VITA

 

 Joanne Belknap

Departments of Sociology and Women’s Studies

Campus Box 327

University of Colorado

Boulder, CO 80309-0327

phone: 303/735-2182

e_mail: belknap@sobek.colorado.edu

 

Academic Employment

 

Associate Professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, University of Colorado, 1998-present.

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Women’s Studies, University of Cincinnati, 1991-1998.

                Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Women’s Studies, University of Cincinnati, 1986-1991.

 

Education

 

Ph.D., 1986, Criminal Justice and Criminology, Michigan State University. Dissertation: The Impact of Poverty, Income Inequality, and Unemployment on Crime Rates. (Advisor: Dr. Merry Morash)

 

M.S., 1983, Criminal Justice,  Michigan State University. Thesis:  Relationships Between Offender and Offense Characteristics and the Severity of  Placements for State Wards.  (Advisor: Dr. Merry Morash)

 

                B.A., 1981, Political Science, University of Colorado

                                Regent Scholar and Scholarship Recipient         

                                Senior year: University of Lancaster, England

                                Graduated With Distinction

 

 

RESEARCH

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Books

 

Belknap, Joanne. The Invisible Woman: Gender, Crime, and Justice.  Belmont, CA. Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1996.  (Second Edition in press)

 

Refereed Articles

 

*Belknap, Joanne, and Jennifer Hartman. “Police Responses to Woman Battering: Victim Advocates’ Reports.”  International Review of Victimology, Vos. 1-3: 159-177.

 

*Jones, Dana A., and Joanne Belknap. “Police Responses to Battering in a Pro-Arrest Jurisdiction.” Justice Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 249-273, 1999.

 

Belknap, Joanne, Bonnie Fisher, and Francis Cullen. “The Development of a Comprehensive Measure of the Sexual Victimization of College Women.” Violence Against Women, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 185-214, 1999.

 

Erez, Edna, and Joanne Belknap.  “In Their Own Words: Battered Women’s Assessment of Systemic Responses.” Violence and Victims, Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 3-20, 1998.


 

Erez, Edna, and Joanne Belknap. “Battered Women and the Criminal Justice System: The Service Providers’ Perceptions.” The European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 37-57, 1998.

 

*Proto-Campise, Laura, Joanne Belknap, and John Wooldredge.  “High School Students’ Adherence to Rape Myths and the Effectiveness of High School Rape Awareness Programs.” Violence Against Women, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 308-328, 1998.

 

*Belknap, Joanne, Kristi Holsinger, and Melissa Dunn.  “Understanding Incarcerated Girls: The Results of a Focus Group Study.” Prison Journal, Vol. 77, No. 4, pp. 381-404, 1997.

 

Belknap, Joanne and Edna Erez.  "Redefining Sexual Harassment:  Confronting Sexism in the 21st Century." Justice Professional, Vol. 10, pp. 143-159, 1997.

 

Belknap, Joanne. "Policewomen, Policemen, or Both?:  Issues of Recruitment and Training for Responses to Woman Battering." Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, Vol. 12, No. 3: 215-234, 1996.

 

Belknap, Joanne. "Law Enforcement Officers' Attitudes About the Appropriate Responses to Woman Battering." International Review of Victimology, Vol. 4, No. 1: 47-62, 1995.

 

*Belknap, Joanne and K. Douglas McCall. "Woman Battering and Police Referrals." Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 22, No. 3: 195_208, 1994.

 

*Belknap, Joanne and Jill K. Shelley.  "The New Lone Ranger: Policewomen on Patrol." American Journal of Police, Vol. 12, No. 2: 47_75, 1993.

 

Belknap, Joanne.  "Women in Conflict:  An Analysis of Women Correctional Officers." Women and Criminal Justice, Vol. 2, No. 2 (Spring): 89_115, 1991. (Reprinted in The Criminal Justice System and Women, 2nd Edition. Barbara Raffel Price and Natalie J. Sokoloff, Eds., New York: McGraw_Hill, pp. 404_420, 1995.)

 

Belknap, Joanne.  "Police Training in Domestic Violence: Officers' Perceptions and Knowledge of the Law." American Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Spring): 248_267, 1990.

 

Belknap, Joanne.  "Routine Activity Theory and the Risk of Rape: Analyzing Ten Years of the National Crime Survey Data." Criminal Justice Policy Review, Vol. 2, No. 4 (December): 337_356, 1987.

 

Belknap, Joanne, Merry Morash, and Robert Trojanowicz.  "Implementing a Community Policing Model for Work with Juveniles." Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 14, No. 2 (June): 211_245, 1987.

 

Morash, Merry, Joanne Belknap, and Florence Ferguson. "An Empirical Assessment of Exemplary Project Publications:  Do They Provide the Necessary Information?"  Journal of Criminal Justice, Vol. 14, No. 6, pp. 509_528, 1986.

 

Belknap, Joanne.  "The Effect of Local Policy on the Sentencing of State Wards." Justice Quarterly, Vol. 1, No. 4 (December): 549_561, 1984.

 

 

 

*Publications co-authored with students

 

Non-Peer-Refereed Articles

 

Belknap, Joanne. 2000. “Violent Girls: Who Are They and What Do They Need?” Public Service Psychology 25(2):9 and 15.

 

Belknap, Joanne, Dee L.R. Graham, P. Gail Allen, Jennifer Hartman, Victoria Lippen, and Jennifer Sutherland. 1999. "Predicting Court Outcomes in Intimate Partner Violence Cases: Preliminary Findings."  Domestic Violence Report 5(1):1_10.

 

Belknap, Joanne, and Kristi Holsinger. 1997. “The Trouble with Delinquent Girls.” Focal Point 11(1): 8-11.

 

Belknap, Joanne. 1996. “Programming and Health Care Accessibility for Incarcerated Women.” Federal Probation 60(4): 34-39. (Reprinted as a chapter in States of Confinement: Policing, Detention, and Prisons.  Joy James, Ed., New York: St. Martin’s Press, pp. 102-121, 2000.)

 

Belknap, Joanne. 1989. "The Economics_Crime Link." Criminal Justice Abstracts 21(1): 140_157.

 

Book Chapters

 

Belknap, Joanne. “Girls and Women as Victims and Offenders in the Criminal Processing System,” in Gender Mosaics: Social Perspectives, D. Vannoy, Ed.  Roxbury Press (Forthcoming).

 

*Belknap, Joanne, Ruth E. Fleury, Heather C. Melton, Cris M. Sullivan, and Amy Leisenring. “To Go or Not to Go?: Preliminary Findings on Battered Women’s Decisions Regarding Court Cases,” in Woman Battering in the United States: Till Death Do Us Part, Helen Eigenberg, Ed. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.

*Belknap, Joanne and Kristi Holsinger. “An Overview of Delinquent Girls:  How Theory and Practice Have Failed and the Need for Innovative Changes,” in Female Crime and Delinquency: Critical Perspectives and Effective Interventions, R.T. Zaplin, Ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishing, Inc., pp. 31-64, 1998.

 

Belknap, Joanne and Edna Erez." The Victimization of Women on College Campuses: Courtship Violence, Date Rape, and Sexual Harassment" in Campus Crime: Legal, Social, and Policy Issues, Bonnie Fisher and John Sloan, Eds. Springfield, IL: Charles A. Thomas Publishers,  pp. 156-178, 1995.

 

Belknap, Joanne.  "Perceptions of Woman Battering," in The Changing Roles of Women in the Criminal Justice System:  Offenders, Victims, and Professionals, 2nd edition. I. Moyer, Ed. Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, pp. 181_202, 1992.

 

Belknap, Joanne. "The Sexual Victimization of Unmarried Women by Nonrelative Acquaintances," in Violence in Dating Relationships:  Emerging Social Issues, M. Pirog_Good and J. Stets, Eds. NY: Praeger Publishers, pp. 205_218, 1989.

 

Encyclopedia Entries

 

Belknap, Joanne. “Gender and Deviance.”  In Encyclopedia of Criminology and Deviant Behavior, Peter Adler, Patti Adler, and Jay Corzine, Editors.  (Forthcoming)

 

*Belknap, Joanne, and Kristi Holsinger. “Gender Discrimination and Status Offenses.”  In Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, Nicole Rafter (Ed.).  Oryx Press: Phoenix, AZ. (Forthcoming)

 

Belknap, Joanne. “Community Policing.”  In Encyclopedia of Women and Crime, Nicole Rafter (Ed.).  Oryx Press: Phoenix, AZ. (Forthcoming)

 

Erez, Edna and Joanne Belknap. "Policing Domestic Violence," in The Encyclopedia of Police Science, W. G. Bailey, ed.  Garland Publishing, pp. 223_231, 1995.

 

Teaching Related Publications

 

Belknap, Joanne. "Criminal Justice Teaching Practicum I: Teaching Doctoral Students to Teach." Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 121-136, 1996.

 

Belknap, Joanne.  "It Happened to Me": Response No. 1."  Feminist Teacher, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 27_28, 1987.

 

Monographs

 

*Belknap, Joanne, Melissa Dunn, and Kristi Holsinger. Moving Toward Juvenile Justice and Youth-Serving Systems that Address the Distinct Experience of the Adolescent Female.  Gender Specific Services Work Group Report to the Governor.  Office of Criminal Justice Services, Columbus, OH. February, 1997, 36 pp.

 

Belknap, Joanne, Merry Morash, and Robert Trojanowicz. Implementing a Community Policing Model.  A monograph published by the Flint Neighborhood Foot Patrol Project, 1986, Community Policing Series No. 8, 1986.

 

Trojanowicz, Robert and Joanne Belknap.  Community Policing: Training Issues.  A monograph published by the Flint Neighborhood Foot Patrol Project, Community Policing Series No. 9, 1986.

 

Published Speeches

 

Belknap, Joanne.  "Racism on Campus." Vital Speeches, Vol. LVII, No. 10, pp. 308_312, 1991.  (Reprinted in Why Don't You Talk Right?: Multicultural Communication Perspectives. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., pp. 67_75, 1992.  Reprinted in Speech as Symbolic Action: A Working Textbook, 2nd Edition. J. C. Rountree and S. Sciame_Giesecke, eds. Simon & Schuster, pp. 48_55, 1992, and in the same book, 3rd Edition (forthcoming).)

 

 

Book Reviews

 

Belknap, Joanne. 2000. Review of Jill Davies, Eleanor Lyon, and (1998).  Safety Planning With Battered Women, in Violence and Victims (forthcoming).

 

Belknap, Joanne. 1998.  Review of Barbara Owen (1998).‘In the Mix’: Struggle and Survival in a Women’s Prison. Western Criminology ReviewI 1 (2) [Online].  http://wcr.sonoma.edu/v1n2/belknap.html.

 

Belknap, Joanne. 1997. “Variations in Perspectives and Quality in Three Books on Rape.” Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 22,  No. 1, pp. 77-84.

 

Review of Gregory M. Herek and Kevin T. Berrill, Eds. Hate Crimes: Confronting Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men, in Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 20,  No. 1, pp. 81-83.

 

Review of Carol Smart's Feminism and the Power of Law, in Women and Criminal Justice, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 129_131, 1994.

 

Review of Gary David Comstock's Violence Against Lesbians and Gay Men, in Criminal Justice Review, Vol. 18 No. 1, pp. 91_93, 1993.

 

Review of Gary D. LaFree's Rape and Criminal Justice, in Women and Criminal Justice, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 107_112, 1991.

 

Review of Eve S. Buzawa and Carl G. Buzawa's Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Response, in The American Journal of Police, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 86_88, 1991.

 

Review of Peggy Reeves Sanday's Fraternity Gang Rape, in Criminal Justice Policy Review, Vol. 4 No. 3 (September), pp.285_287, 1990. 

 

Review of Alden D. Miller and Lloyd E. Ohlin's Delinquency and Opportunity in Criminal Justice Policy Review, Vol. 12 No. 1 (Spring), pp. 50_51, 1987.

 

Review of Howard Williams's The Law and Politics of Police Discretion in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 76 (Winter):1160_1162, 1986.

 

Manuscripts Under Review

 

*Gaarder, Emily, and Joanne Belknap.” Tenuous Borders: Girls Transferred to Adult Court.”  Submitted to: Criminology (status: revise and resubmit)

 

*Melton, Heather C., and Joanne Belknap. “He Hits, She Hits: Assessing Gender Differences and Similarities in Officially Reported Intimate Partner Violence.” Submitted to: Criminal Justice & Behavior (status: conditional acceptance)

 

 

Funded Research

 

Principal Investigator on 2000 State of Colorado Department of Human Services Grant “Assessing the Needs of Delinquent and pre-Delinquent Girls in Colorado: A Focus Group Study.”  Funded for $23,523.

 

Principal Investigator (Co-Principal Investigator Cris Sullivan) on 2000 National Institute of Justice Grant “A Longitudinal Study of Battered Women in the System.” Second Year Funded for $182,000.

 

Principal Investigator (Co-Principal Investigator Cris Sullivan) on 1999 National Institute of Justice Grant “A Longitudinal Study of Battered Women in the System.” First Year Funded for $235,000.

 

Principal Investigator on 1997-1998 Office of Criminal Justice Services (Columbus, OH) Grant “Assessing the Gender Specific Program and Service Needs for Adolescent Females in the Juvenile Justice System in Ohio.” Funded for $60,000.

 

Principal Investigator on 1998 Canadian Embassy Faculty Research Grant “Judicial Decision-Making in Domestic Violence Cases in Saskatchewan.”  Funded for $3,500.

 

Principal Investigator (co-Principal Investigator Dee Graham) on 1997-1998 National Institute of Justice Grant “Factors Related to Domestic Violence Court Dispositions in a Large Urban Area: The Role of Victim/Witness Reluctance and Other Variables.”  Funded for $119,000.

 

Co-Principal Investigator (with Bonnie Fisher and Francis Cullen) on 1996-97 National Institute of Justice Grant “The Extent and Nature of Sexual Victimization of College Women: A National-Level Analysis.”  Funded for $280,000.

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

1999-present         Associate Professor, Departments of Sociology and Women’s Studies, University of Colorado

1998-1999               Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado

1991_1998              Associate Professor, Department of Criminal  Justice, University of Cincinnati

1986_1991              Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati

1983_1984              Instructor, Michigan State University

COURSES TAUGHT

 

Graduate:

    Special Topics in Criminology: Violence Against Women

     Women, the Law, and Social Control (designed this course)

     The Female Offender (designed this course)

     Criminal Justice Teaching Practicum  (      "         "     "     )

     Basic Research Methods in Criminal Justice

     Criminal Justice Policy Analysis

     Theory and Philosophy of Law Enforcement

     Criminal Justice Comprehensive Planning

   

Upper-Level Undergraduate:

     Topics in Sex and Gender: Hate Crimes (designed this course)

     Topics in Criminology: Female Offenders (designed this course)

     Violence Against Women and Girls (designed this course)

     Analysis of Sexual Assault

     Women and Crime

     Race, Class, and Crime

     Criminal Justice Research Methods

     Date Rape  (designed this one_day, one_credit course)

     Battered Women's Syndrome (designed this one_credit course)

     Sexual Harassment (designed this one_credit course)

 

Lower-Level Undergraduate:

     Introduction to Criminal Justice

     Juvenile Justice Process

     Police and the Community

     Introduction to Feminist Studies

 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

 

Professional Appointments and Awards

-University of Colorado Elizabeth Moen “Walk the Talk” Award, 2000.

-American Society of Criminology, Division on Women and Crime: Distinguished Scholar Award, 1997.

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

-University of Cincinnati, Faculty Achievement Award, 1997.

-College of Education Teaching Award, University of Cincinnati, 1996.

_Task Force on Violence Against Women, for U.S. Attorney General  Janet Reno, 1995.

_Center for Women and Policing (a national organization),  Advisory Board, 1994_present.

_American Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime,  Secretary_Treasurer, 994_95.

_American Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime,  Awards Committee, 1994_96,  Chair 1995_1996.

_American Society of Criminology Awards Committee, 1994_95.

_The Light Center, Board member, 1992_present. (This is an  organization to help homeless, raped, battered, and imprisoned  women and girls, based in Columbus, Ohio.)

_National Institute of Justice (NIJ), reviewer, 1993_present.

_Society for the Study of Social Problems Division on Crime and  Delinquency, Outstanding Scholarship Award Committee, 1992,  Chair.

_Ohio Governor's Task Force on Incarcerated Women, 1990_1992.

_Recipient, Women's Studies Summer Research Grant, $2,500, 1991.

_Expert Testimony to the Los Angeles Police Department Warren Christopher  Commission regarding the Rodney King Police  Brutality Case, "Gender Issues and Police Use of Force,"  May, 1991.

_College of Education Service Award, University of Cincinnati, June, 1991.

_University of Cincinnati's Racial Awareness Pilot  Project Faculty Award, 1990.

_Appointed to Associate Consultant Panel, Journal of Criminal Law  and Criminology, 1990.

_Appointed to Editorial Board, Justice Quarterly, 1989_1991, and  1994_1996.

_Editorial Board, Women and Criminal Justice, 1988_present, Associate Editor, 1994-present.

_Editorial Board, Journal of Criminal Justice  Education,  1988_1993.

_Editorial Board, Journal of Crime and Justice, 1995_present.

-Editorial Board, Aggression and Violent Behavior, 1995-present.

_Recipient (with S. E. Skovron), University of Cincinnati Women's  Studies Mini_Grant, 1989.

_American Society of Criminology, Division of Women and Crime,  Nominations Committee, 1989_1991, Chair, 1990.

_Program Committee, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 1987_1988.

_Selected to Participate in the Inter_University Consortium for Political and Social Research Summer Training Program, Quantitative Analysis of Crime and Criminal Justice, University of  Michigan, 1986.

_Winner of the 1984 National Anderson Student Paper Contest,  Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

_Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Student Affairs Committee,  1988_1989.

_American Society of Criminology, Interorganizational Relationships Committee, 1987_1988.

_Book Reviewer for Dorsey Press, MacMillan Publishing, State University of New York Press, - Journal peer manuscript reviewer for Social Problems, Criminology, Justice Quarterly,  Journal of Crime and Justice, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Criminal Justice and Behavior, American Journal of  Police, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, American  Journal of Criminal Justice, and Women and Criminal Justice.

_Panel Discussant or Chair for: "Sexual Harassment" (Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences 1993); "Teaching Cultural Diversity and  Confronting the 'Isms'" (Society for the Study of  Social Problems, 1991); "Current Research on Rape,"  (American Society  of Criminology, 1990); "Managing Mentoring: Issues for Women and  Black Faculty," (Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 1990);   "Adults Who Abuse Children, and  Children Who Abuse Adults," (American Society of Criminology, 1988); "Rape: Differences in Perception and Reporting."         (American Society of Criminology, 1987); "Crimes Against Women" (Academy of Criminal          Justice Sciences, 1987);  "Economic Issues:  Women and Crime" (American Society of Criminology,  1986); "Social Control and the Juvenile Delinquent" (Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, 1986);   "Analysis of Criminal and Delinquent Patterns" (Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, 1986); "Child Sexual Abuse: Recognition and Repercussions"   (American Society of  Criminology, 1985); "Media Portrayal: Victimization of Women" (American Society of Criminology, 1984).

_Student Paper Award Judge, Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, October, 1987.  _Editor_in_Chief of quarterly newsletter for Michigan Women in  Criminal Justice, 1982_1986. _Department Representative, Council of Graduate Students,  Michigan State University, 1981_1986.

 

University_wide Service:

-Advisory Board, Domestic Violence Graduate Certificate Program, 1998-present.

-Sexual Assault Task Force, member, 1997-98.

-Elected Board Member, University of Cincinnati A.A.U.P., 1996-1998.

_Association of Women Faculty, Board member, 1994_1997; President, 1996.

_Departmental Representative, Program to Reward and Improve Teaching (PIRT), a University  FIPSE Grant, 1994_present.

_General Education Curriculum Approval Committee, member, 1992_1994.

_Co_chair, AAUP Strike Committee, 1993.

_University Student Appeals Committee, 1992_1993.

_Writing Across the Curriculum Committee, member, 1991_1992.

_Advisory Committee, University of Cincinnati Peace Education Certificate, 1987-1990.

_Faculty Advisor, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Student Organization, 1986_1992.

_Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Criminal Justice Organization, 1986_1988.

_Association of Women Faculty, member, 1989_present; President, 1996.

_Search Committee, Associate Director of Women's Programs and  Services, 1988.

 

College Service:

_Co_Chair of College Women Faculty Dean's Committee, 1990_1991.

_Chair of College Affirmative Action Committee, 1990_1991.

_Chair of College Racial Awareness Committee, 1989_1990.

_College Faculty Senate Departmental Representative, 1989_1992.

_Faculty Senate Racial Awareness Committee, 1989_1990.

_Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, 1992_93,  1989_ 90, and 1994_95.

_Outstanding Senior Award, committee member, 1988.

_University of Cincinnati Space Committee, 1987_88.

_Human Subjects Committee, 1986_1990.

 

Departmental Service:

-Executive Committee, Sociology, Member, 1999-present.

-Faculty Search Chair, 2000-2001 (Sociology)

-Faculty Search Committee, 1999-2000 (Sociology)

-Diversity Committee, Chair, 1996-1998 (Criminal Justice)

-Graduate Methods Committee, 1994-1998

_Graduate Methods/Statistics Committee, member 1991_1993 (Criminal Justice)

_Faculty Search, Chair, 1986_1987 (Criminal Justice)

_Adjunct Faculty Search, Chair, 1987 and 1989 (Criminal Justice)

_Undergraduate Committee, Chair, 1987_1988 (Criminal Justice)

_Chair and Initiator of Criminal Justice Adjunct Faculty Committee, 1988_1992. (Including developing a manual for  Adjunct Faculty) (Criminal Justice)

_Graduate Committee, 1986_1989, 1991_1992, 1994_1995 (Criminal Justice)

_Developed new Teaching Evaluation, 1991 (Criminal Justice)

 

 Women's Studies Service:

-Arts and Sciences Council Representative, 1998-present.

-Reappointment Committee, Women’s Studies, Chair, 1999-present.

-Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Document for Women’s Studies, Chair, 1999.

-Graduate Advisory Committee, 1996-1998.

_Review of Director, Chair, 1995.

_Faculty Member, 1986_1998.

_Governance Committee, 1994_1998.

_Search Committee, Director, 1992_93.

_Search Committee, Associate Director, 1990.

_Anti_Racism Committee, 1989_1990.

_Program Committee, 1989_1990.

_Curriculum Committee, 1989_1990.

_Nominations Committee, 1989_1990 and 1992_93.

_Participant and Presenter in FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of   Postsecondary Education) award for Interdisciplinary Women's   Studies  Development  Seminar,  University of Cincinnati, 1989_1990.

 

Invited Guest Speaker:

-“Precursors to Adolescent Female Offending,” Annual Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division Conference, Pueblo, CO, April, 2000.

-“He Hits, She Hits: Assessing Gender Differences and Similarities in Intimate Partner Violence,” Brown Bag presentation in Boulder County Safehouse Serices, Boulder, CO, March, 2000.

-Panel Speaker Responding to “Children and Violence: Comparing American and Japanese Solutions.” University of Colorado, September 1999.

-Workshop on “The Female Juvenile Offender” for the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice “Juvenile Justice Professionals: Making Connections” Meeting.  Tallahassee, FL, October, 1998.

-Responses to “What Works: Women and Juvenile Females in Community Corrections.”  The 6th Annual Research Conference of The International Community Corrections Association, September, 1998.

-Speech on “Understanding Delinquent Girls: The Results of an Ohio Focus Group Study.”  Appleton, WI, July 1998.

-Presentation on “National and Local Data on Delinquent Girls: Their Crimes and the Responses to Them,” Governor’s Summit on Juvenile Delinquency, Columbus, OH, June 1998.

- Speech on “Systemic Responses to Woman Battering.” The One Year Anniversary of Beijing International      Women’s Conference, University of Cincinnati, September, 1996.

-Speech on “Systemic Responses to Woman Battering.” Pretrial Services, Columbus, OH, November, 1996.

-Speech on “The Victimization of Women.”  The University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, November, 1995.

-Speech on “Women and the Criminal Justice System.” The University of Athens Sociology Department, Athens, Greece, November, 1995.

-Speech on “Battered Women.” American Hellenic Society, Athens, Greece, November, 1995.

_Speech on “Women in Prison,” Friends of Women's Studies,  Cincinnati, OH, September 1994.

_Speech on “Women in Prison,” Grailville, OH, April 1994.

_"Grand Rounds" for Physicians at the University  of Cincinnati, "Responding to Rape Victims," September, 1991.

_Invited to debate "Pornography: A Feminist Perspective,"   Antioch College, March, 1991.

_Selected to present a speech on "Racism at UC," for the All_ University Faculty Retreat,  October,   1990.

_Women's Studies Presents, "Women in Conflict," April, 1991.

_Cincinnati Coalition Against Domestic Violence, topic:  Police  Attitudes about Battered Women and Batterers.  March, 1991.

_Antioch College, Pornography Conference, topic: A Feminist  Perspective on Pornography. March, 1991.

_Ohio Council of Criminal Justice Education, Mid_Winter Conference, topic: Policewomen and Women in Corrections. January, 1991.

_Ohio Peace  Officer  Training  Council Women in Law Enforcement  Seminar, topic: Violence Against Women. London, Ohio, November, 1989.

_Women Helping Women/YWCA Cincinnati Battered Women's Vigil,  November, 1989.

_Friends of Women's Studies, University of Cincinnati, topic:  Sexual Victimization.  May, 1989.

_Cincinnati Women's Conference, topic:    Women in Prison.    Cincinnati, Ohio, April, 1989.

_Miami University, topic: Date Rape.  March, 1989.

_Cincinnati Shriner's Club, topic: Date Rape. September, 1988.

_Ohio Peace Officer Training Council Women   in  Law Enforcement  Seminar, topic: Racism Among White Policewomen. London, Ohio,  September, 1988.

_University of Cincinnati College of Education, topic: Exploring   Racism in the Classroom.  May, 1988.

 

Community Appointments and Awards

-Denver Domestic Violence Task Force, member, 1998-present.

-Citizen’s Police Advisory Commission, appointed by Cincinnati City Council, 1996-1998.

-Future Environments, Inc. (Federal day care center), elected Board member and Treasurer,

  1996-1998.

-Human Services Award, Cincinnati Coalition on Domestic Violence, October, 1995.

_Police Training Advisory Committee, Cincinnati Police  Department, 1991_1993.

_Cincinnati YWCA Protection from Abuse Board, member, 1987_1993.

_Cincinnati Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1987_1988.

_Police Liaison Committee of the Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1987_1988.

_Honorary Member, Women Law Enforcement Officers of Ohio, 1987_1990.

 

Professional Memberships

 

_American Society of Criminology

-Society for Women in Sociology

 

 


REFERENCES

                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Dr. Merry Morash, Director                                                               Dr. Patricia Van Voorhis

Michigan State University                                                 Division of Criminal Justice

School of Criminal Justice                                                  P.O. Box 210389

560 Baker Hall                                                                                       University of Cincinnati

East Lansing, MI 48824                                                                       Cincinnati, OH 45221-0389

517/355-2197                                                                                         513/556-5831

 

Dr. Edna Erez, Chair                                                                             Dr. Janet Jacobs, Chair

Criminal Justice Studies                                                                      Women’s Studies

Bowman 113                                                                                          Campus Box 246

Kent State University                                                                          University of Colorado

Kent, OH 44242                                                                                    Boulder, CO 80309-0246

330/672-3239                                                                                         303/492-3202

 

Dr. Claire Renzetti, Chair                                                                     Dr. Dennis Mileti, Chair     

Sociology Department                                                                        Sociology Department

St. Joseph College                                                                               University of Colorado

5600 City Ave.                                                                                      Campus Box 327

Philadelphia, PA 19131                                                                        Boulder, CO 80309-0327

610/660-1680                                                                                         303/492-6428

 

 


1997 Conference Presentations

 

*Belknap, Joanne, Holsinger, Alex, and Holsinger, Kristi.  “Female Prisoners: A Second Look at the Kinsey Data.”A paper presented at the 1997 annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA, November.

 

*Van Voorhis, Patricia, Belknap, Joanne, Hartman, Jennifer, Holsinger, Kristi, and Johnson, Shelley.  “The Impact of Divorce Circumstances, Processes, and Outcomes on Mental Health (Stress).” A paper presented at the 1997 annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA, November.

 

*Holsinger, Kristi, and Belknap, Joanne. “An Overview of Delinquent Girls: How Theory and Practice Have Failed and the Need for Innovative Changes.”  A paper presented at the 1997 annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA, November.

 

*Hartman, Jennifer, and Belknap, Joanne.  “Judges’, Prosecutors’, and Defense Attorneys’ Perceptions of Domestic Violence Cases: Preliminary Findings.”  A paper presented at the 1997 annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA, November.

 

Erez, Edna, and Belknap, Joanne. “The Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence: The Victims’ Perspective.” A paper presented at the 1997 annual meetings of the International Symposium on Victimology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, August.

 

*Hartman, Jennifer, and Belknap, Joanne.  “Factors Influencing Court-Level Decision-Making in Domestic Violence Cases: Preliminary Findings.”  A paper presented at the 1997 annual meetings of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA, November.

 

*Black, Tyra, Ginsburg, Jennifer, and Belknap, Joanne. “Sexual Victimization in Fraternities: A Comparison of Black and White Fraternities.” A paper presented at the 1997 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY, March.

 

*Ginsburg, Jennifer, Black, Tyra, and Belknap, Joanne.  Gender Differences in the Reporting of Sexually Abusive Behavior in Fraternities.” A paper presented at the 1997 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY, March.

 

Belknap, Joanne.  The Invisible Woman: Gender, Crime, and Justice.  Author Meets Critic.  The 1997 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY, March.

 

*Holsinger, Kristi, Belknap, Joanne, Dunn, Melissa, and Koch, Barbara.  “Delinquent Girls’ Experiences and Needs.”  A paper presented at the 1997 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY, March.

 

*Schwan, Nicole, and Belknap, Joanne.  “Factors Related to Police Decision-Making in Domestic Violence Cases.” A paper presented at the 1997 Annual Meetings of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY, March.

 

(I have presented approximately 50 other conference papers prior to 1997.  Please contact me if you would like a list.)