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Jesenia M. Pizarro earned a PhD in 2005 from Rutgers School of Criminal Justice, and is currently a tenured Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice in Arizona State University. Her research focus on the importance of understanding the proximal event and situational factors that result in violence (i.e., the who, where, when, and why). In doing this, she examines violence, more notably homicide, through the lens of theories of crime, and how various contextual factors come together in time and place to result in a homicide event. This involves examining how macro, micro, and situational factors, when combined, precipitate a homicide. Her research also examines the effect the homicide situational context has on the social reaction of practitioners and other social actors.
While her research focus centers on violence, she also studies the politics of punishment and the criminology of micro places. Her corrections work has focused on the administration and use of administrative segregation units throughout the country's state correctional systems. Her crime and micro places has focused on the distribution of disorders that can impede the development of healthy neighborhoods.
Throughout her career Professor Pizarro has worked with various police departments throughout the country in joints efforts to curb violence. Her work has appeared in the American Journal of Public Health, Justice Quarterly, Criminal Justice and Behavior, and Homicide Studies.
2005 Ph.D., Criminal Justice, Rutgers University-Newark, School of Criminal Justice.
2002 M.A., Criminal Justice, Rutgers University-Newark, School of Criminal Justice.
2000 B.S., Criminal Justice (Honors), Rutgers University-Newark.
Homicide, Violence, Criminological Theory, Correcton's Policy
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| Fall 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 462 | Gangs |
| CRJ 505 | Thry & Prac Criminal Justice |
| CRJ 592 | Research |
| CRJ 595 | Continuing Registration |
| CRJ 599 | Thesis |
| Spring 2018 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 225 | Introduction to Criminology |
| CRJ 505 | Thry & Prac Criminal Justice |
| Fall 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 225 | Introduction to Criminology |
| CRJ 505 | Thry & Prac Criminal Justice |
| Spring 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 225 | Introduction to Criminology |
| CRJ 505 | Thry & Prac Criminal Justice |
| Fall 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 494 | Special Topics |
| CRJ 520 | Seminar on Violent Crime |
| Spring 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Course Number | Course Title |
| CRJ 505 | Thry & Prac Criminal Justice |
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Editorial Boards:
Criminal Justice Studies; Race and Justice
Students Advised
Ph.D. Dissertation Committees:
Michael Rossler (Member). “Environment and Citizen Resistance of Police Coercive Authority:Application of Defiance and Social Disorganization Theories.” Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice, May 2015.
Rachel A. Johansen (Outside Reader). “The Effects of Urban Greening in Flint, MI: The Politics of Justice and Scale.” Michigan State University, Sociology Department, May 2015.
Raymund Espinosa Narag (Member). “Mitigating Crime in a Slum Community: Understanding the Role of Social Structures, Social Processes, and Community Culture in a Neighborhood Intervention Program.” Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice May 2013.
Eric Lesneskie (Outside Reader). “Homicide in the Projects: An Analysis of the Effect of Public Housing on Lethal Violence.” Rutgers University School of Criminal Justice May 2013.
Masters Thesis Committees:
Pelletier, Karissa (Chair). “Motivation to Kill: The Relationship between Motive and Weapon Choice in Homicides.” Arizona State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, May 2017.
Weldon, Shelby (Member). “Intimate Partner Violence: Examining Educational Programs & Relationship Length.” Arizona State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, August 2016.
Keiondra Grace (Member). “Black Female Victimization Matters: A Multiracial Feminist Approach to Violent Victimization.” Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, December 2015.
Brandon Turchan (Member). “Handgun Carrying Permits: A Reaction to Local Violent Crime and Nationally Publicized Mass Murders?” Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, August 2014.
Alison Colby (Member). “Sorry this Bus is Not in Service: Public Transportation Accessibility as a Source of Recidivism Risk in Rural Areas.” Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, December 2013.
Chae Mamayek (Chair). “Examining the Relationship between Weather and Disaggregated Homicide Types.” Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, August 2013.
Lauren E. Healey (Chair). “The Relationship between Diet and Aggression in Adolescents.” Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, August 2012.
Sarah Thomasma (Member). “A Comparison of Trace DNA Collection Techniques from Worn and Handled Clothing.” Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, August 2012.
Jennifer J. Adams (Chair). “Patterns of Specialization and Escalation in Criminal Careers of Gang and Nongang Homicide Offenders.” Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, August 2011.
Chelsea Breanne Diem (Member). “Evaluating and Intensive Supervision Probation Program in a College City: Revisiting the Debate between Rehabilitation and Control.” Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, May 2011.
Raymond Espinosa Narag (Member). “Criminal Victimization in the Philippines: A Test of Lifestyle Exposure, Routine Activities, and Social Disorganization Theories.” Michigan State University, School of Criminal Justice, May 2007.
Undergraduate Honors Thesis:
Anastacia Garcia-Johnson. “Law Enforcement Use of Force: An Analysis of Literature in Criminal Justice and Psychology.” Arizona State University, Barrett Honors College, May 2017.
2016-Present Associate Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University.
2012-2015 Associate Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University.
2006-2012 Assistant Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University
2005-2006 Visiting Professor, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University.
1999-2005 Research Assistant, Greater Newark Safer Cities Initiative, Police Institute, Rutgers University.
2001 Research Assistant, Bradley Project, Police Foundation.
1999-2000 Research Assistant, Community Policing and Crime Victims Study, Police Foundation.
1998-1999 Research Assistant, Jersey City Crime Displacement Project, Police Foundation.
Departmental
2016-Present Member: Graduate Committee, Arizona State University, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
Institutional
2017-Present Member: University Research and Creative Activities Committee, Arizona State University.
2017-Present Member: College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Committee on Campus Inclusion, Arizona State University.
2017-Present Member: College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Committee on Diversity and Inclusion, Arizona State University.
2017-Present Member: University Hearing Board, Arizona State University.
2016-2017 Member: College of Public Service and Community Solutions, Academic Grievance Committee, Arizona State University.
Community
2017-Present Member: Valley Interfaith Project (VIP).
