Miriam A. DeLone

Professor and Assistant Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Phone: 910-672-2271 

Email: mdelone@uncfsu.edu 

Education 

PHD, Florida State University
MS, Florida State University
BS, Florida State University

Courses Taught

CRJC 200 Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRJC 210 Introduction to Law Enforcement
CRJC 212 Juvenile Justice System
CRJC 304 Criminological Theory
CRJC 305 Race, Class, and Gender in Criminal Justice
CRJC 370 Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Law and Social Control
CRJC 450 Seminar in Criminal Justice
CRJC 570 Race, Crime and Justice
CRJC 620 Juvenile Delinquency and Justice
CRJC 670 Special Topics in Criminal Justice: Law and Social Control

Research Interests

Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice Processing
Crime Prevention from a Public Health Perspective
Law and Social Control

Publications 

DeLone, M. A., & DeLone, G. (2017). Racial Disparities in Juvenile Justice Processing. In C. J. Schreck (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Juvenile Delinquency and Justice (p. 5). Wiley-Blackwell.

Walker, S., Spohn, C., & DeLone, M. (2017). The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity and Crime in America, 6th edition (6th ed., p. 570). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Cengage.

DeLone, M. A., & DeLone, G. (2015). When Is Crime A Public Health Problem? In K. Ismaili (Ed.), U.S. Criminal Justice Policy (2nd ed.). Sudbury, MA, U.S.A.: Jones and Bartlett Learning.

Wu, J., & DeLone, M. A. (2012). Revisiting the Normal Crime and Liberation Hypotheses: Citizenship Status and Unwarranted Disparity, 37, 214-238. Retrieved from http://sagepublications.com

Walker, S., Spohn, C., & DeLone, M. A. (2012). The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity and Crime in America (5th ed.). Belmont, CA, USA: Wadsworth Publishing.

DeLone, G., & DeLone, M. A. (2011). Crime Policy from a Public Health Perspective. In K. Ismaili (Ed.), U.S. Criminal Justice Policy: A Contemporary Reader (pp. 333-346). Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Wilmot, K. A., & DeLone, M. A. (2010). Sentencing of Native Americans: A Multistage Analysis Under the Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines, 8, 151-180.

Walker, S., Spohn, C., & DeLone, M. A. (2007). The Color of Justice: Race, Ethnicity, and Crime in America (4th ed., p. 459). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Publishing.

Kautt, P. M., & DeLone, M. A. (2006). Sentencing Outcomes Under Competing But Coexisting Sentencing Interventions: Untying the Gordian Knot, 31, 105-131.

Spohn, C., & DeLone, M. A. (2000). When does Race Matter? An Examination of the Conditions Under Which Race Affects Sentence Severity, 3, 3-37.

Nobling, T., Spohn, C., & DeLone, M. A. (1998). A Tale of Two Counties: Unemployment and Sentence Severity, 15, 459-486.

Spohn, C., DeLone, M. A., & Spears, J. (1998). Race/Ethnicity and Sentencing Severity in Dade County, Florida: An examination of the decision to withhold adjudication, 24, 111-138.

DeLone, M. A. (1994). County Level Punishment Patterns in Florida During the 1980s. In D. Zahm (Ed.), Academically Speaking. Tallahassee, FL, USA: Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institutue.

Kleck, G., & DeLone, M. A. (1993). Victim Resistance and Weapon Effects in Robbery, National Crime Survey Data, 9, 55-81.

Chiricos, T. G., & DeLone, M. A. (1992). Labor Market Marginality and Imprisonment: An Assessment of Empirical Evidence, 39, 421-446.

Presentations

Fobbs, K., DeLone, M., Annual Meeting, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, "Forensic Files: A Content Analysis," ACJS, Denver, CO. (March 31, 2016).

DeLone, M. A. (Presenter & Author), DeLone, G. (Author Only), Annual Meetings, "Criminal Justice Theory and Homeland Security Theory: Untying the Gordian Knot," American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. (November 15, 2012).

DeLone, M. A., DeLone, G., Annual Meetings American Society of Criminology, "Crime Prevention: A Public Health Approach," American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C. (November 16, 2011).

DeLone, M. A. (Presenter & Author), DeLone, G. (Presenter & Author), American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, "Crime Prevention from a Public Health Perspective: A Review of Best Practices," American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. (November 19, 2010).

Wu, J. (Presenter & Author), DeLone, M. A. (Author Only), American Society of Criminology Anual Meeting, "Revisiting the Normal Crime and Liberation Hypotheses: Citizenship Status and Sentencing Disparity," American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. (November 17, 2010).

Memberships

American Society of Criminology
Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences

Honors, Awards, and Grants

Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year, 2010, University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Annual Faculty Member of the Year, 2008, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Graduate Student Organization, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Annual Faculty Member of the Year, 2006,School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Graduate Student Organization, University of Nebraska at Omaha