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Dr. Mark C Stafford

  • Professor - School of Criminal Justice & Criminology
  • Stafford, Mark C. Risk-Taking and Homicide Victimization: A Multi-Level Study. (Funded: 2001). Grant.
  • Stafford, Mark C. Murder, Bereavement, and the Criminal Justice System. (Funded: 2000). Grant.
  • Stafford, Mark C. Ford Foundation Social Science Concepts in Area Studies. (Funded: 1998). Grant.
  • Stafford, Mark C. Washington State University’s Grand-in-Aid – Deterrence Questions, An Experimental Test. (Funded: 1983). Grant.
  • Stafford, Mark C. Evaluation of the Effectiveness of C.A.R.E. (Funded: 2011 - 2013). Grant.
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  • Mears, D. P., & Stafford, M. C. (n.d.). Comprehensive Deterrence Theory: The Science and Policy of Punishment. Cambridge University Press.
  • Stafford, M. C. (n.d.). J. Levin & J. B. Wiest’s Covert Violence: The Secret Weapon of the Powerless for Social Forces. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/soae085
  • Mears, D. P., & Stafford, M. C. (2024). A theoretical critique of deterrence-based policy. Journal of Criminal Justice, 95, 102305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102305
  • Goncalves, V. S., & Stafford, M. C. (2024). The effects of Covid-19 stay-at-home orders on street and cybercrimes in a Brazilian city. Journal of Criminal Justice, 95, 102314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102314
  • Mears, D. P., & Stafford, M. C. (2024). Homicide and Criminal Justice Policy. In Routledge Handbook of Homicide Studies (pp. 529–563). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003399476-28
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: Expert Member, Brazilian National Institute of Science and Technology in Criminology. 2022 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Honorary Professor of International Studies, Texas State University. 2020 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Member of Expert Directory, Crime and Justice Research Alliance. 2017 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Professorship, Professor Dan Mears at Florida State University. 2010 - Present
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Dean's Nominee for the Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Applied Arts, Texas State University. 2018
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  1. Reviewer / Referee

    Social Forces

  2. Reviewer / Referee

    Journal of Criminal Justice

  3. Member

    BSCJ Steering Committee

  4. Reviewer / Referee

    Violence and Victims

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Homicide Studies

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Tenure/Promotion Review Letter: Joshua Cochran at University of Cincinnati

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