Justin J. Joseph
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice
Research Interests
- Gang Membership, Juvenile and Adult psychopathy, Moral disengagement, Mental Health Courts,, Racial disparities throughout criminal justice, prosecutorial discretion, Police, Understanding Neurological Correlates of Psychopathy and Crime
Courses Taught
- CJ 690 - Contemporary Issues in Law Enf
- CJ 640 - Methods of Research in CJ
- CJ 606 - Contem Iss in Juvenile Justice
- CJ 580 - Psyc Dimensions of CJ Practice
- CJ 499 - Independent Study-Practicum
- CJ 495 - Internship in Criminal Justice
- CJ 491 - Special Topics
- CJ 480 - Psych Dimensions of CJ Prac
- CJ 441 - Research Practicum in CJ
- CJ 440W - Research Methods in CJ
- CJ 326 - Prof Ethics and Legal Liabl
- CJ 323 - Criminology
- SO 323 - Criminology
- CJ 306 - Juvenile Delinquency
- SO 306 - Juvenile Delinquency
- CJ 255 - Police Org and Comm Relations
- CJ 250 - Intro to Criminal Justice
- EXIT 0 - Exit Examination
Education
- Juvenile Justice (PhD)
Prairie View A&M University - Sociology-Criminology (MA)
Morehead State University - Psychology-Art (BA)
Morehead State University
Selected Intellectual Contributions
- Logan Yelderman, Justin J. Joseph, Matthew West, and Erica Butler. 2019. Mass Shootings in the United States: Why Mental Health and Access to Firearms Are Important..
- Justin Joseph and D. A. Rembert. 2021. Exploring Psychopathy’s Relationship with Youth Gang Membership in Males and Females Women in Criminal Justice
- D. X. Henderson, Justin Joseph, P. Martin, M. Mburi, M. Stanley, A. McField, S. Irsheid, A. Lee, and M. Corneille. 2021. An investigation of coping in response to different race- related stressor experiences in school among racially diverse participants American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
- Justin Joseph. 2021. Severe Emotional and Behavioral Problems: Barriers for Texas Youth Accessing Mental Health Court Programs Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
- D. A. Rembert, Justin Joseph, W. Threadcraft-Walker, M. Threadcraft, D. Brown, O. E. Soyele, and H. Henderson. 2022. Criminal liability for correctional officer excessive use of force. Crime Law and Social Change
- Justin Joseph, S. Motley, Y. Celik, and M. Cintron. 2022. Racial socialization: the development of perceptions about law enforcement among minority college students SN Social Sciences
- Justin Joseph. 2022. Exploring sex differences between dimensions of psychopathy, executive functioning and youth gang membership Psychology, Crime and Law
- Justin Joseph, C. W. Purser, E. Elia, and L. A. Yelderman. 2023. The Impact of Routine Activities on the Number of School Shooting Injuries and Fatalities Addressing Violence in the US Public School System
- Justin Joseph, S. N. Motley, N. A. Aguado, and M. McAbee. 2023. The role of information on contentious firearm policy: in an examination of students attending a historically Black University Contemporary Justice Review
- N. A. Aguado and Justin Joseph. 2023. The Carceral State of American Schools: The Impact of Symbolic Threat of Public School Policy Addressing Violence in the US Public School System
- M. Weselok, D. Henderson, G. Bond, I. Metzger, C. Griffin, A. K. Lee, C. Sisneros, F. Soli-Perez, and Justin Joseph. 2023. "Write It All Away” The value of writing on emotional regulation in remembering adverse racial experiences in school Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice
- Justin Joseph and C. Purser. 2023. An Examination of the role of perpetrator’s relationship to overall school shooting casualties Laws
- Justin Joseph. 2023. Unpacking Unexplored Psychological Factors in Alcohol and Substance Use in Gang Members Crime & Delinquency
- Justin Joseph, N. A. Aguado, and C. W. Purser. 2024. A Systematic Review of K-12 School Shooting Research. Impact of Gun Violence in School Systems
- Justin Joseph. 2024. Youth Gang Involvement and Long-Term Offending: An Examination into the Role of Psychopathic Traits Youth