Profile
Criminologists are concerned, in general, with explaining why crime rates are higher in particular locations and why some people commit more crime than others.
I have developed a research agenda that approaches these questions with an innovative combination of methodology and theory.
Using my interdisciplinary background in Sociology and Geographic Information Systems/Geography, I have applied methodological tools in an innovative way.
I have also crafted a new theory that explains why male crime rates are so much higher than female crime rates.
The broadest swath of my work involves the study of crime and its relationship with neighborhood resident characteristics (i.e., social ecology) as well as neighborhood infrastructure data (i.e., physical ecology).
I use Geographic Information Systems and some of the basic tenets of geography (i.e., Tobler’s first law) in conjunction with spatial regression and hierarchical linear modeling to develop an unprecedented level of precision in knowledge about high crime areas.
These methodological tools allow me to create datasets that are remarkably rich – affording me an opportunity to study crime patterns with a higher level of specificity than is found in the current literature. My hope is to set an exacting standard for other criminologists interested in neighborhoods and communities.
Past Work Experiences
- 1999-2002
- Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Research Analyst, GIA Core, for Stephen A. Matthews, The Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University.
- 1996-1997
- Master’s Level Clinician & Clinical Intern, Drug and Alcohol Services/ Educational Therapeutic Center (Partial Day Hospital for Adolescents), Mental Health Center of East Central Kansas, Emporia, KS.
- 1992-1993
- Patrol Officer, Garden City Police Department, Garden City, KS.
- 1991-1992
- Intern and Evidence Assistant, Laboratory Evidence Department, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Topeka, KS.
- 1990-1991
- Lab Assistant, Physical Anthropology and Forensic Osteology, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Kansas State University.
Awards
2005-2006 Who's Who among American Teachers - Nominated by a former student.
Professional Organizations
- American Sociological Association
- Section Member: Community and Urban Sociology / Crime, Law, and Deviance
- Section Member: Community and Urban Sociology / Crime, Law, and Deviance
- American Society of Criminology
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- International Association of Crime Analysts
Courses
- Introduction to Criminal Justice, CJS 1301
- Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Fall 2004
- Advanced Criminal Justice, CJS 3307
- Spring 2003, Fall 2003, Spring 2005
- Criminal Prosecution and the Court System, CJS 3317
- Spring 2005, Spring 2006
- Victimology, CJS 3325
- Fall 2005, Fall 2006
- Research Methods (CJS 3304, SOC 3304, PA 3304)
- Spring 2006, Summer 2006, Fall 2006
- Geospatial Information System Applications in Criminology, CJS 4331 (Formerly CJS 4396)
- Fall 2003, Fall 2004, Fall 2005
Media Expertise
- GIS and Crime (Crime Mapping)
- Crime Rates
- Victimology/Victims
- Policing
Refereed Articles
Hayslett-McCall, Karen L., & Thomas J. Bernard. (2002). Attachment, Masculinity and
Crime: A Theory of Male Crime Rates. Theoretical Criminology. 6(1):5-34.
Britt, Chester L., & Karen L. Hayslett-McCall, (1999), Community, Victimization, and
Psychological Distress. In: E.J. Miller & R.P. Wolensky (Eds.), The Small City: Proceedings of the 1998 Conference, Vol. 13. Stevens Point, WI: Foundation Press, Inc.
Book Chapters and Manuscripts
Kevin M. Curtin, Fang Qiu, Karen L. Hayslett-McCall, & Timothy M. Bray. (2005).
Using Location-Science and Geographic Information Systems to Determine the Optimal Spatial Distribution of Police Patrol Areas. In Fahui Wang (Ed.). Geographic Information Systems and Crime Analysis. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.
Karen L. Hayslett-McCall. (2005). The Fifth Amendment. In Kent Rasmussen (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice in the United States. Salem Press.
Karen L. Hayslett-McCall, Fang Qiu, and Kevin M. Curtin. (Chapter Proposal Accepted). The Simulation of the Journey to Residential Burglary. Submitted to: Lin Liu and John Eck (Eds.). Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems. Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing.
Karen L. Hayslett-McCall. (Invited Submission, Currently Under Review). Kim Il Sung. In Chris Moose (Ed.). Notorious Lives from History. Salem Press.
Karen L. Hayslett-McCall. (Invited Submission, Currently Under Review). Kim Jong Il. In Chris Moose (Ed.). Notorious Lives from History. Salem Press.
Revise-and-Resubmit (Journal Articles)
Caughy, Margaret O’Brien, Karen L. Hayslett-McCall, & Patricia O’Campo. No Neighborhood is an Island: Incorporating Distal Neighborhood Effects into Multilevel Studies of Child Developmental Competence. (Health and Place)
Curtin, Kevin M., Karen L. Hayslett-McCall, and Fang Qiu. Using Location-Science and Geographic Information Systems to Determine the Optimal Spatial Distribution of Police Patrol Areas: A Study of the Dallas Police Department Beats and Reporting Areas. (Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems)
Hayslett-McCall, Karen L., & Chester L. Britt. Fear, Disorder, and Distress. (Journal of Crime and Justice)
Ruback, R. Barry, Karen L. Hayslett-McCall, & Stephen A. Matthews. The Gravity of Crime: Mass, Distance, and the Geographical Analysis of Part I Offenses. (Justice Quarterly)
Journal Articles Under Review
Hayslett-McCall, Karen L. Do We Reap What We Zone? The Effects of Land-Use on Part I Crimes. (Under Review at Justice Quarterly)
Hayslett-McCall, Karen L., & Melinda D. Kane. “Out” in Columbus: A Geospatial Analysis of Neighborhood Level Variations in Gay and Lesbian Concentration. (Under Review at the American Journal of Sociology)
- Updated: October 6, 2006
