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Books:

JUSTICE BLIND?  Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice. (2002).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Instructor's Manual.  JUSTICE BLIND?  Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice.  (2002).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

This book examines how the criminal justice system fails to meet its goal of doing justice and outlines exactly why it fails.  It also lays out 50 recommendations for making the system more effective and more just.  (429 pages).
For more information, go to the book's web site HERE
(www.justiceblind.com)

What the reviewers say:

• "The comprehensiveness of this critical exposition sets it apart from other critical treatises. It is in fact a compendium of the separate issues targeted by individual critics in the critical criminological community in a straight-forward, easy to read textbook. For this reason, it should be essential reading for not only those audiences ... but also for general audiences who wish to understand why the criminal justice system behaves as it does." -- Professor EJ Williams, formerly of Fayetteville State University

• "You're right on in your book!" --Morris Dees, Chief Trial Counsel for the Southern Poverty Law Center

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WHY CRIME?  An Integrated Systems Theory of Antisocial Behavior (2004).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

This book examines criminogenic factors that have been studied by various academic disciplines and offers a new integrated systems theory of antisocial behavior.  It also lays out strategies for preventing criminality that are based on empirical evidence rather than philosophical or ideological arguments (360 pages).

What the reviewers say:  

• "Why Crime? illustrates both the psychological imagination and the gap where some classic criminology has failed" -- Art Jipson, University of
  Dayton

• Criminologists Stuart Henry and Mark Lanier refer to the theory as "the most ambitious, comprehensive interdisciplinary attempt so far to move integration of criminological theory to new heights."

• Criminologist Anthony Walsh calls the book "engaging, extremely well written," and notes that it makes "major contributions to criminology."  Walsh also says: "Robinson's book is a tour de force for the criminologist who wants to learn something about the biosocial perspective."

• Criminologist Frank Schmalleger calls the work "among the best work being done in the area of theoretical integration today."

• Criminologist Greg Barak says the theory is “consistent with … general criminogenic ‘facts of crime’ that have been associated with criminal behavior … built around known risk factors that have been identified by scholars in numerous disciplines such as anthropology, behavioral genetics, biology, economics, neurology, psychology, and sociology … in true interdisciplinary fashion, the integrated systems theory incorporates propositions derived from genetics, brain structure, brain function, brain dysfunction, personality traits, intelligence levels, mental illness, diet and nutrition, drug consumption, family influences, peer influences, social disorganization, routine activities and victim lifestyles, deterrence, labeling, anomie, strain, culture conflict and subcultures, race, class, and gender … incorporates a developmental or life-course perspective … consistent with a growing literature on developmental criminology … in harmony with the empirical evidence.”

 

The "Integrated Systems Theory" presented in this book has been translated into Serbian and published in the book, Theories in Criminology, written by Professor Đorđe Ignjatović of the University of Belgrade. To read the text, see: here (PowerPoint format)

The theory is also discussed at length in the film, Biology and Crime, produced by Danish TV. See here and click on "Forbrydergener"

Also, Dr. Robinson has been appointed an honorary member of theSerbian Section for Criminology based on this work. See here

 

 

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Spatial Aspects of Crime: Theory and Practice. (2004).  Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

This book is co-authored with Derek Paulsen of Eastern Kentucky University.  It examines the theory and practice of crime mapping, and includes a crime mapping workbook written by Paulsen (384 pages).

For more information, go to the book's web site HERE
(www.mappingcrime.org)

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JUSTICE BLIND?  Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice.  SECOND EDITION.  (2005).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Instructor's Manual.  JUSTICE BLIND?  Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice.  SECOND EDITION.  (2005).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

This book examines how the criminal justice system fails to meet its goal of doing justice and outlines exactly why it fails (454 pages).  The book is reorganized, with new chapters and new readings, and is completely updated.   It also contains 50 updated recommendations for making criminal justice more effective and more just. 
For more information, go to the book's web site HERE
(www.justiceblind.com/new)

What the reviewers say:  

• "Any institution that is interested in taking a critical approach to criminal justice issues could benefit from this text... This text can contribute to the development of a student's critical thinking skills." -- Gwen Hunnicutt, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

• "This text definitely stands out as one of the more current and critical examinations of our justice system." -- Charles A. Brawnier, Heartland Community College

• "The comprehensiveness of this critical exposition sets it apart from other critical, treatises. It is-in fact a compendium of the separate issues targeted by individual critics in the critical criminological community in a straightforward, easy to read textbook.  For this reason, it should be essential, reading for not only those audiences earlier identified, but also for general audiences who wish to understand why the criminal justice system behaves as it does." -- E.J. Williams, formerly of Fayetteville State University

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics (2007).  State University of New York Press.  Released January 2007!

Search inside this book at Amazon.com here:
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This book provides a solid yet brief background on the major issues pertaining to America's war on drugs.  It covers topics such as the role of ideology and claims-making in policy formation and the drug war, policy analysis, the history of America's drug war at home and abroad, goals of the drug war, agencies that fight the drug war, and the drug war budget (268 pages).

The book also presents a study of seven years (2000-2006) of the Office of National Drug Control Policy's (ONDCP) National Drug Control Strategy which "directs the Nation's anti-drug efforts and establishes a program, a budget, and guidelines for cooperation among Federal, State, and local entities."  The Strategy is the primary mechanism through which the White House and the federal agencies involved in the war on drugs communicate with the American people about the drug war.

We are interested in how ONDCP uses statistics to make claims about the nation's drug war, and whether these claims are accurate, honest, transparent, and justifiable.  Since ONDCP regularly presents graphs and figures to depict important drug war statistics, we also critically analyze how it chooses to present the data visually.

The book offers the methodology and findings of our study, including claims by ONDCP related to its goals of reducing drug use, healing drug users and disrupting drug markets, and reducing costs of drug use & abuse.  We show the specific ways in which ONDCP inappropriately uses statistical information and visually presents graphical information in order to continue to promote a drug war that consistently has failed to meet its stated policy goals.

The book concludes with a fair assessment of America's drug war, including both the costs and the benefits.  We also offer conclusions from the study and suggest policy implications of it.

The book contains the following chapters:

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: About the Drug War
Chapter 3: Methodology
Chapter 4: Claims of Success in Reducing Drug Use   
Chapter 5: Claims of Success in Healing America's Drug Users and Disrupting Drug Markets
Chapter 6: Costs of the Drug War
Chapter 7: A Fair Assessment of the Drug War   
Chapter 8: Conclusions and Policy Recommendations

What the reviewers say:  

• "Every federal bureaucracy has to justify its budget, and it does so by setting goals and demonstrating how well it has or has not met those goals. But, as Robinson and Scherlen so admirably demonstrate with example after example of the misleading use of statistics and visual graphics, ONDCP is, in many, many ways, distorting reality to paint a rosier picture of its "successes" in waging the war on drugs. They do so in a calm, deliberate, and understated manner rather than engaging in a partisan attack on a set of policies they clearly feel are a disaster ... "Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics" is surprisingly easy to read, and Robinson and Scherlen have done a huge favor not only to critics of current drug policy by compiling this damning critique of ONDCP claims, but also to anyone interested in how data is compiled, presented, and misused by bureaucrats attempting to guard their domains. It should be required reading for members of Congress -- Drug War Chronicle, Issue 477.  Read the rest of the review here

• "Robinson and Scherlen have provided a thorough critique of the claims made by those in charge of the drug war. This book will no doubt prove to be a valuable resource for those trying to make sense of a war that has created so much havoc within our society. Incidentally, the first two chapters provide the reader with an excellent overview on the how the drug war came to be, including a brief history of anti-drug legislation. For those not familiar with this history, these chapters will provide much needed information to fill this gap. Read it, learn from it, use it. -- Randall Shelden, University of Nevada Las Vegas.  Read the rest of the review here

• "Robinson and Scherlen make a valuable contribution to documenting how the Office of National Drug Control Policy fails to live up to basic standards of accountability and consistency." -- Ethan Nadelmann, author of Psychoactive Drugs and Harm Reduction: From Faith to Science, and Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance (http://www.drugpolicyalliance.org/)

• "Dr. Robinson and Dr. Scherlen have performed a valuable service to our democracy with their meticulous analysis of the White House ONDCP public statements and reports.  They have pulled the sheet off what appears to be an official policy of deception using clever and sometimes clumsy attempts at statistical manipulation.  This document, at last, gives us a map to the truth." -- Mike Gray, Author, Drug Crazy, and Chairman, Common Sense for Drug Policy (http://www.csdp.org/)

• "'LIES' is a thorough indictment of ONDCP.  Much of Robinson and Scherlen's analysis reads like prose, revealing the indignation of scientists exposing insidious lies, unaccountable policies and failed objectives -- all supported by federal tax dollars." -- Nora Callahan, November Coalition (http://www.november.org/)

• "[I]n a word it is magnificent.  While the book is quite thorough, it is also amazingly concise and easy to read ... an excellent job of completely deconstructing and debunking everything the ONDCP claims." -- Brian Bennett, Former US Intelligence Analyst and author of truth: the Anti-Drugwar (http://www.briancbennett.com/)

• "Lies, Damn Lies and Drug War Statistics: A Critical Analysis of Claims-Making by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in its National Drug Control Strategy" is as clear as its lengthy title implies.  The authors systematically demonstrate empirically the many ways in which the ONDCP has lied over the past [7] years in its annual report of the war on drugs.  The authors' analysis clarifies the despicable actions of the ONDCP and greatly contributes to the arguments of drug policy reformers everywhere." -- Jack Cole, Executive Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (http://www.leap.cc/)

• "This is an impressive compendium.  I think it's especially effective when you rebuke the ONDCP's claim slide-per-slide.  Also, I'm glad you brought up the fact that the agency has recently restructured their budget numbers to give the impression that there is nearly equal funding for treatment vs interdiction." -- Paul Armentano, NORML | NORML Foundation (http://www.norml.org/)

• "... rather impressive -- very thorough ... I was especially interested in your use of "ideology" as a jumping off point for your critique.  As a philosophy student, I appreciate your pointing to the substance behind ONDCP's madness -- i.e., it is all political based on the dominant culture's morality." -- Joseph White, Change the Climate (http://www.changetheclimate.org/)

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Death Nation: The Experts Explain American Capital Punishment. Prentice Hall.  Released February 2007!

This book provides a solid yet brief background on the major issues pertaining to capital punishment in the United States.  It covers topics such as the history of the death penalty in America, American death penalty law, justifications for capital punishment, as well as alleged problems with its practice (326 pages).

The book also presents a study of expert opinion of capital punishment.  The aim is to determine what published scholarly experts think about the death penalty.  Does it meet its goals?  Is it effective?  Is it plagued by any serious problems?  Do the experts support it?  What is the likely future of capital punishment in the United States?  And so forth.

The book shows that a large majority of capital punishment experts do not support capital punishment, feel that it is ineffective, and think that it is plagued by serious problems that make it unsustainable as a state-sanctioned punishment.  That is, experts do not think the death penalty deters murder, prevents murder through an incapacitative effect, or provides justice from crime victims' families or society.  They also believe the punishment is biased based on race and social class, and that innocent people are subjected to the punishment.  The book concludes with a fair assessment of capital punishment in the United States, including both the costs and the benefits.  I also offer conclusions from the study and suggest a course of action for changing America's death penalty practice.

The book contains the following chapters:

Preface
Chapter 1: Capital Punishment Facts and History
Chapter 2: Death Penalty Law
Chapter 3: Methodology
Chapter 4: Justifications for Capital Punishment: Is the Death Penalty Effective?
Chapter 5: Alleged Problems with Capital Punishment: Is the Application of Death Penalty Plagued by Bias and Error?
Chapter 6: Death Penalty Opinion and the Future of Capital Punishment in America          

What the reviewers say:  

• "In his recently published book, Death Nation, Matt Robinson makes a unique contribution to the death penalty debate by presenting the results from his study of 45 death penalty experts and their views on capital punishment. Robinson's analysis is very thorough and reading the responses of the experts is fascinating ... It is reassuring to know that most people who have studied the death penalty for many years find it to be an archaic punishment not worthy of a modern, civilized society" -- death penalty scholar Robert Bohm, University of Central Florida, author of DeathQuest III, America's Experiment with Capital Punishment, The Death Penalty in America, and more.

• "The death penalty story is good and ... illuminating ... The author has provided a fair and balanced approach to the many facets of the capital punishment policy debated in the U.S." -- Christine Ludowise, Georgia Southern University

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Justice Blind?  Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice (3rd Edition). THIRD EDITION. Prentice Hall.  Released February 2008!

Considered for the Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize by the Chicago-Kent College of Law

Instructor's Manual.  JUSTICE BLIND?  Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice.  THIRD EDITION.  (2009).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Justice Blind? Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice, 3rd Edition, provides a thought-provoking critique of American criminal justice, one aimed at bringing about real-world change in our political and criminal justice agencies. It critically examines criminal justice and media processes including the political and ideological nature of law-making, crime, and terrorism. Other topics include policing, bail and plea bargaining, sentencing, punishment through incarceration and the death penalty, the war on drugs, and the role that race, class, and gender play in criminal justice (523 pages).

What the reviewers say:  

• "This text is an excellent example of critical criminology for introductory students.  The coverage of current issues is great, and Robinson injects the importance of factors such as politics and the media. The text inspires critical thinking in students!" -- Lisa Anne Zilney, Ph.D Montclair State University

• "Robinson provides a rigorous social commentary regarding social institutions and their roles in the criminal law making and criminal justice systems. For example, the media as a player (rather than a reporter) in American criminal justice is new to many students, and this is a challenge that Robinson invites them to consider, with excellent information along the way." -- Demetra Pappas, Seton Hall University

• "The book's greatest strength is that it is more than just an introductory text. It explains the[criminal justice] system and is realistically critical of it." -- Gary R. Perlstein, Portland State University

• "I like the author's willingness to challenge the conventional wisdom. Critical criminology is crucial to the advancement of the field." -- Joan Crowley, New Mexico State University.

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Crime Mapping and Spatial Aspects of Crime: Theory and Pratice (2nd Edition), with Derek Paulsen. Allyn & Bacon. Released July 2008!

Instructor's Manual.  Crime Mapping and Spatial Aspects of Crime.  SECOND EDITION.  (2008).  Allyn & Bacon.

This is the first text specifically designed to teach the theoretical and practical aspects of mapping for criminal justice purposes. First, the text provides a solid understanding of the theoretical and empirical realities of the spatial aspects of crime. Second, the text provides students with the practical tools necessary to conduct effective crime mapping and spatial analyses of crime. This text covers the most current, state-of-the-art uses for GIS in the criminal justice system, theoretical aspects of the geography of crime and practical instruction, and exercises on how to use GIS to conduct crime mapping and spatial analysis of crime (360 pages).

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Greed is Good! Maximization and Elite Deviance in America, with Dan Murphy (released December 2008 from Rowman and Littlefield)

Centered on the concept of "Maximization," Matthew B. Robinson and Dr. Daniel S. Murphy offer a new theory of elite deviance and corporate crime called contextual anomie/strain theory. Exploring how simultaneous use of legitimate (i.e., legal) and illegitimate (i.e., deviant or illegal) means of opportunity in pursuit of one's goals, Greed is Good explains various forms of elite deviance and corporate crime. Contextual anomie/strain theory posits that although everyone in American society experiences stress and frustration association with American Dream, there are certain contexts in American society that produce even greater stress, frustration, and pressures toward crime. One such context is the corporate workplace. This book affirms how deviance and criminality have become normal in big business due to pressure to produce massive profits at the expense of all other considerations (150 pages).

What the reviewers say:

• "In the midst of the present huge financial crisis, this book could hardly be more timely. The authors offer a novel theoretical framework for enriching our understanding of crimes of the rich and powerful. Matthew Robinson's previous books have been noteworthy additions to the criminological literature. In collaboration with colleague Daniel Murphy, he has once again made a thought-provoking contribution to the field, from which the current generation of students has much to learn." -- David O. Friedrichs, Professor & Distinguished University Fellow, University of Scranton Author: Trusted Criminals: White Collar Crime In Contemporary Society (3E, 2007).

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Why Crime? An Interdisciplinary Approach to Explaining Criminal Behavior.

Prentice Hall opted not to publish a second edition of my book Why Crime? given that the book is so heavy in scholarship. Unlike most criminological theory texts which cover the same basic information in the same basic way (by academic discipline), Why Crime? meaningfully integrates (i.e., combines) those risk factors identified by more than a dozen academic discplines which have been shown to increase the odds of antisocial behavior and criminality. The result is a new interdisciplinary theory that helps break down disciplinary barriers and overcome the "disciplinary myopia" that plagues criminological theory. The new edition is published by Carolina Academic Press. My co-author is Dr. Kevin Beaver of the Florida State University, one of the leading biosocial theorists in the United States. The book is completed and is in production.

What the reviewers say:  

• "Whether your interest is macro or micro, society or genes, Why Crime? is a tour-de-force through the criminological literature.  Professors Robinson and Beaver have brilliantly explicated the interdisciplinary research on crime in a concise, fun-to-read text." -- Matt DeLisi, Iowa State University

• "What Robinson and Beaver have achieved is striking.  Not only do they integrate a sound understanding of biology’s role in criminal conduct into a broader biosocial paradigm, they do so in a way readers will find accessible if not inspiring.  This book will certainly draw the ire of some, but for serious students of crime it will force a reconsideration of cherished beliefs.  For this reason alone, Why Crime? makes a valuable contribution to the study of crime." -- John Paul Wright, University of Cincinnati
  

 

The "Integrated Systems Theory" presented in this book has been translated into Serbian and published in the book, Theories in Criminology, written by Professor Đorđe Ignjatović of the University of Belgrade. To read the text, see: here (PowerPoint format)

The theory is also discussed at length in the film, Biology and Crime, produced by Danish TV. See here and click on "Forbrydergener"

Also, Dr. Robinson has been appointed an honorary member of theSerbian Section for Criminology based on this work. See here

 

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Media Coverage of Crime and Criminal Justice, Carolina Academic Press (January 2011)

Media Coverage of Crime and Criminal Justice critically examines the media to identify how crime and criminal justice are treated in the news and entertainment media. The goal is not only to help shed light on important realities of crime and criminal justice in the United States but also to correct major misconceptions created by coverage of crime and criminal justice in the news, on television, in movies, in music, and other media forms.

While there are other texts on the market focused on the impact of mass media on criminal justice, this text is the only one that starts with the issue of corporate ownership of the mass media as a potential problem for gaining an accurate understanding of the realities of crime and criminal justice. Further, this text presents basic information about the media in the introductory chapters and then applies this information to specific issues of crime and criminal justice in the rest of the book, thereby focusing on the same issues and themes throughout the book. Topics analyzed include how the media are organized, how they operate, and to what degree citizens are exposed to the media. Additionally, the book analyzes competing explanations of media coverage of crime and criminal justice, using examples from the real world to show why the media cover topics (and ignore others) the way they do.

The book deals with media coverage of law-making and crime, policing, courts, and corrections. There are separate chapters of media coverage of each branch of criminal justice, with reviews of the literature focused on the most recent and influential research on these topics. The book also examines how the media both help and hinder effective crime control and crime prevention efforts. The book concludes with a summary of the book as well as suggestions for media reform, based on major findings of the book.

Also see the web site devoted to the book: http://www.pscj.appstate.edu/media

And check out the blog, updated daily: http://mediacriminaljustice.blogspot.com/

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Robinson, Matthew B. (2013).  CRIME PREVENTION: The Essentials. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.

Crime Prevention: The Essentials sumarizes all we know about how to prevent crime, focusing on individuals, groups, communities, and society.

This book was written for Bridgepoint Education and is being used exclusively for students enrolled in its crime prevention courses at the two universities it owns.

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Robinson, Matthew B. and Renee Scherlen (in press).  LIES, DAMNED LIES, AND DRUG WAR STATISTICS: A Critical Analysis of Claims Made by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (2nd Ed.)  Albany, NY: State University of New York (SUNY) Press.

This second edition, completely updated with data through 2012, shows that the drug war has consistently failed to meet its goals since the founding of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Further, we analyze all available data to show that the costs of the drug war are enormous and greatly outweigh its meager benefits. Out soon!

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Robinson, Matthew B. (in production). Criminal Injustice: How Politics and Ideology Distort American Ideals. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

This book will be published by early 2014 by Prentice Hall. In the book, I argue that Americans value liberty, equality, and justice, as suggested by the words of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. Yet, because of how money perverts the law, and because all criminal justice activity stems from the law, we fail to meet our ideal goals. Specifically, I show how politics interferes with justice and how the prevailing conservative ideology of crime control over crime prevention and due process distorts American ideals.

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Caravelis-Hughes, Cynthia, and Matthew B. Robinson (under contract). Social Justice Criminal Justice: The Role of American Law in Effecting and Preventing Social Change. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

This is it! ... the book that finally explores possible relationships between social justice theory and criminal justice practice. We are writing it now and will be done with it by the end of this year!

Go back to INDEX at top of page

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Articles

Robinson, Matthew B. (1997). Environmental characteristics associated with residential burglaries of student apartment complexes, Environment and Behavior 29, 5: 657-675.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1998).  A look at the relationship between high aesthetics/low incivilities, criminal victimization & perceptions of risk, Journal of Security Administration, 21, 2:19-32.

Robinson, Matthew B. (1998). The time period of heightened risk for repeat burglary victimization, British Journal of Criminology, 38, 1: 76-85.

Robinson, Matthew B. (1998). Accessible targets, but not advisable ones: The role of accessibility in student apartment burglary, Journal of Security Administration, 21, 1: 28-44.

Houston, James, William Parsons, and Matthew B. Robinson.  (1999).  Corrections and the policy process: An exploration in North Carolina, Corrections Compendium 24, 11:6-11. 

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1999).  What you don’t know can hurt you: Perceptions and misconceptions of harmful behaviors among criminology and criminal justice students, Western Criminology Review 2, 1 [Online].  Available: http://wcr.sonoma.edu/v2n1/v2n1.html

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1999).  Lifestyles, routine activities, and residential burglary victimization, Journal of Crime and Justice 22, 1: 27-56.

Robinson, Matthew B. and Alejandro del Carmen.  (1999).  Downsizing, corporate security, and loss prevention, International Journal of Risk, Security, and Crime Prevention 12, 2: 27-37.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1999).  The theoretical development of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), Advances in Criminological Theory, 8: 427-462.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (2000).  From research to policy: Preventing residential burglary through a systems approach, American Journal of Criminal Justice 24, 2: 169-179.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2000).  Active learning in criminal justice: 25 examples Journal of Criminal Justice Education11, 1: 65‑78.

del Carmen, Alejandro, and Matthew B. Robinson (2000).  Crime prevention through environmental design and consumption control in the United States, Howard Journal of Criminal Justice 39, 3: 267-289.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (2000).  The Construction and Reinforcement of Myths of Race and Crime,  Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice 16, 2: 133‑156.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2001).  Confidence games,  Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior.  London: Taylor & Francis.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2001).  Political crime,  Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior.  London: Taylor & Francis.

Robinson, Matthew B., and Kenneth L. Mullen (2001). Crime on campus: A survey of space users, Crime Prevention and Community Safety: An International Journal 3(4): 33‑46.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2001).  Wither criminal justice: An argument for a reformed discipline.  Critical Criminology: An International Journal 10(2): 97‑106.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2003).  The mouse who would rule the world!  How American criminal justice reflects the themes of Disneyization, Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture 10 (1): 69-86.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (2003).  An Obligation to Make a Difference in the Real World?  Thoughts on The Proper Role of Criminologists and Critical Criminologists in the 21st Century. Western Criminology Review 4(3): 226‑238.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (2003).  Justice as Freedom, Fairness, Compassion, and Utilitarianism: How My Life Experiences Shaped My Views of Justice.  Contemporary Justice Review 6(4): 329‑340.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2003). Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Conspiracy Theories in American History.  England: ABC-Clio.  Pp. 402-410.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2003). Eugenics, Conspiracy Theories in American History. England: ABC-Clio.  Pp. 243-245.

Williams, E.J., and Matthew B. Robinson  (2004).  Ideology and Criminal Justice: Suggestions for a Pedagogical Model.  Journal of Criminal Justice Education 15(2): 373-392.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2004).  A Snapshot of SCJA Members: An Analysis of Paper Presentations at the 1998‑2003 SCJA Meetings, American Journal of Criminal Justice 9(1).

Paulsen, Derek, and Matthew B. Robinson (2004). Spatial aspects of crime: Theory and practice. Crime & Justice International 20(78): 23.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2005).  Burglary: Extent and correlates. Encyclopedia of Criminology.  New York: Routledge.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2005).  National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Encyclopedia of Criminology.  New York: Routledge.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2005).  Addicted to Lies: The Office of National Drug Control Policy Tells it Like it Ain’t.  High Times May.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (2006).  Defective Products.  Encyclopedia of Corporate and  White-Collar Crime.  London: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (2006).  Fear of Crime.  Encyclopedia of Corporate and  White-Collar Crime.  London: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B., and Kathleen M. Simon (2006), Logical and Consistent? An Analysis of Supreme Court Opinions Regarding the Death Penalty.  Justice Policy Journal 3(1): 1-59.

Robinson, Matthew (2007).   Freedom in an Era of Terror: A Critical Analysis of the USA PATRIOT Act.  Justice Policy Journal 4(1): 1-48.

Scherlen, Allan, and Matthew B. Robinson (2008).  "Open Access to Criminal Justice Scholarship: A Matter of Social Justice." Journal of Criminal Justice Education 19(1): 54-74.

Choo, Tae, Sughoon Roh, and Matthew B. Robinson (2008).  Assessing the 'Gateway Hypothesis' Among Middle- and High-School Students in Tennessee.  Journal of Drug Issues 38(2): 467-492.

Murphy, Daniel, and Matthew B. Robinson (2008).  The Maximizer: Clarifying Merton’s Theories of Anomie and Strain. Theoretical Criminology 12(4): 501-521.

Matthew B. Robinson (2009).The Real Death Penalty: Capital Punishment According to the Experts, Criminal Law Bulletin 45(2): 3-17.

Robinson, Matthew B., and Marian Williams (2009). The Myth of a Fair Criminal Justice System. Justice Policy Journal 6(1): 1-52.

Roh, Sunghoon, and Matthew B. Robinson (2009). A Geographic Approach to Racial Profiling: A Micro- and Macro- Analysis of Racial Disparity in Traffic Stops. Police Quarterly 12(2): 137-169.

Robinson, Matthew B., and Allan Scherlen (2009). Publishing in Criminal Justice: Assessing Journal Editors’ Awareness and Acceptance of Open Access. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences 4(2).

Robinson, Matthew B. (2010). Deterrence. Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention. London: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2010). Assessing Criminal Justice Practice Using Social Justice Theory. Social Justice Research. 23: 77-97.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2010). Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and Related Approaches in the United States. Community Safety and Environmental Design 1.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2010). Toward a More Useful National Drug Control Strategy. Justice Policy Journal, 7(1), 1-49.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2010). Examining Drug War Statistics. Published in the proceedings of the conference titled, The Drug Trade and the Rule of Law in Mexico and the US. Emory Law School and Emory University Institute for Developing Nations.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2011). Anti-tobacco campaigns. Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (edited by Mark Kleiman, James Hawdon and Geoffrey Golson). New York: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2011). Drug policy effects on rates of drug-related illnesses. Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (edited by Mark Kleiman, James Hawdon and Geoffrey Golson). New York: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2011). Pure Food and Drug Act. Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (edited by Mark Kleiman, James Hawdon and Geoffrey Golson). New York: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2011). Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act. Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (edited by Mark Kleiman, James Hawdon and Geoffrey Golson). New York: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2011). Supply-side policies. Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (edited by Mark Kleiman, James Hawdon and Geoffrey Golson). New York: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2011). John Walters. Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (edited by Mark Kleiman, James Hawdon and Geoffrey Golson). New York: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2011). Gil Kerlikowske. Encyclopedia of Drug Policy (edited by Mark Kleiman, James Hawdon and Geoffrey Golson). New York: Sage.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2011). Is Capital Punishment Just? Assessing the Death Penalty Using Justice Theory Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology 3(2):27-66.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2012). The Perversion of Criminology. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology, 4(2), 27-39.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2012). Media coverage of policing. Korean National Police University International Conference Proceedings, Changes in Policing Environment and Redefinition of the Role of the Police, Seoul, South Korea, October 2012

Pardue, Angela, Matthew B. Robinson, & Bruce Arrigo (2013). Psychopathy and Corporate Crime: A Preliminary Examination, Part One. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice 13(2).

Pardue, Angela, Matthew B. Robinson, & Bruce Arrigo (2013). Psychopathy and Corporate Crime: A Preliminary Examination, Part Two. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice 13(2).

Robinson, Matthew B. (in press). Media coverage of policing. Journal of Police Science.

Carevelis-Hughes, Cynthia, and Matthew B. Robinson (in press). Perceptions of capital punishment among law enforcement officers in North Carolina. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences.

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Online articles

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Facts of the 9/11 Commission and the Official Story of What Happened, August 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/911facts.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  The Official Story of How They Got Here and Why They Did It, August 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/911official.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Why They Really Did It, August 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/911why.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Evidence consistent with the official story, August 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/consistent.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Problems with the Official Story: Things That Don’t Fit, August 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/911problems.html

Robinson, Matthew B., Problems with the Official Story: Who Really Did It (includes The Role of Foreign Nations in 9/11: Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, September 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/911whodidit.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Failures on 9/11, September 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/911failures.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Warning Prior to 9/11 About Airplanes Being Used as Weapons, August 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/airplanes.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Other Warnings (including about World Trade Center and Pentagon), August 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/warnings.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Claims by the Bush Administration Regarding Warnings, September 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/911lies.html

Robinson, Matthew B., White House and US Intelligence Agency Failures, September 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/incompetent.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Governmental Obfuscation of 9/11‑Related  Investigations, September 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/hide.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  President Bush's Executive Order to Declare and Detain Enemy Combatants, and the US Surpeme Court, October 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/order.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Other Domestic Reactions to 9/11, October 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/domestic.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  The Wars on Afghanistan and Iraq, November 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/wars.html

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Signs of a Possible Conspiracy: Many People Knew, Oil, Neo‑Conservatives, Israel, and the Unexplained, November 2005, http://www.justiceblind.com/conspiracy.html

Robinson, Matthew B. (2007). An Assessment of the 2007 National Drug Control Strategy. [Online]. Available: http://www.justiceblind.com/drugwarlies2007.html

Robinson, Matthew B. (2008). An Assessment of the 2008 National Drug Control Strategy. [Online]. Available: http://www.justiceblind.com/drugwarlies2008.html

Robinson, Matthew B. (2009). An Assessment of the 2009 National Drug Control Strategy. [Online]. Available: http://www.justiceblind.com/NDCS2009reactionsbyMatthewRobinson.pdf

Robinson, Matthew B. (2010). An Assessment of the 2010 National Drug Control Strategy. [Online]. Available: http://www.pscj.appstate.edu/2010Strategy.html

Robinson, Matthew B., (2011). The Death Penalty in North Carolina: A Summary of the Data and Scientific Studies. http://www.pscj.appstate.edu/ncdeathpenalty/

 

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Book chapters

Robinson, Matthew B., and Tom Kelley (2000).   The identification of neurological correlates of brain dysfunction in offenders by probation officers, The Science, Treatment, and Prevention of Antisocial Behaviors: Applications to the Criminal Justice System (Edited by Diane Fishbein, pp. 12-1 to 12-20.  Civic Research Institute.

Zaitzow, Barbara H. & Matthew B. Robinson (2001).  Criminologists as criminals, Readings in Deviant Behavior.  (Edited by Alex Thio and Thomas C. Calhoun).  New York: Allyn & Bacon.  

Robinson, Matthew B. (2002).  Extending the definition of victimology: Implications for policing, Police and Victims (Edited by Laura Moriarty).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2002).  Crime prevention through environmental design in schools, Police and Crime Prevention (Edited by Deborah M. Robinson).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2002).  McDonaldization of American police, courts, and corrections, The McDonaldization Reader (Edited by George Ritzer).  Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2005).  Integrated Systems Theory of Antisocial Behavior  To be included inEssential Criminological Reader (Edited by Stuart Henry and Mark Lanier).  Boulder, CO: Westview Press.                                  

Robinson, Matthew B. (2006).  McDonaldization of American criminal justice. The McDonaldization Reader (2nd Ed.), Edited by George Ritzer.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press. 

Robinson, Matthew B., and Sunghoon Roh (2007).  Crime on Campus: Spatial Aspects of Campus Crime at a Regional Comprehensive University. Campus Crime: Legal, Social, and Police Perspectives (2nd Ed.), Edited by John Sloan and Bonnie Fisher.  Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas Publishing.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2008). Assessing Scholarly Opinion of Capital Punishment: The Experts Speak. The Death Penalty Today, Edited by Bob Bohm.  New York: Taylor & Francis.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2008).  No Longer Taboo: Crime Prevention Implications of Biosocial Criminology. In Anthony Walsh and Kevin Beaver (Eds.), Biosocial Criminology: New Directions in Theory and Research.  New York: Routledge.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2010).  McDonaldization of American criminal justice. The McDonaldization Reader (3rd Ed.), Edited by George Ritzer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge Press. 

Robinson, Matthew B. (2012). Crime and age. Crime and Society. Edited by In K. Collica, and G. Furst, G. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2012). Crime in schools and workplaces. Crime and Society. Edited by In K. Collica, and G. Furst, G. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education.

Robinson, Matthew B., and Sunghoon Roh (2013). Spatial Aspects of Campus Crime at a Regional Comprehensive University. Campus Crime: Legal, Social, and Police Perspectives (3rd Ed.), (Edited by John Sloan and Bonnie Fisher).  Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas Publishing.

Robinson, Matthew B. (in press). Why do People Commit Crime: An Integrated Systems Perspective. Applying Complexity Theory: Whole Systems Approaches in Criminal Justice and Social Work. (Edited by Aaron Pycroft and Clemens Bartollas). University of Bristol: The Policy Press.

 

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Book reviews
Robinson, Matthew B.  (1997).  A review of Eck and Weisburd’s Crime and Place, Social Pathology 3(3):213-220.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1998).  A review of Gilling’s Crime Prevention, American Journal of Criminal Justice 23, 1:151-156.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1998).  A review of Barak’s Integrating Criminologies, Crime, Law, and Social Change, pp. 85-93.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1999).  A review of Welsh and Harris’ Criminal Justice Policy and Planning, Journal of Crime and Justice 22(2): 219-222.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1999).  A review of Clifford’s Environmental Crime: Enforcement, Policy, and Social Responsibility, ACJS Today 18(3): 6‑7.

Robinson, Matthew B. (2005).  A review of Richard Clarke's Against All Enemies, http://www.justiceblind.com/clarke.html

Robinson, Matthew B. (2005).  A review of Bob Grahams's Intelligence Matters, August http://www.justiceblind.com/graham.html

Robinson, Matthew B. (2007).  David Miller's Principals of Social Justice, http://www.pscj.appstate.edu/davidmiller.html

Robinson, Matthew B. (2007).  John Rawls' Justice as Fairness, http://www.pscj.appstate.edu/johnrawls.html

 

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Newsletter articles

Robinson, Matthew B., and Frederic L. Faust.  (1994).  Prevention of apartment burglary,  Research-in Brief, The Dialogue (lead essay in vol. 8, 1), the official newsletter of the Southern Criminal Justice Association.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1997).  Active learning through collaboration: A student-centered approach, News from the Classroom, The Criminologist (vol. 22, 6), the official newsletter of the American Society of Criminology.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1998).  Teaching Courses in Criminological Theory, The Dialogue, (lead essay in vol. 11, 2), the official newsletter of the Southern Criminal Justice Association.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (1998).  Tobacco: The Greatest Crime in the History of the  World?, The Critical Criminologist, (vol. 8 3: 20‑22), the official newsletter of the Critical Criminology Division of the American Society of Criminology.

Robinson, Matthew B., and Barbara H. Zaitzow  (1999).  Criminologists: Are We What We Study?  A National Self‑Report Study of Crime Experts, The Criminologist, (lead essay in vol. 23, 6), the official newsletter of the American Society of Criminology.

Robinson, Matthew B.  (2000).  Bio‑Critical Criminology: Why Biological Models are Critical for Critical Criminology, The Critical Criminologist (vol. 10, 2: 20‑21), the official newsletter of the Critical Criminology Division of the American Society of Criminology.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2002).  The Role of Criminological Theory in Criminal Justice, The Dialogue, January, the official newsletter of the Southern Criminal Justice Association.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2002).  ACJS 2002: What We Presented, What We Didn’t, The Dialogue, June, the official newsletter of the Southern Criminal Justice Association.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2002).  Less and Different: Rural Crime in America November 2002, The Dialogue, November, the official newsletter of the Southern Criminal Justice Association.

Robinson, Matthew B., (2002).  An Analysis of 2002 ACJS Papers: What Members Presented About and What They Ignored, ACJS Today, the official newsletter of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

 

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Edited volumes

Robinson, Matthew B., editor, The Dialogue, Volume 1, February 1999.

Robinson, Matthew B., editor, The Dialogue, Volume 2, September 1999.

Robinson, Matthew B., editor, The Dialogue, Volume 3, March 2000.

Robinson, Matthew B., editor, The Dialogue, Volume 4, January 2001.

Robinson, Matthew B., editor, The Dialogue, Volume 5, September 2001.

Robinson, Matthew B., editor, The Dialogue, Volume 6, January 2002.

Robinson, Matthew B., editor, The Dialogue, Volume 7, June 2002.

Robinson, Matthew B., editor, The Dialogue, Volume 8, November 2002.

 

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Editorials

Robinson, Matthew B., Crime: It’s Killing Us, Watauga Democrat, June 1998.

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty, Watauga Democrat, July 1999.

Robinson, Matthew B., Research Exposes Need for More than Simplistic Policy, Watauga Democrat, November 1999.

Robinson, Matthew B., The Most Common Crime: Check Your Phone Bill! Watauga Democrat, December 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., MLK, Jr.: More than a Dreamer, Watauga Democrat, January 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., Case in Point: Injustice in America, Watauga Democrat, February 2000 

Robinson, Matthew B., Fresh air, please! Watauga Democrat, February 2000                   

Robinson, Matthew B., Smoking: The Myth of Free Choice, Watauga Democrat, March 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., The Hypocrisy of Campus Drug Use Claims, Watauga     Democrat, April 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., The Value of the Word, Watauga Democrat, May 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., Beyond the Flag, Watauga Democrat, May 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty: A Shameful American Punishment, Watauga Democrat, June 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., Lessons Learned on the Soccer Field, Watauga Democrat, July 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., Not Much of a Choice, Watauga Democrat, August 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., Police Profiling and the Dream, Watauga Democrat, August 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., It’s a Crime!, Watauga Democrat, September 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., The Hypocrisy of Campus Drug Use Claims, Watauga Democrat, August 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., Profile of Cowardice: Sniper Likely Learned from Higher Powers, Watauga Democrat, October 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., Are Drug Dealers Terrorists? Watauga Democrat, October 2003

Robinson, Matthew B.,  The USA PATRIOT Act: An Eight Part-Series Watauga Democrat, February 2004

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Drugs and Violence at ASU Watauga Democrat, November 2005

Robinson, Matthew B.,  Drugs and Murder at ASU The Appalachian, November 2005

Robinson, Matthew B.,  ASU Students’ Death Don’t Reflect on School Winston Salem Journal, November 2005

Robinson, Matthew B.,  9/11 Five Years Later  Watauga Democrat, September 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Death penalty fails as effective public policy. Tallahassee Democrat, January 2007.

Robinson, Matthew B., White House spinning youth drug use data. Drug Sense Weekly, December 2007, Issue 529. http://drugsense.org/nl/show_dsw.php?the_file=2007/ds07.n529#sec6

Robinson, Matthew B., More fuzzy math in the drug war budget. Drug Sense Weekly, February 2008, Issue 548. http://www.drugsense.org/nl/show_dsw.php?the_file=2008/ds08.n537#sec6

Robinson, Matthew B., Capital Punishment: Rare, Ineffective, Unnecessary, Watauga Democrat, April 2008

Robinson. Matthew B., Capital Punishment: Biased, Costly, Broken, Watauga Democrat, April 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., Capital Punishment: Fixing the Unfixable, or Stopping Once and For All? Watauga Democrat, April 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., Hypocrisy of Appalachian Drug Policy.  Drug Sense Weekly, May 2008, Issue 548. http://drugsense.org/nl/show_dsw.php?the_file=2008/ds08.n548#sec7

Robinson, Matthew B., The death penalty has outlived its time.  Raleigh News and Observer, January 2007.

Robinson, Matthew B., Losing and Winning in Iraq.  High Country Press, January 2007.

Robinson, Matthew B., Blame Us, Congress for Bush's Follies.  Watauga Democrat, January 2007.

Robinson, Matthew B., For President Bush, Everyday is Opposite Day. Watauga Democrat, March 2007.

Robinson, Matthew B., White House Spinning Drug Use Data, Drug Sense Weekly, Issue #529, December 2007.

Robinson, Matthew B., More Fuzzy Math in the Drug War Budget, Drug Sense Weekly, Issue #537, February 2008.

Robinson. Matthew, “Capital Punishment: A Three Part Series,”Watauga Democrat, April 2008 (included three parts, “Part One: Rare, Ineffective, Unnecessary”; “Part Two: Biased, Costly, Broken”; and “Part Three: Fixing the Unfixable, or Stopping Once and For All?”)

Robinson, Matthew B.,  The Failure of War, February 2007, http://www.justiceblind.com/war

Robinson, Matthew B. (2008). “Here We Go Again: White House Makes Scary Claims About Marijuana.” http://www.justiceblind.com/whatsnew/herewegoagain.html

Robinson, Matthew B., More fuzzy math in the drug war budget. Drug Sense Weekly, February 2008, Issue 548. http://www.drugsense.org/nl/show_dsw.php?the_file’2008/ds08.n537#sec6

Robinson, Matthew B., Hypocrisy of Appalachian Drug Policy, Drug Sense Weekly, May 2008, Issue 548. http://drugsense.org/nl/show_dsw.php?the_file’2008/ds08.n548#sec7

Robinson, Matthew B., Race as a death penalty factor. Raleigh News and Observer, August 2009

Robinson, Matthew B., The race to execute. Asheville Citizen Times, August 2010.

Robinson, Matthew B., The real Tea Party: A three part series. Kraut Creek Revival, October 2010

Robinson, Matthew B., With U.S. Drug Policy Up in Smoke, Legalizing Pot Makes Sense. Sun Sentinel. January 2011.

Robinson, Matthew B., Face the Facts and End the Death Penalty. Raleigh News and Observer. March 2011.

Robinson, Matthew B., Evidence Against the Death Penalty. Raleigh News and Observer. January 2012.

Robinson, Matthew B. The Death Penalty Distraction. Winston Salem Journal. March 2013.

 

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Conference panels

Panel Chair, Ecological Correlates of Criminal Victimization, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1994

Panel Chair, Environmental Characteristics of Criminal Victimization, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 1995

Panel Chair, Spatial Analysis I, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1996

Panel Organizer, Environmental Crime Prevention: Examples of Internal and External Factors, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1997

Panel Chair, Environmental Crime Prevention: Examples of Internal and  External Factors, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1997

Panel Chair, Criminal Justice Education, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 1997

Panel Chair and Discussant, Criminal Justice Education, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1998

Panel Discussant, Issues in Public Law, North Carolina Political Science Association annual meeting, April 1998

Panel Discussant, Routine Activities and Rational Choice: Women and Youth, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1998

Panel Chair and Discussant, Teaching and Learning Strategies in Criminal Justice, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1999

Panel Chair and Discussant, Issues in Criminal Justice Education, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1999

Panel Chair and Discussant, It’s Only Wrong If You Think It Is ... Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September 1999

Roundtable Member, GIS Applications in Criminal Justice: Methodological and Policy Implications Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September 1999

Panel Chair and Discussant, Genetic and Congenital Sources of Antisocial Behavior and Their Social and Legal Implications, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1999

Panel Chair, Correlates of Homicide: Examining Arrest Clearances, Reduction Strategies, and the Role of Poverty and Immigration on Homicide, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 2000

Panel Chair, Crime By Location and Type, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 2000

Panel Chair, Race and Violence: Social Isolation, Punitive Beliefs, and Disadvantage, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 2000

Panel Chair, Literature in the Criminal Justice Classroom, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 2000

Panel Chair, Race and Justice System Processing: 2000 and Beyond, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 2000

Panel Chair, Race, Criminality, and Criminal Justice, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2002

Roundtable Member, Issues of Citizen Participation in Local Government, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2002

Panel Chair, The Many Impacts of Literature on Crime and Justice, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2002

Panel Chair, The Death Penalty, Juries and the Public, American Society of Criminology, November 2002

Panel Chair, Issues in Criminal Justice Education, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2003

Program Chairperson, Annual Meeting of the Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2003

Panel Chair, Rural Crime, Religion, and Radical Right‑Wingers, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2003

Roundtable Member, The Future of Capital Punishment in America, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2003

Plenary Convener, Why Rural Matters, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2003

Panel Chair, Research on the Administration of Capital Punishment, American Society of Criminology, November 2003

Panel Chair, Perceptions of Terrorism, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2004

Roundtable Member, The Future of Capital Punishment in America, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2004

Roundtable Member, Implications Of Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions On Criminal Justice Policy And Practice, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2004

Presidential Plenary, Chasing Shadows: Confronting What We Know And Don’t Know About The Drug War, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2004

Panel Chair, Correlates of Antisocial Behavior, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2005

Roundtable Member, The Future of Capital Punishment in America, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2005

Roundtable Member, Implications of Recent Supreme Court Decisions on Criminal Justice Policy and Practice, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2005

Workshop Member, Job Expectations for New Faculty, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2006

Roundtable Member, The Future of Capital Punishment in America, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2006

Panel Chair, Criminal Justice Policy Concerns, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006

Panel Chair, Capital Punishment: When, Why, and How, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006

Roundtable Member, The Future of Capital Punishment in America, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006

Panel Chair, Drugs, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2007

Roundtable Member, The Future of Capital Punishment in America, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2007

Roundtable Member, SCJA’s Thirty-Five Year Anniversary:  1st Past President Roundtable, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006 Matthew Robinson, Appalachian State University

Plenary, Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, October 2007

Plenary, The Ethics of Capital Punishment, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, October 2007

Roundtable Chair and Member, Public Perception and the Death Penalty, American Society of Criminology, November 2007

Conference Organizer, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, held in Boone, April 2008.

Commentator, Third Annual Conference in World History and Economics, for paper titled High Education in US Prisons as part of session titled The State and Public Policy, May 2008

Panel Chair, Capital Punishment: When, Why, and How, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006

Panel Chair, Vice, Southern Criminal Justice Association, October 2008

Roundtable Member, The Future of Capital Punishment in America, Southern Criminal Justice Association, October 2008

Panel Chair, Important Issues in Theoretical Integration, American Society of Criminology, November 2008

Panel Chair, Politics, Community, and Crime Prevention, American Society of Criminology, November 2008

Panel Chair, Questioning the Efficacy of Drug Policy, American Society of Criminology, November 2009

Critic, Author Meets the Critics, Beyond Bars, American Society of Criminology, November 2010

Panel Chair, Criminal Justice Education, Part 1: Issues in Curricula, Hiring, and Publishing in Criminal Justice, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, February 2011

Presidential Plenary, National Drug Control Policy Under President Obama, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, February 2011

Panel Chair, Criminal Justice Policies and Strategies, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2011

Roundtable Member, The Future of Capital Punishment in America, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2011

Panel Chair, Issues in Corrections and Punishment, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, February 2012

Plenary, Innovative Uses of Technology to “Teach” Controversial Material, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, February 2012

Panel Chair, Capital Punishment: Theoretical and Philosophical Issues, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2012

Panel Chair, Integrated Theoretical Approaches to Crime Across the Life Course, American Society of Criminology, November 2012

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Conference presentations

Robinson, Matthew B., Prevention of Apartment Burglary, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 1994

Robinson, Matthew B., Environmental Characteristics of Burglary in Private  Apartment Complexes Predominantly Occupied by Students, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1994

Robinson, Matthew B., Once Bitten, But Not Twice Bitten: Off-Campus Student Apartment 'Cool Spots,' Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 1995

Robinson, Matthew B., The Time Period of Heightened Risk for Repeat Burglary Victimization Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1996

Robinson, Matthew B., The Response to Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design: Academic, Governmental, Architectural, and Corporate Activity with Special Attention to the Scholarly Literature, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1996

Robinson, Matthew B., and Alejandro del Carmen, Activity Patterns and Crime Rates On- and Off-Campus at a Major University, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1996

Robinson, Matthew B., The Relationship Between Lifestyles, Routine Activities, and Residential Burglary Victimization, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1997

Robinson, Matthew B., Crime Prevention, Naturally: Victims' Lifestyles and Burglary Victimization, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 1997

Robinson, Matthew B., Lifestyles, Routine Activities, and Residential Burglary Victimization, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1997

Robinson, Matthew B., Criminologists on Crime: Planning a National Survey, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1997

Robinson, Matthew B., Teaching Criminological Theory Through An Integrated Systems Perspective, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1998

Robinson, Matthew B., and Alejandro del Carmen, Downsizing, Corporate Security, and Loss Prevention, Academy of Criminal Justice Science annual meeting, March 1998

Robinson, Matthew B., and Tom Kelley,  Neurological Cues in Probation Screening: What’s Being Used and What’s Not Being Used, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1998

Robinson, Matthew B., Interactive Learning Strategies, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, September 1998

Robinson, Deborah M., Matthew B. Robinson, and Kenneth L. Mullen, Perceptions of Crime Risk, Actual Crime Risk, and Environmental Characteristics of the University Campus: A CPTED Analysis, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 1998.

Robinson, Deborah M., Matthew B. Robinson, and Kenneth L. Mullen, Perceptions of Crime Risk, Actual Crime Risk, and Environmental Characteristics of the University Campus: A CPTED Analysis, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1998.

Robinson, Matthew B., It’s All in Your Head: Integrating Neurological Factors Into Criminological Theory, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1998

Robinson, Matthew B. and Barbara H. Zaitzow, Criminologists or Criminalogists: Findings from a National Self-Report Study of Crime Experts, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1998

Robinson, Matthew B. and Gregg Barak, An Integrative-Constitutive Systems Theory of Juvenile Delinquency and Control, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1998

Robinson, Matthew B. and Barbara H. Zaitzow, Criminologists on Crime: More Findings From a National Self‑Report Study, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., Using Active Learning in Criminal Justice: Fifty Examples, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., Perceptions and Misconceptions of Harmful Behaviors Among Criminology and Criminal Justice Students, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., Using Active Learning in Criminal Justice: 25 Examples, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., The Construction and Reinforcement of Myths of Race and Crime, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., and Barbara H. Zaitzow, Like the Pot Calling the Kettle Black: Criminologists Who Engage in Criminal, Deviant, and Unethical Behavior, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1999

Prior, Nicole and Matthew B. Robinson, Classification of Criminal Offenders: Trials and Tribulations of the Data Collection Process, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 1999

Robinson, Matthew B.  The Face of a New Victimology: Implications for the American Criminal Justice System. 10th International Symposium on Victimology, in Montreal, Quebec Canada, August 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., School Violence: Nature, Extent, and Prevention, Presented to North Carolina Safe Schools Conference, October 2000

Robinson, Matthew B. Innocent Bias in the Criminal Justice System, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 2000

Robinson, Matthew B.  Reforms to Make the Criminal Justice System Just, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 2000

Kenneth L. Mullen and Matthew B. Robinson.  Crime on Campus:  A Survey of Space Users, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 2000

Robinson, Matthew B.  Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design in Elementary and Secondary Schools, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., Justice Blind?  How and Why American Criminal Justice Fails to Meet its Ideal Goals, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 2000

Robinson, Matthew B., Wither Criminal Justice?  An Argument for a Reformed Discipline, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 2001

Robinson, Matthew B., Crackbrained and Dopey: The War on Drugs as Misguided, Poorly Planned Policy, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, October 2001

Kenneth L. Mullen, Matthew B. Robinson, and Derek J. Paulsen, Crime on Campus: Repeat Criminal Victimization and Hot Spots of Crime, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 2001

Robinson, Matthew B., The State of the Discipline: Why Criminal Justice as an Academic Discipline is a Failure, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., The Problem is the Law: How Bias in the Criminal Justice System Operates, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., It’s All Relative: Comparing Harms Associated with Smoking Tobacco and Marijuana, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, 2002

Robinson, Matthew B. Super‑Size it! McDonaldization and American Criminal Justice, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., Who Killed Martin Luther King, Jr.: Fifty Problems with the Official Story, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., An Integrated Systems Theory of Antisocial Behavior, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences annual meeting, March, 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., What Were They Thinking? Re-Visiting Major Supreme Court Opinions Regarding the Death Penalty, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September, 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., An Obligation to Make a Difference in the Real World? Thoughts on The Proper Role of Criminologists in the 21st Century, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September, 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., An Analysis of 2002 ACJS Papers: What Members Presented About and What They Ignored, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September, 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., The Mouse Who Would Take Over the World! The Disneyization of American Criminal Justice, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., An Integrated Systems Theory of Antisocial Behavior, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., On Being Informed About the Death Penalty: A Test of the Marshall Hypothesis, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., and Kathleen M. Simon, Logical and Consistent? An Analysis of Supreme Court Opinions Regarding the Death Penalty, American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., On Being Informed of the Death Penalty: More Findings from a Test of the Marshall Hypothesis, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Distance Learning in Criminal Justice, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., Justice as Freedom, Fairness, Compassion, and Utilitarianism: How My Life Experiences Shaped My Views of Justice, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., Key Differences in Rural and Urban Crime in the United States, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September, 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., An Analysis of Paper Presentations at the 1998‑2002 SCJA Annual Meetings Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September, 2003

Renee Scherlen, and Matthew B. Robinson, Lies, Damn Lies, and Drug War Statistics: A Critical Analysis of Claims‑Making by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting, September, 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., Informing Opinions about the Death Penalty: Another Test of the Marshall Hypothesis, American Society of Criminology, November 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., The War on and Occupation of Iraq, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., What’s Patriotism Got to Do with the USA PATRIOT Act?  A Critical Analysis of Due Process in an Era of Terror, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., Another Challenge to Criminal Justicians: Why Enron, WorldCom, and the Other Corporate Bandits Should Change What We Do, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., The Best Kept Secret for Faculty Productivity, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., Chasing Shadows: What We Know and Don’t Know about the USA PATRIOT Act and Civil Liberties in an Era of Terror, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., Effective Crime Prevention Using the Integrated Systems Perspective, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2005

Robinson, Matthew B., Bush or Kerry? Implications of the Presidential Election for the USA PATRIOT Act and Civil Liberties, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2005

Robinson, Matthew B., Drug War Lies: Proof That the White House Knowingly Pursues a Failed Drug Policy, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2005

Robinson, Matthew B., Omissions, Distortions, and Inaccuracies: Problems with the Official Story of The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (The 9/11 Commission), Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2005

Robinson, Matthew B., Failures by American Law Enforcement and Intelligence Agencies Prior to 9/11 That Allowed Terrorists to Attack the United States, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2005

Robinson, Matthew B., Warnings Prior to 9/11 That Terrorists Intended to Use Commercial Aircraft to Attack the United States and American Interests, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2005

Robinson, Matthew B., Drug War Lies 2005: White House Shenanigans in the 2005 National Drug Control Strategy, American Society of Criminology, November 2005

Murphy, Daniel S., and Matthew B. Robinson, Filling in the Blanks: Merging Legitimate and Illegitimate Means to Compliment Merton's Strain Typology, American Society of Criminology, November 2005

Robinson, Matthew B., Proof the White House Knew (or Should Have Known) About Planes Being Used as Weapons Prior to 9/11 [poster session], American Society of Criminology, November 2005

Robinson, Matthew B., 9/11: So They Never Imagined Commercial Airplanes Being Used as Flying Bombs?, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., 9/11: Who Really Did It?, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., 9/11: Failures by the Bush Administration That Allowed 9/11 to Occur, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Drug War Lies 2006: More Shenanigans from the Office of National Drug Control Policy? Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Executions for What?  Expert Opinion on the Efficacy of Capital Punishment, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Executions at What Cost?  Expert Opinion on Alleged Problems with Capital Punishment, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Comparing Expert Opinion and Public Opinion on Capital Punishment: Support for Executions, Alternatives, Moratoria, and Abolition, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Death Nation: The Experts Explain Why Capital Punishment Persists in the United States, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Death Nation 1: Expert Opinion on Whether Capital Punishment Achieves its Goals and is Plagued by Significant Problems, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Death Nation 1: Expert Opinion on Whether Capital Punishment is Good Policy and Why it Persists in the United States, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Death Nation 3: More Findings from a National Survey of Death Penalty Experts, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Toward More Effective Crime Prevention, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2007

Scherlen, Allan, and Matthew B. Robinson, Open Access to Criminal Justice Scholarship: A Matter of Social Justice, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Those Without the Capital Get the Punishment: Assessing Social Class Bias in American Capital Punishment, Justice Studies Association, June 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., From the Ivory Tower to the Real World: Using Scientific Evidence to Inform Drug and Crime Control Policy, Society for the Study of Social Problems, August 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Does It All Add Up? How the Office of National Drug Control Policy Misleads the Public and Protects its own Interests, Society for the Study of Social Problems, August 2007 (I presented this paper written by graduate student Andy Howell who was unable to attend the conference)

Robinson, Matthew B., Drug War Lies 2007: Still More Shenanigans from the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2007

Murphy, Daniel, and Matthew B. Robinson, Maximization: An Explanation of Crime in America, American Society of Criminology, November 2007

Scherlen, Allan, and Matthew B. Robinson, Social Justice Theories and Open Access Publishing, American Society of Criminology, November 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Toward Socially Just Criminal Justice Agencies, American Society of Criminology, November 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Critically Analyzing Data from the Office of National Drug Control Policy as Part of a “War on Drugs” Class, International Drug Policy Reform Conference, December 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., The Proper Role of a Criminologist, Revisited: Changing Criminal Justice Policy. Southern Criminal Justice Association, October 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., Drug War Lies, 2008: An Analysis of Claims Made in the President’s National Drug Control Strategy. Southern Criminal Justice Association, October 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., Realizing Socially Just Criminal Justice Agencies, American Society of Criminology, November 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., The Proper Role of a Criminologist, Revisited: Changing Criminal Justice Policy, American Society of Criminology, November 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., and Daniel Murphy.  Because You Can Never Have Enough: Economic Competition and Corporate Crime, World Conference on History and Economics, April 2009

Robinson, Matthew B. Drug War Lies 2009: An Analysis of President George W. Bush's Final National Drug Control Strategy. American Society of Criminology, November 2009

Robinson, Matthew B., The Failures of the Drug War. Presented to the Peace, Liberty & Justice Conference, April 2010

Robinson, Matthew B., Examining Drug War Statistics. Presented to the conference titled, “Rule of Law Reform and the Drug Trade: Challenges and Implications in Mexico and the United States” (sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Higher Education for Development, the Emory University Institute for Developing Nations, and the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico, September 2010.

Robinson, Matthew B., Drug War 2010: An Analysis of President Barack Obama’s First National Drug Control Strategy. American Society of Criminology, November 2010

Robinson, Matthew B., Contextual Anomie and Strain Theory: How Greed Produces Elite Deviance [poster session], American Society of Criminology, November 2010

Scherlen, Allan, and Matthew B. Robinson, “Unshackling the Journals of Criminal Justice,” North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, February 2011

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty in North Carolina: A Summary of the Data and Scientific Studies, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2011

Robinson, Matthew B., An Analysis of President Barack Obama’s First Two National Drug Control Strategies, Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2011

Robinson, Matthew B., Contextual Anomie and Strain Theory: How Greed Produces Elite Deviance [poster session], Southern Criminal Justice Association, September 2011

Robinson, Matthew B., Just the Facts: North Carolina's Death Penalty System According to the Data, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, February 2012

Robinson, Matthew B., Is Capital Punishment Just? Assessing the Death Penalty Using Justice Theory, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2012

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty in North Carolina: A Summary of the Data and Scientific Studies, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2012

Robinson, Matthew B., Change We Can Believe In? Assessing National Drug Control Policy Under President Obama, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 2012

Robinson, Matthew B., Media Coverage of Policing, Presented to the Korean National Police University International Seminar, October 2012

Robinson, Matthew B., All About the Context: Moving from Causes to the Complexity of Criminal Behavior, American Society of Criminology, November 2012

Caravelis-Hughes, Cynthia, and Matthew B. Robinson, Criminal Justice Practitioners’ Perceptions of Capital Punishment, American Society of Criminology, November 2012

 

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University Panels

Plenary Chair, Special Issues Facing University Instructors, Program for Instructional Excellence Fall Teaching Assistant Conference, The Florida State University, August 1996

Panel Chair, Change-Over in Lecturing, Program for Instructional Excellence Fall Teaching Assistant Conference, The Florida State University, August 1996

Panel Chair, Obstacles to Positive Learning Experiences in the Classroom, Program for Instructional Excellence Spring Teaching Assistant Conference, The Florida State University, January 1997

Panel Organizer, The Inside Scoop: Advice From the Freshly Seasoned, The Hubbard Center, Appalachian State University, September 1998

Panel Organizer, The Inside Scoop: Advice From the Freshly Seasoned, The Hubbard Center, Appalachian State University, September 1999

Conference Organizer, Communities in Crises, Summer Conference, Appalachian State University, June 2006

Panel Organizer and Moderator, The Constitution: Then and Now, ASU Constitution Day Appalachian State University, September 2007

Event Organizer and Moderator, The Real Death Penalty: Capital Punishment in America, Appalachian State University, February-March 2008 (included top scholars studying capital punishment and wrongful conviction, death row exonerees, and recent films depicting actual cases of wrongful conviction)

Conference Organizer, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, held in Boone, April 2008

Panel Organizer, The Constitution: Then and Now, ASU Constitution Day Appalachian State University, September 2009

Panel Organizer, Freedom of Speech and Religion: The Constitution, Tea Parties, Mosques, and Civility in Politics, ASU Constitution Day Appalachian State University, September 2010

Conference Organizer, North Carolina Criminal Justice Association, Raleigh, Febraury 2011

Panel Organizer, The Constitution and the Death Penalty, September 2012

Event Organizer and Moderator, The Death Penalty in North Carolina, the United States, and Beyond, Appalachian State University, September –November 2012 (included top scholars studying capital punishment)

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University Presentations

Robinson, Matthew B., Crime and the Common Sense Myth,  Congress of Graduate Students, The Florida State University, April 1994

Robinson, Matthew B., and Heather Howard-Donofrio, Change-Over in Lecturing, Program for Instructional Excellence Fall Teaching Assistant Conference, The Florida State University, August 1996

Robinson, Matthew B., Special Issues Facing University Instructors, Program for Instructional Excellence Fall Teaching Assistant Conference, The Florida State University, August 1996

Robinson, Matthew B., Heather Howard-Donofrio, and Clint Barineau, Obstacles to Positive Learning Experiences in the Classroom, Program for Instructional Excellence Spring Teaching Assistant Conference, The Florida State University, January 1997

Robinson, Matthew B., A New Faculty Member’s Research Agenda, colloquium presented to Appalachian State University, September 1997

Robinson, Matthew B., We’re Lecturing, But They’re Not Wired For It: Active Learning Strategies to Increase Student Learning, workshop conducted for the Hubbard Center at Appalachian State University, March 1998

Robinson, Matthew B., Keeping All the Balls in the Air: How to Juggle Your Multiple Responsibilities, The Hubbard Center, Appalachian State University, September 1998

Robinson, Matthew B., Diet and Human Behavior, Appalachian State University Dietetic Association, September 1998

Robinson, Matthew B., Careers in Criminal Justice, Freshman Seminar, Appalachian State University, October 1998

Robinson, Matthew B., Careers in Criminal Justice, Psychology careers classes, Appalachian State University, October 1998

Robinson, Matthew B., Careers in Criminal Justice, Psychology careers classes, Appalachian State University, March 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., Keeping All the Balls in the Air: How to Juggle Your Multiple Responsibilities, The Hubbard Center, Appalachian State University, September 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., Careers in Criminal Justice, Psychology careers classes, Appalachian State University, October 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., Preventing Terrorism, Forum sponsored by the International  Relations Association at Appalachian State University, October 2001

Robinson, Matthew B., McDonaldization of the Criminal Justice System, Sociology Urban and Rural Policy class, February 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty: Justifications and Potential Problems,  University Honors Class, November 2002

Robinson, Matthew B., The North Carolina Moratorium Movement, ASU Student  Government Association, March 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., Police Profiling, ASU Fraternity Council, April 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., Patriotism and Civil Liberties, September 11th, 2001: Before and After, September 2003, on-campus forum sponsored by the Department of Anthropology

Robinson, Matthew B., The Best Kept Secret about Productivity for Tenure and Promotion, Hubbard Center, September 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., What’s So Patriotic about the USA PATRIOT Act? Misfit Lecture Series, Watauga College, January 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act and Terrorism: Bush Versus Kerry (Versus the Evidence).  Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice Presidential Colloquium Series, October 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act and 9/11.  Presented to ASU Social Problems class, off campus, October 2005

Robinson, Matthew B., Poverty and Criminal Justice.  Presented to People Fighting Poverty, April 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Freak Out!  An Expert Criminologist Responds to a Rogue Economist’s Claims about Crime.  Presented to six sections of Freshmen Seminar, July 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Death Nation: Findings from a National Study of Capital Punishment Experts.  Presented to Model UN Conference, Appalachian State University, November 2006

Robinson, Matthew B., Iraq: Rhetoric v Reality.  Presented to Campus Anti-War Network, January 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Immigration, Crime, and Criminal Justice.  Presented to People Fighting Poverty, February 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Dick Cheney and The Project for a New American Century (PNAC): How PNAC Took Over the White House.  Presented to College Democrats, February 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Using Liberal Arts to Change the World (or Just Be a Good Citizen).  Presented as the Liberal Arts Requirement to the University of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, October 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., The Real Death Penalty.  Presented as the Knudson Lecture in Social Ethics to the University of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, October 2007

Robinson, Matthew B., Biases in Criminal Justice? Presented to the Ninth Annual Diversity Forum, Black Law Students Association, Ohio Northern University, February 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., The Empirical Realities of Capital Punishment: Does it Work, Is it Good Policy, Appalachian State University, February 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., What We Know About the Death Penalty and Why It Matters, Presented to ASU Philosophy of Ethics class, February 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., Domestic Reactions to 9/11, Presented as part of the panel, Authority , Liberty, and the War on Terror, Organized by the Campus Anti-War Network and Student ACLU club, March 2008.

Robinson, Matthew B., Racial Bias in Criminal Justice.  Presented as part of the panel, Race in the Criminal Justice System, Organized by a sociology class, April 2008.

Robinson, Matthew B., “The USA PATRIOT Act and Other Bush Administration Policies after 9/11.” Presented as part of Constitution Day, September 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., A Strategy for Increasing Productivity, Mentee Lunch (The Balancing Act), Hubbard Center, Appalachian State University, November 2008

Robinson, Matthew B., A Strategy for Increasing Productivity (The Balancing Act), Hubbard Center, Appalachian State University, January 2010

Robinson, Matthew B., The Failures of the Drug War, Peace, Liberty & Justice Conference, April 2010

Robinson, Matthew B., Connecting Teaching, Research, and Service (The Balancing Act), Hubbard Center, Appalachian State University, November 2010

Robinson, Matthew B., The Drug War. Presented to Newland Hall, Appalachian State University, November 2010

Robinson, Matthew B., Evaluating Criminal Justice Policy. Presented to American Social Welfare class, Appalachian State University, April 2011.

Robinson, Matthew B., Race and Criminal Justice. Presented to a panel organized by graduate students at Appalachian State University, November 2011

Robinson, Matthew B., Is Amendment One Just? Invited presentation to ASU, sponsored by the People’s Alliance for American Liberty and Coalition to Protect All NC Families’ “Race to the Ballot” initiative), February 2012

Robinson, Matthew B., Drug legalization. Invited presentation to English class at Appalachian State University, March 2012

Robinson, Matthew B., What’s Race Got to Do With It? The Trayvon Martin Shooting. Appalachian State University, April 2012.

Robinson, Matthew B. Evaluating Criminal Justice Policy: The Death Penalty and the Drug war. Appalachian State University, April 2012.

Robinson, Matthew B., The History of the Death Penalty in North Carolina, Presented to Appalachian State University, September 2012

Robinson, Matthew B., Just the Facts: The Death Penalty in North Carolina, Presented to Appalachian State University, October 2012

Robinson, Matthew B., Social Justice Roundtable presenter. Invited presentation to Appalachian State University as part of Social Justice Week, March 2013

Robinson, Matthew B., Racial disparities in criminal justice. Invited presentation to panel, Appalachian State University, April 2013

Robinson, Matthew B., Capital punishment locally, nationally, and internationally. Invited presentation to Ethics class, Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute, April 2013

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Community Panels

Panel Organizer, The Mentally Ill and the Criminal Justice System, National Alliance of the Mentally Ill of the High Country, April 1998

Panel Organizer, Advanced Directives and The Mentally Ill, National Alliance of the Mentally Ill of the High Country, November 1998

Event Organizer, No War on Iraq rally and march, December 2002

Event Organizer, No War on Iraq rally and march, February 2003

Conference Organizer, Communities in Crises, Summer Conference, Appalachian State University, June 2006

 

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Community Presentations

Robinson, Matthew B., Treatment: To Force or Not to Force, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-High Country, August 1998

Robinson, Matthew B., School Violence: Nature, Extent, and Prevention, Watauga County Schools, July 1999

Robinson, Matthew B., Author Meets Critics: Justice Blind?  Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice, Book Warehouse, Boone, NC, July 2001

Robinson, Matthew B., Author Meets Critics: Justice Blind?  Ideals and Realities of American Criminal Justice, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Raleigh, NC, September 2001

Robinson, Matthew B., Why the War on Iraq is Not Justice,  Presented to panel sponsored by the  Interfaith Alliance for Peace and Justice, January 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., Why the War on Iraq is Not Justice,  Presented to panel sponsored by the  Interfaith Alliance for Peace and Justice, February 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., Injustice in Iraq, Presented to rally sponsored by the High Country Citizens for Peace and Justice, February 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., The War as Diversion,  Presented to panel sponsored by the Interfaith Alliance for Peace and Justice, February 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., Why the War on Iraq is Not Justice,  Presented to panel sponsored by the  Interfaith Alliance for Peace and Justice, March 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., Patriotism After September 11th, 2001  Presented to panel sponsored by the Interfaith Alliance for Peace and Justice, July 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act  Presented to Watauga County Library Board of Directors, October 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act  Presented to Friends of the Watauga County Library Board of Directors, October 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act  Presented to the Economic Development Steering Committee of the Boone Chamber of Commerce, November 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act  Presented to Boone Lions Club, November 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act  Presented to Watauga Democratic Party, December 2003

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act  Presented to Boone Rotary, January 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act  Presented to Boone Unitarian and Universalist Fellowship, January 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty and the Mentally Ill Presented to the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill-High Country, March 2004

Robinson, Matthew B., The USA PATRIOT Act  Presented to Fifth Congressional District Democratic Party, May 2004

Robinson, Matthew B. and Renee Scherlen.  Lies, Damned Lies, and Drug War Statistics, Presented to the CATO Institute and the top policy analyst from the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Washington, DC, April 2007.

Robinson, Matthew B., Why I Engage the World Politically. Presented to the Boone Unitarian and Universalist Fellowship, July 2010.

Robinson, Matthew B., Confronting Political Extremism. Presented to the Democratic Women’s Club, August 2010

Robinson, Matthew B., How Fraud of the 1% Led to the Demise of the 99%. Presented to Occupy Boone, November 2011

Robinson, Matthew B., North Carolina‘s Real  Death Penalty: A Summary of the Data and Scientific Studies. Invited presentation to UNC-Asheville, sponsored by the ACLU of North Carolina, November 2011

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty in North Carolina. Presentation to the Town Council of Boone, August 2011

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty in North Carolina. Invited presentation to Western Carolinians for Prison Reform, August 2011

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty in North Carolina, presented to Town Council of Boone, February 2013

Robinson, Matthew B., The Death Penalty in North Carolina, presented to Town Council of Boone, April 2013

 

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