Jessica M. Craig

Previous Scheduled Teaching

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

• Malvaso, C., Harris, D., McGee, T.R., Craig, J.M. (2024). The implications of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) research in the treatment and prevention of offending behaviour. Frontiers in Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: Methodological Innovation and Social Benefit. 1 New York City, New York, Routledge.
• Craig, J.M., Connell, N.M. (2018). Secondary Data Analysis: The Effects of Military Participation on Offending. SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2. SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526433244
• Craig, Jessica M. & Piquero, Alex R.. (2015). Crime and Punishment. The Oxford Handbook of Emerging Adulthood. 543-558. New York, Oxford University Press.
• Craig, Jessica M., Diamond, Brie, & Piquero, Alex R.. (2014). Marriage as an Intervention in the Lives of Criminal Offenders. Effective Interventions in the Lives of Criminal Offenders. 19-37. New York, Springer New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8930-6_2

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.
• Zettler, H.R., Craig, J.M. (2024). The Prevalence and Impact of Trauma among Participants in a Juvenile Mental Health Court. Criminal Justice and Behavior.
• Craig, J.M., Trulson, C.R. (2024). Examining the Impact of Empathy on the Recidivism of Serious Juvenile Offenders. Crime & Delinquency. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287241290511
• Kim, J., Leban, L., Lee, Y., Craig, J.M. (2023). Direct and Indirect Effects of Parental Influence on the Relation between Violent Offending and Mental Health Problems. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 48 851-870.
• Guerra, C., Craig, J.M. (2023). Bridging immigrant crime, acculturation, and the life course: A broader perspective. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice. 21 (4) 340-361. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2023.2273541
• Craig, J.M., Malvaso, C., Farrington, D.P. (2023). The Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Different Types of Offending Behavior: An Examination Across Two Generations of British Males. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624x231198808
• Craig, J.M., Zettler, H., 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 (1) 121-140. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40865-022-00220-z
• Craig, J.M., Wolff, K.T., Baglivio, M.T. (2022). Clustering of Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences: The Nature and Correlates of Risk and Protective Factors. Child Abuse & Neglect. 134 105878. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105878
• Cartwright, A.D., Craig, J.M. (2022). Empathy and Cognitive Distortions in Sex Offenders Participating in Community Based Treatment. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.
• Craig, J.M., Zettler, H., Trulson, C. (2022). What Predicts the Use of Blended Sentences Among Eligible Juveniles? A State-Wide Examination. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 33 (1) 99-115. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/08874034211028273
• Trulson, C.R., Craig, J.M., Caudill, J.W., DeLisi, M. (2022). Violent Institutional Misconduct in the Transition from Juvenile to Adult Correctional Facilities. The Prison Journal. 102 (5) 519-541. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/00328855221121079
• Craig, J.M., Wolff, K.T., Pierce, K., Zettler, H., Baglivio, M.T. (2022). Childhood Abuse, Neglect, Household Dysfunction, and Juvenile Recidivism: The Mediating Role of Social Bonds. Journal of Criminal Justice. 82 101998. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2022.101998
• Zettler, H., Craig, J. (2022). Residentially-Placed Youth and the Adverse Childhood Experiences-Recidivism Relationship: Considering Racial/Ethnic and Sex Differences. American Journal of Criminal Justice.
• Craig, J.M., Zettler, H. (2021). Are the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Violent Recidivism Offense-Specific?. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 19 (1) 27-44.
• Butler, H.D., Caudill, J.W., Craig, J.M., DeLisi, M., 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 101520. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2020.101520
• Powell, Z., Craig, J.M., Piquero, A.R., Baglivio, M., Epps, N. (2021). Delinquent Youth Concentration and Juvenile Recidivism.. Deviant Behavior. 42 (7) 821-836.
• Craig, J.M., Wolff, K.T., Baglivio, M.T. (2021). Resilience in Context: The Association between Neighborhood Disadvantage and Cumulative Positive Childhood Experiences among Justice-Involved Youth. Crime & Delinquency. 67 (11) 1647-1675. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287211029852
• Craig, J.M., Malvaso, C., Farrington, D.P. (2021). All in the Family? Exploring the Intergenerational Transmission of Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Effect on Offending Behavior. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 19 (3) 292-307. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/15412040211003648
• Craig, J., Stewart, A., Hurren, E. (2021). Are Dual-System Offenders Different? An Examination of Prevalence and Specialization in Criminal Offending and Child Maltreatment Perpetration. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 65 (10-11) 1164-1191. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624x20928033
• Baglivio, M.T., Zettler, H., Craig, J.M., Wolff, K.T. (2021). Evaluating RNR-Based Targeted Treatment and Intervention Dosage in the Context of Traumatic Exposure. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 19 (3) 251-276. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204020988575
• Craig, J.M., Zettler, H.R. (2021). Are the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Violent Recidivism Offense-Specific?. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 19 (1) 27-44. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204020939638
• Craig, J.M., Zettler, H.R. (2021). Are the Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Violent Recidivism Offense-Specific?. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 19 (1) 27-44. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204020939638
• Craig, J.M. (2021). Letter From Guest Editor. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 19 (1) 3-4. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204020939649
• Craig, J.M., Trulson, C.R., DeLisi, M., Caudill, J.W. (2020). Toward an Understanding of the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on the Recidivism of Serious Juvenile Offenders. American Journal of Criminal Justice. 45 (6) 1024-1039. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-020-09524-6
• Nodeland, B.E., Craig, J.M., Meitl, M. (2020). Team-Based Learning in Criminal Justice: Application-Focused Activities in the Classroom. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching. 31 (3) 135-157.
• Baktir, Y., Icer, M.M., Craig, J.M. (2020). Military and crime: A systematic review of the literature. Deviant Behavior. 41 (2) 233-251.
• Craig, J.M. (2020). Do Adverse Childhood Experiences influence the Desistance Process?. Deviant Behavior. 41 (6) 683-704.
• Craig, J.M., Nodeland, B., Long, R., Spivey, E. (2020). Student Perceptions of Team-Based Learning in the Criminal Justice Classroom. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 31 (3) 372-389. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2020.1742756
• Craig, J.M., Nodeland, B., Long, R., Spivey, E. (2020). Student Perceptions of Team-Based Learning in the Criminal Justice Classroom. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 31 (3) 372-389. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2020.1742756
• Trulson, C.R., Craig, J.M., Caudill, J.W., DeLisi, M. (2020). The Impact of Adult Prison Transfer on the Recidivism Outcomes of Blended-Sentenced Juvenile Delinquents. Crime & Delinquency. 66 (6-7) 887-914. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128720911640
• Craig, J.M., Guerra, C., Piquero, A.R. (2020). Immigrant Status, Offending, and Desistance: Do Relationship Characteristics Matter?. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. 6 (1) 67-94. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40865-019-00133-4
• Craig, J.M., Piquero, A.R., Farrington, D.P. (2020). Not All At-Risk Boys Have Bad Outcomes: Predictors of Later Life Success. Crime & Delinquency. 66 (3) 392-419. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128719854344
• Craig, J.M., Nodeland, B.E., Long, R., Spivey, E. (2020). Student Perceptions of Team-Based Learning in the Criminal Justice Classroom. Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 1-18. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2020.1742756
• Nodeland, B.E., Craig, J. (2019). Perceptions of Legal and Extralegal Punishments for Sexual Harassment in the ‘MeToo’ Era. Deviant Behavior.
• Barbieri, N., Clipper, S.J., Narvey, C., Rude, A., Craig, J.M., Piquero, N.L. (2019). Assessing General Strain Theory and Measures of Victimization, 2002-2018. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 49 101304. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2019.06.005
• 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. 49 101301. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2019.06.002
• Craig, J.M., Zettler, H.R., Wolff, K.T., Baglivio, M.T. (2019). Considering the Mediating Effects of Drug and Alcohol Use, Mental Health, and Their Co-Occurrence on the Adverse Childhood Experiences–Recidivism Relationship. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 17 (3) 219-240. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204018796910
• Craig, J.M. (2019). The Potential Mediating Impact of Future Orientation on the ACE–Crime Relationship. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 17 (2) 111-128. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204018756470
• Craig, J.M. (2019). Extending Situational Action Theory to White-Collar Crime. Deviant Behavior. 40 (2) 171-186. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2017.1420444
• Craig, J.M., Intravia, J., Wolff, K.T., Baglivio, M.T. (2019). What Can Help? Examining Levels of Substance (Non)use as a Protective Factor in the Effect of ACEs on Crime. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 17 (1) 42-61. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204017728998
• Craig, J.M., Piquero, A.R., Murray, J., Farrington, D. (2018). A Quasi-Experimental Test of the Effects of Criminal Justice Involvement on Later Mental Health. Journal of Experimental Criminology.
• Craig, J.M., Zettler, H., Wolff, K., Baglivio, M. (2018). Considering the mediating effects of drug and alcohol use, mental health, and their co-occurrence on the adverse childhood experiences-recidivism relationship. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 17 (3) 219-240.
• Zettler, H.R., Wolff, K., Baglivio, M., Craig, J.M., Epps, N. (2018). The Racial and Gender Differences in the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Juvenile Residential Placement. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 16 (3) 319-337. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204017698213
• Craig, J.M., Wilson, A.D., Baglivio, M.T., Wolff, K.T., Piquero, A.R., Epps, N. (2018). Why They Did It? Sex Differences in the Impact of Mental Health and Substance Use on Motivations for Offending. Crime & Delinquency. 64 (6) 723-757. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128717718489
• Barbieri, N., Craig, J.M. (2018). Do the Effects of Strain and Religiosity on Criminal Coping Differ by Race and Ethnicity?. Crime & Delinquency. 64 (6) 807-828. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128717698058
• Craig, J.M., Piquero, A.R., Farrington, D.P. (2017). The Economic Maturity Gap Encourages Continuity in Offending. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology. 3 (4) 380-396.
• Craig, J.M., Cardwell, S.M., Piquero, A.R. (2017). The Effects of Criminal Propensity and Strain on Later Offending. Crime & Delinquency. 63 (13) 1655-1681. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128716665334
• Craig, J.M., Piquero, A.R., Farrington, D.P., Ttofi, M.M. (2017). A little early risk goes a long bad way: Adverse childhood experiences and life-course offending in the Cambridge study. Journal of Criminal Justice. 53 34-45. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2017.09.005
• Craig, J.M., Piquero, N.L. (2017). Sensational Offending: An Application of Sensation Seeking to White-Collar and Conventional Crimes. Crime & Delinquency. 63 (11) 1363-1382. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128716674707
• Craig, J.M. (2017). The Effects of Social Concern on White-Collar Offending. Deviant Behavior. 38 (7) 837-854. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2016.1197703
• Craig, J.M., Baglivio, M.T., Wolff, K.T., Piquero, A.R., Epps, N. (2017). Do Social Bonds Buffer the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Reoffending?. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 15 (1) 3-20. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204016630033
• Zettler, H.R., Cardwell, S.M., Craig, J.M. (2017). The gendering effects of co-authorship in criminology & criminal justice research. Criminal Justice Studies. 30 (1) 30-44. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/1478601x.2016.1265958
• Zettler, H., Cardwell, S., Craig, J.M. (2016). The gendering effects of co-authorship in criminology & criminal justice research. Criminal Justice Studies. 30 (1) 30-44.
• Craig, J.M., Piquero, N.L. (2016). The Effects of Low Self-Control and Desire-For-Control on White-Collar Offending: A Replication. Deviant Behavior. 37 (11) 1308-1324.
• Craig, J.M. (2016). Which Bond Matters More? Assessing the Differential Strengths of Parental Bonding Measures on Adolescent Delinquency Over Time. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice. 14 (3) 225-242. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541204014565670
• Piquero, A.R., Bouffard, J.A., Piquero, N.L., Craig, J.M. (2016). Does Morality Condition the Deterrent Effect of Perceived Certainty Among Convicted Felons?. Crime & Delinquency. 62 (1) 3-25.
• Craig, J.M., Morris, R.G., Piquero, A.R., Farrington, D.P. (2015). Heavy Drinking Ensnares Adolescents into Crime in Early Adulthood. Journal of Criminal Justice. 43 (2) 142-151. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.02.005
• Bouffard, J., Craig, J.M., Piquero, A.R. (2015). Comparing Attitudinal and Situational Measures of Self-Control among Felony Offenders. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health. 25 (2) 112-125. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbm.1914
• Craig, J.M., Connell, N.M. (2015). The All-volunteer Force and Crime. Armed Forces and Society. 41 (2) 329-351. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/0095327x13507258
• Craig, J.M. (2015). The effects of marriage and parenthood on offending levels over time among juvenile offenders across race and ethnicity. Journal of Crime and Justice. 38 (2) 163-182. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648x.2014.884468
• Craig, J.M., Foster, H. (2013). Desistance in the Transition to Adulthood: The Roles of Marriage, Military, and Gender. Deviant Behavior. 34 (3) 208-223.
• Piquero, N.L., Piquero, A.R., Craig, J.M., Clipper, S.J. (2013). Assessing research on workplace violence, 2000–2012. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 18 (3) 383-394. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2013.03.001
• Piquero, A.R., Farrington, D.P., Jennings, W.G., Diamond, B., Craig, J.M. (2012). Sex Offenders and Sex Offending in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development: Prevalence, Frequency, Specialization, Recidivism, and (Dis)continuity over the Life-Course. Journal of Crime and Justice. 35 (3) 412-426.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Fellowship

• Craig, J.M., "Building a Multidisciplinary Pipeline of Researchers in Child Abuse and Neglect: Summer Training Institute for Early Career or Transitioning Scholars," sponsored by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Federal, Funded. ( - 2018).
• Craig, J., "Building a Multidisciplinary Pipeline of Researchers in Child Abuse and Neglect: Summer Training Institute for Early Career or Transitioning Scholars," sponsored by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Federal, Funded. ( - 2018).

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).
• Contractor, A.A. (Principal), Slavish, D. (Supporting), Craig, J. (Supporting), Caldwell, L. (Supporting), Sharma, R. (Supporting), "UNT-Military Health Collaborative," sponsored by University of North Texas Team Grant Mentoring Program, University of North Texas, $4000 Funded. (2020 - 2021).
• Craig, J.M., "CREATE Support Program," sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2019 - 2019).
• Craig, J.M., "Sustaining Research Connections through National Conferences," University of North Texas, $1500 Funded. ( - 2017).
• 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).

Grant - Teaching

• Wood, P.C. (Co-Principal), Bennett, A. (Co-Principal), Zettler, H.R. (Co-Principal), Craig, J.M. (Co-Principal), "International Crime and Justice in the Netherlands (ICJ-Netherlands)," sponsored by Texas International Education Consortium, State, $6000 Funded. (2023 - 2025).
• 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).
• Craig, J.M. (Principal), Bradetich, J.R. (Co-Principal), Nodeland, B.E. (Supporting), Long, R. (Supporting), Hagan, B.A. (Supporting), "Team Based Learning Collaborative," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
• Craig, J., Nodeland, B.E., Bradetich, J.R., "Online Team-Based Learning Workshop Hosted by UNT’s TBL Ambassadors," sponsored by Office of Faculty Success, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2019 - 2020).
• Bradetich, J.R. (Principal), Craig, J.M. (Co-Principal), Hagan, B.A. (Supporting), Long, R. (Supporting), Shadduck, M. (Supporting), Nodeland, B.E. (Supporting), "Cross-Campus Collaborators," University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2018 - 2019).
• Craig, J.M., Wachter, H.G., Mukherjee, D., "Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund Award," sponsored by Charn Uswachoke International Development, University of North Texas, $2500 Funded. (2018 - 2019).