Justin J. Joseph

Associate Professor, Criminal Justice

Justin J. Joseph

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

Education

  • 听 Juvenile Justice (PhD)
    Prairie View A&M University
  • 听 Sociology-Criminology (MA)
    Morehead State University
  • 听 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鈥檚 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. 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鈥 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鈥檚 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