Steven Briggs

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology

Faculty - Assistant Professor of Criminology

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Area

Criminology

Degrees

Ph.D. University of Nebraska at Omaha (2007); M.A. University of Nebraska at Omaha (2003); B.A. University of North Dakota (2001)

Research Interests

Broadly, my research interests trace across two areas: the influence of race and ethnicity on discretionary decisions by police officers and the spatial distribution of crime.  More specifically, my policing research has focused largely on examining the relationship between race and the exercise of discretionary authority by officers in varying contexts.  Meanwhile, my research on the spatial distribution of crime focuses on how policies directed at facility functioning changes the incidence of offending in and around the impacted establishments. 

Service

Faculty Advisor, Association of Criminology Students Official Representative, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Selection Committee Member, Chief of Police & Director of Public Safety

Selected Publications

Steven Briggs, Andre Petrov, and Samuel Peterson. (Revise and Resubmit). “A study of unanticipated consequences: The impact of a smoking ban on assaults around bars.” Criminal Justice Review.

Steven Briggs and B. Keith Crew. (Forthcoming). “The impact of population selection on examinations of discretionary searches in traffic stops.”  Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice.

Steven Briggs and Tara Opsal. (2012) “The influence of victim ethnicity on arrest in violent crimes.” Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law, and Society, 23, 1087-1111.