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Jhon Pupo

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Criminal Justice

College: College of Public Affairs and Health Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

CJUS 3340.400Computer CrimeSummer 5W1 2026 Syllabus
CJUS 2100.401Crime and Justice in the United StatesSummer 5W1 2026 Syllabus
CJUS 5850.400Directed StudiesSummer 10W 2026
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 2100.400Crime and Justice in the United StatesSpring 2026 Syllabus SPOT
CJUS 5750.001Criminal Justice StatisticsSpring 2026 SPOT
CJUS 3610.001Juvenile JusticeFall 2025 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

    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

Contracts, Grants and 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).
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Overall
Summative Rating		 Challenge and
Engagement Index		 Response Rate

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out of 7		 %
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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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