Alexander L. Burton

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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Criminology & Criminal Justice

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]