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.)