Chad R. Trulson

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book

• Chad R. Trulson, Darin R. Haerle, Jonathan W. Caudill, and Matt DeLisi. (2016). Lost Causes: Blended Sentencing, Second Chances, and the Texas Youth Commission (University of Texas Press).
• Eric Fritsch, Chad Trulson, Ashley Blackburn. (2013). Applied Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology.
• Chad R. Trulson and James W. Marquart. (2009). First Available Cell: Desegregation of the Texas Prison System..
• Del Carmen, R. and Chad R. Trulson. (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.
• Jon Caudill & Chad Trulson. (2011). Arrested Today, Out Tomorrow: Patrol Officers' Perceptions of a Broken Justice System..
• Matt DeLisi, Anna Kosloski, Alan Drury, Michael Vaughn, Kevin Beaver, Paul Wright, and Chad Trulson. (2010). Never Desisters: A Descriptive Study of the Life Course Persistent Offender..
• Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., and J. Mullings. (2007). A Failure to Integrate: Equal Protection and Race in American Prisons. In C. Hemmens (Ed.) "Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice.".
• Blackburn, A., J. Mullings, J. Marquart and Chad R. Trulson. (2007). Addressing the Rights of Victims in Capital Cases. In C. Hemmens (Ed.) "Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice.".
• Chad R. Trulson and C. Hemmens. (2007). Public v. Private Operation of Juvenile Correctional Facilities. In M. McShane and F. Williams (Eds.) "Youth Violence and Delinquency Interventions.".
• Chad R. Trulson. (2006). The Social World of the Prisoner. In J. Pollock (Ed.) "Prisons: Today and Tomorrow.".
• Hanser, R. and Chad R. Trulson. (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

• Chad R. Trulson. (2006). Review Essay of "The Death Penalty: An American History." Author: Stuart Banner, Harvard University Press..
• Chad R. Trulson. (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.
• J. Caudill, C. Trulson, J. Marquart, and M. DeLisi. (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.
• Matt DeLisi, A. Angton, Michael Vaughn, Chad Trulson, Jon Caudill, and Kevin Beaver. (2014). Do Gang Members Commit Abnormal Homicide?. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 39 125-138.
• Matt DeLisi, Anna Kosloski, Michael Vaughn, Jon Caudill, and Chad Trulson. 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.
• J. Caudill, R. Getty, R. Smith, R. Patten, and C. Trulson. Discouraging Window Breakers: The Lagged Effects of Police Activity on Crime. Journal of Criminal Justice. 41 18-23.
• M. DeLisi, J. Spruill, D. Peters, J. Caudill, and C. Trulson. Half In, Half Out: Gang Families, Gang Affiliation, and Gang Misconduct. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 38 602-615.
• Matt DeLisi, Alexia Angton, Michael Vaughn, Chad Trulson, Jon Caudill, and Kevin Beaver. 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.
• Chad R. Trulson, Jonathan Caudill, Darin Haerle, and Matt DeLisi. (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.
• Chad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart, Darin Haerle, and Matt DeLisi. (2011). Blended Sentencing, Early Release, and Recidivism of Institutionalized Delinquents. The Prison Journal. 91 255-278.
• Monic P. Behnken, Jon Caudill, Mark Berg, Chad Trulson & Matt DeLisi. 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.
• Chad R. Trulson, Jonathan W. Caudill, Scott H. Belshaw, Matt DeLisi. (2010). A Problem of Fit: Extreme Delinquents, Blended Sentencing, and the Determinants of Continued Adult Sanctions. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 22 263-284.
• Matt DeLisi, Jon Caudill, Chad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart, Michael G. Vaughn, and Kevin Beaver. (2010). Angry Inmates are Violent Inmates: A Poisson Regression Approach to Youthful Offenders. 10 419-439.
• Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, Kevin A. Wright, John Paul Wright, Michael G. Vaughn and Chad R. Trulson. Criminal Specialization Revisited: A Simultaneous Quantile Regression Approach.. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 36 73-92.
• Chad R. Trulson, Matt DeLisi, Jon Caudill, Scott Belshaw, and James W. Marquart. (2010). Delinquent Careers Behind Bars. Criminal Justice Review. 35 200-219.
• Matt DeLisi, Chad R. Trulson, James W. Marquart, Alan J. Drury, and Anna E. Kosloski. 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.
• Chad R. Trulson, Matt DeLisi and James W. Marquart. (2010). Institutional Misconduct, Delinquent Background, and Re-Arrest Frequency Among Serious and Violent Delinquent Offenders. Crime & Delinquency. 57 709-731.
• Matt DeLisi, Kevin Beaver, Michael Vaughn, Chad R. Trulson, Anna Kosloski, Alan Drury, and John Wright. (2010). Personality, Gender, and Self-Control Revisited: Results from a Sample of Institutionalized Juvenile Offenders. 6 31-46.
• Ashley G. Blackburn and Chad R. Trulson. (2010). Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice: Exploring Institutional Misconduct Among Serious and Violent Female Delinquents.. Journal of Criminal Justice. 38 1132-1140.
• Chad R. Trulson & James W. Marquart. (2010). Who Rules the Joint Revisited: Organizational Change and the Importance of Prison Leadership. International Journal of Punishment and Sentencing. 6 71-83.
• Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., Hemmens, C., and L. Carroll. (2008). Racial Desegregation in Prisons.. The Prison Journal. 88 270-300.
• Chad R. Trulson. (2007). Determinants of Disruption: Institutional Misconduct among State Committed Delinquents.. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 5 7-34.
• Liederbach, J., Trulson, C., Taylor, R., Fritsch, E., and T. Caeti. (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. and C. Trulson. (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 and C. Trulson.. (2007). The Next Generation of Prisoners: Towards an Understanding of Violent Institutionalized Delinquents.. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 5 35-56.
• Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., and S. Kawucha. (2006). Gang Suppression and Institution Control.. Corrections Today. 68 26-32.
• Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., Mullings, J., and T. Caeti. (2005). In Between Adolescence and Adulthood: Recidivism Outcomes of a Cohort of State Delinquents.. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 3 355-387.
• Chad R. Trulson. (2005). Victims' Rights and Services: Eligibility, Exclusion, and Victim Worth.. Criminology & Public Policy. 4 (399-413)
• Chad R. Trulson, Marquart, J., and J. Mullings. (2004). Breaking In: Gaining Entry to Prisons and Other Hard to Access Criminal Justice Organizations.. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 15 451-479.
• Chad R. Trulson and J. Marquart. (2002). Inmate Racial Integration: Achieving Racial Integration in the Texas Prison System.. The Prison Journal. 82 498-525.
• Chad R. Trulson and J. Marquart. (2002). Racial Desegregation and Violence in the Texas Prison System.. Criminal Justice Review. 27 233-255.
• Chad R. Trulson and J. Marquart. (2002). The Caged Melting Pot: Toward an Understanding of the Consequences of Desegregation in Prisons.. Law & Society Review. 36 743-780.
• Chad R. Trulson, Triplett, R., and C. Snell. (2001). Social Control in a School Setting: Evaluating a School Based Boot Camp.. Crime & Delinquency. 47 573-609.
• Chad R. Trulson and R. Triplett. (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.
• Scott Belshaw and Chad Trulson. (2010). Collin County Community Supervision and Corrections Department Probation Revocation Population Study..
• Chad R. Trulson. (2010). Desegregation in Jefferson City Correctional Center, 2005-2010: A Report in the case of Habeebullah v. Crawford, et al. .
• Chad R. Trulson. (2010). Recidivism of Youth Released from the Texas Youth Commission (TYC): A Report in Response to House Bill 3689.
• Taylor, R., Liederbach, J., Fritsch, E., and T. Caeti. (2005). "Racial Profiling: Toward a Standardized Collection, Analysis, and Dissemination Method." Report Submitted to the 79th Texas Legislature..

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. (2017 - 2018).
• 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. (2012 - 2012).
• Trulson, C.R. (Principal), "Desegregation in Jefferson County Correctional Center," sponsored by Husch Blackwell LLP, Private, $8000 Funded. (2011 - 2011).
• 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. (2010 - 2010).
• Trulson, C.R. (Co-Principal), Marquart, J., "Effects of Prison Crowding on Violence," sponsored by California Attorney General's Office, State, $16000 Funded. (2008 - 2008).
• Trulson, C.R. (Principal), Marquart, J., "Racial Desegregation in California Prison System," sponsored by California Department of Corrections, State, $40000 Funded. (2005 - 2007).
• 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. (2002 - 2003).
• 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, Funded. (2012 - 2012).
• Trulson, C.R. (Principal), "Desegregation in Jefferson County Correctional Center," sponsored by Husch Blackwell LLP, Private, Funded. (2011 - 2011).
• 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, Funded. (2010 - 2010).
• Trulson, C.R. (Co-Principal), Marquart, J., "Effects of Prison Crowding on Violence," sponsored by California Attorney General's Office, State, Funded. (2008 - 2008).
• Trulson, C.R. (Principal), Marquart, J., "Racial Desegregation in California Prison System," sponsored by California Department of Corrections, State, Funded. (2005 - 2007).

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. (2019 - 2021).
• 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. (2019 - 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. ( - 2016).
• Trulson, C.R. (Principal), "State Delinquents and Recidivism," sponsored by Junior Faculty Research Fellowship (UNT), University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2003 - 2004).
• Trulson, C.R. (Co-Principal), Nowicki, D.R. (Principal), Fritsch, E.J. (Principal), Randall, W.S. (Co-Principal), "Texas Department of Public Safety Racial Profiling Project," sponsored by Texas Department of Public Safety, ST, Funded. (2016 - 2019).