Assistant Professor - Criminology and Criminal Justice Program
Alexander L. Burton is an Assistant Professor in the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program. His work primarily focuses on corrections and criminal justice policy. His recent works appear in journals such as Criminology, Justice Quarterly, and Criminology and Public Policy.
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Professional Preparation
Doctor of Philosophy - Criminal Justice University of Cincinnati - 2022
Master of Science - Criminal Justice University of Cincinnati - 2017
Bachelor of Science - Justice Administration Southwest Minnesota State University - 2015
Research Areas
Institutional and Community Corrections
Criminal Justice Personnel Training
Public Opinion and Public Policy
School and Gun Policy
Publications
Burton, A. L., Petrich, D. M., Jonson, C. L., & Miller, W. T. (2023). Nefarious and disconcerting motivations for choosing a correctional officer position: A deviant case analysis. Criminal Justice and Behavior. Advance online publication. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00938548231187415 2023 - publications
Miller, W. T., Burton, A. L., Jonson, C. L., Burton, V. S., Jr., & Adkins, P. A. (2023). A multi-state outcome evaluation of correctional officer training academies: A pretest-posttest design. Justice Evaluation Journal. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/24751979.2023.2220370 2023 - publications
Burton, A. L., Jonson, & Miller, W. T. (2023). Elevating the rehabilitation orientations of the correctional officer workforce: Implications for recruitment and hiring practices. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/23774657.2023.2206588 2023 - publications
Schutten, N. M., Pickett, J. T., Burton, A. L., Cullen, F. T., Jonson, C. L, & Burton, V. S., Jr. (2023). Understanding gun ownership in the twenty-first century: Why some Americans own guns, but most do not. Justice Quarterly, 40(1), 27-50. 2023 - publications
Burton, A. L., Jonson, C. L., Barnes, J. C.,Miller, W. T., & Burton, V. S., Jr. (2023). Training as an opportunity for change: A pretest-posttest study of correctional officer orientations. Journal of Experimental Criminology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-022-09544-8 2023 - publications
Burton, A. L., Jonson, C. L., Miller, W. T., & Cook, R. (2022). Likely to stay or bound to leave? Exploring prior work histories of correctional officer recruits. Corrections Today, 84(5), 24-28. 2022 - publications
Petrich, D. M., Cullen, F. T., Lee, H., & Burton, A. L. (2022). Prisoner reentry programs. In E. L. Jeglic and C. Calkins (Eds.), Handbook of Issues in Criminal Justice Reform. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-77565-0_18 2022 - publications
Lee, H., Pickett, J. T., Burton, A. L., Cullen, F. T., Jonson, C. L., & Burton, V. S., Jr. (2022). Attributions as anchors: How the public explains school shootings and why it matters. Justice Quarterly, 39(3), 497–524. 2022 - publications
Appointments
Assistant Professor University of Texas at Dallas [2022–Present]
Senior Research Associate Center for Health and Human Services Research [2020–2022]