Profile
James W. Marquart, Ph.D. (Texas A&M University, 1983) is currently Director of the Crime and Justice Studies Program. He has long-term research and teaching interests in prison organizations, capital punishment, criminal justice policy and research methods.
He has also published a number of articles on social control and change in prison settings. His books include The Rope, The Chair, and the Needle: Patterns of Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923-1990 and The Keepers: Prison Guards and Contemporary Corrections and An Appeal to Justice: Litigated Reform of Texas Prisons.
The latter, with Ben M. Crouch, received the Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice for 1991. His current research involves investigating the impact of racial segregation in prison organizations, and inappropriate staff-inmate relationships in prison settings.
Past Work Experiences
Taught at Sam Houston State University from 1986-2005
Awards
I was awarded the Bruce Smith Senior Award, March 2005, from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. The award is for research that bridges the gap between science and practice, and is the highest award from this organization.
Professional Organizations
American Society of Criminology
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Courses
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Research Methods
Corrections
Criminal Justice Policy
Media Expertise
Prison Issues
Capital Punishment
Sentencing
Research
Funded Research
A colleague and I have a contract with the California Department of Corrections to examine the impact of a racial integration plan as a result of the case Johnson v. California, 2005. ($250,000). We examine the long term effects (i.e., violence) of in-cell racial integration.
Publications
Marquart, James W. 2005. “Understanding the Power of Social Contexts on Criminal Justice Institutions.” Journal of Criminal Justice Education. 16:217-225.
Davila, Mario, James Marquart and Janet Mullings. 2005. “Beyond Mother Nature: Contractor Fraud in the Wake of Natural Disasters.” Deviant Behavior. Forthcoming.
Mullings, Janet L., James W. Marquart, Hartley, Deborah J. and Tara Carr. 2004. “Knowledge Is Not Always Power: HIV Risk Behavior and the Perception of Risk Among Women Prisoners.” Journal of Correctional Health Care. Volume 11 (1): 59-78.
Janet Mullings, James W. Marquart, Deborah Hartley. 2004. “The Victimization of Children: Emerging Issues.” Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma. Part I, Part II (8): 1-203.
- Updated: July 26, 2006
