Dr. Joanne Savage
Professor
- About
- Education
- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Current Courses
CJS 201.002 Crime and Behavior
CJS 201.004 Crime and Behavior
CJS 201.005 Crime and Behavior
CJS 299.003 Independent Honor Study
CJS 499.011 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis
CJS 287.013 Independent Study
CJS 400.011 Independent Study
CJS 215.003 Juvenile Justice
CJS 291.010 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences
Teaching Interests & Areas
Juvenile Justice Introduction to Criminal Justice Violence in America Criminological Theory Research Methods Statistical Applications Crime Prevention
Research Interests & Areas
Violent Crime Violence Prevention Development of Aggressive and Violent Behavior Juvenile Delinquency and Recidivism
Ph D Social Ecology
University of California
Irvine
MA Social Ecology
University of California
Irvine
BA French
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
BA Psychology
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Outstanding Researcher Award
Colege of Applied Aciences and Technology, ISU
2019
Book, Authored
Thugs and Thieves: The Differential Etiology of Violence
Joanne Savage, Kevin H. Wozniak.
(2016), Oxford University Press
The development of persistent criminality
Joanne Savage.
(2009), Oxford University Press
Book, Chapter
Balancing counter-terrorism strategies: Lessons from evolutionary ecology
Bryan J. Vila, Joanne Savage.
(2011), Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security, Cambridge University Press
Strain, social support, and persistent criminality
Stephanie K. Ellis, Joanne Savage.
(2009), The development of persistent criminality
Understanding persistent offending: Linking developmental psychology with research on the criminal career
Joanne Savage.
(2009), The development of persistent criminality, Oxford University Press
What have we learned? Directions for future research and policy
Joanne Savage.
(2009), The development of persistent criminality, Oxford University Press
Human ecology, crime, and crime control: Linking individual behavior and aggregate crime
Joanne Savage, Bryan J. Vila.
(2003), Social Biology, Sage
Encyclopedia
Media Violence
Joanne Savage, Christopher Ferguson, Jennifer Tilley.
Springer, (2018)
Effects of the representation of crime in the media
Joanne Savage.
Sage Publications, (2013)
Media Violence
Joanne Savage, Chrisopher Ferguson.
Springer, (2011)
Journal Article
The role of income in the differential etiology of violence: An empirical test
Joanne Savage, Stephanie K. Ellis, Kevin H. Wozniak.
Journal of Poverty, 23 (5), 384-403, (2019)
Academic achievement, school attachment, and school problems in the differential etiology of violence
Joanne Savage, Stephanie K. Ellis.
Journal of Developmental and Life-course Criminology, (2018)
Balancing aggression and restraint in police use of force: Evolutionary psychology insights
Lois James, N. Todak, Joanne Savage.
Policing, (2018)
Sex offender residence restrictions and sex crimes against children: A comprehensive review
Joanne Savage, Casey Windsor.
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 43, 13-25, (2018)
The effect of academic achievement on aggression and violent behavior: A meta-analysis
Joanne Savage, Christopher J. Ferguson, Lesli Flores.
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 37, 91-101, (2017)
Long-term effects of neglect on violence: Are they spurious or indirect?
Joanne Savage, Amanda Murray.
Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, 9, 189-218, (2015)
Intergenerational transmission: Physical abuse and violent vs. nonviolent criminal outcomes
Joanne Savage, Jane Palmer, A.B. Martin.
Journal of Family Violence, 29 (7), 739-748, (2014)
The association between attachment, parental bonds and physically aggressive and violent behavior: A comprehensive review
Joanne Savage.
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 19 (2), 164-178, (2014)
A selective review of the risk factors for antisocial behavior across the transition to adulthood
Joanne Savage, Stephanie K. Ellis, Katherin Kozey.
Psychology, (2013)
Does watching the news affect fear of terrorism? The importance of media exposure on terrorism fear
Ashley Nellis, Joanne Savage.
Crime and Delinquency, 58 (5), 747-767, (2012)
Have recent studies addressed methodological issues raised by five decades of television violence research? A critical review
Christopher J. Ferguson, Joanne Savage.
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 17 (2), 129-139, (2012)
An evolutionary psychological perspective on social capital
Satoshi Kanazawa, Joanne Savage.
Journal of Economic Psychology, 30, 873-883, (2009)
Homicide and inequality in 'the murder capital'
Joanne Savage.
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 7, 3-29, (2009)
Why nobody seems to know what exactly social capital is
Satoshi Kanazawa, Joanne Savage.
Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 3 (2), 118-132, (2009)
Economic assistance and crime: A cross-national investigation
Joanne Savage, Richard Bennett, Mona Danner.
European Journal of Criminology, 5 (2), 217-238, (2008)
Mixed-use development and crime
Joanne Savage, Renee Souris.
Interdisciplinary Design and Research e-Journal, 2, (2008)
The effects of media violence exposure on criminal aggression: A meta-analysis
Joanne Savage, Christina Yancey.
Criminal Justice and Behavior, 35 (6), 772-791, (2008)
The role of exposure to media violence in the etiology of violent behavior: A criminologist weighs in
Joanne Savage.
American Behavioral Scientist, 51 (8), 1123-1136, (2008)
Interpreting “percent black”: An analysis of race and violent crime in Washington D.C.
Joanne Savage.
Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 4 (1), 29-63, (2006)
Does viewing violent media really cause criminal violence? A methodological review
Joanne Savage.
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 10 (1), 99-128, (2004)
Social capital and the human psyche: Why is social life ‘capital’?
Joanne Savage, Satoshi Kanazawa.
Sociological Theory, (2004)
Changes in child welfare and subsequent crime rate trends: A cross-national test of the lagged nurturance hypothesis
Joanne Savage, Bryan J. Vila.
Applied Developmental Psychology, 23, 51-82, (2002)
Social capital, crime, and human nature
Joanne Savage, Satoshi Kanazawa.
Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 18 (2), 190-212, (2002)
Lagged effects of nurturance on crime: A cross-national comparison
Joanne Savage, Bryan J. Vila.
Studies on Crime and Crime Prevention, 6 (1), 101-120, (1997)
Other
Manufacturing consensus in a divided field: A comment on Bushman and Cruz
J.D. Ivory, P.M. Markey, M. Elson, J. Colwell, C.J. Ferguson, M.D. Griffiths, Joanne Savage, K.D. Williams.
Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 4 (3), 222-229, (2015)
Parenting, aggressive behavior in children, and our violent world
Joanne Savage.
Societies, (2014)
Technical Report
Understanding the dynamics of population demographics and violent crime in Washington D.C., 1960 - 1999
Joanne Savage.
(2001)
Temporal distribution of rape events
Richard McCleary, Joanne Savage.
(1994)
Presentations
Prosecution in Japan: One Bridge Between Formal and Informal Social Control
Joanne Savage, Kyoko Hazama.
Annual Conference of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November, 2021
Teaching Civic Engagement to Criminal Justice Students
Joanne Savage, Mijin Kim.
Annual Conference of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November, 2021
Lessons from Research on Violence in America
Joanne Savage.
Ministry of Justice, Tokyo Japan, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2018
The general evolutionary ecological paradigm and the practice of criminal justice
Joanne Savage.
Bryan Vila Honorary Symposium, Spokane, Washington, March 30, 2017
Physical abuse victimization and violence in the transition to adulthood: The mediating role of alcohol and drug use
Joanne Savage.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO, March, 2016