Ph.D. - Criminology
Florida State University - 1999

M.S. - Criminology
Florida State University - 1995

B.A. - Psychology
University of Texas at Austin - 1991

Copes, Heith and Lynne M. Vieraitis. Identity Thieves: Motives and Methods. Northeastern University Press. 2012 - Publication

Vieraitis, Lynne M., Sarah Britto, and Robert G. Morris. Assessing the Impact of Changes in Gender Equality on Female Homicide Victimization: 1980-2000. Crime & Delinquency, 0011128711420100, first published on November 8, 2011. 2011 - Publication

Vieraitis, Lynne M., Kovandzic, Tomislav V. & Marvell, Thomas B. 2007. The Criminogenic Effects of Imprisonment: Evidence from State Panel Data, 1974-2002. Criminology & Public Policy 6:589-622. 2007 - Publication

Kovandzic, Tomislav V., Thomas B. Marvell, Vieraitis, Lynne M. & Carlisle E. Moody. 2004. When Prisoners Get Out: The Impact of Prison Releases on Homicide Rates, 1975-1999. Criminal Justice Policy Review 15(2):212-228. 2004 - Publication

Kovandzic, Tomislav V., Sloan, John J. III, & Vieraitis, Lynne M. 2003. Unintended Consequences of Politically Popular Sentencing Policy: The Homicide Promoting Effects of Three Strikes in US Cities (1980-1999). Criminology & Public Policy 1(3):399-424. 2003 - Publication

Vieraitis, Lynne M. & Williams, Marian R. 2002. Assessing the Impact of Gender Inequality on Female Homicide Victimization Across US Cities: A Racially Disaggregated Analysis. Violence Against Women 8(1): 35-63. 2002 - Publication

Professor
University of Texas at Dallas [2017–Present]

Criminology Study Explores Youths' Motivations for Painting Graffiti

Youths who paint graffiti on businesses and public property, also called street taggers, say they don’t view their actions as criminal because they are not injuring anyone and the graffiti can be easily erased, according to a new UT Dallas study.

Two criminologists from the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences interviewed 25 Dallas taggers to explore why they paint graffiti and how they rationalize the crime. The researchers’ goal is to help policymakers design better solutions to address tagging.

Study Explores How Women Handle Stigma of Staying with Imprisoned Men