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Jhon Pupo

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Criminal Justice

Email: jhon.pupo@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Florida State University, 2025
    Major: Criminology
  • MS, Florida State University, 2018
    Major: Criminology
  • BS, Florida State University, 2015
    Major: Criminology/Sociology

Professional Memberships

  • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. (September 2024 - Present).
  • American Society of Criminology. (November 2018 - Present).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • CJUS 2100 - Crime and Justice in the United States, 2 courses.
  • CJUS 3340 - Computer Crime, 1 course.
  • CJUS 3610 - Juvenile Justice, 1 course.
  • CJUS 5750 - Criminal Justice Statistics, 1 course.
  • CJUS 5850 - Directed Studies, 1 course.

Teaching at Other Institutions

  • Florida State University, CCJ 4746 Statistics in Criminology, Fall 2024.
  • Florida State University, CJL 3510 The Courts, Fall 2023.

Directed Student Learning

  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "The Impact of Trauma-Informed Care on Developmental Functioning and Recidivism Among Justice-Involved Youth," Criminal Justice. (January 2026).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, Criminal Justice. (January 2026).

Awards and Honors

  • Faculty Supplemental Travel Award for Academic Year 2025–2026, UNT College of Health and Public Service. (September 2025).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Pupo, J.A. (2025). Does Ethnic Context Influence Ethnic Differences in Juvenile Court Processing? A Test of Ethnic and Immigrant Threat Hypotheses. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 24 (1) 5-29. Sage.
  • Wenger, M.R., Lantz, B., Pupo, J.A. (2025). Constrained Choice? The Role of Co-Offenders and Structural Context in the Decision to Escalate Interpersonal Violence. Crime & Delinquency. 71 (9) 2961-2992. Sage.
  • Zane, S.N., Pupo, J.A. (2024). The Political and Religious Context of Juvenile Punishment: A Multilevel Examination of Juvenile Court Dispositions in Three Southern States. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. 61 (4) 594-636. Sage.
  • Siennick, S.E., Pupo, J., Casey, W.E., Cowell, D.J., Stults, B.J. (2024). Does Measurement Matter? Examining the Impact of Outcome Measurement Variation on the Rates and Predictors of Juvenile Recidivism. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 49 653–677. Springer.
  • Zane, S.N., Pupo, J.A., Welsh, B.C. (2023). Correctional Treatment as an Economically Sound Approach to Reducing the High Costs of Recidivism: A Review of the Research. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. 33 (2) 125-138. Wiley.
  • Siennick, S., Pupo, J.A. Exploring Variation in the Strength of Association of a Validated Recidivism Risk Score With Seven Common Measures of Juvenile Recidivism: A Research Note. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 21 (1) 72-80. Sage.
  • Zane, S.N., Pupo, J.A. (2023). What Predicts Out-of-Home Placement in Juvenile Court Dispositions? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 52 229-244. Springer.
  • Zane, S.N., Pupo, J.A. (2021). Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Justice Quarterly. 38 (7) 1293-1318. Taylor & Francis.
  • Pupo, J.A. (2021). Assessing Variations in Juvenile Court Processing in Urban Versus Rural Courts: Revisiting “Justice by Geography”. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 19 (3) 330-354. Sage.

    • Technical Report

  • Siennick, S.E., Casey, W.M., Stults, B.J., Pupo, J.A., Cowell, D.J., Fronczak, T.R. (2023). A Two-State Examination of Varied Measurement Strategies for Juvenile Reoffending. National Institute of Justice. https://nij.ojp.gov/library/publications/two-state-examination-varied-measurement-strategies-juvenile-reoffending

Presentations Given

    Paper

  • 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).

    • Scholarly Meeting Contribution

  • Pupo, J.A. (Author & Presenter), Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 63rd Annual Meeting, 2026, Exploring the Link Between Criminal Propensity and Juvenile Recidivism: The Moderating Effect of Community Disadvantage, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2026).
  • 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).
  • Pupo, J.A. (Author & Presenter), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2025, Exploring the Relationship Between Prosocial School Bonds and Juvenile Recidivism: A Preliminary Study of Promotive and Protective Effects, American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., United States of America. (2025).
  • Pupo, J.A. (Author & Presenter), Siennick, S.E. (Author), Turanovic, J.J. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2024, Comparing Predictors of School Violence and Community Violence: A Contextual Analysis, American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Zane, S.N. (Author & Presenter), Pupo, J.A. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2024, The Political Economy of Juvenile Court: The Role of Organizational Factors in “People Processing” Decisions, American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2024).
  • Pupo, J.A. (Author & Presenter), Zane, S.N. (Author), Welsh, B.C. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2023, Correctional Treatment as an Economically Sound Approach to Reducing the High Costs of Recidivism: A Review of the Research, American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA, United States of America. (2023).
  • Pupo, J.A. (Author & Presenter), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2022, Hispanic Youth and Juvenile Court Processing: Testing the Ethnic Threat Perspective, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Siennick, S.E. (Author & Presenter), Casey, W.M. (Author), Cowell, D.J. (Author), Pupo, J.A. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2022, Measurement Matters: Comparing Operationalizations of Juvenile Recidivism, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Zane, S.N. (Author & Presenter), Pupo, J.A. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2022, “Consensus or Conflict? A Meta-Analysis of Factors Predicting Juvenile Court Dispositions, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2022).
  • Pupo, J.A. (Author & Presenter), Zane, S.N. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2021, “Politics, Religion, and Race: A Multilevel Examination of Juvenile Dispositions in Three Southern States, American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, United States of America. (2021).
  • Pupo, J.A. (Author & Presenter), Zane, S.N. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2019, “Disproportionate Minority Contact in the Juvenile Justice System: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, United States of America. (2019).
  • Pupo, J.A. (Author & Presenter), Stults, B.J. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, 2018, The (Ir)relevance of Social Ties for Neighborhood Crime: Examining the Moderating Influence of Disadvantage, American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, United States of America. (2018).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Pupo, J.A., "Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant," sponsored by UNT Office of the Provost & Division of Academic Affairs, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2025 - 2026).

Service

University Service

  • Member, Department Awards & Scholarship Committee. (August 2025 - Present).
  • Member, Department Personnel Affairs Committee. (August 2025 - Present).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Criminology and Public Policy. (November 2025 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Criminal Justice Studies. (October 2025 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. (September 2025 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. (July 2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. (February 2023 - Present).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Drug Issues. (January 2021 - Present).