April 2001

               VITA

 

Delbert S. Elliott

 

 

PERSONAL DATA

 

Address:          Institute of Behavioral Science          Birth: March 8, 1933

University of Colorado          Marital Status: Married-six children

Campus Box 442     

Boulder, CO  80309

 

ACADEMIC TRAINING

 

Pomona College, Claremont, California          Sociology          B.A., 1955

 

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington                      Sociology                      M.A., 1960

Thesis:                      "Some Determinants and Consequences

of Role Consensus in Marriage"

 

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington                      Sociology                      Ph.D., 1961

Dissertation:                      "Delinquency, Opportunity and

Patterns of Orientations"

 

Areas of Specialization:        Adolescent Problem Behavior: Violence, Crime, Delinquency,

Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Teenage Pregnancy, Sexual Deviance, DUI.

Research Methodology, Sociology of Adolescence and Adolescent

Development

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

American Sociological Association

American Society of Criminology

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

Assistant Professor:    Department of Sociology, San Diego State College, CA, 1961-1964

 

Associate Professor:    Department of Sociology, San Diego State College, CA, 1964-1967

 

Associate Professor:      Department of Sociology and Project Director, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1967-1969

 

Professor:      Department of Sociology and Project Director, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1969-1975

 

Professor Adjoint:    Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1975-1985

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE (Continued)

 

Director:       Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, CO, 1973-1985

 

Professor:      Department of Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1985-Present

 

Director:      Program on Problem Behavior, Institute of Behavioral Science,

               University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1997-Present; Associate Director,

1985-1997.

 

Director:      Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1993-Present

 

Courses:      Research Methods, Juvenile Delinquency, Criminology, Deviant Behavior, Social Disorganization, Serious Violent Offenders, the Prevention of Violence, and seminars in Criminology, Social Disorganization, Serious Violent Offenders, The Prevention of Violent Crime, and Research Methods.

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP

 

1.   Grant Supported Studies

 

Principal Investigator for following studies (unless otherwise indicated):

 

"Delinquency, Opportunity and Patterns of Orientation," Seattle, WA, 1960-1961.  Ford

Foundation Grant.

 

"Sources of Strain and Tension in the Social System of the High School," 1962-1963.  San Diego State College Faculty Research Grant, San Diego, CA.

 

"Delinquency, Dropout and the Social Milieu of the School," February 1963-1968.  NIMH, DHEW, MH07173.

 

"Delinquency, Dropout and the Social Milieu of the School," NIMH, DHEW, February 1968-1969. RO1 MH 15285-01.

 

"Methodological Research in Sociometry," NSF, February 1970 -September 1971.  GS-2876.

 

"Effects of Legal Processing on Self-Definitions," June 1972 -December 1973. NIMH, DHEW, RO1 MH 23033.

 

"National Evaluation of Youth Service Systems," DHEW, SRS 72-72, July 1972-1973.  $83,325.

 

"General Population Survey on Alcohol and Drug Abuse," State of Colorado, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, April 1973-February 1974.  $68,000.

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Grant Supported Studies (Continued)

 

"National Evaluation of Youth Service Systems," DHEW, HEW-OS-73-214, July 1973-July 1974.  $94,111.

 

"A Pilot Study to Determine the Feasibility of Estimating the Incidence of Runaway," DHEW, HEW-OS-74-271, June 1974-May 1975. $71,576. (Co-Principal Investigator)

 

"Community Planning and Feedback Instruments," DHEW, HEW-05-74-308, July 1974-September 1975.  $249,313.

 

"Diversion--A Study of Alternative Processing Practices," NIMH, DHEW, MH 26141, June 1974-June 1977. $460,380.

 

"Evaluation of the Oakland Youth Work Experience Program," NOSR, Dept. of Labor 99-4-0009-013, February 1975-October 1976. $82,981.

 

"The Dynamics of Delinquent Behavior--A National Survey," NIMH, DHHS, MH 27552, June 1975-June 1983.  $2,391,549.

 

"National Evaluation of the Diversion Initiative," LEAA, U.S. Dept. of Justice 77-NI-99-0011 and 77-JN-99-0009, November 1976-October 1978.  $474,223. (Co-Principal Investigator)

 

"State-Wide Needs Assessment for Juvenile Diversion Programs," State of Colorado, Division of Youth Services, June 1977-September 1977.  $14,903.

 

"The Dynamics of Delinquency and Drug Use," LEAA, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 78-JN-AX-0003, October 1977-January 1981.  $601,980.

 

"National Evaluation of the Diversion Initiative," LEAA, U.S. Dept. of Justice 78-JN-AX-0037, October 1978-May 1980.  $561,336.

 

"Assessing the Deterrent Effects of Arrests on Criminal Behavior and Career Patterns," NIJ, U.S. Dept. of Justice 82-IJ-CX-0011, April 1982-July 1983.  $126,947.

 

"The Dynamics of Deviant Behavior-A National Survey," NIMH, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services MH 27552 (Competing Renewal). June 1983-May 1986.  $1,355,204.

 

"The Assessment and Policy Implications of the Effects of Arrest on Criminal Career Behavior," NIJ, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 83-IJ-CX-0063, October 1983-October 1985.  $173,755. (Co-Principal Investigator)

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Grant Supported Studies (Continued)

 

"The Omaha Replication and the Extension of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment," NIJ, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 85-IJ-CX-K035, June 1986-August 1989.  $897,524.  (Investigator)

 

"Transients and Police Policy: An Exploratory Study", NIJ, U.S. Dept. of Justice.  85-IJ-CX-0041.  October 1985-September 1986. $122,835.  (Co-Principal Investigator)

 

"The Dynamics of Deviant Behavior-A National Survey," NIMH, DHHS, MH41761.  June 1986-May 1989.  $1,348,699.

 

"Understanding Delinquency: A Longitudinal, Multi-Disciplinary Study of Developmental Patterns," OJJDP, U.S. Department of Justice.  December 1986-December 1999. $4,465,436. (Co-Principal Investigator/Investigator)

 

"Children, Youth, and Drugs: A Longitudinal Study," NIDA, DHHS, DA05183.  July 1988-June 1992.  $364,660.  (Co-Principal Investigator)

 

"The Denver Neighborhood Study," MacArthur Foundation, Research Program on Youth at Risk: Promoting Successful Adolescent Development in High Risk Areas.  January 1989-January 1997.  $441,811.

 

"In-Vehicle BAC Test Devices as a Deterrent to DUI," NIAAA, DHHS, AA08203.  July 1, 1989-June 1992.  $392,956.

 

"The Dynamics of Deviant Behavior-A National Survey," NIMH, DHHS, MH41761-04 to 06.  January 1990-November 30, 1992.  $1,960,214.

 

"The San Diego Navy Spouse Assault Experiment," NIMH, DHHS, AA08203.  September 1992-  August 1999. $3,718,208.  (Investigator)

 

"Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence," The Carnegie Corporation.  June 1, 1992-May 30, 2000.  $2,450,000.  (Director)

 

"The Dynamics of Deviant Behavior - A National Survey," NIMH, DHHS, MH41761-07 to 09.  January 1993 to December 1996.  $2,146,394.

 

"Developmental Processes in Violence and Problem Behavior," NIDA. June 1, 1994-May 1998.

$2,644,917.   (Co-Principal Investigator/Investigator)

 

"Violence in the Schools," The W. T. Grant Foundation.  September 1, 1994-August 31, 1996.

$206,000.

 

"Violence Prevention Technical Assistance," The Colorado Trust.  August 1995-July 2000.        $430,000.

 

“Colorado Guns Initiative.”  The Colorado Trust.  July 1999-June 2002. $350,000.

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Grant Supported Studies (Continued)

 

"Youth Offender System (YOS) Technical Support," State of Colorado, Department of         Corrections.  September 1995-June 1996.  $16,224.

 

"Blueprints for Violence Prevention/Reduction,” State of Colorado, Division of Criminal Justice;

Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; Centers for Disease Control.  May 1996- June 1998. $200,000.

 

"Comprehensive Evaluation Plan,” State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, Community Partnership Office.  May 1996-June 2000. $285,837.

 

“Blueprints for Violence Prevention.”   Metropolitan Life Foundation.  December 1997-

May 1999.  $210,000.

 

“Violence Prevention Technical Assistance.  The Colorado Trust.  August 1999-July 2000.

$50,000.

 

“Blueprints for Violence Prevention: Technical Assistance and Evaluation.”  U.S. Department of Justice (OJJDP).  September 1998-August  2001. $5,000,000.

 

“Blueprints for Violence Prevention: Drug Program.”  U.S. Department of Justice (OJJDP).  October 1998-September 2001. $4,999,963.

 

“Safe Community - Safe School Initiative.”  The Colorado Trust.  October 1999-September

 2003.  $2,200,000.

 

“Violence Prevention: Replication, Evaluation and Dissemination of Information.”  U.S. Dept. of Justice (OJJDP).  October 1999-September 2004. $665,301. (Co-Principal Investigator)

 

“NYS Family Study: Problem Alcohol Use and Problem Behavior.”  NIAAA/BSSR. September 2000-August 2005. $6,924,274.

 

“Blueprints for Violence Prevention - Drugs II.”  U.S. Department of Justice (OJJDP).  March 2000-February 2003. $4,964,110.

 

“Scientific Editing and Writing of the Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence.”  June 2000-

June 2001. $100,000.

 

2.      Publications*

 

A.  Books

 

Delinquency and Dropout with H. L. Voss, Lexington Books, D.C. Heath and Company, 1974.      

The Social Psychology of Runaway Youth with T. Brennan (first author) and D. Huizinga,

Lexington Books, D.C. Heath and Company, 1978.

 

                                             

*Single or first author unless indicated otherwise.

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Books (Continued)

 

Explaining Delinquency and Drug Use with D. Huizinga and S. S. Ageton, Sage, 1985. 

Multiple Problem Youth: Delinquency, Drugs, and Mental Health Problems with D. Huizinga       and S. Menard, Springer-Verlag, 1989.

 

Violence in American Schools: A New Perspective with B. Hamburg and K. Williams (eds.), Cambridge University Press, 1998.

 

Youth Violence: Children at Risk with J. Hagan and J. McCord, Spivack Program in Applied Social Research and Social Policy, Washington D.C., American Sociological Association, 1998.

 

B.   Articles

 

"Delinquency and Perceived Opportunity," Sociological Inquiry 32(2):216-227, 1962.

 

"Capable Dropouts and the Social Milieu of the School," with H. L. Voss and A. Wendling, Journal of Educational Research 60(4):180-186, 1966; reprinted in Adolescent Behavior and Society edited by Rolf E. Muuss, Random House, Inc., NY, 1975, Pp. 453-64.

 

"Dropout and the Social Milieu of the High School: A Preliminary Analysis," with H. L. Voss and A. Wendling, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 36(5):808-817, 1966; reprinted in Adolescent Behavior in School edited by Sherman Frey, Rand McNally Company, 1969; also adapted for "The Family Life of the High School Dropout," Helen MacGill Hughes, editor, Life in Families American Sociological Association, 1969.

 

"Delinquency, School Attendance and Dropout," Social Problems 13(3):307-314, 1966; reprinted in Crime, Criminology and Contemporary Society edited by Richard D. Knudtsen, Dorsey Press, 1970; The Sociology of Crime and Delinquency edited by Wolfgang, Savitz and Johnston, John Wiley and Sons, 1970;  Prevention of Delinquency edited by John R. Stratton and Robert M. Terry, the MacMillan Company, 1968; Juvenile Delinquency edited by Rose Giallombardo, John Wiley and Sons, 1976 and 1982.  Ronald A. Farrell and Victoria Lynn Swigert, (eds.),  The Substance of Social Deviance Alfred Publishing Company, Inc., 1978.

 

"Some Types of High School Dropouts," with H. L. Voss (first author) and A. Wendling, Journal of Educational Research 59(8):363-368, 1966; reprinted in Studies in Adolescence II edited by Robert E. Grinder, MacMillan Company, 1969.

 

"Class and Race Differentials in Parental Aspirations and Expectations," with A. Wendling (first author), The Pacific Sociological Review II(2):123-133, 1968.

 

"Delinquency, Opportunity and the Prediction of Delinquent Behavior," with H. L. Voss (first author), Criminological Review VI(2):39-50, 1968.

"Records Matching in Delinquency Research," with H. L. Voss, Social Problems Volume 16(1):120-123, 1969. (Communication.)

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Articles (Continued)

 

"Records Matching and Exchange," Social Problems 16(4):529, 1969. (Communication.)

 

"Effects of Legal Processing on Delinquent Orientations," with S. S. Ageton (first author), Social Problems 22(1):87-100, 1974;  reprinted Delos H. Kelly, editor, Delinquency Dickenson Publishing Company, 1978; reprinted in Dean G. Rojek and Gary F. Jensen, editors, Readings in Juvenile Delinquency D. C. Heath and Company, 1981.

 

"An Integrated Theoretical Perspective on Delinquent Behavior," with S. S. Ageton and R.J. Canter,

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 16(1):3-27, 1979; reprinted (in part) in Farrell, R. A., and Swigert, V. L., Social Deviance (Third Edition), Wadsworth, 1987; reprinted in Barak, G. (ed.) Integrative Criminology International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology, UK: Ashgate, 1997.

 

"Youth Development and Work," with B. A. Knowles, UCLA Educator 21(1):64-73, 1979.

 

"Reconciling Race and Class Differences in Self-Reported and Official Estimates of Delinquency," with S. S. Ageton, American Sociological Review 45(1):95-110, 1980; reprinted (in part) in Conger, J. J., Adolescence and Youth: Psychological Development in a Changing World, New York: Harper and Row, 1983; Sanders, W. B., Criminology Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1983;

H. D. Barlow, Introduction to Criminology Little, Brown and Company, 1984; Rojek, D. G. and

G. F. Jensen, Readings in Juvenile Delinquency Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath, 1982; Hagan, F.E.,          Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology MacMillan, 1988; Dusek, J.B.,           Adolescent Development and Behavior Prentice-Hall, 1986; Berger, R.J. (ed.) The Sociology of

Juvenile Delinquency Nelson-Hall, 1991; Crutchfield, R., Bridges, G. and Weis, J., Crime Pine Forge Press, 1999.

 

Review Essay: "Measuring Delinquency,"  Criminology 20(3-4):527-538, 1982.

 

"Social Class and Delinquent Behavior in a National Youth Panel: 1976-1980," with D. Huizinga, Criminology 21(2):149-177, 1983; reprinted (in part) in W. E. Thornton, Delinquency and Justice Random House, 1986.

 

"Identifying Career Offenders with Self-Reported Data," with F. W. Dunford (first author). Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency 21(1):57-86, 1984.

 

"Re-Assessing the Reliability and Validity of Self-Reported Delinquency Measures," with D. Huizinga

(first author), Journal of Quantitative Criminology 2(4):293-327, 1986; reprinted in Nielsen and Scarpitti (eds.), Criminology: A Collection of Classic and Contemporary Readings Roxbury, 1998.

 

"Self-Reported Violent Offending: A Descriptive Analysis of Juvenile Violent Offenders and Their Offending Careers," Journal of Interpersonal Violence 1(4):472-514, 1986.

 

"Juvenile Offenders: Prevalence, Offenders Incidence and Arrest Rates by Race," with D. Huizinga (first author), Crime and Delinquency 33(2):206-223, 1987;  reprinted in Weis, Crutchfield and Bridges (eds.), Readings:  Juvenile Delinquency Thousand Oaks, California: Pine Forge Press, 1995.

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Articles (Continued)

 

"Self-Reported Driving While Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs and the Risk of Alcohol/Drug-Related Accidents," Alcohol, Drugs and Driving 3(3-4):31-44, 1987.

 

"Delinquency and Drug Use: Temporal and Developmental Patterns," with D. Huizinga (first author) and S. Menard,  Justice Quarterly 6:419-456, 1989.

 

"Delinquency and Drug Use as Risk Factors in Teenage Sexual Activity," with B. J. Morse, Youth

and Society 21:32-60, 1989.

 

"Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Methods in Delinquency Research: A Comparison," with

S. Menard (first author),  Justice Quarterly 7:11-55, 1990.

 

"Self-Reported Offending, Maturational Reform and the Easterlin Hypothesis," with S. Menard (first author),  Journal of Quantitative Criminology 6(2):237-267, 1990.

 

"The Role of Arrest in Domestic Assault: The Omaha Police Experiment," with F. W. Dunford (first author) and D. Huizinga, Criminology 28:183-206, 1990; reprinted in Bridges, Crutchfield and Weis (eds.), Readings:  Criminal Justice  Thousand Oaks, California: Pine Forge Press, 1995.

 

“Community and School Prevention Programs That Work,” Georgia Academy Journal 7:(2):6-8,1991.

 

"Effects of Ignition Inter-lock Devices on DUI Recidivism: Findings from a Longitudinal Study in Hamilton County, Ohio," with B. J. Morse (first author),  Crime and Delinquency 38(2):131-157, 1992.

 

"Social Control Theories in Developmental Perspective,"  with S. Menard (first author) and

S. Wofford, Studies on Crime and Crime Prevention 2:69-87, 1993.

 

"Data Set Comparability and Short-Term Trends in Delinquency,"  with S. Menard (first author), Journal of Criminal Justice 21:433-445, 1993.

 

"Serious Violent Offenders: Onset, Developmental Course and Termination,"  Criminology 32:1-22, 1994; reprinted (in whole or in part): Conger, J.J. and N.L. Galambus (eds.), Adolescence and Youth: Psychological Development in a Changing World, New York: Harpers, 1997; Greenberg, D. (ed.), Criminal Careers: Volume II, Hampshire, England: Dartmouth, 1996; Dobrin, A., Loftin, C., McDowall, D. and B. Wiersema (eds.), The Statistical Handbook of Violence in America Phoenix, Arizona: Oryn, 1996; National Institute of Justice, Technical Assistance and Support Program, 1994; South, N. (ed.), Youth, Crime, Deviance and Delinquency New York: Ashgate.

 

"An Overview of Youth Violence."  Congressional Program: Children and Violence  9(2): 15-20, 1994;  reprinted: Current Municipal Problems 22: 153-167, 1995, Center for the Study of Youth Policy, 1995; adapted for "Youth Violence: An Overview" Pp. 83-89 in Juvenile Crime: Opposing Viewpoints San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1996; reprinted in Colorado Psychological Bulletin 30:8-10, 1998; reprinted in Juvenile Crime: Opposing Viewpoints Plus Program, 2001.

 

"Continuity and Discontinuity in Illicit Drug Use: Patterns and Antecedents,"  with F. Esbensen (first author), Journal of Drug Issues 24:75-97, 1994.

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Articles (Continued)

 

"Continuities and Incontinuities in Marital Violence,"  with S. Wofford-Mihalic (first author) and S. Menard,. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 9: 195-226, 1994.

 

"Delinquent Bonding, Moral Beliefs and Illegal Behavior:  A Three-Wave Panel Model,"  with

S. Menard (first author),  Justice Quarterly 11: 173-188, 1994; reprinted in Barak, G. (ed.) Integrative Criminology, International Library of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Penology, UK: Ashgate, 1997.

 

"The Effects of Neighborhood Disadvantage on Adolescent Development,"  with W. J. Wilson,        D. Huizinga, R. J. Simpson, A. Elliott and B. Rankin,  Journal of Research in Crime and

Delinquency 33:389-426, 1996.

 

"Short- and Long-Term Consequences of Adolescent Work,"  with S. Wofford-Mihalic (first author),          Youth & Society 28:464-498, 1997.

 

"A Social Learning Theory Model of Marital Violence,"  with S. Wofford-Mihalic (first author),          Journal of Family Violence 12:21-48, 1997.

 

"If Violence is Domestic, Does it Really Count?"  with S. Mihalic (first author),  Journal of Family        Violence 12:293-312, 1997.

 

“Implementing and Evaluating Crime Prevention and Control Programs and Policies,”  Crime, Law


and Social Change  7:287-310, 1998.

 

“Prevention Programs That Work for Youth: Violence Prevention,”  Congressional Program             Evaluation and the Development of American Youth 13(1):41-48, 1998.

 

“Life-Threatening Violence is Primarily a Crime Problem,”  University of Colorado Law Review  69:1081-1098, 1998.

 

“Community and School Prevention Programs That Work.”  Georgia Academy Journal, 7(2): 6-8, 1999.

 

“Blueprints for Violence Prevention.” Research Bulletin, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency

Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice (with Mihalic, S., first author).  (In press.)

 

Book Reviews, Sociology and Social Research (L. Yablonsky, The Violent Gang and J. Coleman, Adolescents and the School) and Criminology (Hindelang et al., Measuring Delinquency).

 

C.  Chapters in Books

 

"Delinquency and Drug Use," with R. Ageton.  In Drug Use and Crime: Report of the Panel on Drug Use and Criminal Behavior National Institute on Drug Abuse, September, 1976.

 

"Social Development and Employment: an Evaluation of the Oakland Youth Work Experience Program," with B. A. Knowles.  In N. B. Davidson and R. Taggert (eds.), Employment Statistics and Youth Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978.

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Chapters in Books (Continued)

 

“Delinquency and Dropout: Alternative Responses to School Failure,” Pp. 453-469 in L.D. Savitz

and N. Johnston (eds.), Crime in Society Wiley, 1978.

 

"Recurring Issues in the Evaluation of Delinquency Prevention and Treatment Programs,"  Pp. 237-262 in D. Schichor and D. Kelly (eds.), Critical Issues in Juvenile Delinquency  Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath, 1980.

 

      "A Repertoire of Individual Impact Measures for Crime and Delinquency Program Evaluations," 

Pp. 507-544 in M. Klein and K. Teilman, (eds.), Handbook of Criminal Justice Evaluations Sage, 1980.

 

"A Longitudinal Study of Delinquency and Dropouts,"  In S. A. Mednick, M. Harway, and

K. M. Finello (eds.), Handbook of Longitudinal Research New York: Praeger, 1984.

 

"The Assumption That Theories Can Be Combined With Increased Explanatory Power: Theoretical Integrations,"  Pp. 123-150 in R. F. Meier (ed.) Theoretical Methods in Criminology  Sage Publications, 1985.

 

"A Career Analysis of Serious Violent Offenders," with D. Huizinga and B. Morse.  Pp. 23-34 in Violent Juvenile Crime: What We Know About It And What Can We Do About It, Minneapolis: Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1986.

 

"The Identification and Prediction of Career Offenders Utilizing Self-Reported and Official Data," with D. Huizinga and F. W. Dunford.  Pp. 90-121 in J. Burchard and S. Burchard (eds.), The Prevention of Delinquent Behavior  Sage, 1987.

 

"The Relationship Between Delinquent Behavior and ADM Problems," with D. Huizinga. In

C. Hampton (ed.), Juvenile Offenders with Serious Drug, Alcohol and Mental Health          Problems U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989.

 

"Drug Use, Delinquency and Sexual Activity," with B. J. Morse.  In C. Jones and E. McAnarney (eds.), Drug Abuse and Adolescent Sexual Activity, Pregnancy and Parenthood  National Institute on Drug Abuse, Research Monograph Series,  U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989.

 

"The Evaluation of Criminal Justice Procedures in Family Violence Crimes,"  Pp. 65-118 in

L. Ohlin and M. Tonrey (eds.), Family Violence, Volume II, Crime and Justice Series 1989.

 

"Improving Self-Reported Measures of Delinquency," with D. Huizinga.  Pp. 156-186 in

M. Klein (ed.), Cross-National Research in Self-Reported Crime and Delinquency  Kluwer               Academic Publishers, 1989.

 

"Delinquent Behavior."  Pp. 519-521 in M. Green and R. Haggerty (eds.), Ambulatory Pediatrics (Fourth Edition), Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, 1990.

 

"Advancing Knowledge About the Onset of Delinquency and Crime,"  with D. Farrington

 (first author), R. Loeber, J. D. Hawkins, D. Kandel, M. Klein, J. McCord, D. Rowe and

R. Tremblay.  In B. B. Lahey and A. E. Kazdin (eds.), Advances in Clinical Child           Psychology Volume 13.  New York: Plenum, 1990.

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Chapters in Books (Continued)

 

"Health Enhancing and Health Compromising Lifestyles,"  Pp. 119-145 in Millstein, S. G.,

A. C. Petersen, and E. O. Nightingale (eds.), Promoting the Health of Adolescents: New           Directions for the Twenty-first Century  New York: Oxford University Press, 1993.

 

"Longitudinal Research in Criminology: Promise and Practice,"  Pp. 189-202 in

E. G. M. Weitekamp and H. J. Kerner (eds.), Cross-National Longitudinal Research            on Human Development and Criminal Behavior Dordrecht: Kluwer, 1993.

 

"Delinquent Friends and Delinquent Behavior.  Temporal and Developmental Patterns," with

S. Menard. Pp. 28-67 in D. Hawkins (ed.), Delinquency and Crime:  Current Theories             Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.  Selected Tables (Graphs) Adapted for       Patterson, G. R.  and Yoeger, K., "A Developmental Model for Late-Onset Delinquency."  In

Osgood, D. W. (ed.), Motivation and Delinquency Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska            Press, 1998.

 

"Youth Violence: An Overview," Pp. 83-89 in Juvenile Crime: Opposing Viewpoints  San            Diego: Greenhaven Press. 1996.

 

“Blueprints for Violence Prevention.”  Editor’s Introduction to Blueprints Series, Vol. 1 and 2.

Boulder, CO: Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1997.

 

“Violence in American Schools: An Overview,” (with K. Williams and B. Hamburg).  Pp. 3-30. In

D. Elliott, B. Hamburg and K. Williams (eds.), Violence in American Schools: New Perspectives New York: Cambridge University Press, 1998.

 

“An Integrated Approach to Violence Prevention,” (with K. Williams and B. Hamburg).  Pp. 379-386.

In Elliott, D., Hamburg, B. and Williams, K. (eds.),  Violence in American Schools: A New             Perspective  New York: Cambridge University Press,  1998.

 

   “Youth Violence, Prevention, Intervention and Social Policy,” with P. Tolan.  Pp. 3-46.  In D. Flannery and     R. Huff (eds.), Youth Violence: Prevention, Intervention and Social Policy  New York:

American Psychiatric Press, 1998.

 

“Violent Offending Over the Life Course: A Sociological Perspective,” Pp. 191-204 in Krasnegor, N.A., Anderson, N.B. and Bynum, D.R. (eds.) Health and Behavior: Vol. 1.  Rockville: MD, 2000.

 

4.     Editorials/Editorial Opinions

 

Elliott, D.S., Invited Editorial: “What’s Triggering Youth Violence?”  Denver Post, June 21, 1998.

Elliott, D.S., Invited Editorial: “Examining the Key Roots of Violence.”  Denver Post, April 25, 1999.

Elliott, D.S., Invited Editorial: “Big Brother.”  USA Today, June 17, 1999.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

E.  Other

 

"The Prevalence and Incidence of Delinquent Behavior,"  1976-1983, with D. Huizinga and


B. J. Morse, Pp. 334-364 and Appendix 14 in T. J. Flanagan and E. F. McGarrell (eds.)

Source Book of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1985, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department           of Justice, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1986.

 

"National Self-Reported Prevalence and Offending Rates (Tables 3.103 to 3.114)."  Pp. 382-426 in Jamison and Flanagan (eds.),  Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1988.  Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice.  Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

 

"National Self-Reported Prevalence and Offending Rates (Tables 3.106-3.117d)."  Pp. 322-364 in Flanagan and Maguire (eds.), Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 1989.  Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice.  Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

 

3.   Papers Read at Professional Meetings

 

"Sociological Contributions to Theories of Deviance," Juvenile Court Summer Institute, University of Oregon, 1963.

 

"The Application of Social Theory to Prevention and Treatment Programs," Juvenile Court Summer Institute, University of Oregon, 1963.

 

"Dropout and the Social Milieu of the High School: A Preliminary Analysis," Annual Meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association, New York City, NY, March, 1965.

 

"Teaching the Culturally  Disadvantaged,"  Compensatory Education Workshop, sponsored by San Diego State College in cooperation with Chula Vista City School District and the Sweetwater Union High School District, April, 1966.

 

"Analysis of Aspiration and Opportunity Differentials," Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, Long Beach, CA, March, 1967.

 

"Delinquency, Opportunity and the Prediction of Delinquent Behavior," Ohio Valley Sociological Society Meeting, Notre Dame, IN, April, 1967.

 

"Generating Group Configurations in Large Sociometric Nets," Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April, 1970.

 

"The Long and Short Term Impact of a Diversion Program," with F. Blanchard and F. W. Dunford,

Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, Victoria, BC, April, 1975.

 

"An Impact Study of Two Diversion Projects," with F. Blanchard, American Psychological Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, September, 1975.

 

"Youth Development and Work: An Evaluation of the Oakland Youth Work Experience Program," Employment Statistics and Youth Conference, Department of Labor and the Institute of Industrial Relations, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, February, 1978.

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Papers Read at Professional Meetings (Continued)

 

“Discovering Reality in Diversion Programs,” Colorado Juvenile Council Meeting, Vail, CO,

May, 1978.

 

"Causal Analysis and the Identification of Developmental Sequences with Cohort Data," International Symposium on Selected Criminological Topics: Cohort Studies, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden,  August, 1978.

 

"The Influence of Parent and Peer Norms on Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Use," with B.A. Knowles

(first author), American Society of Criminology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1979.

 

"Diversion, A Study of Alternative Processing Practices," with F. W. Dunford and B. A.Knowles,

American Psychological Association Meeting, New York City, NY, September, 1979.

 

"A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Delinquent Careers: Testing A Sequential Labeling Model," American Society of Criminology Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November, 1979.

 

"Defining Patterned Delinquency: A Conceptual Typology of Delinquent Offenders," with

D. Huizinga, American Society of Criminology Meeting, San Francisco, CA,  November, 1980.

 

"Social Class and Delinquent Behavior in a National Youth Panel: 1976-1980," with D. Huizinga, American Society of Criminology Meeting, Washington, DC, November, 1981.

 

"Family Bonding, Peer Bonding and Delinquent Behavior," American Society of Criminology Meeting, Denver, CO, November, 1983.

 

"The Relationship Between Delinquent Behavior and ADM Problems," with D. Huizinga, American Society of Criminology Meeting, Cincinnati, OH,  November, 1984.

 

"Juvenile Offenders: Prevalence, Offender Incidence and Arrest Rates by Race," Conference on Race

and the Incarceration of Juveniles, Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Racine, WI, 1985.

 

"Self-Reported Violent Offending," American Society of Criminology Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1985.

 

"Re-Thinking the Reliability and Validity of Self-Reported Delinquency Measures," with D. Huizinga, the Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, Denver, CO, 1986.

 

"Delinquency and Drug Use as Risk Factors in Teenage Sexual Activity and Pregnancy," with

B. J. Morse, the American Psychological Association Meeting, New York City, NY,  1987.

 

"Development of Delinquency in High Risk Neighborhoods: The Denver Study," with D. Huizinga, (first author) and F. Esbensen, The American Society of Criminology Meeting, Montreal, Canada, 1987.

 

"Development of Delinquency in High Risk Neighborhoods: The Denver Study-Part II," with

D. Huizinga (first author) and F. Esbensen, the American Society of Criminology Meeting,            Chicago, IL, 1988.

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Papers Read at Professional Meetings (Continued)

 

"Establishing Temporal Order," with D. Huizinga, American Society of Criminology Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1988.

 

"In-Vehicle Test Devices as a Deterrent to DUI: The Hamilton County Study," National Safety Council Meeting, Orlando, FL, 1988.

 

"Improving Self-Reported Measures of Delinquency," (with D. Huizinga), NATO Advanced Workshop on Self-Report Methodology in Criminological Research.  Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 1988.

 

"Neighborhood Characteristics, Substance Use and Delinquency," with F. Esbensen (first author) and D. Huizinga, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Washington, DC, 1989.

 

"The Mediating Effects of Social Structure in High Risk Neighborhoods," with D. Huizinga, American Sociological Association Meeting, Washington,  DC, 1990.

 

"Conventional Bonding, Delinquent Peers, and Delinquent Behavior," with S. Menard, American Sociological Association Meeting, Washington, DC, 1990.

 

"Social Integration: An Important Construct in Explaining Delinquency," with D. Huizinga,

J. D. Hawkins, R. Catelano, and H. R. White.  American Society of Criminology Meeting,

New Orleans, LA, 1992.

 

"Longitudinal Research in Criminology: Promise and Practice,"  NATO Conference on Cross-National Longitudinal Research on Criminal Behavior, Freidenstatt, Germany, 1992.

 

"Health-Enhancing and Health-Compromising Behaviors,"  Keynote Speaker, Third Symposium on Research Opportunities in Adolescence: Promoting Adolescent Health,  The Carnegie Corporation

of New York, Washington, DC, 1993.

 

"Factors Associated with the Discontinuity of Drugs," with F. Esbensen.  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Meeting,  Kansas City, MO, 1993.

 

"Serious Violent Offenders: Onset, Developmental Course and Termination,"  Presidential Address, American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, 1993.

 

"A Developmental Perspective on Social Integration: Explaining Individual Patterns of Crime and Substance Use Over the Life Span,"  Plenary Address, British Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Cardiff, Wales, 1993.

 

"Violent Sexual Assault," American Society of Criminology Meeting, Boston, MA, 1995.

 

"Lies, Damn Lies and Arrest Statistics,"  The Edwin H. Sutherland Award Presentation, American

Society of Criminology Meeting,  Boston, MA, 1995.

 

"The Effects of Neighborhood Organization and Culture on Youth Development,"  American         Sociological Association Meeting, Washington, DC, 1995.

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Papers Read at Professional Meetings (Continued)

 

"The Changing Nature of Childhood and Adolescence in American Society," Panel Presentation,          American Sociological Association Meeting, New York City, NY, 1996.

 

"Promise and Practice in Self-Reports of Delinquency: Short's Legacy."  Paper presented at the

American Society of Criminology Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1996.

 

"Sexual and Non-Sexual Violence," Western Criminological Society Meetings, Honolulu, HI, 1997.

 

“Implementing and Evaluating Crime Control and Penal Policy Reforms.”  Paper presented at the

American Society of Criminology Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1996.

 

“Violent Sexual Offending: A Life Course Developmental Perspective.” Paper presented at the Western Society of Criminology Meeting, Honolulu, HI, March, 1997.

 

“Developmental Adaptation of a Learning-Reinforcement Model for Crime, Delinquency, and Drug

Use: A Life Course Perspective,” with Cynthia Chien (first author) and Fred Pampel.  Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1997.

 

“Prevention Programs that Work for Youth: Violence Prevention.”  Paper presented at the Aspen Institute’s Congressional Program: Education and the Development of American Youth, Charleston, SC, 1998.

 

“Violence Over the Life Course: An Epidemiological Analysis,” (with S. Argamaso (first author),

A. Fagan, H. Melton and D. Wilson).  Paper presented at the American Society of Criminology Meeting, Washington, DC, 1998.

 

“What Makes a Best Practice?”  Paper presented at the Governor’s Juvenile Crime Summit,

 Columbus, OH,  1998.

 

“Developmental Trajectories and Intentional Action: A Critique.”  Paper presented at the Life History Research Society Annual Conference, Kauai, HI, 1999.

 

“Racial Differences in Serious Violent Offending.”  Paper presented at the Racial Disparity Workshop, The National Research Council, Washington DC, 1999.

 

“Lessons Learned from the National Youth Survey,”  International Study Group on Conceptual and Methodological Issues in Youth Surveys, Minerva Center for Youth Studies, Haifa University, Israel,  March, 1999.

 

4.   Project Reports and Monographs

 

"The Dropout," The National Observer, March 23, 1964.

 

"Delinquency, Dropout and the Social Milieu of the School," California Mental Health Research Digest, 1965, 3 (1), 34-35.  Digest of original proposal to NIMH.

 

"Collateral Case Analysis," in Steward and Baker, Coordination of Local Mental Health and Mental Health-Related Services, California Department of Mental Hygiene, December, 1965.

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Project Reports and Monographs (Continued)

 

"Welfare Agencies Referral System in San Diego County."  Report to California Department of Mental Hygiene under Contract #64-19, 1966.

 

"General Background Characteristics of the Study Population 1963--A Report of Selected Findings,"  School Dropout Project Report-MH07173, San Diego State College, 1966.

 

"Delinquency, Dropout and the Social Milieu of the School--A Progress Report," (MH07173),         with A. Wendling and H. Voss, San Diego State College, 1968.

 

"Methodological Research in Sociometry." Report on NSF Grant 2876, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1970.

 

"The Prevention of Delinquency Through Youth Development: Strategy and Project  Evaluation," Bureau of Sociological Research, University of Colorado, 1971.

 

"Toward a Successful Educational Experience," Program Plan: Fiscal Year 1974-1978, Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention Administration, Washington, DC, 1972.

 

"National Evaluation of Youth Service Systems." Final Report to the Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention Administration DHEW, Contract No. SRS-72-72. Behavioral Research

and Evaluation Corporation, Boulder, Colorado, 1973.

 

"National Evaluation of Youth Service Systems." Final Report to the Office of Youth Development, DHEW, Contract OW-73-214.  Behavioral Research and Evaluation Corporation, Boulder, Colorado, 1974.

 

"The Incidence and Nature of Runaway Behavior." Final Report to DHEW, HEW-OS-74-271.  Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1975.

 

"An Evaluation of the Oakland Youth Work Experience Project," with B. A. Knowles.  Final Report

 to NOSR (99-4-0009-013 DOL).  Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1976.

 

"The Relationship Between Drug Use and Crime Among Adolescents," in Drug Use and Crime: Report of the Panel on Drug Use and Criminal Behavior.  Research Triangle Park, NC: Research Triangle Institute, August, 1976.

 

“Statewide Needs Assessment Study for Juvenile Diversion Programs,” with C. Bender.  Final Report to State of Colorado, Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1977.

 

"Diversion--A Study of Alternative Processing Practices," with F. W. Dunford and

B. A. Knowles, Final Report Summary, NIMH (MH 26141).  Behavioral Research Institute,            Boulder, Colorado, 1978.

 

"The Incidence of Delinquent Behavior in a National Probability Sample of Adolescents," with

S. S. Ageton (first author), Project Report No. 3, National Youth Survey, Behavioral         Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1978.

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Project Reports and Monographs (Continued)

 

"The Social Correlates of Delinquent Behavior in a National Youth Panel," with S. S. Ageton, Project Report No. 4, National Youth Survey, Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1978.

 

"1977 Self-Reported Delinquency Estimates by Sex, Race, Class and Age," with S. S. Ageton and D. Huizinga.  Project Report No. 8, National Youth Survey, Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1978.

 

"1978 Self-Reported Delinquency Estimates by Sex, Race, Class and Age," with S. S. Ageton and D. Huizinga.  Project Report No. 9, National Youth Survey, Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1979.

 

"1979 Self-Reported Delinquency Estimates by Sex, Race, Class and Age," with S. S. Ageton and D. Huizinga.  Project Report No. 11, National Youth Survey, Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1980.

 

"A Longitudinal Study of Drug Use and Delinquency in a National Sample of Youth: An         Assessment of Causal Order," with D. Huizinga (first author).  Final Report: Grant No.           78JN-AX-0003.  Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1981.

 

"Changes in the Prevalence of Self-Reported Delinquent Behavior: 1967 to 1979," with

P. Hippe (first author) and D. Huizinga.  National Youth Survey, Project Report Number            22.  Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1981.

 

"The Epidemiology of Delinquent Behavior and Drug Use Among American Adolescents," with             B. A. Knowles and R. J. Canter.  Monograph (2 Vols.) Final Report: 78JN-AX-0003 and MH           27552,  Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1981.

 

"Patterns of Multiple Drug Use," with T. Brennan (first author) and B. A. Knowles.  Final          Report: Grant No. 78JN-AX-0003.  Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1981.

 

"Assessing the Seriousness Hypothesis with Self-Report Data: A Study of Chronic Offenders," with

F. W. Dunford (first author) and D. Huizinga.  Report to NIJ, U.S. Department of Justice, Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1983.

 

"Characteristics of Career Offending: Testing Four Hypotheses," with F. W. Dunford (first author)

and D. Huizinga.  Report to NIJ, U.S. Department of Justice, Behavioral Research Institute,

Boulder, Colorado, 1983.

 

"The Prevalence and Incidence of Delinquent Behavior: 1976-1980," with S. S. Ageton, D. Huizinga,

B. A. Knowles and R. J. Canter.  Project Report No. 26.  Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder,            Colorado, 1983.  Major sections have been reprinted in E. F. McGarrell and T.J. Flanagan (eds.)

Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics-1984, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1985.

 

“Self-Reported Incidence and Prevalence Rates,” (Tables, The National Youth Survey, 1976-1980)

with D. Huizinga.  Pp. 363-379 and Appendix 15 in E.F. McGarrell and T. J. Flanagan (eds.),  Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics-1984.  Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1985.

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Project Reports and Monographs (Continued)

 

“Parameters of Serious Violent Careers,” with D. Huizinga and B. J. Morse.  National Youth Survey Project Report Number 37.  Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1986.

 

Research Handbook for Community Planning and Feedback Instruments, Volume I (revised), with

S. S. Ageton, M. Hunter and B.A. Knowles.  Behavioral Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1976.  Reprinted (in part) in P.H. Rossi and H.E. Freemen, Evaluation: A Systematic Approach (First and Second Editions), Sage Publications, 1981, 1985; M. L. Smith and G.V. Glass,

Research and Evaluation in Education and the Social Sciences, Prentice-Hall, 1986.

 

“The National Youth Survey: Progress Report,”  National Youth Survey Project Report Number 38.  Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1987.

 

"Mental Health Findings from the National Youth Survey: A Brief Overview,"  National Youth Survey Project Report Number 39.  Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, January, 1988.

 

"Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Methods in Delinquency Research: A Comparison," with S. Menard

(first author).  NYS Project Report No. 42.  Institute of Behavioral Science, University of          Colorado, 1988.

 

"Self-Reported Offending, Maturational Reform and the Easterlin Hypothesis: Results from the


National Youth Survey," with S. Menard (first author). National Youth Survey, Project Report Number 40.  Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1988.

 

"Delinquent Behavior and Delinquent Friends: Temporal and Developmental Patterns," with S. Menard.

NYS Project Report No. 43.  Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1989.

 

"Hamilton County Drinking and Driving Study: 30 Month Report," with B. J. Morse (first author).  Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, February, 1990.

 

"Describing and Explaining the Age Trends in Delinquency," with D. W. Osgood (first author) and

D. Huizinga, American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, 1992.

 

"Longitudinal Research in Criminology: Promise and Practice," NATO Conference on Cross -National Longitudinal Research on Criminal Behavior.  Frankfurt, Germany, 1992.

 

"Violence in Colorado 1976-1991: A Focus on Homicide," with K. Williams and B. Mattson.  Center

for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado.  Published by the Colorado Department of Health, 1993.

 

“An Evaluation of the Colorado Youth Offender System,” with P. Katsampas.  Technical Assistance Report for the National Institute of Corrections (97- P1061) June, 1997.

 

“Blueprints for Violence Prevention.”  Series Editor Introduction.  Ten Model Programs.  Boulder, CO:

Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado, 1999.

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

5.   Work for Professional Associations

 

Discussant, Delinquency Section, Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1964.

Membership Committee, Pacific Sociological Association, 1964-1965.

Chairman, Delinquency Section, Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 1966.

Chairman, Criminology Session, American Sociological Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1969.

Session Organizer, (1) Criminology, (2) The Administration of the Criminal Justice System, American Sociological Association Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1969.

Chairman, "Structuring Non-Criminal Transitions to Adult Roles" (Round table) Society for Study of Social Problems Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 1978.

Discussant, Testing Control Theory Panel, American Society of Criminology Meeting, Philadelphia,  November, 1979.

Chairman, Delinquency Session, American Sociological Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1981.

Session Organizer, "Delinquency," American Sociological Association Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 1981.

Executive Counselor, American Society of Criminology, 1982-1983.

Session Organizer, "Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Family and Crime," American Society of Criminology, Denver, November, 1983.  Co-Organizer (with Robert Hunter), Annual Meeting of the Association of Directors of Criminal Justice Research Centers in the U.S. and Canada, Denver,  1983.

Chairman, Committee on Grants and Contracts, American Society of Criminology, 1983-1984.

Finance Committee, American Society of Criminology, 1984-1985.

Fellows Committee, American Society of Criminology, 1985-1986.

Session Organizer, "The National Youth Survey: Recent Developments and Analyses," American

Society of Criminology Meetings, Chicago, IL, 1988.

Awards Committee, American Society of Criminology, 1988-1989.

Chair, Awards Committee, Section on Crime, Law and Deviance, American Sociological Association, 1989-1990.

Public Policy Committee, American Society of Criminology, 1989-1990; 1990-1991.

Session Organizer, "Correlates and Continuities in Delinquency," American Society of Criminology Meetings, San Francisco, CA, 1991.

Discussant, Comparative Criminology and Spain Section.  American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, 1992.

Chairman, "New Integrative Theories."  American Society of Criminology, Phoenix, AZ, 1993.

Session Organizer, Plenary Session: Violence in America, The National Research Council Violence Report.  American Society of Criminology Meetings, Phoenix, AZ, 1993.

Session Organizer, Plenary Session: Observations of the 1968 National Panel on Violence Members.  American Society of Criminology Meetings, Phoenix, AZ, 1993.

Discussant, Analyzing and Re-directing Criminal Careers.  American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, MA, 1993.

Session Organizer, American Sociological Association Meetings, Washington, D.C., 1995.

Discussant Panel. "Parenting, Peers and Delinquency." American Society of Criminology           Meetings.  Chicago, IL, November, 1996.

Moderator, Youth Development and Neighborhood Context:  Challenges and Opportunities.        National Research Council, Washington, D.C., 1996.

Chair, Nominations Committee, American Society of Criminology, 1996-1997.

Nominating Committee, American Society of Criminology, 1997-1998.

Moderator, Panel, “Clearing the Air in Violence Prevention: Blueprints for Violence Prevention,”

Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation.  Washington, D.C., 1998.

Fellows Committee, American Society of Criminology, 1998-1999.

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Work for Professional Associations (Continued)

 

Discussant, Session (82) Juvenile Justice Education: A Study of Florida Practices.  American

Society of  Criminology, Toronto, Canada, 1999.

 

6.  National Panels

 

Special Crime and Delinquency Review Committee, NIMH, 1974 and 1975.

National Panel on Criminal Behavior and Drug Use, NIDA, 1975-1976.

Criminal and Violent Behavior Review Committee, NIMH, 1981-1985.

Acting Chairman, Criminal and Violent Behavior Review Committee, NIMH, 1983-1984.

Member, National Research Council Panel on Research on Criminal Careers, 1983-1985.

Chairman, Criminal and Violent Behavior Review Committee, NIMH, 1984-1986.

Member, Successful Adolescence Program, MacArthur Foundation, 1985-1996.

Chair, Adolescent Violence Research Workshop, The Carnegie Foundation, 1989.

Member, Social Science Research Council, Working Group on Communities and Neighborhoods,

Family Processes and Individual Development, 1989-1993.

Chair, Conference on Violence Prevention for Early Teens, The Carnegie Foundation, 1990.

Member, Advisory Board, MacArthur Foundation/National Institute of Justice Program on Human Development & Criminal Behavior, 1990-1993.

Member, National Education Goals Panel, Resource Group on Goal Six: Safe and Drug Free Schools, 1991-1992.

Member, National Task Force for an NIMH Violence Initiative, 1992.

Member, Council of the Independent Television Violence Assessment Study.  MediaScope, Studio

City, CA, 1992-1996.

Member, National Advisory Committee, Institute for Family and Community Development,

1994-1995.

Member, Metropolitan Life Foundation's Youth Anti-Violence Initiatives Review Committee.            MetLife, New York City, 1994-1996.

Member, Committee on Youth Development, Board on Children and Families, National Research           Council, 1995-1996.

Member, Committee on Youth Development, Board on Children and Families, National Research           Council, 1995-1997.

Member, National Board of Counselors, Not Even One Program. The Carter Center, Atlanta,

Georgia, 1997 - .

Member, Advisory Board, National Consortium for Violence Research Advisory Board. University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1997 - 1998.

Advisor, Forum on Adolescence Initiative: Constructing Communities to Promote Youth Development.  Commission of Behavioral and Social Science and Education.  National Research Council, 1998.

Member, Robert Wood Johnson Juvenile Justice planning Committee.  1998-1999.

Member, Scientific Advisory Board, National Media Campaign to Prevent Violence, 1999-2001.

Member, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control.  1999-2002.

Steering Committee, Violence Prevention Technical Assistance Coordinating Center, The National Mental Health Association, 1999 - .

Member, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Science and Program Review Subcommittee,

Advisory Committee for Injury Prevention and Control, 2000 - .

Member, Planning Group, Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence, 2000.

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

7.   Reviewer, Grants and Publications

 

Editorial Consultant, Sociological Methodology,  Herbert L. Costner, Editor, American Sociological Association publication, Jossey-Bass, 1971.

Editorial Consultant, Sociological Methodology,  Herbert L. Costner, Editor, American Sociological Association publication, Jossey-Bass, 1972.

Editorial Consultant, Student Handbook: Investigating Your Environment, Biological Sciences Curriculum Study, University of Colorado, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, California,1975.

Editorial Board, Criminology, 1978-1981, 1987-1991.

Reviewer for National Science Foundation Grants, 1979-1985, 1995-1996, 1998.

Reviewer for NIJ/NIJJDP Grants, 1983-1987.

Editorial Board, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 1985-Present.

Consultant, Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Minneapolis, 1985-1986.

Consultant, the Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC, 1986.

Consultant, The Violence Prevention Television Project, WGBH TV, Boston, 1988-1990.

Reviewer for NIDA Grants, 1989.

Reviewer, W. T. Grant Foundation Grants, 1989-1996, 1998.

Reviewer, The Carnegie Corporation Grants, 1991-1996, 1998.

Reviewer, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2000.

Reviewer, Pacific Sociological Review,  Sociology of Education, Sociology and Social Research, American Journal of Sociology, Social Problems, Social Forces, Criminology, Deviant Behavior and Psychological Bulletin, Human Relations, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Research in Personality, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Prevention Science.  

Editorial Board, Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1992-Present.

Editorial Board, Prevention Science, 1998-Present.

 

8.   Advisory Boards

 

Member, Advisory Board, Larry Michaelson, Principal Investigator, "Prevention of Antisocial Behavior in Children.,"  NIMH Grant, University of Pittsburgh, 1985-1990.

Member, Advisory Board, Malcolm Klein, Principal Investigator, "The Deinstitutionalization of

Status Offenders,"  NIJJDP Grant, University of Southern California, 1987-1991.

Member, Organizing Committee, NATO Advanced Research Workshop, The Netherlands, 1988.

Member, Advisory Board, Foster Family-Based Treatment Association, Minneapolis, MN, 1990-1993.

Member, Violence Prevention Advisory Committee, Colorado State Department of Health, 1992-1993.

Member, National Advisory Committee, Institute for Family & Community Development, 1993 -.

Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, The Medical University of South Carolina, 1993 -.

Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Communities That Care Project, Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 1993 -.

Member, Advisory Board, Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, The Medical             University of South Carolina, 1993-1996.

Member, Advisory Board, Understanding and Responding to the Effects of Crime on After-School         Youth Development Programs.  Marcia Chaiken, PI. LINC, 1994-1995.

Member, Evaluation Review Board, "The Comprehensive Prevention Project for High Risk Youth."  NIMH Grant, Division of Youth Services, State of Colorado, 1994-1995.

Member, National Advisory Committee Conference on Children and Violence, University of Houston, Clear Lake, 1994 -1998.

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Advisory Boards (Continued)

 

Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Multi-Ethnic Drug Abuse Prevention Center, Cornell University, 1996 -.

Member, Advisory Board, National Consortium for Violence Research Advisory Board.  University of Pittsburgh, PA., 1997 - 1998.

Member, Substance Abuse Prevention Project Board, Boulder Valley Public Schools, Boulder, CO.

1997 - Present.

Member, Violence Prevention Task Force, Colorado Medical Society, 2000 - .

Member, Colorado Attorney General’s Interagency Task Force on School Violence, 2000-2001.

 

9.   Testimony

 

Testified, Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, "Down These Mean Streets: Violence By and Against America's Children,” 1989.

Qualified as Expert Witness, U.S. District Court, Denver, CO, September, 1989, U.S. vs. Lewis Laymon.

Testified, Colorado Senate Bill 95-11, January 29, 1995 (Interlock Ignition Bill for DUI).

Testified, California Task Force on Juvenile Crime and Juvenile Justice, September 7, 1995, Los Angeles, CA.

Testified, Subcommittee on Youth Violence Judiciary Committee, May 8, 1996, U.S. Senate Hearing

on the Reauthorization of the 1994 Juvenile Justice Act.

Testified, Interim Committee on Dropout Rates, Colorado State Legislature, August 24, 1998.

Testified, Joint Committee of the Judiciary, Colorado State Legislature, January 26, 1999.

Testified, Columbine Review Commission, Denver, January 12, 2000.

Testified, Joint Committee of the Judiciary, Colorado State Legislature, February 1, 2000.

Testified, Florida Bar Commission, Effective Violence Prevention Programs, Tampa, Florida,

September 15, 2000.

Testified, Columbine Review Commission, Jefferson County, October 27, 2000.

Testified, Senate Education Committee, Colorado State Legislature, March 20, 2001.

Testified, House Education Committee, Colorado State Legislature, March 21, 2001.

 

10. Awards and Honors

 

SaveCo Lecturer, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 1986.

Outstanding Faculty Researcher Award, University of Colorado, Golden Key National Honor

Society, 1987.

Fellow, American Society of Criminology, 1990.

Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Criminology, University of Melbourne, Australia.  Spring, 1992.

President, American Society of Criminology, 1992-1993.

Edwin L. Sutherland Award, American Society of Criminology, 1995.

Invited Lecture-NIH, Behavioral and Social Sciences Research and Seminar Series.  “Violence: A Sociological Perspective," July 25, 1996.

Invited Lecture, “Youth Development and Violence Over the Life Course.”  The Sydney S. Spivack Program in Applied Social Policy.  American Sociological Association Congressional Fellowship Briefing. Youth Violence: Children at Risk, Washington DC: June 17, 1997.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Outstanding Achievement Award, 1998.

Invited Briefing: “Violence Over the Life Course: Implications for Interventions.”  Personal briefing for Dr. Harold Varmus, Director, NIH, September 30, 1998.

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Awards and Honors (Continued)

 

Invited Participant (by President and Mrs. Clinton), White House Conference on School Safety:

Causes and Prevention of Youth Violence.  Washington, D.C., October 15, 1998.

Paul Tappan Award.  Western Society of Criminology. February 2000.

Research to Practice Award, Society for Prevention Research.  For outstanding efforts to identify and disseminate empirically supported interventions to prevent crime and delinquency.  May 2000.

Invited Presentation, U.S. Congress, Congressional Breakfast.  Preventing School Violence, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2000.

Invited Lecture, NIH Distinguished Lecture Series “Violence Prevention Research and Practice: Knowing What Works is Not Enough.”  May 25, 2000.  Rockville, MD.

Institute of Medicine (IOM), Distinguished Lecture, “Violent Careers: A Life Course Perspective, Denver University Law School, Denver, Colorado, May 25, 2000.

Senior Scientific Editor, Surgeon General’s Report on Youth Violence.  Released January 17, 2001.

 

11. Boards of Directors

 

Board of Directors, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, 1985-Present.

Executive Board, American Society of Criminology, 1991-1994.

Board of Directors, MediaScope, 1992-Present.

Board of Directors, R2C2, Black Professional Businessmen's Association, 1994-1995.

 

12. Keynote Addresses and Invited Presentations (Last 3-years only)

 

Keynote Presentation.  “Violence Prevention: What Works?” California State Criminal Justice Planning Conference.  San Diego, CA,  April, 1997.

Invited Speaker “Program Evaluation” Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.  Violence Prevention Advisory Committee. April 9, 1997.  Denver, CO.

Invited Speaker “The Dynamics of Violent Offending.  Denver Chamber of Commerce’s “Leadership Denver, Law and Justice Day.” May 2, 1997.  Denver, CO.

Keynote Address.  “Implementing Rational Policy Making in Criminal Justice: Problems and Prospects.”  43rd Annual Southern Conference on Corrections.  October 20, 1997.  Orlando, FL.

Invited Presentation.  “Successful Adolescent Development in High Risk Neighborhoods.”  (With Thomas Cook).  The Poverty Center.  Northwestern University.  February 12, 1998.

Invited Luncheon Presentation.  “Blueprints for Implementation.”  National Workshop on Assessing the Effectiveness of Correctional Programs.  February 12, 1998.  Chicago, IL.

Invited Presentation.  “Prevention Programs That Work for Youth: Violence Prevention.”  Congressional Forum (twenty invited U.S. Senators and Representatives.  The Aspen Institute, February 13-16, 1998.  Charleston, VA.

Invited Presentation.  “Crime Is the Problem.”  University of Colorado Law School Symposium, Crime Is Not the Problem: Lethal Violence in America. February 21, 1998.  Boulder, CO.

Invited Briefing, “Blueprints for Violence Prevention.”  U.S. Department of Justice (OJJDP) sponsored

briefing for representatives from NIMH, NIDA, NIAAA, DOE, and NIJ on the $5 Million Blueprint Initiative of OJJDP.  April 15, 1998.  Washington, D.C.

Keynote Address.  “Blueprints for Violence Prevention.”  National Conference for Safe and Drug Free Schools.  Washington, D.C., June 9, 1998.

Invited Presentation.  “Violence Prevention: Blueprints for Implementation.”  1998 Annual Conference on Criminal Justice Research and Evaluation.  July 26-29, 1998.  Washington, D.C.

Invited Presentation.  “Blueprints” or Models for Prevention and Treatment of Youthful Violence.  Oregon Universities/Department of Corrections Programs Forum.  August 25, 1998.  Salem, Oregon.

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Keynote Addresses and Invited Presentations (Continued)

 

Invited Briefing for Dr. Steve Hyman, Director, NIMH.  “Violence Over the Life Course: Implications for Interventions.  August, 1998.  Rockville, M.D.

Keynote Address.  “Blueprints for Violence Prevention: Identifying and Replicating Effective Violence Prevention Programs and Interventions.”  National Conference of the Justice Research and Statistical Association and the Bureau of Justice Statistics.  San Diego, CA., September 17, 1998.

Keynote Address.  “Violence Prevention: What Works.”  Colorado Judicial Conference.  Vail, CO., October 6, 1998.

Invited Presentation.  “Looking Forward: Strain Theory.”  Special Session, American Society of Criminology, November, 1998.  Washington, D.C.

Invited Presentation.  “The Future of the Juvenile Court on the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Court.”  Presented at a Special Session, American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C., November, 1998.

Presentation.  “Blueprints for Violence Prevention.”  National Conference, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.  Washington, D.C., December 11, 1998.

Plenary Address: “What Works for Violence Prevention.”  Second Annual Criminal Justice Workshop, RAND, Santa Monica, CA, January 15, 1999.

Invited Lecture: “Good Kids from Bad Neighborhoods.”  Institute of Criminology, Hebrew University, Israel, March 25, 1999.

Keynote Address: “Best Practices: How to Implement Effective Programs in Your Setting.”  Governor’s Conference on Effective Practices, Phoenix, AZ, April 20, 1999.

Invited Lecture: “Violent Careers: A Life Course, Developmental Perspective.”  Models for Interdisciplinary Research on Violence Colloquium Series.  University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, May 4, 1999.

Keynote Address: “Blueprints for Violence Prevention.”  Governor’s Partnership for Safe Children, Harrisburg, PA, May 10, 1999.

Plenary Address: “The Future of Prevention.”  The National Criminal Justice Association Annual

Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, July 20, 1999.

Keynote Address: “Violence Prevention - What’s Been Tried, What’s Been Demonstrated to Work.”

Florida Association of School Psychologists, Orlando, FL, July 21, 1999.

Keynote Address: “What a Safe School Looks Like in the Year 2010.”  Safe and Drug-Free Schools Conference, Augusta, ME, August 11, 1999.

Keynote Presentation: “Blueprints for Violence Prevention.”  National Summit on Violence, Denver, CO,  August 27, 1999.

Invited Presentation: “Best Practices for Violence Prevention.”  Citizen’s Crime Commission, Portland, OR, September 1, 1999.

Keynote Address: “The Causes of Youth Violence.”  National Conference for U.S. and Canadian Editors.  Denver, CO, September 18, 1999.

Keynote Address: Safe Schools in the Year 2010.  NYU Conference - “In Response to School Violence - School Peace.”  New York, NY, November 10-11, 1999.

Invited Presentation: “Violence Prevention: What Works?”  Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, October 7, 1999.

Keynote Address: “Longitudinal Research: Promise and Practice.”  Western Society of Criminology, Kona, HI, February 2000.

Grand Rounds, University of Colorado Medical School, Department of Preventive Medicine, “Youth Violence Prevention: Promise and Practice,” September 11, 2000.

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP (Continued)

 

Keynote Addresses and Invited Presentations (Continued)

 

Invited Lecture, Colorado State Assembly Conference, “Violence Prevention: What Works.”  Denver, Colorado, December 5, 2000.

Invited Lecture, National Research Council Regional Journalists’ Seminar, “Violence Prevention: What Works.” Kansas City, Missouri, May 11-12, 2000.

 

13. Media Presentations

 

Invited Guest. The McNeil-Lehrer News Hour. Segment on Youth Violence. 1994.

Lecture Series, “ACT Against Violence.”  KRMA TV, Channel 6. Denver. Three 20-minute          presentations on Youth Violence aired initially and several times thereafter in 1996 and 1997.

Interview.  Dateline, “Cold Blooded Kids” (NBC), September 25, 1998.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: April 10, 2001