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Alessa Juarez

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Criminal Justice

College: College of Public Affairs and Health Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2024
    Major: Criminology
    Dissertation: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Mexico's Ley General and Human Trafficking Investigations.

Current Scheduled Teaching

No current or future courses scheduled.

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 3600.400Criminology. 3600. CriminologySpring 2026 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3600.499Criminology. 3600. CriminologySpring 3W1 2026 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5550.001World Criminal Justice SystemsSpring 2026 SPOT
CJUS 3600.400Criminology. 3600. CriminologyFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001VictimologyFall 2025 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 3600.400Criminology. 3600. CriminologySpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.001VictimologySpring 2025 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.499VictimologySpring 3W1 2025 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 4650.400VictimologyFall 2024 Syllabus SPOT
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 Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Juarez, A.S., Miller, S.J. (2025). Assessing the Impact of Mexico's Ley General Legislation on Federal Human Trafficking Investigations. Palgrave Handbook of Criminology and the Global South. Palgrave Macmillan.

    • Journal Article

  • Juarez, A.S. (2025). Mexico’s State-Level Human Trafficking Investigations: An Overview of Trends Between 2015-2023. International Criminology.
  • Rief, R., Juarez, A. (2025). Effects of female representation in law enforcement on victim-centered practices and victim cooperation. Journal of Criminal Justice. 101 (102545) Elsevier.
  • Phaneuf, S.W., Miller, S.J., Juarez, A.S. (2025). Evaluating Moral Reasoning and the Efficacy of Ethics Courses Among Criminology Majors. Journal of Criminal Justice Education.
  • Juarez, A.S., Miller, S.J. (2025). State-Level Human Trafficking and Kidnapping Investigations in Mexico. Journal of Human Trafficking.
  • Juarez, A.S., Bowen, K., Nhan, J. (2024). Communication Inhibitors: Dilemmas in Community Partnerships Amidst Mental Health Crises in Texas. Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology.
  • Juarez, A., Bowen, K., Nhan, J. (2021). Collaborative Efforts Between Law Enfocement and Mental Health Professionals When Responding to Mental Health Crises. Justice Policy Journal. https://www.cjcj.org/media/import/documents/responding_to_mental_health_crises.pdf

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Juarez, A.S., Twis, M., "Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Human Trafficking with Trauma- and Violence-Informed Care (TVIC)," sponsored by Texas Bar Foundation, State, $29650 Funded. (2025 - 2026).
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Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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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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