Tara O'Connor Shelley, Ph.D.
EDUCATION
2006 Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Florida State University
Dissertation Title: Environmental Threat, Environmental Crime Salience, and
Social Control
Advisor: Professor Ted Chiricos
1997 M.S. in Justice, Law and Society
The American University
Advisor: Professor Brian Forst
1995 B.A. in Government
The University of Redlands
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2016-Present Associate Professor
Director of the Institute for Criminal Justice Leadership and Public Policy
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies
Tarleton State University
Courses taught at Tarleton: Foundations of Criminological Theory, Victimology.
2012-August 2016 Associate Professor
Center for the Study of Crime and Justice (CSCJ) (Co-Director)
` Environmental Justice CSU Working Group (Co-Founder and Co-PI)
Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis (CDRA) (Faculty Affiliate)
School of Global Environmental Sustainability (Faculty Scholar)
Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research (Faculty Affiliate)
Department of Sociology
Colorado State University
2006-2012 Assistant Professor
Center for the Study of Crime and Justice (CSCJ)
Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research (Faculty Affiliate)
Department of Sociology
Colorado State University
Courses taught at CSU: Environmental Justice, Law Enforcement and Society, Criminology, Comparative
Criminal Justice Systems, Comparative Crime and Deviance, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Social
Problems, Green Criminology, and Capstone Seminar.
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1999-2006 Instructor & Teaching Assistant
College of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Florida State University
Courses taught: Introduction to Law Enforcement, Police Problems and Practices, Criminal and
Delinquent Behavior, Qualitative Observation, Diversity and Justice, Introduction to Criminal Justice,
Practical Survey Research, and Research Methods.
2005-2006 Government Analyst
Office of Statewide Intelligence
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
Responsibilities: Provided research and statistical analysis for several projects related to law enforcement
issues. Primary responsibilities included report writing and statistical analysis of firearm-related crime in
the Northern District of Florida for the U.S. Department of Justice Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative.
2002-2005 Assistant Editor and Richard L. Rachin Fellow
Journal of Drug Issues, Florida State University
Responsibilities: The Journal of Drug Issues (JDI) is a well-recognized refereed publication in the
addictions field. JDI is a multidisciplinary journal with domestic and international contributors and
subscribers and is dedicated to providing a professional and scholarly forum on national and international
problems associated with illicit drugs. Typical journal duties included: reviewing incoming manuscripts
for publication consideration; drafting rejection letters that addressed specific manuscript weaknesses in
order to assist the author(s) improve the piece before submitting it to another publication outlet; selecting
appropriate referees for manuscript review and communicating with them on a regular basis; reconciling
conflicting publication recommendations from referees; reviewing galleys prior to publication; and
assisting with a variety of other editorial responsibilities.
2001-2002 Research Consultant
The Policy Lab, Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities: Conducted research for government funded research projects related to law enforcement
issues. Project work involved researching and writing reports on diversity programs and strategies in the
Chicago, Los Angeles, and Houston Police Departments.
1996-1999 Research Associate
Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities: Supported government and privately funded research projects related to law enforcement
issues. Responsibilities included proposal development; design of research methods; preparation of
literature reviews; survey design and administration; data management and descriptive statistical analysis;
qualitative field research; development of training curricula, final reports and related publications;
management of training, technical assistance, workshops and conferences. See externally-funded research
section for additional information.
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1995-1996 Program Assistant
Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA), Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities: Researched, compiled, and edited publications and special reports; provided technical
assistance and program analysis; and managed workshops and conferences. See externally-funded
research section for additional information.
1994 Program Analyst, Internship
U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Evaluation and
Technical Assistance Branch, Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities: Provided qualitative and quantitative information for state and local program workshops
and fact sheets. Assisted in the planning and implementation of state and local program workshops.
Provided assistance to the lead agency contact on the BJA Firearms Trafficking Control Program.
Covered congressional hearings on criminal justice issues.
PUBLISHED WORKS
Co-Authored and Edited Books:
Kenney, Dennis J., Dina Rose, Tara O’Connor Shelley, Cristine Maglieri, Melissa Reuland, and Deborah
Lamm Weisel, 1999, A Conflict of Rights: Public Safety and Abortion Clinic Conflict and Violence,
Washington D.C.: Police Executive Research Forum (ISBN#:1-878734-62-8), pp. 1-368.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Anne C. Grant (editors), 1998, Problem Oriented Policing: Crime-Specific
Problems, Critical Issues and Making POP Work, Washington D.C.: Police Executive Research Forum
(ISBN#:1-878734-60-1), pp. 1-428.
Refereed Journal Articles:
Hogan, Michael J., Clair White, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and N. Prabha Unnithan. (revise and resubmit).
The Influence of Procedural Justice on Citizen Satisfaction with State Law Enforcement. Submitted to
Criminal Justice Review.
Mayer, Adam, Tara O’Connor Shelley, Ted Chiricos, and Marc Gertz. (forthcoming). Risk Exposure,
Risk Perception and Climate Policy. Sociological Focus.
Stretesky, Paul B., Kathryn Cope, Tara O’Connor Shelley, Michael J. Hogan, and N. Prabha Unnithan,
2015, The Police Have Given Up: An Empirical Examination of Covictims' Beliefs about Cold Case
Homicide Investigations, Violence and Victims, 31. Available online first at
http://www.springerpub.com/violence-and-victims.html DOI:10.1891/0886-6708.
Greif, Matt, Paul Stretesky, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Mark Pogrebin, 2015, Corporate Environmental
Crime and Environmental Justice, Criminal Justice Policy Review. Available online first at
http://cjp.sagepub.com/content/early/recent DOI: 10.1177/0887403415576742.
Morabito, Melissa and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2015, Representative Bureaucracy: Understanding the
Correlates of the Lagging Progress of Diversity in Policing, Race and Justice, 5, pp. 330-355.
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Patten, Ryan, Matthew S. Crow, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2014, What's in a Name? The Occupational
Identity of Conservation and Natural Resource Oriented Law Enforcement Agencies, American Journal
of Criminal Justice. Available online first at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12103-014-9286-y.
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-014-9286-y.
Opsal, Tara and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2014, Energy Crime, Harm and Problematic State Response in
Colorado: A Case of the Fox Guarding the Henhouse? Critical Criminology, 22, pp. 561-577.
Long, Michael A., Jeni E. Cross, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovic, 2013, The
Normative Order of Reporting Police Misconduct: Examining the Roles of Offense Seriousness,
Legitimacy, and Fairness, Social Psychology Quarterly, 76, pp. 242-267.
Shelley, Tara O'Connor, Michal J. Hogan, N. Prabha Unnithan, and Paul B. Stretesky, 2013, Public
Opinion and Satisfaction with State Law Enforcement, Policing: International Journal of Police
Strategies and Management, 36, pp. 526-542.
Crow, Matthew, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Paul Stretesky. 2013, Camouflage Collar Crime: An
Examination of Wildlife Crime and Characteristics of Poachers in Florida, Deviant Behavior, 34, pp. 635-
652.
Reprinted In: Environmental Crime and its Victims: Perspectives within Green Criminology,
(2014) (Toine Spapens, Rob White, and Marieke Kluin, editors), Burlington, VT: Ashgate, pp.-
185-204.
Kohm, Steven A., Courtney Waid-Lindberg, Michael Weinrath, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Rhonda
Dobbs, 2012, The Impact of Media on Fear of Crime Among University Students: A Cross-National
Comparison, Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 54, pp. 67-100.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Ted Chiricos, and Marc Gertz, 2011, What about the Environment? Assessing
the Perceived Seriousness of Environmental Crime, International Journal of Comparative and Applied
Criminal Justice, 35, pp. 305-323.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Melissa S. Morabito, and Jennifer Tobin-Gurley, 2011, Gendered Institutions
and Gender Roles: The Current State of Women in Policing, Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal
of Crime, Law and Society, 24, pp. 351-367.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Courtney A. Waid, and Rhonda R. Dobbs, 2011, The Influence of Criminal
Justice Major on Punitive Attitudes, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 22, pp. 526-545.
Waid-Lindberg, Courtney A., Rhonda R. Dobbs, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2011, Blame the Media?
The Influence of Primary News Source, Frequency of Usage, and Perceived Media Credibility on
Punitive Attitudes, Western Criminology Review, 12, pp. 41-59.
Stretesky, Paul B., Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Matthew S. Crow, 2010, Do Conservation Organizations
Influence the Production of Natural Resource Violations?, Organization and Environment, 23, pp. 398-
416.
Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2010, The Code of Silence and Disciplinary Fairness:
A Comparison of Czech Police Supervisor and Line Officer Views, Policing: An International Journal of
Police Strategies and Management, 33, pp. 548-574.
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Stretesky, Paul B., Tara O’Connor Shelley, Michael J. Hogan, and N. Prabha Unnithan, 2010, Sense-
Making and Secondary Victimization Among Unsolved Homicide Co-victims, Journal of Criminal
Justice, 38, pp. 880-888.
Reprinted In: Voices from Criminal Justice: Thinking and Reflecting on the System (Heith Copes &
Mark Pogrebin, editors), Taylor and Francis, pp. 112-128.
Dobbs, Rhonda, Courtney A. Waid, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2009, Explaining Fear of Crime as Fear
of Rape Among College Females: An Examination of Multiple Campuses in the United States,
International Journal of Social Inquiry, 2, pp. 105-122.
Reprinted In: Women and Justice: It’s a Crime, Fifth Edition (Rosyln Muraskin, editor), Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, pp. 246-262.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Matthew S. Crow, 2009, The Nature and Extent of Conservation Policing:
Law Enforcement Generalists or Specialists?, American Journal of Criminal Justice, 34, pp. 9-27.
Zahran, Sammy, Tara O’Connor Shelley, Lori Peek, and Samuel D. Brody, 2009, Natural Disasters and
Social Order: Modeling Crime Outcomes in Florida, International Journal of Mass Emergencies and
Disasters, 27, pp. 26-52.
Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2008, The Police Code of Silence and Different Paths
Toward Democratic Policing, Policing and Society, 18, pp. 445-473.
Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2008, The Contours of Police Integrity in Eastern
Europe: The Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Czech Republic, International Criminal Justice
Review, 18, pp. 59-82.
Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2007, Police Integrity and the Czech Police Officers,
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 31, pp. 21-49.
Ivkovic, Sanja Kutjnak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2005, The Bosnian Police and Police Integrity: A
Continuing Story, European Journal of Criminology, 2, pp. 428-464.
Crow, Matthew S., Tara O’Connor Shelley, Laura E. Bedard, and Marc Gertz, 2004, Czech Police
Officers: An Exploratory Study of Police Attitudes in an Emerging Democracy, Policing: An
International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 27, pp. 592-614.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Matthew S. Crow, 2001, Balancing Power: Police Labor and Management
Relations, Polizei and Wissenschaft, 4, pp. 25-34.
Referred Chapters in Books:
Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Tara Opsal, (in press), Environmental Victimization: A Case Study of
Citizen’s Experiences with Oil and Gas Development in Colorado, USA. In Greening Criminology in the
21st Century (Matthew Hall, Jenney Maher, Angus Nurse, Gary Potter Nigel South and Tanya Wyatt,
editors), Ashgate.
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Opsal, Tara and Tara O’Connor Shelley, (in press), Fractured Illness: Citizen Perceptions of the
Consequences of Energy Development on their Physical Health and Psychological Wellbeing. In
Introducción a la Criminología Verde: Conceptos para la Comprensión de los Conflictos
Socioambientales (David Rodríguez Goyes, Hanneke Mol, Nigel South, Avi Brisman), Bogotá,
Colombia: Fondo Editorial de la Universidad Antonio Nariño.
Kohm, Steven A., Courtney A. Waid-Lindberg, Rhonda R. Dobbs, Michael Weirnrath, and Tara
O’Connor Shelley (2016), Media, Fear of Crime, and Punitivity Among University Students in Canada
and the United States: A Cross National Comparison. In Psychology of Fear, Crime,
and the Media: International Perspectives (Derek Chadee, editor), Taylor and Francis.
Non-Refereed Journal Articles/Chapters in Books:
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, and Michael J. Hogan, 2012, Public Perceptions of Corporate Environmental
Crime: Assessing the Impact of Economic Insecurity on Willingness to Impose Punishment for Corporate
Environmental Crime, In: The Routledge International Handbook of Green Criminology (Nigel South and
Avi L. Brisman, editors), Routledge, pp. 282-299.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, 2007, Hazardous Waste Disposal, In: Encyclopedia of White-Collar Crime (Jurg
Gerber and Eric L. Jensen, editors), Greenwood Publishing Group, pp. 120-125.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Sharon A. Melzer, 2007, Hooker Chemical Corporation, In: Encyclopedia of
White-Collar Crime (Jurg Gerber and Eric L. Jensen, editors), Greenwood Publishing Group, pp. 131-
133.
Weisel, Deborah L., and Tara Shelley, 2005, Assessing the Impact of Specialized Gang Units: Evidence
from Indianapolis and San Diego, In: Policing and Program Evaluation (Kent R. Kerley, editor), Pearson
Prentice Hall, pp. 59-81.
Bullington, Bruce, Lorenz Bollinger, and Tara Shelley, 2004, Trends in European Drug Policies: A New
Beginning or More of the Same?, Journal of Drug Issues, 34, pp. 481-490.
Walker, Sam and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 1999, Affirmative Action, Diversity and the Police, In: Police
and Policing: Contemporary Issues, second edition, (Dennis J. Kenney and Robert P. McNamara,
editors), Praeger, pp. 187-199.
Other Publications:
Chapter Subsection:
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, 2010, Czech Republic Policing, Use of Force and Reforms, In: Policing and
Society: A Global Approach (by Michael J. Palmiotto and N. Prabha Unnithan), Clifton Park, NY:
Delmar Cengage Learning, pp. 262-263.
Book Review:
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, 2007, Violent Environments (Nancy Lee Peluso and Michael Watts, editors),
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 1-453. Book review for the International Criminal Justice
Review, 17, p. 134.
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Newsletters/Magazines:
Stretesky, Paul B., Prabha Unnithan, Michael J. Hogan, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2014, The Forgotten
Victims: How the Criminal Justice System Produces Secondary Victimization Among Cold Case Co-
victims and What to Do About It, The Forum: The Quarterly Publication of the Association For Death
Education and Counseling, 40(2), pp. 7-9.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Jennifer Palmer, Marija Bingulac, and Melissa Schaeffer Morabito, 2012.
Women Police Officers: An Arresting Reality, Officer: The Colorado Law Enforcement Officers’
Association Magazine, Spring 2012 issue, pp. 8-11.
Evaluation and Technical Reports:
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Michael Long, and D.J. Rogers, 2016, Abuse Deterrents and Pharmacy Robbery
and Burglary: The Case of OxyContin. Report for RxPATROL and Purdue Pharma L.P., pp. 1-68.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor. 2014, Pharmacy Robbery and Burglary: The Offender Perspective. Report for
RxPATROL and Purdue Pharma L.P., pp. 1-51.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Mike Hogan, D.J. Rogers, and Alex Naday Walker, 2014, The Nature and
Extent of Robbery and Burglary of Pharmacies for Controlled Prescription Drugs. Report for RxPATROL
and Purdue Pharma L.P., pp.1-130.
Opsal, Tara and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2014, Problems Related to the Oil and Gas Industry During a
Flood Disaster: The Nature and Extent of Citizen Complaints and Satisfaction with Government
Responses. Report for the Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado.
Hogan, Michael J, D.J. Rogers, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2014, Baseline Data Report for the City of
Fort Lupton’s Community Court and Restorative Justice Services. Report for the City of Fort Lupton’s
Restorative Justice Services and the Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice
Assistance, Colorado Department of Public Safety, 1-29.
Mayer, Adam, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Mike Hogan, 2014, Public Opinion Study for the City of Fort
Lupton’s Community Court and Restorative Justice Services. Report for the City of Fort Lupton’s
Restorative Justice Services and the Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice
Assistance, Colorado Department of Public Safety, pp. 1-51.
Mayer, Adam, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Mike Hogan, 2014, Fort Lupton High School Student Views
of the City of Fort Lupton’s Community Court and Restorative Justice Services. Report for the City of
Fort Lupton’s Restorative Justice Services and the Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Adult and
Juvenile Justice Assistance, Colorado Department of Public Safety, pp. 1-19.
Mayer, Adam, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Mike Hogan, 2014, Police Officer Views and the City of Fort
Lupton’s Community Court and Restorative Justice Services. Report for the City of Fort Lupton’s
Restorative Justice Services and the Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice
Assistance, Colorado Department of Public Safety, pp. 1-20.
Hogan, Michael J., Tara O’Connor Shelley, and N. Prabha Unnithan, 2013, 2012 Colorado State Patrol
Public Opinion Study, Colorado State Patrol, pp. 1-70.
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Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Michael J. Hogan, D.J. Rogers, Tyler Wilson, and N. Prabha Unnithan, 2012,
Pre-evaluation and Baseline Data Report for the Town of Milliken’s Community Court. Division of
Criminal Justice, Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance, Colorado Department of Public Safety,
pp. 1-53.
Wilson, Tyler M., Tara O’Connor Shelley, N. Prabha Unnithan, and Michael J. Hogan, 2012, RESTORE:
A Restorative Justice Program for Merchants, Community, and Young Shoplifters: Participant Survey
Results: 2008-2011. Restorative Justice Services of Fort Collins, pp. 1-85.
Wilson, Tyler M., Tara O’Connor Shelley, N. Prabha Unnithan, and Michal J. Hogan, 2011, Restorative
Justice Conferencing Program (RJCP) Participant Survey Results: 2008-2011, Restorative Justice
Services of Fort Collins, pp. 1-55.
Hogan, Michael J., Tara O’Connor Shelley, N. Prabha Unnithan, Alexandra Naday Walker, and Tyler
Wilson, 2011, Evaluation of the Colorado State Patrol’s Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT)
Campaign, Colorado State Patrol, pp. 1-73.
Naday, Alexandra, N. Prabha Unnithan, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Michael J. Hogan, 2010, Analysis of
the Cold Case Survey for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation 2009, Colorado Bureau of Investigation,
pp. 1-28.
Pogrebin, Mark R., Michael J. Hogan, N. Prabha Unnithan, Alexandra Naday, and Tara O’Connor
Shelley, 2010, Evaluation of the Pre-Release and Community Re-Entry Programs for the Division of
Adult Parole, Community Corrections, and YOS, Colorado Department of Corrections, pp. 1-18.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, N. Prabha Unnithan, Michael J. Hogan, Paul Stretesky, and Alexandra Naday,
2009, 2009 Colorado State Patrol Public Opinion Study, Colorado State Patrol, pp. 1-70.
Stretesky, Paul B., N. Prabha Unnithan, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Michael J. Hogan, 2009, Forgotten
Victims: What Cold Case Families Want, Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons
(FOHVAMP), pp. 1-35.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, 2008, Case Study Report of the Southern Ute TüüÇai WellnessCourt, submitted
to Glacier Consulting for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, pp. 1-22.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, 2008, Case Study Report of Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Treatment Court,
submitted to Glacier Consulting for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, pp. 1-
15.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, 2007, Case Study Report of the Wind River Shoshone and Arapaho Tribal
Substance Abuse Court (TSAC), submitted to Glacier Consulting for the Bureau of Justice Assistance,
U.S. Department of Justice, pp. 1-24.
Shelley, Tara O., and Hilary Carter, 2006, Project Safe Neighborhoods: A Semi-Annual Report, Florida
Department of Law Enforcement, report prepared for the Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative, funded
by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice (Grant 2003-GP-CX-0115), pp. 1-28.
Shelley, Tara O., 2005, Project Safe Neighborhoods: A Semi-Annual Report, Florida Department of Law
Enforcement, report prepared for the Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative, funded by the Bureau of
Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice (Grant 2003-GP-CX-0115).
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Weisel, Deborah L. and Tara O’Connor Shelley, 2004, Specialized Gang Units: Form and Function in
Community Policing, Police Executive Research Forum, report prepared for the National Institute of
Justice, U.S. Department of Justice (Grant 1998-IJ-CX-0083).
Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Dennis J. Kenney, 1999, Evaluation of the Texas Regional Community
Policing Institute at Sam Houston State University, Police Executive Research Forum, report prepared for
the Texas Regional Community Policing Institute.
Co-authored eight technical reports with research staff at the Justice Research and Statistics Association
(JRSA) on the following topics: correctional-based programs, revitalizing communities, treatment and
rehabilitation, innovative courts programs, prosecutorial responses to drugs and violent crime, domestic
and family violence, preventing drug abuse, and combating violence. Reports were prepared for the
Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice.
CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AWARDS AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Externally-Funded Projects as PI:
2015-2016 Abuse Deterrents and Pharmacy Robbery and Burglary: The Case of OxyContin.
Principal Investigator: Tara O’Connor Shelley. Abuse Deterrents and Pharmacy Robbery
and Burglary: The Case of OxyContin, RxPATROL and Purdue Pharma L.P., $88,518.
2012-2014 Process Evaluation of Fort Lupton’s Community Court and Restorative Justice Project.
Principal Investigator: Tara O’Connor Shelley, Co-Principal Investigator: Michael J.
Hogan, Town of Fort Lupton and the Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Adult and
Juvenile Justice Assistance, Colorado Department of Public Safety, $20,000.
2009-2013 Pharmaceutical Crime, Principal Investigator: Tara O’Connor Shelley, Co-Principal
Investigators: Michael J. Hogan, and N. Prabha Unnithan, RxPATROL and Purdue
Pharma L.P., $110,000.
2011-2012 Process Evaluation of Milliken’s Community Court and Sustainable Justice Project,
Principal Investigator: Tara O’Connor Shelley, Co-Principal Investigators: Michael J.
Hogan and N. Prabha Unnithan, Town of Milliken and the Division of Criminal Justice,
Office of Adult and Juvenile Justice Assistance, Colorado Department of Public Safety,
$19,700.
Externally-Funded Projects as CoPI:
2013-2014 Problems Related to the Oil and Gas Industry During a Flood Disaster: The Nature and
Extent of Citizen Complaints and Satisfaction with Government Responses, Co-Principal
Investigator: Tara Opsal, Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado, $2,550.
2012 Colorado State Patrol 2012 Survey of Colorado Residents, Principal Investigator: N.
Prabha Unnithan, Co-Principal Investigators: Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Michael J.
Hogan, Colorado State Patrol, $24,949.
2011-2012 Greening Correctional Facilities: Impacts of Integrated Design for Long-Term Energy
Sustainability, Phase II, Co-Principal Investigators: Jeni Cross and Tara O’Connor
Shelley, Larimer County Facilities Department, $6,000.
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2011-2012 Survey of Colorado Law Enforcement on Experiences with Unresolved Homicides,
Principal Investigator: N. Prabha Unnithan, Co-Principal Investigators: Michael J.
Hogan, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Department of
Public Safety, $4,009.
2009-2011 Evaluation of Colorado State Patrol Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks (TACT)
Program, Principal Investigator: N. Prabha Unnithan, Co-Principal Investigators: Tara
O’Connor Shelley, and Michael J. Hogan, Colorado State Patrol and Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), $80,753.
2009-2011 Evaluation of Pre-Release and Community Re-Entry Programs, Principal Investigator:
Mark R. Pogrebin, Co-Principal Investigators: N. Prabha Unnithan, Michael J. Hogan,
and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Division of Adult Parole, Colorado Department of
Corrections, $28,000.
2008-2009 Colorado State Patrol Survey of Colorado Residents, Principal Investigator: N. Prabha
Unnithan, Co-Principal Investigators: Tara O’Connor Shelley, Michael J. Hogan, and
Paul B. Stretesky, Colorado State University Division of Cooperative Extension and the
Colorado State Patrol, $19,000.
2008-2009 Evaluation of Larimer County Re-Entry Program for Offenders with Co-Occurring
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders, Principal Investigator: Michael J. Hogan,
Co-Principal Investigators: Tara O’Connor Shelley, Paul B. Stretesky, and N. Prabha
Unnithan, Larimer County, Colorado, $17,882.
2008-2009 Evaluation of Colorado State Patrol’s Communications Project, Principal Investigators:
N. Prabha Unnithan and Kipp Nye, Co-Principal Investigators: Michael J. Hogan, Tara
O’Connor Shelley, and Paul B. Stretesky, Colorado State University Division of
Cooperative Extension, Colorado State Patrol (approximately $9,600).
2008-2009 The Impact of Unsolved Homicides on Co-Victims, Principal Investigator: Paul B.
Stretesky, Co-Principal Investigators: N. Prabha Unnithan, Michael J. Hogan, and Tara
O’Connor Shelley, Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons, Inc. $3,500.
Other Externally-Funded Projects:
HHS Consulting
Funding Allocation Survey Tabulation. Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) with Eris
Enterprise Consulting. Principal Investigator: Matt Florian, Co-Principal Investigators: Dr. Jennifer J.
Harman, Dr. Tara O’Connor Shelley, Dr. Morgan Valley, and Pearl L. Outland (2016).
Police Executive Research Forum Grant & Contracts:
Gang-Control Efforts in a Community Policing Environment, a National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S.
Department of Justice grant. Co-Principal Investigator (with Deborah Lamm Weisel) of a $230,000 grant
to conduct an evaluation of police responses to gang problems.
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Evaluation of the Texas Regional Community Policing Institute, a Community Oriented Policing Services
(COPS), U.S. Department of Justice grant. Project Director of a $50,000 subcontract to conduct a process
evaluation of the Texas Regional Community Policing Institute at Sam Houston State University.
The Force Factor, a National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S. Department of Justice grant (PI & Project
Director: Geoffrey Alpert, Ph.D., University of South Carolina). National study of police use of force
policies and research in two police departments testing a force factor index. Project Associate of a
$110,000 subcontract to direct the national survey and manage field research at the Prince George’s
County Police Department.
Early Warning Systems, a National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S. Department of Justice grant (PI &
Project Director: Samuel Walker, Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Omaha). Project Associate of a
$15,000 subcontract to direct national survey of police departments regarding early warning systems and
citizen complaints.
Guns First National Training Program, a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of Justice
grant. Assistant Project Director of a $754,000 grant to develop and provide training and technical
assistance for law enforcement personnel to reduce illegal trafficking of firearms.
Law Enforcement Response to Abortion-Related Conflict and Violence, a Kaiser Family Foundation
grant. Project Associate of a $400,000 grant to examine the nature and extent of abortion-related conflict
and violence to result in policy recommendations for the police. Identified, selected and coordinated
participants for case studies and focus groups, conducted participant interviews, and co-authored the final
research report.
Training and Technical Assistance for Law Enforcement Responses to Abortion-Related Conflict and
Violence, a Kaiser Family Foundation grant. Project Associate of a $200,000 grant to apply the
abovementioned research findings and results in law enforcement agencies. Developed seminar
curriculum and training video and provided on-site consultation.
1998 International Problem-Oriented Policing Conference, an annual conference, co-sponsored with the
San Diego Police Department. Selected conference content, identified and coordinated speakers, and
assisted with marketing efforts for a 1,500 person conference.
Justice Research and Statistics Association Grants & Contracts:
State Evaluation and Development Program, a Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), U.S. Department of
Justice grant. The project provided technical assistance and built evaluation capabilities for grant
recipients under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Formula
Grant Program. Managed workshops and conferences on various criminal justice topics. Interviewed and
provided technical assistance to workshop participants. Served as a liaison for information sharing with
federal agencies, state planning agencies, and local jurisdictions. Researched, compiled and edited
publications and special reports.
Technical Assistance and Support Program (TAS), a National Institute of Justice (NIJ), U.S. Department
of Justice grant. This project coordinated and monitored the peer review process of grant proposals and
technical reports for NIJ temporarily while the TAS program was under solicitation.
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Internally-Funded Awards at CSU:
2015 Environmental Justice CSU: Continuing and Expanding the Institutionalization of Equity
and Environmental Justice at CSU, School of Global and Environmental Sustainability
(SoGES) (with Stephanie Malin, Dimitris Stevis, and Melinda Laituri) $10,000.
2015 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $1,440.
2014 The Institutionalization of Equity and Environmental Justice at CSU: A Proposal for an
Interdisciplinary Working Group on EEJ, School of Global and Environmental
Sustainability (SoGES) (with Dimitris Stevis and Melinda Laituri) $7,500.
2014 Service Learning Capstone Course (SOC 403), Service Learning-Faculty Mini Grant, The
Institute for Teaching and Learning, Colorado State University, (teaching development),
$985.72.
2014 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $1,411.
2013 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $2,000.
2012 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $1,600.
2012 Service Learning Independent Study SOC 495 and Community Based Research Part II,
Service Learning-Faculty Mini Grant, The Institute for Teaching and Learning, Colorado
State University, (teaching development), $963.90.
2012 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $2,000.
2011-2012 Greening Correctional Facilities: Impacts of Integrated Design for Long-Term Energy
Sustainability, Phase I, Principal Investigator: Jennifer Cross, Co-Principal Investigator:
Tara Shelley, Environmental Governance Working Group/Center for Multiscale
Modeling of Atmospheric Processes & Governor’s Energy Office, $5,000.
2011-2012 Greening Correctional Facilities: Impacts of Integrated Design for Long-Term Energy
Sustainability, Phase II, Principal Investigator: Jennifer Cross, Co-Principal Investigator:
Tara Shelley, Environmental Governance Working Group/Center for Multiscale
Modeling of Atmospheric Processes & Governor’s Energy Office, $11,550.
2011 Service Learning Independent Study SOC 495 and Community Based Research, Service
Learning-Faculty Mini Grant, The Institute for Teaching and Learning, Colorado State
University, (teaching development), $994.
2010 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $842.
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2010 Service Learning Capstone SOC 403-02, Service Learning-Faculty Mini Grant, The
Institute for Teaching and Learning, Colorado State University, $750.
2009-2010 Understanding the Relationship between Risk and Public Support for Energy
Conservation and Climate Change Policies, Co-Principal Investigator: Deanna Kowal,
Environmental Governance Working Group Mini-Grant, School of Global Environmental
Sustainability, Colorado State University, $375.
2009 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $918.
2008 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $816.
2008 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $762.
2006 Professional Development Program Award, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State
University, $920.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Invited Presentations:
October 2016, Drug Store Cowboys: Pharmacy Robbery and Burglary for Controlled Substances. Invited
Speaker, the 7th Annual Prescription Drug Abuse Symposium, Indiana Prescription Drug Abuse
Prevention Task Force, Indianapolis, IN.
October 2016, Batten Down the Hatches: Offender Decision Research. Invited Keynote Speaker, Loss
Prevention and Research Council (LPRC)’s National Impact Conference, Gainesville, University of
Florida, FL.
May 2016, Pharmaceutical Drug Abuse - Batten Down the Hatches! Invited Speaker, National
Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), San Diego, CA.
March 2016, Pharmacy Robbery and Burglary: The Offender Perspective, the National Rx Drug Abuse
and Heroin Summit. Invited Speaker, Atlanta, GA.
October 2015, Citizen Perspectives on Oil and Gas Activity and State Regulation In Colorado (with Tara
Opsal), Panel Discussion on Fracking, Windsor Public Library and Clearview Library District, Windsor,
Colorado.
October 2014, A Sociological Perspective on Oil and Gas Activity (with Tara Opsal), Department of
Psychology Brownbag Series, Invited Speaker, Colorado State University.
September 2014, Examining Health: A Sociological Perspective (with Tara Opsal), One Health: An
Interdisciplinary Approach to Public Health Graduate Seminar (PHBL 692), Invited Speaker, Colorado
School of Public Health and Colorado State University.
August 2014, Alternative Sentencing Building: Impact of Design (with Jeni Cross), Alternative
Sentencing, Larimer County, Invited Speaker, City of Fort Collins, CO.
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May 2014, Is it that Easy? Doing Procedural Justice and Sanctioning Offenders, 2014 Colorado
Collaborative Justice Conference, Invited Speaker, Westminster, Colorado.
June 2013, Pharmacy Crime: The Offender Perspective, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), U.S.
Department of Justice, Infragard Program, Invited Speaker, Long Island, New York.
June 2013, Encouraging Diversity: Women in Policing, 2013 Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police
(CACP), Invited Speaker and Moderator, Grand Junction, Colorado.
February 2013, Encouraging Diversity: Women in Policing, 2013 Colorado Association of Chiefs of
Police (CACP), Invited Speaker and Moderator, Denver, Colorado.
November 2012, Pharmacy Crime: The Offender Perspective, 2012 National Association of Drug
Diversion Investigators Annual Conference, Invited Speaker, Nashville, Tennessee.
September 2012, Sculpting Your Career with the Use of Career Stepping Stones, 2012 Rocky Mountain
Women in Law Enforcement Annual Conference, Invited Speaker and Moderator, Denver, Colorado.
February 2011, Procedural Justice, 2011 Colorado State University Extension County and Area Directors
Meeting on Effective Engagement in Extension, Invited Speaker, Grand Junction, Colorado.
September 2010, Procedural Justice: What Can it Mean for Leaders and Managers, 2010 Colorado State
University Extension Forum, Invited Speaker, Fort Collins, Colorado.
October 2009, Leadership through Communication, Panel Session at the International Association of
Chiefs of Police Annual Conference, Invited Presenter, Denver, Colorado.
February, August, and November 2009, the Colorado State Patrol’s Leadership Communication Training,
Invited Instructor, Golden, Colorado.
January 2009, the Colorado State Patrol’s Leadership Communication Training for Supervisors, Invited
Instructor, Golden, Colorado.
March and November 2008, the Colorado State Patrol’s Leadership Communication Training, Invited
Instructor, Golden, Colorado.
August and October 2008, the Colorado State Patrol’s Leadership Communication Training for
Supervisors, Invited Instructor, Golden, Colorado.
January 2008, Community Oriented Police Architectural and Environmental Design, Milliken Police
Department and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice, Invited
Facilitator and Speaker, Milliken, Colorado.
October 2007, Colorado State Patrol’s Leadership Communication Training, Invited Instructor, Golden,
Colorado.
2006, Firearm-related Crime Trends and Project Safe Neighborhoods, Invited Speaker for the Florida
Governor’s Violent Crime and Drug Control Council (VCDCC), Miami, Florida.
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2005, Project Safe Neighborhoods in the Northern District of Florida, Invited Speaker for the U.S.
Attorney’s Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee Conference (LECC), Northern District of Florida,
Destin, Florida.
Conference Papers:
2016. Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Michael Hogan. Rural Courts and Justice. Paper presented at the 16th
Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology, Munster, Germany.
2015. Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Michael Hogan and Matthew Tullis. Hydraulic Fracturing: Understanding
Energy Risks and Support for Social Control. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
2015. Opsal, Tara and Tara O’Connor Shelley. Fracking Colorado: Understanding Citizen’s Experiences
with and Attitudes towards Environmental Victimization and State Regulation. Paper presented at the 67th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
2015. Hogan, Michael, Tara Opsal, and Tara O’Connor Shelley. Environmental Violations in Colorado
Oil and Gas Extraction: Patterns, Enforcement, and State-Corporate Crime. Paper presented at the 67th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
2015. Melissa Schaeffer Morabito and Tara O’Connor Shelley. The Female Police Experience:
Understanding the Continuing Challenges. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
2015. Shelley, Tara O’Connor. Pharmaceutical Crime and Drug Store Cowboys: The Offender
Perspective. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the European Society of Criminology, Porto,
Portugal.
2015, Shelley, Tara O’Connor. Environmental Justice, Procedural Equity and Energy Development in
Colorado. Paper presented at the Environmental Governance Working Group Front Range Conference on
Environmental Governance Research, Fort Collins, CO.
2015, Opsal, Tara and Tara O’Connor Shelley. State Responses to Citizen Complaints Regarding Oil and
Gas Activity. Paper presented at the Environmental Governance Working Group Front Range Conference
on Environmental Governance Research, Fort Collins, CO.
2014, Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Tara Opsal. Environmental Victimization: Citizen Experiences with
Oil and Gas Activity. Paper presented at Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Green
Criminology Conference, London Southbank University, London, United Kingdom.
2014, Opsal, Tara and Tara O’Connor Shelley. Energy Crime, Harm, and Problematic State Response in
Colorado: A Case of the Fox Guarding the Hen House? Paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
2014, Hogan, Michael, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Matthew Tullis. Environmental Risk and Punitive
Attitudes Toward Clean Air Act Violations. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
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2014, Kohm, Steven, Courtney Waid-Linberg, Rhonda Dobbs, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Michael
Weinwrath. Punitive Attitudes in Cross-National Comparison: Regional and National Variation in
Punitivity Among Canadian and American College Students, Paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting
of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco.
2013, Hogan, Michael and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Community Court Effectiveness in a Rural Setting.
Paper presented at 63rd Annual Meeting for the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), New
York.
2013, Hogan, Michael, Adam Mayer, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Public Perceptions of Restorative
Justice in a Rural Community. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Atlanta.
2013, Dobbs, Rhonda, Courtney Waid-Lindberg, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Public Opinions about
Methods of Social Control. Paper presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Atlanta.
2013, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, It’s Mostly in Your Head’: Environmental Risk Exposure, Risk
Perception, Political Ideology and Support for Climate Policy. Paper presented at the 19th Annual
International Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment (IICE), Portland.
2013, Dobbs, Rhonda, Courtney Waid-Lindberg, Steven Kohm, Michael Weinrath, and Tara Shelley,
Media Influence on Fear of Rape: A Cross-national Comparison. Paper presented at the 50th Annual
Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Dallas.
2012, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Paul Stretesky, and Mathew Crow, Camouflage Collar Crime: An
Examination of Wildlife Crime and Characteristics of Poachers in Florida. Environmental Crime and its
Victims Conference, Delft, The Netherlands.
2012, Shelley, Tara O’Connor and D.J. Rogers, Pharmaceutical Robbery: The Offender Perspective,
Paper presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago.
2012, Dobbs, Rhonda, Courtney Waid-Linberg, Tara O’Connor Shelley, Steven Kohm, and Michael
Weinrath, Fear of Hate Crime Victimization: A Cross-National Perspective, Paper presented at the 64th
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago.
2012, Morabito, Melissa and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Gender and Gendered Institutions: A Biographical
Exploration of Women’s Experiences Working in Law Enforcement, Paper presented at the 64th Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago.
2012, Patten, Ryan, Matthew Crow, Tara O’Connor Shelley, The Nature and Extent of Conservation
Policing: A Preliminary Examination of Organization, Mission, and Personnel, Paper presented at the
64th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago.
2011, Hogan, Michael J., Tara O’Connor Shelley, Alex Naday Walker, and Tyler Wilson, Determinants
of Arrest for Narcotics-Targeting Robbery, Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American
Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
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2011, Morabito, Melissa Schaefer and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Understanding the Relationship between
Unions and the Lagging Progress of Women in Policing, Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2011, Rogers, David J., Tara O’Connor Shelley, and N. Prabha Unnithan, Commuters or Marauders?
Using NIBRS Data to Understand Pharmaceutical Crime, Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2011, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Alex Naday Walker, and N. Prabha Unnithan, Features of Pharmaceutical
Burglary: An Analysis of RxPatrol, Paper presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society
of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2011, Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Alexandra Naday Walker, Understanding the Nature and Extent of
Pharmaceutical Robbery and Burglary, Paper presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Western
Society of Criminology, Vancouver, Canada.
2011, Stretesky, Paul and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Do Conservation Organizations Influence the Social
Production of Natural Resource Violations?, Paper presented at the 2011 Colorado Conference on Earth
System Governance: Crossing Boundaries and Building Bridges, Fort Collins, CO.
2011, Weinwrath, Michael, Courtney Waid-Linberg, Rhonda Dobbs, Steven Kohm, and Tara O’Connor
Shelley, Punitive Attitudes among College Students: A Cross National Comparison, Paper presented at
the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C.
2010, Hogan, Michael J., Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Alexandra Walker, Economic Insecurity and
Punitive Attitudes Toward Corporate and White Collar Crime, Paper presented at the 62nd Annual
Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
2010, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Rhonda R. Dobbs, and Courtney A. Waid, Fear and Hate Crime
Victimization, Paper presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San
Francisco, CA.
2010, Unnithan, N. Prabha, Tara O’Connor Shelley, Clair Vaughn-Uding, and Michael J. Hogan, The
Influence of Procedural Justice on Citizen Satisfaction with State Police, Paper presented at the 62nd
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
2010, Waid, Courtney A., Rhonda R. Dobbs, Steven Kohm, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, The Impact of
Media on Fear Among College Students? A Cross National Comparison, Paper presented at the 62nd
Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
2010, Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Matthew S. Crow, The Occupational Identity and Activities of
Conservation Officers, Paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, San Diego, CA.
2010, Stretesky, Paul, N. Prabha Unnithan, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Michael J. Hogan, Forgotten
Victims: What Cold Case Families Want From Law Enforcement, Paper presented at the 47th Annual
Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA.
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2010, Unnithan, N. Prabha, Alexandra Naday, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Michael J. Hogan, Unresolved
Homicides: A Survey of Local Law Enforcement Agencies, Paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting
of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA.
2010, Waid, Courtney A., Rhonda R. Dobbs, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, The Effect of News Media on
the Fear of Rape Among Female Undergraduates, Paper presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA.
2009, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Courtney A. Waid, and Rhonda R. Dobbs, Media Exposure, Perceptions
of the Quality and Credibility of Media Crime Coverage, and Students’ Punitive Attitudes, Paper
presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
2009, Stretesky, Paul, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Matt S. Crow, The Structural Covariates of Hunting
and Fishing Violations in Florida, 2006-2007, Paper presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
2009, Dobbs, Rhonda R., Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Courtney A. Waid, Explaining Fear of Crime as
Fear of Rape Among College Females: An Examination of the Context of Media Across Multiple
Campuses in the United States, Paper presented at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Western Social Science
Association, Albuquerque, NM.
2009, Crow, Matthew S., and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Camouflage Collar Crime: An Analysis of Fish
and Wildlife Arrest Data, Paper presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Boston, MA.
2009, Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Use of Excessive Force in a Comparative
Perspective, Paper presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Boston, MA.
2009, Waid, Courtney A., Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Rhonda R. Dobbs, Media Exposure, Perceptions
of the Quality and Credibility of Media Crime Coverage, and Students’ Punitive Attitudes: Framing the
Issue, Paper presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Circle of Manitoba and North Dakota,
Grand Forks, ND.
2008, Unnithan, N. Prabha and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Communication and the Cop: Development and
Implementation of a Procedural Justice-Based Training Program for State Troopers, Paper presented at
the 60th Annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, MO.
2008, Waid, Courtney A., Rhonda R. Dobbs, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, The Impact of Media on Fear
of Crime: A Comparative Analysis, Paper presented at the 60th Annual meeting of the American Society
of Criminology, St. Louis, MO.
2008, Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Matthew S. Crow, Policing in an Environmental Context: Florida’s
Fish and Wildlife Division of Law Enforcement, Paper presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.
2008, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Courtney A. Waid, and Rhonda R. Dobbs, Does Internet Usage Influence
Punitive Attitudes? An Exploratory Study, Paper presented at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH.
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2008, Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Comparing Police Supervisor and Line Officer
Views About Police Corruption, Paper presented at the Policing in Central and Eastern Europe
Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
2007, Dobbs, Rhonda R., Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Courtney A. Waid, Does Using the World Wide
Web Increase Fear Among College Students? A Preliminary Test, Paper presented at the 59th Annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
2007, Hughes, Richard, Matt S. Crow, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Florida's Fish and Wildlife Police: An
Exploratory Study of Traditional and Specialized Policing, Paper presented at the Southern Criminal
Justice Association Annual Conference, Savannah, GA.
2007, Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, The Police Code of Silence in a Comparative
Perspective, Paper presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Seattle, WA.
2006, Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Comparing the Contours of Police Integrity in
Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Czech Republic, Paper presented at the 58th Annual Meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, CA.
2006, Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Police Integrity and the Czech Police, with
Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovic, Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the European Society of
Criminology, Tubingen, Germany.
2005, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Ted Chiricos, and Marc Gertz , Dimensions of Environmental Threat and
Variations of Social Control, Paper presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Toronto, Canada.
2005, Ivkovic, Sanja Kutnjak, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, The Bosnian Police and Police Integrity: A
Continuing Story, Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Chicago, IL.
2004, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Ted Chiricos, and Marc Gertz, Environmental Threat and Social Control,
Paper presented at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Nashville, TN.
2003, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Ted Chiricos, and Marc Gertz, Assessing Punishment for Environmental
Crime, Paper presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Denver,
CO.
2002, Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Ted Chiricos, and Marc Gertz, Environmental Threat, Punitive Attitudes
and Social Control, Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Chicago, IL.
2001, Bunger, Amy, Marc Gertz, Abbe Justus, and Tara O’Connor Shelley, Issue Voting and the
American Electorate: The Special Case of Fear of Crime, Paper presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
2000, Shelley, Tara O’Connor and Matt S. Crow, Balancing Power: Police Labor and Management
Relations, Paper presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New
Orleans, LA.
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FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, & AWARDS
2015, Recipient of College of Liberal Arts Excellence in Teaching, Associate Professor Category,
Colorado State University
2013, Nominated for Colorado State University Best Honors Advisor
2012, Nominated for Colorado State University Alumni Association Best Teacher Award
2010, Recipient of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) and SAGE Junior Faculty
Professional Development Teaching Award
2009, Nominated for the Colorado State University Alumni Association Best Teacher Award
2008, Nominated for Colorado State University Alumni Association Best Teacher Award
2004-2005, The Chancellor’s List for Graduate Students, Florida State University
2003, Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, Florida State University
2002-2005, Recipient of the Richard L. Rachin Fellowship for the Journal of Drug Issues, College of
Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University ($13,500 annual)
2002, Nominated for Florida State University Teaching Award
2002, Phi Sigma Theta, National Honor Society, Florida State University
2001-2002, Recipient of the Joseph Harris Memorial Teaching Scholarship, College of Criminology and
Criminal Justice, Florida State University
1999-2002, Recipient of a Graduate Assistantship with the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice,
Florida State University ($8,500 annual)
1995, Pi Gammu Mu International Honor Society for Social Sciences, University of Redlands
1994, Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society, University of Redlands
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS & ACTIVITIES
Memberships in Professional Societies:
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, 1999-present
American Society of Criminology, 1999-present
American Sociological Association, 2014
International Green Criminology Working Group, 2011-present
Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP), 2008-2010
Western Society of Criminology (WSC), 2010-2012
White Collar Crime Research Consortium, 2005-present
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Service for Professional Societies:
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Nominations and Elections Committee, 2012-2013.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Student Affairs Committee, 2011-2012.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, National Committee Member for the 2008 Bruce Smith Sr.,
Award.
Editorial Boards:
Social Problems (2008-2010)
Manuscript Refereeing:
American Journal of Criminal Justice
Critical Criminology
Deviant Behavior
Great Lakes Fisheries Policy and Management: A Binational Perspective (2cd edition)
International Criminal Justice Review
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice
Justice Quarterly
Police Quarterly
Social Forces
Social Science Journal
The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
The Sociological Quarterly
Trends in Organized Crime
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
TSU Committees:
Chair, Research Committee, Fall 2016
Member, Theory Comprehensive Exams, Fall 2016
Member, Consent Decree Conference Committee, Fall 2016
CSU Committees:
Member, Research Administrator Search, 2016
Co-Chair, Green Criminology Search, 2014-2015
Member, CLA Professional Development Program Committee, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Faculty Advisor, Criminal Justice Organization, 2007-2013
Library Liaison (Sociology), 2009-present
Member, Executive Committee, Fall 2012-present
Member, Graduate Committee, Spring 2011, Spring & Fall 2010, Fall 2009, Spring 2008, Fall 2007
Member, Search Committee (Sociology), Fall 2011, Spring 2012
Member, Undergraduate Committee, Spring 2007, Fall 2006
Member, Undergraduate Scholarship Committee, Spring 2010, Spring 2009
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CSU Undergraduate Students:
*CSU hired professional advisors in 2014.
43 Current Undergraduate Advisees – 2012-2013
40 Current Undergraduate Advisees – 2011-2012
42 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2010-2011
25 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2009-2010
29 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2008-2009
50 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2007-2008
15 Previous Undergraduate Advisees – 2006-2007
Graduate Students
Current:
Jacob Adler, Political Science MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
Ab Lomri, Sociology MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
Chris Maloney, Sociology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Committee Member
Adam Mayer, Sociology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Chair
Reanna Putnam MA Student – Thesis, Co-Chair
Ellen Ratajack, Psychology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation Committee Member
Alexandra Naday Walker, Sociology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Chair
Past:
Brady Allen, 2016, Political Science MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
Amber Kizewski, 2015, Sociology MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
Jonathon Fisk, 2015, Political Science Ph.D. Student – Dissertation Committee Member
Hannah Love, 2015, Sociology MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
Alyssa Stephens, 2015, Sociology MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
Matthew Tullis, 2014, Sociology MA Student – Thesis, Chair
Lauren Alessi, 2014, Sociology MA Student – Plan B Project, Co-Chair
Galen Ciscell, 2013, Sociology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Committee Member
Tyler Wilson, 2013, Sociology MA Student – Thesis, Co-Chair
Andrew Prelog, 2012, Sociology Ph.D. Student – Dissertation, Co-Chair
Zac Watne, 2010, Sociology MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
Joe Giordana, 2009, Journalism and Technical Communication MA Student – Thesis Committee Member
PRIVATE CONSULTING
2016-Present, Funding Allocation Survey Tabulation Project, Colorado Department of Human Services
(CDHS) (with Eris Enterprise Consulting).
2013-Present, Program Evaluation of BSMART Sanctions and Incentives Program, Office of Community
Corrections, Division of Criminal Justice, Colorado Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Justice
Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice.
2013-2014, Evaluation of Fort Lupton Restorative Justice Initiative, City of Fort Lupton and Division of
Criminal Justice, Colorado Department of Public Safety.
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2013, Advice on Program Evaluation and Questionnaire Development for Statewide Restorative Justice
Program, Colorado Restorative Justice Statewide Coordinating Council (unpaid).
2007-2008, Consultant for Glacier Consulting’s Tribal Drug Court Project for the Bureau of Justice
Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice.
OTHER ACTIVITIES/ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Summer 2015, Faculty Director, CCJ Study Abroad in Prague Program, Department of Sociology.
Summer 2014, Faculty Director, CCJ Study Abroad in Prague Program, Department of Sociology.
April, 2010, Poster Participant for the Environmental Governance Working Group (EGWG) Spring
Workshop, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State University.
Summer 2009, Faculty Director, CCJ Study Abroad in Prague Program, Department of Sociology.
February 2006, Basic Analyst Course, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
September 2005, Crime Mapping with ArcGIS, National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology
Center (NLECTC).
August 2005, Florida Crime Information Center (FCIC)/National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
Certification Training, Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).
July 2005, Introduction to CrimeStat 3.0, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research,
University of Michigan.
April 2005, Gun Recovery and Enforcement Training, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s
Office, Northern District of Florida.
2001-2002, Assistant Director of the FSU International Study Abroad Program in Prague, Czech
Republic.
Fall 1999, Introductory Teaching Certificate, Program for Instructional Excellence (PIE), Florida State
University.