Adam Trahan

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Trahan, A., Laird, K., Evans, D. (2017). The Topography of Capital Punishment: Geographic Variations in Seeking, Achieving, and Carrying Out the Death Penalty. Handbook on Capital Punishment. Routledge.
• Trahan, A. (2016). Theory and research on latrinalia. Handbook on graffiti and street art. Routledge.

Journal Article

• Trahan, A., Voss, A., Fowler, S. (2024). Attitudes on policy and punishment: Opposition to inequality-based government aid predicts support for capital punishment. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology. 12 172-183.
• Evans, D., Trahan, A. (2024). Psychological and emotional impacts on families of people involved in the legal system for sex offenses. Crime & Delinquency.
• Peshkopia, R., Trahan, A. (2023). Does the EU message impact public attitudes toward the death penalty in EU membership-aspiring countries? Lessons from Albania. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. 31 (3) 754-767.
• Trahan, A., Evans, D. (2023). Perceptions of Legal System Legitimacy among Family Members of Individuals Incarcerated for Sex Offenses. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. 37.
• Evans, D., Trahan, A., Laird, K. (2023). Shame and Blame: Secondary Stigma in Families of Convicted Sex Offenders. Criminology & Criminal Justice. 23 (1) 78-97.
• Peshkopia, R., Trahan, A. (2023). Support for the Death Penalty Reinstatement as a Protest Attitude: The Role of Political Trust. International Criminal Justice Review. 33 (2) 160-178.
• Trahan, A., Pierce, K. (2022). Perceived immigrant threat and punitive attitudes: The moderating effect of economic insecurity. Crime & Delinquency. 68 (4) 499-525.
• Soto, A., Trahan, A., McGrath, J. (2021). The Effects of Neighboring, Social Networks, and Collective Efficacy on Crime Victimization: An Alternative Systemic Model of Social Disorganization. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice. 16 (1)
• Trahan, A., Evans, D. (2020). Social exchange and the formation of prison visitation communities. Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice and Criminology. 8 (2)
• Trahan, A., Nodeland, B.E., Dixon, A.J. (2019). Public opinion of capital punishment: An intersectional analysis of race, gender, and class effects. Criminal Justice Review. 44 (4) 452-469.
• Trahan, A., Laird, K. (2018). The nexus between attribution theory and racial attitudes: A test of racial attribution and public opinion of capital punishment. Criminal Justice Studies. 31 (4) 352-367.
• Trahan, A. (2017). Public attitudes toward legal abortion, euthanasia, suicide, and capital punishment: Partial evidence of a consistent life ethic. Criminal Justice Review. 42 (1)
• Trahan, A., Winkler, J. (2017). Race and Police Use of Force: A Regression Analysis of Varying Situational Approval from 1972 to 2012. 3 (2) 142-154.
• Trahan, A.. (2015). Examining the utility of frontloading mitigation in capital cases when faced with overwhelming evidence of guilt. Criminal Law Bulletin. 51 (2)
• Trahan, A.. (2013). The center holds quite well: An ethnographic study of social structure and control in Jehovah's Witness religious organization..
• Trahan, A. & Stewart, D.M.. (2013). Toward a pragmatic framework for mixed-methods research in criminal justice and criminology..
• Trahan, A. & Stewart, D.M.. (2011). Examining capital jurors' impressions of attorneys' personal characteristics and their impact on sentencing outcomes.
• Trahan, A.. (2011). Filling in the gaps in culture-based theories of organizational crime..
• Trahan, A.. (2011). Identifying factors that shape capital jurors' impressions of attorneys..
• Trahan, A.. (2011). Identity and ideology: The dialogic nature of latrinalia.
• Trahan, A.. (2011). In their own words: Capital jurors' reactions to mitigation strategies..
• Trahan, A.. (2011). Qualitative research and intersectionality..
• Pridemore, W.A., Trahan, A., & Chamlin, M.B.. (2009). No evidence of suicide increase following terrorist attacks in the United States: An interrupted time-series analysis of September 11 and Oklahoma City.
• Pridemore, W.A., Chamlin, M.B., Trahan, A.. (2008). A test of competing hypotheses about homicide following terrorist attacks: An interrupted time-series analysis of September 11 and Oklahoma City.
• Sandys, M., Trahan, A., & Pruss, H.. (2008). Taking account of the "'diminished capacities' of the retarded": Are capital jurors up to the task?.
• Sandys, M., & Trahan, A.. (2008). The relationship between life qualification, automatic death penalty voter status, and juror decision making in capital cases.
• Trahan, A., Marquart, J., & Mullings, J.. (2005). Fraud and the American dream: Toward an understanding of fraud victimization.

Popular Press Article

• Sandys, M., Sundt, J., & Trahan, A.. (2006). A model capital defense training program: Evaluation and final report.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research

• Zettler, H.R., Craig, J.M., Trahan, A., Watson, W.L., "North Texas Reentry Guide," sponsored by University of Illinois Education Justice Project, Other, $2000 Funded. (2023 - 2023).

Grant - Teaching

• Zettler, H., Craig, J., Dixon, A., Trahan, A., "Inside-Out Prison Exchange Network Team Mentoring Grant," sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2021 - 2022).