5W1 2013
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
CJUS 3400.001, Correctional Systems, Spring 2013 Syllabus
CJUS 3400.900, Correctional Systems, Spring 2013 Syllabus
CJUS 3400.925, Correctional Systems, Spring 2013 Syllabus
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Spring 2013
CJUS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Spring 2013
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2012
CJUS 5000.002, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2012
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Fall 2012
CJUS 5850.014, Directed Studies, Fall 2012
CJUS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Fall 2012
CJUS 5950.010, Master's Thesis, Fall 2012
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2012 Syllabus
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Summer 5W2 2012 Syllabus
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Summer 5W2 2012
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Summer 5W1 2012
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2012 Syllabus
CJUS 3400.001, Correctional Systems, Spring 2012 Syllabus
SOCI 3460.001, Correctional Systems, Spring 2012 Syllabus
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Spring 2012
CJUS 5500.001, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2012
CJUS 5500.002, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2012
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2011
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Fall 2011
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2011 Syllabus
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Summer 5W1 2011
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Summer 5W2 2011
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2011 Syllabus
CJUS 4870.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2011
CJUS 4870.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2011
CJUS 5460.001, Correctional Programs, Spring 2011
CJUS 3400.001, Correctional Systems, Spring 2011 Syllabus
SOCI 3460.001, Correctional Systems, Spring 2011 Syllabus
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Spring 2011
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2010
CJUS 5000D.090, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2010
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Fall 2010
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2010 Syllabus
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Summer 5W1 2010
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Summer 5W2 2010
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Summer 5W1 2010
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2010
CJUS 4870.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2010
CJUS 4870.004, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2010
CJUS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Spring 2010
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Spring 2010 Syllabus
CJUS 5500.001, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2010
CJUS 5500.090, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2010
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2009
CJUS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Fall 2009
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2009 Syllabus
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Summer 5W1 2009
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Summer 5W2 2009
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2009
CJUS 4870.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2009
CJUS 4870.002, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2009
CJUS 3400.001, Correctional Systems, Spring 2009
SOCI 3460.001, Correctional Systems, Spring 2009
CJUS 5850.004, Directed Studies, Spring 2009
CJUS 5950.004, Master's Thesis, Spring 2009
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Spring 2009
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2008
CJUS 5000.090, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2008
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2008
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Summer 5W1 2008
CJUS 3400.001, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W2 2008
SOCI 3460.001, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W2 2008
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2008
CJUS 4870.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2008
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Spring 2008
CJUS 5500.001, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2008
CJUS 5500.090, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2008
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2007
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Fall 2007
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2007
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Summer 5W1 2007
CJUS 3400.001, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W2 2007
SOCI 3460.001, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W2 2007
CJUS 4870.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2007
CJUS 4870.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2007
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Spring 2007
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Spring 2007
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2006
CJUS 5000.090, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2006
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Fall 2006
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2006
CJUS 3400.001, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2006
SOCI 3460.001, Correctional Systems, Summer 5W1 2006
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Summer 5W2 2006
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2006
CJUS 4870.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2006
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Spring 2006
CJUS 5500.001, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2006
CJUS 5500.090, Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration, Spring 2006
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Fall 2005
CJUS 3620.001, Juvenile Delinquency, Fall 2005
SOCI 3620.001, Juvenile Delinquency, Fall 2005
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2005
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Summer 5W1 2005
CJUS 3610.001, Juvenile Justice, Summer 5W2 2005
CJUS 4870.001, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W1 2005
CJUS 5800.090, Topics in Criminal Justice, Summer 5W2 2005
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Spring 2005
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Spring 2005
CJUS 4500.001, Administration of Criminal Justice Agencies, Fall 2004
CJUS 5000.001, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2004
CJUS 5000.090, Criminal Justice Policy, Fall 2004
CJUS 4700.001, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Fall 2004

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book
Trulson, C. R., Haerle, D., Caudill, J., Delisi, M. (2016). Lost Causes: Blended Sentencing, Second Chances, and the Texas Youth Commission (University of Texas Press).
Fritsch, E. J., Trulson, C. R., Blackburn, A. (2013). Applied Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology.
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J. (2009). First Available Cell: Desegregation of the Texas Prison System..
Del Carmen, R., Trulson, C. R. (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.
Caudill, J., Trulson, C. R. (2011). Arrested Today, Out Tomorrow: Patrol Officers' Perceptions of a Broken Justice System..
Delisi, M., Kosloski, A., Drury, A., Vaughn, M., Beaver, K., Wright, P., Trulson, C. R. (2010). Never Desisters: A Descriptive Study of the Life Course Persistent Offender..
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J., Mullings, J. (2007). A Failure to Integrate: Equal Protection and Race in American Prisons. In C. Hemmens (Ed.) "Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice.".
Blackburn, A., Marquart, J., Mullings, J., Trulson, C. R. (2007). Addressing the Rights of Victims in Capital Cases. In C. Hemmens (Ed.) "Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice.".
Trulson, C. R., Hemmens, C. (2007). Public v. Private Operation of Juvenile Correctional Facilities. In M. McShane and F. Williams (Eds.) "Youth Violence and Delinquency Interventions.".
Trulson, C. R. (2006). The Social World of the Prisoner. In J. Pollock (Ed.) "Prisons: Today and Tomorrow.".
Hanser, R., Trulson, C. R. (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
Trulson, C. R. (2006). Review Essay of "The Death Penalty: An American History." Author: Stuart Banner, Harvard University Press..
Trulson, C. R. (2003). Review Essay of "Sleepers." Author: Lorenzo Carcaterra, Ballantine Books..
Trulson, C. R. (2002). "Witness to an Execution.".
Journal Article
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.
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, 121-140.
Caudill, J., Trulson, C. R. (2022). Comparing Official Measures of Recidivism in Juvenile Justice. American Journal of Criminal Justice.
Burgason, K., Caudill, J., DeLisi, M., Trulson, C. R. (2022). Homicidal Ideation in a Sample of Capital Murderers: Prevalence, Morbidity, and Associations with Homicide Offending.
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.
Trulson, C. R., Craig, J., Caudill, J. W., DeLisi, M. (2022). Violent Institutional Misconduct in the Transition from Juvenile to Adult Correctional Facilities. The Prison Journal. 102, 519-541.
Craig, J., Zettler, H., 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.
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.
DeLisi, M., Butler, D., Caudill, J., Craig, J., 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, 1-9.
Craig, J. M., Trulson, C. R., DeLisi, M., Caudill, J. (2020). Toward an Understanding of the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Recidivism of Serious Juvenile Offenders. American Journal of Criminal Justice.
Trulson, C. R., Craig, J. M., DeLisi, M., Caudill, J. (2020). The Impact of Adult Prison Transfer on the Recidivism Outcomes of Blended Sentenced Juvenile Delinquents. Crime & Delinquency.
Craig, J. M., Trulson, C. R. (2019). Continuity of the Delinquent Career Behind Bars: Predictors of Violent Misconduct among Female Delinquents. Aggression and Violent Behavior.
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.
Caudill, J. W., Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J. W., DeLisi, M. (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.
DeLisi, M., Spruill, J., Vaughn, M., Trulson, C. R. (2014). Do Gang Members Commit Abnormal Homicide?. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 39, 125-138.
Delisi, M., Kosloski, A., Vaughn, M., Caudill, J., Trulson, C. R. 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.
Caudill, J., Getty, R., Smith, R., Patten, R., Trulson, C. R. Discouraging Window Breakers: The Lagged Effects of Police Activity on Crime. Journal of Criminal Justice. 41, 18-23.
Delisi, M., Spruill, J., Peters, D., Caudill, J., Trulson, C. R. Half In, Half Out: Gang Families, Gang Affiliation, and Gang Misconduct. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 38, 602-615.
Delisi, M., Angton, A., Vaughn, M., Trulson, C. R., Caudill, J., Beaver, K. 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.
Trulson, C. R., Caudill, J., Haerle, D., Delisi, M. (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.
Trulson, C. R., Haerle, D., Delisi, M., Marquart, J. (2011). Blended Sentencing, Early Release, and Recidivism of Institutionalized Delinquents. The Prison Journal. 91, 255-278.
Behnken, M., Caudill, J., Berg, M., Trulson, C. R., Delisi, M. 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.
Trulson, C. R., Caudill, J., Belshaw, S., Delisi, M. (2010). A Problem of Fit: Extreme Delinquents, Blended Sentencing, and the Determinants of Continued Adult Sanctions. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 22, 263-284.
Delisi, M., Caudill, J., Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J., Vaughn, M., Beaver, K. (2010). Angry Inmates are Violent Inmates: A Poisson Regression Approach to Youthful Offenders. 10, 419-439.
Delisi, M., Beaver, K., Wright, K., Wright, J., Vaughn, M., Trulson, C. R. Criminal Specialization Revisited: A Simultaneous Quantile Regression Approach.. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 36, 73-92.
Trulson, C. R., Delisi, M., Caudill, J., Belshaw, S., Marquart, J. (2010). Delinquent Careers Behind Bars. Criminal Justice Review. 35, 200-219.
Trulson, C. R., Delisi, M., Marquart, J., Drury, A., Kosloski, A. 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.
Trulson, C. R., Delisi, M., Marquart, J. (2010). Institutional Misconduct, Delinquent Background, and Re-Arrest Frequency Among Serious and Violent Delinquent Offenders. Crime & Delinquency. 57, 709-731.
Delisi, M., Beaver, K., Vaughn, M., Trulson, C. R., Kosloski, A., Drury, A., Wrights, J. (2010). Personality, Gender, and Self-Control Revisited: Results from a Sample of Institutionalized Juvenile Offenders. 6, 31-46.
Blackburn, A., Trulson, C. R. (2010). Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: Exploring Institutional Misconduct Among Serious and Violent Female Delinquents.. Journal of Criminal Justice. 38, 1132-1140.
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J. (2010). Who Rules the Joint Revisited: Organizational Change and the Importance of Prison Leadership. International Journal of Punishment and Sentencing. 6, 71-83.
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J., Hemmens, C., Carroll, L. (2008). Racial Desegregation in Prisons.. The Prison Journal. 88, 270-300.
Trulson, C. R. (2007). Determinants of Disruption: Institutional Misconduct among State Committed Delinquents.. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 5, 7-34.
Liederbach, J., Trulson, C. R., Taylor, R., Fritsch, E., Caeti, T. (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., Trulson, C. R. (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., Trulson, C. R. (2007). The Next Generation of Prisoners: Towards an Understanding of Violent Institutionalized Delinquents.. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 5, 35-56.
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J., Kawucha, S. (2006). Gang Suppression and Institution Control.. Corrections Today. 68, 26-32.
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J., Mullings, J., Caeti, T. (2005). In Between Adolescence and Adulthood: Recidivism Outcomes of a Cohort of State Delinquents.. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 3, 355-387.
Trulson, C. R. (2005). Victims' Rights and Services: Eligibility, Exclusion, and Victim Worth.. Criminology & Public Policy. 4(399-413), .
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J., Mullings, J. (2004). Breaking In: Gaining Entry to Prisons and Other Hard to Access Criminal Justice Organizations.. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 15, 451-479.
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J. (2002). Inmate Racial Integration: Achieving Racial Integration in the Texas Prison System.. The Prison Journal. 82, 498-525.
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, j. (2002). Racial Desegregation and Violence in the Texas Prison System.. Criminal Justice Review. 27, 233-255.
Trulson, C. R., Marquart, J. (2002). The Caged Melting Pot: Toward an Understanding of the Consequences of Desegregation in Prisons.. Law & Society Review. 36, 743-780.
Trulson, C. R., Triplett, R., Snell, C. (2001). Social Control in a School Setting: Evaluating a School Based Boot Camp.. Crime & Delinquency. 47, 573-609.
Trulson, C. R., Triplett, R. (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.
Belshaw, S., Trulson, C. R. (2010). Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department Probation Revocation Population Study..
Trulson, C. R. (2010). Desegregation in Jefferson City Correctional Center, 2005-2010: A Report in the case of Habeebullah v. Crawford, et al. .
Trulson, C. R. (2010). Recidivism of Youth Released from the Texas Youth Commission (TYC): A Report in Response to House Bill 3689.
Taylor, R., Fritsch, E., Caeti, T., Liederbach, J., Trulson, C. R. (2005). "Racial Profiling: Toward a Standardized Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination Method." Report Submitted to the 79th Texas Legislature..

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and 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. (20172018).
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. (20122012).
Trulson, C. R. (Principal), "Desegregation in Jefferson County Correctional Center," Sponsored by Husch Blackwell LLP, Private, $8000 Funded. (20112011).
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. (20102010).
Trulson, C. R. (Co-Principal), Marquart, J., "Effects of Prison Crowding on Violence," Sponsored by California Attorney General's Office, State, $16000 Funded. (20082008).
Trulson, C. R. (Principal), Marquart, J., "Racial Desegregation in California Prison System," Sponsored by California Department of Corrections, State, $40000 Funded. (20052007).
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. (20022003).
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. (September 13, 20192021).
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. (September 13, 2019June 30, 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. (December 2016).
Trulson, C. R. (Principal), "State Delinquents and Recidivism," Sponsored by Junior Faculty Research Fellowship (UNT), University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (20032004).
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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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