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Dr. Jessie Krienert

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Biography

Jessie Krienert is a Professor of Criminal Justice Sciences at Illinois State University. Her areas of research include prison subculture, family violence, and gender issues in correctional and street settings.

Current Courses

499.003Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

400.003Independent Study

339.001Women In Criminal Justice

200.003Contemporary Corrections

310.001Correctional Institutions

499.006Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

287.001Independent Study

400.006Independent Study

291.009Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences

Teaching Interests & Areas

Research Methods, Corrections, Gender

Research Interests & Areas

Prison Subculture, Family Violence

Ph D Criminal Justice

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE

MA Criminal Justice

University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

BS Sociology

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Oustanding Researcher Award

College of Applied Science and Technology
2010

Book, Authored

Fleisher, M., & Krienert, J. The myth of prison rape: Sexual culture in American prisons. Rowman Littlefield Publishers (2009)
Krienert, J. Masculinity and Violence: Testing an Integrated Model. Lambert Academic Publishing (2009)
Krienert, J., & Fleisher, M. Crime and employment: Critical issues in crime reduction for corrections. Alta Mira Press (2004)

Book, Chapter

Walsh, J., Krienert, J., & McAdams, S. A retrospective examination of bullying victimisation during high school. Empathy versus Offending, Aggression, and Bullying. Routledge (2021): 211-223.
Walsh, J., & Krienert, J. Innocence Lost: Educator Sexual Misconduct and the Epidemic of Sexually Victimized Students.. Raleigh Blasdell, Laura Krieger-Sample, Michelle Kilburn (EDs), Invisible Victims and the Pursuit of Justice: Analyzing Frequently Victimized Yet Rarely Discussed Populations,. GI Global (2021): 249-273.
Krienert, J., & Walsh, J. Sexual Behavior in Prison. Routledge Handbook on American Prisons. Routledge (2020): 194-208.
Krienert, J., & Walsh, J. Sexual Victimization of the Elderly: An Examination of the Emergent Problem. Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan. Springer International Publishing (2020): 1-19.
Walsh, J., & Krienert, J. The Social Interaction Between Crime, Incarceration, Infectious Disease, and Community Level Epidemiology. Akers, T. & Waltermaurer, E. (EDs), Epidemiological Criminology: Theory to Practice. Routledge 1 (2013): 36-45.

Encyclopedia

Acquaviva, B., Krienert, J., & Walsh, J. Convict Social System. Bumgarner, Jeff and Lewandowski, Carla (EDs), Criminal Justice in America: The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections.. ABC-CLIO, LLC (2020)
Acquaviva, B., Krienert, J., & Walsh, J. Homosexuality in Prison. Bumgarner, Jeff and Lewandowski, Carla (EDs), Criminal Justice in America: The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections.. ABC-CLIO, LLC (2020)
Green, E., Walsh, J., & Krienert, J. Elderly Inmates. Bumgarner, Jeff and Lewandowski, Carla (EDs), Criminal Justice in America: The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections. ABC-CLIO, LLC (2020)
Green, E., Walsh, J., & Krienert, J. The Federal Bureau of Investigation. Bumgarner, Jeff and Lewandowski, Carla (EDs), Criminal Justice in America: The Encyclopedia of Crime, Law Enforcement, Courts, and Corrections. ABC-CLIO, LLC (2020)
Cole, G., Krienert, J., & Walsh, J. The Auburn System. Vidisha Barua Worley, Robert M. Worley (EDs), American Prisons and Jails: An Encyclopedia of Controversies and Trends. ABC-CLIO, LLC (2018)

Journal Article

Krienert, J., Walsh, J., & Cannon, K. Changes in the Tradecraft of Cheating: Technological Advances in Academic Dishonesty. College Teaching (2021): 1-10.
Krienert, J., & Walsh, J. The Sexual Victimization of the Elderly: An Empirical Analysis of Officially Reported Incidents, 2007–2016. Violence and Victims 35.4 (2020): 443-466.
Krienert, J., & Walsh, J. An Examination of Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: Comparing Marital and Nonmarital Incidents Employing NIBRS Data, 2008–2012. Partner Abuse 9.1 (2018): 41-57.
Krienert, J., Walsh, J., & Acquaviva, B. Thin slicing our way to self protection: Stereotypical reality and the perception of criminal type. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice 14.2 (2018): 120-135.
Walsh, J., Krienert, J., Thresher, G., & Potratz, K. Examining the link between bullying participation, psychopathy and empathy in a large retrospective sample of university students.. Criminal Justice Studies 39.3 (2018): 249-266.

Other

Walsh, J., & Krienert, J. Animal Abuse. Albanese, J. S. (EDs), Encyclopedia of Criminology & Criminal Justice (2014)
Walsh, J., & Krienert, J. Sibling Violence in the U.S.. Michalos, A. C. (EDs), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life Research. Springer (2014)
Kethineni, S., Krienert, J., & Brown, B. Evaluation of the Grant to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders. Illinois State’s Attorney Appellate Prosecutor’s Office (2011)
Fleisher, M., & Krienert, J. Ethno-Methodological Study of the Subculture of Prison Inmate Sexuality in the United States, 2004-2005. ICPSR Data Holdings. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) (2006)
Fleisher, M., & Krienert, J. The culture of prison sexual violence. National Institute of Justice (2006): 333.

Presentations

School Bullying Victimization and the Hidden Roles of Healthy Narcissism and Empathy. Measuring Empathy and Behavioural Outcomes. University of Greenwich. (2018)
School Bullying Victimization and the Hidden Roles of Healthy Narcissism and Empathy. Midwestern Criminal Justice Association. (2018)
Sex (in) Education. American Society of Criminology. (2016)
An Examination od Sexual Assault in Same Sex Relationships: Establishing a Baseline from Nationally Reported Incidents. American Society of Criminology. (2015)
Family, friends, and lovers: A gendered comparison of intimate relationships in the prison subculture. The Politics of Crime and Justice. American Society of Criminology. (2014)
Law enforcement protocol for companion anima ls in domestic violence calls. Research into practice: Translating findings into real world actions. Midwest Criminal Justice Association. (2014)
A retrospective look at bullying perpetration and victimization in a sample of university students.. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. (2013)
An Examination of Psychopathic Traits Associated with Four Participation Categories of Adolescent and Early Adult Bullying Behavior.. American Society of Criminology. (2013)
An examination of inmate narratives addressing covert efforts at “safe sex” in correctional settings.. Midwest Criminal Justice Association. (2013)
Animal Abandonment on the College Campus. Midwest Criminal Justice Association. (2012)

Grants & Contracts

Innovative Programs for Special Correctional Populations: Assessing the Current State and Disseminating Program Information in an Innovative Way. Bureau of Justice Assistance. Federal.