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Rachael Rief

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Criminal Justice

(940) 369-7682

Email: rachael.rief@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2023
    Major: Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • MA, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2019
    Major: Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • BS, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2017
    Major: Criminology and Criminal Justice

Professional Memberships

  • Police Staffing Observatory, University of Michigan. (January 2022 - Present).
  • American Society of Criminology. (August 2019 - Present).
  • ASC Division of Policing. (August 2020).
  • ASC Division of Feminist Criminology. (August 2019).

Development Activities

  • Continuing Education Program, ACUE Certificate in Teaching Effectiveness, CLEAR. United States of America. (August 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025).
  • Tutorial, Faculty Mentoring Training, Faculty Success. United States of America. (December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024).
  • Workshop, Fall Faculty Grantsmanship Workshop, The Division of Research and Innovation. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (December 10, 2024 - December 10, 2024).
  • Tutorial, Pivot Training, Division of Research & Innovation. United States of America. (November 12, 2024 - November 12, 2024).
  • Workshop, Mentoring Luncheon & Faculty Speed Mentoring, Faculty Success. United States of America. (October 7, 2024 - October 7, 2024).
  • Workshop, Empower Students with Turnitin’s AI Checker, CLEAR. United States of America. (September 12, 2024 - September 12, 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • CJUS 2100 - Crime and Justice in the United States, 1 course.
  • CJUS 2300 - Police Systems, 1 course.
  • CJUS 3900 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice, 2 courses.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Clinkinbeard, S.S., Rief, R. (2022). Police reform needs women: gender equity as cultural change..

    • Journal Article

  • Rief, R., Clinkinbeard, S.S., Goodijohn, L.E., Rhodes, T.N. (2024). Ask the women in blue: Female officers’ thoughts on the recruitment and retention of women in policing..
  • Rief, R.M., Applegarth, D.M., Lewis, R.A. (2024). In Pursuit of Fairness: A Review of themes of gender responsiveness and racial bias in criminal justice actuarial risk assessment tools.. Criminal Justice Policy Review.
  • Clinkinbeard, S.S., Rief, R., Rhodes, T.N., Goodijohn, L.E. (2024). Navigating Entry: The Role of Exposure and Career Fit Negotiation in Women’s Pathways to Policing in the United States.. Justice Quarterly.
  • Huff, J., Clinkinbeard, S.S., Rief, R.M., Dunlap, B., Zamouri, I., Goodijohn, L., Meenagh, C., Champenstein, C., Townsley, J., Fernandez, M., Swanson, J. (2024). Recruiting, retaining, and advancing women in policing: Lessons learned from the IAWP Gender-Responsive Policing Summit..
  • Applegarth, M.D., Lewis, R.A., Rief, R. (2023). A research note: Risk assessments, development, and application of informative yet imperfect tools.. Criminal Justice Policy Review.
  • Rief, R.M., Huff, J. (2023). Revisiting the influence of police response time: Examining the effects of response time on arrest and how it varies by call type. Journal of Criminal Justice. 84 102025. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.102025
  • Clinkinbeard, S.S., Solomon, S.J., Rief, R.M. (2021). Why Did You Become a Police Officer? Entry-Related Motives and Concerns of Women and Men in Policing.. Criminal Justice & Behavior.
  • Rief, R., Clinkinbeard, S.S. (2021). Examining police officers’ perceptions of stress: the role of Person−environment fit. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management. 44 (6) 985-998. Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/pijpsm-02-2021-0034
  • Rief, R.M., Clinkinbeard, S.S. (2020). Exploring Gendered Environments in Policing: Workplace Incivilities and Fit Perceptions in Men and Women Officers.. Police Quarterly.
  • Clinkinbeard, S.S., Solomon, S.J., Rief, R. (2020). Who Dreams of Badges? Gendered Self-Concept and Policing Career Aspirations.. Feminist Criminology.

    • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • Rief, R., Iratzoqui, A. (2024). Interagency Collaboration in Violence Intervention Program: Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Group Violence Intervention Strategy in a Large Southern City..
  • Clinkinbeard, S., Rief, R. (2020). Four Steps to Bringing More Women into Policing: Define, Build, Experiment, and Refine. https://www.policechiefmagazine.org/four-steps-to-bring-more-women-into-policing/

    • Webpage

  • Lewis, R.A., Rief, R.M., Applegarth, M.D. (2024). Best Practices for Improving the Use of Criminal Justice Risk Assessments: Insights From NIJ’s Recidivism Forecasting Challenge Winners Symposium. https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/best-practices-improving-use-criminal-justice-risk-assessments

Presentations Given

    Oral Presentation

  • Clinkinbeard, S. (Author & Presenter), Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), International Association of Women Police in Chicago, Revisiting Lessons from the 2023 IAWP Summit on Gender-Diversity in Policing: Using Data, Analysis, and Planning to Improve Gender-Equity in Policing, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Panel Presentation

  • Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), Goodijohn, L. (Author), Clinkinbeard, S.S. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, San Francisco, Barriers to Integration: An Examination of Policewomen’s Academy and Field Training Experiences, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).
  • Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), Clinkinbeard, S.S. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Being a Policewoman in 2020: Female officers’ perceptions and experience of George Floyd and the Protests, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • White, V. (Author), Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), Pimsler, M. (Author), Hudgins, C. (Author), Hunt, J. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Philadelphia, Review of the 2020 recidivism forecasting challenge winning reports, United States of America. (2023 - 2023).
  • Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), Huff, J. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Atlanta, Analyzing police response time as a predictor of officers’ decision to arrest, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), Huff, J. (Author), International Association of Crime Analysts Annual Training, Chicago, Analyzing police response time as a predictor of officers’ decision to arrest, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), University of Nebraska at Omaha Student Research and Creative Activity Fair, Unpacking the Influence of Police Unions and Officer Associations on Female Officers’ Experiences, United States of America. (2022 - 2022).
  • Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), Clinkinbeard, S. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Chicago, Helping Others or Enforcing the Law: Examining the Primary Responsibility of Police According to Police, United States of America. (2021 - 2021).
  • Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), Clinkinbeard, S. (Author), University of Nebraska at Omaha Student Research and Creative Activity Fair, Sometimes a joke is not just a joke: Examining the role of humor on officers' workplace experiences, United States of America. (2021 - 2020).
  • Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), Clinkinbeard, S. (Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Conference, Atlanta, Gendered self-concept, organizational fit, and mental health outcomes in police officers, United States of America. (2018 - 2019).
  • Rief, R. (Author & Presenter), Alpha Kappa Delta Symposium on Social Issues at the University of Nebraska Omaha, Utilizing perceptions of fit to examine women's experiences in policing, United States of America. (2019 - 2019).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Graduate Program Committee. (August 1, 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Search Commitee. (October 1, 2024 - November 11, 2024).