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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. (2025). Comprehensive Deterrence Theory: The Science and Policy of Punishment. Cambridge University Press.
  • Mears, D. P., & Stafford, M. C. (n.d.). Criminal legal sanctions and the false dichotomy between deterrence and rehabilitation:  Implications for sentencing research and policy. Journal of Criminal Justice, 102(102590).
  • Goncalves, V. S., & Stafford, M. C. (2025). Unveiling the association between residential permanency and street and cybercrimes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. International Criminal Justice Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/10575677251399136
  • Schildkraut, J., Elsass, H. J. M., & Stafford, M. C. (2025). Fear and perceived risk of personal and violent crime following the Boston marathon bombing:  A quasi-experimental study of avoidance. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. https://doi.org/10.1080.19434472.2025.2587007
  • Mears, D. P., & Stafford, M. C. (2025). Gauging the totality of criminal legal sanctions and punishment:  Implications for research and policy on retribution and deterrence. Punishment and Society, 27(5), 984–1008.
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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

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    Journal of Criminal Justice

  3. Member

    BSCJ Steering Committee

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    Violence and Victims

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    Homicide Studies

  6. Reviewer / Referee

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

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