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Department of Criminal Justice

Humphreys Building 300
Warrensburg, MO 64093
Phone: 660-543-4950





Dr. Jennifer Varriale Carson

Assistant Professor

Education

Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland

M.A. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Maryland

B.S. in Child Psychology, University of Minnesota

Classes Regularly Taught

CJ 1000 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 3600 - Intro. to Crim. Justice Research & Stat.
CJ 4444 -Terrorism

Research Interests

Terrorism
Gender and Crime
Evidenced-based Policy
Comparative Criminology

Selected Publications

Carson, J.V., LaFree, G., & Dugan, L. (2012). Terrorist and nonterrorist criminal attacks by radical environmental and animal rights groups in the United States, 1970-2007. Terrorism and Political Violence, 24(2), 295-315.

Varriale, J. (2008). Female gang members and desistance: Pregnancy as a potential exit strategy? Journal of Gang Research, 14(4), 35-64.

Contact Information

Office: Humphreys Building, Room 301C-1
Phone: 660-543-4275
Email: jcarson@ucmo.edu