Faculty Profile for Dr. Mark C Stafford
Dr. Mark C Stafford
Professor — School of Criminal Justice & Criminology
HILL 108
phone: (512) 245-5410
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- 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
Selected Awards
- 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
Selected Grants
- 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.