Alissa R. Ackerman
University of Washington, TacomaSocial Work Program Campus Box 358425
1900 Commerce Street, Tacoma, WA 98402-3100 [email protected]
253.692.4373
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OSITIONAssistant Professor, Criminal Justice Faculty, Social Work Program - University of Washington, Tacoma
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DUCATION2009 Doctor of Philosophy
The Graduate Center, CUNY, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Dissertation: “Registered Sex Offenders in the Community:
A Test of Agnew’s General Strain Theory” Emphasis Area: Criminology and Deviance 2006 Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Thesis: “Knowledge and Perception of Registration and Community
Notification Laws among John Jay College Students”
2003 Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice Florida State University
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PECIALIZATIONSex offender policy and management, including bridging criminological theory with practice.
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ELD2008-2011 Lecturer, University of California, Merced. Merced, CA Department of Sociology
2008-2010 Visiting Assistant Professor, Part-Time, University of the Pacific. Stockton, CA. Department of Sociology
2006-2008 Adjunct Instructor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, New York, NY. Department of Law, Police Science, and Criminal Justice Administration.
2007-2008 Graduate Teaching Fellow, CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY. Criminology and Criminal Justice
PUBLICATIONS, REVIEWS AND WORKS IN PROGRESS
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Manuscripts in press or published
Furman, Rich, Ackerman, Alissa R., Loya, Melody, Jones, Susanna , Negi, Nalini. (in press – March 2012). The criminalization of immigration: Value conflicts for the social work profession. Journal of
Sociology and Social Welfare.
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Sacks, Meghan. (in press). Can General Strain Theory be used to explain recidivism among registered sex offenders? Journal of Criminal Justice
Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (in press – March 2012). Pretrial detention and guilty pleas: If they can't afford bail they must be guilty! Criminal Justice Series.
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Khan, Bilal. (2011- online). Assessing reporting patterns of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church using discontinuities in model parameter timeseries. Social Science Research. Ackerman, Alissa R., Sacks, Meghan, & Greenberg, David (2011 – online). Legislation Targeting Sex Offenders: Are Recent Policies Effective in Reducing Rape? Justice Quarterly
Ackerman, Alissa R., Harris, Andrew, Levenson, Jill, & Zgoba, Kristen. (2011). Who are the people in your neighborhood? A descriptive analysis of individuals on public sex offender registries. International
Journal of Law and Psychiatry,34, 149–159.
Katz, Stacey M., Levenson, Jill S., & Ackerman, Alissa. R. (2008). Myths and facts about sexual violence: Public perceptions and implications for prevention. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 15(3). 291-311.
Terry, Karen J. & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: How Situational Crime Prevention Strategies Can Help Create Safe Environments. Criminal Justice and Behavior,
35, 643-657.
Rice, Stephen, Terry, Karen J., Ventura, Holly & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2007). Research Trajectories of Female Scholars in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 18, 360-384.
Manuscripts under review
Harris, Andrew J., Levenson, Jill S., & Ackerman, Alissa R. (Revise and Resubmit; resubmitted and awaiting decision). Registered Sex Offenders in the U.S.: Behind the Numbers. Crime and Delinquency. Ackerman, Alissa R. & Furman, Rich, & Osborn, Jessica. An ecological training module for communities with sex offenders. Journal of Forensic Social Work.
Ackerman, Alissa R., Levenson, Jill S., & Harris, Andrew J. Registered Sex Offenders in Five U.S. States: Revisiting the Numbers. Journal of Crime and Justice.
EDITED BOOKS
Ackerman, Alissa R. (Ed.) (2011). Major Works in Criminology. Cognella.
BOOK CHAPTERS,PERIODICALS,OTHER REPORTS
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Terry, Karen J. (2011) Faulty Sex Offense Policies. In Reddington, Fran & Bonham, Gene (Eds). Flawed Criminal Justice Policy: At the Intersection of the Media, Public Fear and Legislative Response. Carolina Academic Press.
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(6), 65, 85-86. Ackerman, Alissa R. (2011). Landmark report on the Causes and Context of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(5), 65, 73-75.
Ackerman, Alissa R., Raba, Jaime V., & Thomason, Dan (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law
Report, 12(5),69-70.
Ackerman, Alissa R., Raba, Jaime V., (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(4), 57-59. Ackerman, Alissa R. Raba, Jaime V., (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(3), 41-42. Ackerman, Alissa R. Raba, Jaime V., (2011). From the Literature. Sex Offender Law Report, 12(2), 21-23. Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2011) “Preventive Detention”. In Chambliss, William & Golson, Geoffrey (Eds.) Corrections. Thousand Oaks: Sage.
Terry, Karen J., Giotakos, Orestis, Tsiliakou, Maria, & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2009). Sexual offenders. In Ferguson, C.J. (Ed.). Violent Offenders: Clinical and Social Implications. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Terry, Karen J (2009). Leaders in Sex Offender Research and Policy. In Wright, R.G. (Ed.). Sex Offender Laws: Failed Policies New Directions. New York, NY: Springer.
Terry, Karen J. & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2009) A History of Sex Offender Registration. In Wright, R.G (Ed.). Sex Offender Laws: Failed Policies New Directions. New York, NY: Springer.
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2009). Registration and Community Notification Laws: Do the Consequences Outweigh the Benefits? The Sex Offender Law Report, 10(6), 81-82, 91-95.
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Sacks, Meghan. (2009). Casual Teen Sex and Casualties of Sex Offender Law.
The Sex Offender Law Report, 10(3), 33, 40-42.
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Acklin, Angela D. (2009). Catch 22: Sex Offender Treatment and Civil Commitment in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Sex Offender Law Report, 10(1), 3-4.
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Evidence-Based Policy and Practice Guides. The Sex Offender Law Report,
9(5), 67-68.
Furlong, John & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Adam Walsh Act: Battleground Ohio. The Sex Offender
Law Report, 9(5), 65-66, & 74.
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Registration and Notification Case Law Update. The Sex Offender Law
Report, 9(3), 39-41.
Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). No Parole for Sex Offenders? The Sex Offender Law
Report, 9(3), 43-44.
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Flawed Assumptions and the President’s Initiative: The DNA Debacle. The
Sex Offender Law Report, 9(2), 17 & 21.
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Myers, Rosalyn (2008). Is Deportation a Defense against Civil Commitment of a Sexually Violent Predator? The Sex Offender Law Report, 9(2), 23 & 31.
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Registration and Notification Case Law Update. Sex Offender Law Report,
9(2), 26-27.
Myers, Rosalyn, Sacks, Meghan & Ackerman, Alissa R. (2008). Age discrimination in the workplace.
Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled, 10(5), 71-72.
Myers, Rosalyn, Ackerman, Alissa R., Sacks, Meghan (2008). Maltreatment or Misinterpretation?: The Minnesota Vulnerable Adults Act . Victimization of the Elderly and Disabled, 10(5), 73 & 80.
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Stolze, Frank (2007). Public Perceptions of Crime as a Rising Source of Anxiety. http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/cmcj/pdfs/report2_publiperceptions.pdf
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2007). Megan’s Law – Requirement to Register. The Sex Offender Law Report, 8(6), 83-84.
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2007). Registration and Community Notification: Case law update. Sex Offender
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2007). When victims become criminals: Teens and Sex in the United States. Sex
Offender Law Report, 8(3), 33-34, 46-47.
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Peterson, Elicka S.L. (2006). Part One—Laws pertaining to sexual offenders in Florida: Suggestions for future legislation. Sex Offender Law Report, 7(4), 54-64.
Ackerman, Alissa R. & Peterson, Elicka S.L. (2006). Part Two—Laws pertaining to sexual offenders in Florida: Suggestions for future legislation. Sex Offender Law Report, 7(5), 65-66, 75-77.
ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES
Ackerman, Alissa R. (2011). Female Sex Offender; Male Sex Offender; Female Prisoner; Female Prison Guard; Pedophilia Online; Sexting. In Mary Zeiss Stange, Carol K. Oyster, J. Geoffrey Golson (Eds.) The
Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS
Ackerman, Alissa R. Furman, Rich, Negi, Nalini, Loya, Melody, Jones, Sussana, Ignacio, Emily. Comparing immigration related policy in three states: Alabama, Arizona, and Indiana. Journal of Policy
Practice.
Ackerman, Alissa R., Sacks, Meghan, & Osier, Lindsay*. The experiences of individuals listed on public offender databases.
Ackerman, Alissa R., Furman, Rich, & Osborn, Jessica. Evaluating the evidence regarding community based treatment for sex offenders and its implications for social work. Sociology and Social Welfare.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Upcoming Presentations:
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New York, NY, March 2012 Previous Presentations at the following conferences:
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November, 2011 American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November, 2011
Law and Society Association: San Francisco, California, June, 2011
American Society of Criminology: San Francisco, California, November, 2010 American Society of Criminology: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November, 2009 Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Dallas, Texas, September, 2009 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts. March, 2009 American Psychology and Law Society. March, 2009.
American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, Missouri, November , 2008.
John Jay College, International Conference: Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies. San Juan, Puerto Rico. June, 2008.
American Psychology and Law Society, Jacksonville, Florida. March , 2008.
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, San Diego, California. November, 2007.
North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Canada. June, 2007. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, Washington. March, 2007
American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, California. November , 2006.
PEER REVIEWING AND EDITORIAL ROLES
Justice Quarterly Victims and Offenders
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
Regoli, J. Criminal Justice. Jones and Bartlett
Contributing Editor: Sex Offender Law Report (Dec. 2010 – July 2011)
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OURSES ANDS
ERVICE TOU
NIVERSITYCOURSES TAUGHT
Introduction to the Sociology of Deviance and Social Control Statistics in Criminal Justice
Introduction to Criminal Justice Introduction to Sociology
Law and Institutional Treatment
Juvenile Justice Administration (distance learning course)
Contemporary Administration and the Judiciary (distance learning course) The Sociology of Incarceration
Upper Division Seminar in Criminology Crime and Deviance/ Criminology Sex Crimes and Sex Offenders Corrections
Women and Crime Social Stratification Social Inequality
Self and Society/Social Psychology Foundations of Sociology
COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER SERVICE
Criminal Justice Faculty Search Committee – UW Tacoma Social Work Program 2011-2012 Social Work and Criminal Justice Curriculum Committee 2011-2012
Director’s Advisory Team – Social Work and Criminal Justice 2011-2012
Invited speaker – UC Merced PRIDE Week – LGBT Issues in the Workplace (2010, 2011) Invited speaker – UC Merced – Sexual Assault Prevention
Volunteer Student Research Adviser – University of California, Merced and University of the Pacific (2009-2011)
Volunteer Faculty Adviser for student internship – University of California, Merced (2009-2010) Doctoral Program Admissions Committee – Student Member – John Jay College of Criminal Justice,
CUNY (2008-2009)
Criminal Justice Doctoral Program Website Coordinator (Fall 2007 – Spring 2009) Faculty/Student Disciplinary Panel - CUNY Graduate Center – (2007-2008; 2008-2009) Student Election Review Committee – CUNY Graduate Center (2008-2009)
Doctoral Program Executive Committee - Student Member: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY (2007 - 2008)
CUNY Doctoral Student Council - Criminal Justice Representative and Steering Committee Member (2007 - 2008)
Student Tech Fee Committee – CUNY Graduate Center (2007-2008)
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Doctoral Program Graduate Fellowship – John Jay College of Criminal Justice 2008-2009 – ($15,000 and tuition paid)
Doctoral Program Scholarly Productivity Award – John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY - 2007-2008 ($1200)
Doctoral Student Research Grant Competition III (2007-2008) – The City University of New York – ($1,500)
Chancellor’s Fellowship - The City University of New York - 2007-2008 ($14,200 and tuition paid) Doctoral Program Scholarly Productivity Award – John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY -
2006-2007 ($300)
Chancellor’s Fellowship - The City University of New York - 2006-2007 ($13,500 and tuition paid) John Jay College Alumni Association Graduate Fellowship Award - 2006 ($500)
Graduate Dean’s List - John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY 2004 -2005 and 2005 – 2006 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship (75% tuition paid) 2000- 2003
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Society of Criminology
Lifetime Member – Psi Chi – National Honorary Society for Psychology – John Jay College Chapter
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