Refereed Publications
Korotchenko, S. & Dobbs, R. (2023). The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on College Enrollment: How Has Enrollment in Criminal Justice Programs Been Affected by the Pandemic in Comparison to Other College Programs. Frontiers in Education, 8, 1-12.
Dobbs, R.R., Sarver, R.A. III, Rodriguez, B, & Gould, L.A. (2021). Student Perceptions of Guns on Campus. The Pursuit, 5(1), 45-72.
Rider, R., Copeland, C., & Dobbs, R.R. (2018). Officer perception of new technology on crash reconstructions in Texas. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 18(3), 55-68.
Sarver, R. A. III, Dobbs, R. R., Sarver, M. B., & McDonald, C. (2017). Crime-related media programming and fear of crime among undergraduate students. Journal of Criminal Justice and Law Review, 6(1), 21-39.
Hollis, M.E., del Carmen, A., Downey, S., & Dobbs, R. (2017). The relationship between media portrayals and crime: Perceptions of fear of crime among citizens. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 19(1), 46-60.
Kohm, S.A., Waid-Lindberg, C.A., Dobbs, R.R., Weinrath, M., & Shelley, T.O. (2016). Media, fear of crime and punitivity among university students in Canada and the United States: A cross-national comparison. Pp. 211-239 In D. Chadee (Ed.), Psychology of Fear, Crime and the Media: International Perspectives (ISBN 978-1-13-810832-7). Taylor & Francis.
Sarver, R.A. III, Dobbs, R.R., Sarver, M.B., Hauptman, S., & del Carmen, A. (2015). Religious roots of punitive attitudes. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 15(2), 74-85.
Kohm, S.A., Waid, C.A., Weinrath, M., Shelley, T.O, & Dobbs, R.R. (2012). The impact of media on fear of crime among university students: A cross-national comparison. Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice, 54(1). DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.2011.E.01
Waid, C.A., Dobbs, R.R. & Shelley, T.O. (2011). Blame the media? The influence of primary news source and perceived media credibility on punitive attitudes. Western Criminology Review, 12(3), 41-59.
Shelley, T.O., Waid, C.A., & Dobbs, R.R. (2011). The influence of criminal justice major on punitive attitudes. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 22(4), 526-545. DOI: 10.1080/10511253.2011.556132.
Kent, A., Gould, L.A., Sarver, R.A. III, & Dobbs, R.R. (2011). Examining the relationship between officer burnout and probation violations. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 11(1), 91-106.
Sarver, R.A. III, Sarver, M.B., & Dobbs, R.R. (2010). Choosing criminal justice: Factors contributing to the selection of criminal justice as a major. Criminal Justice and Law Review, 2(1-2), 57-67.
Dobbs, R. R., Waid, C. A., & Shelley, T. O. (2009). Explaining fear of rape among college females: An examination of multiple campuses in the United States. The International Journal of Social Inquiry, 2(2), 105-122. Reprint in Muraskin, R. (Ed.). (2012). Women and justice: It’s a crime, 5th edition. Prentice Hall.
(pp. 246-262).
Haba, C., Sarver, R. A. III, Dobbs, R. R., & Sarver, M. B. (2009). Attitudes toward women in policing. Women and Criminal Justice, 19(3), 235-250.
Dobbs, R. R., Waid, C. A., & del Carmen, A. (2009). Students’ perceptions of online courses: The effect of online course experience. Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 10(1), 9-26.
del Carmen, A., Rodriguez, J. J., Dobbs, R. R., Smith, R., Butler, R. R., & Sarver, R. III. (2009). In their own words: A study of gang members through their own perspective. Journal of Gang Research, 16(2), 57-76.
Henderson, L., Dobbs, R. R., & del Carmen, A. (2008). Law enforcement officers’ knowledge and perception of family violence. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 8(4), 167-183.
Kazemi, M., del Carmen, A., Dobbs, R. R., & Whitehead, M. (2008). Muslim American perspectives of the global war on terror: An exploratory analysis. Criminal Justice Studies: A Critical Journal of Crime, Law and Society, 21(2), 95-108.
Dobbs, R. R., Stickels, J. W., & Mobley, S. J. (2008). Fear of crime on campus and other perceptions: The impact of being a CRCJ major. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 8(2), 147-166.
Copeland, C., Dobbs, R. R., & del Carmen, A. (2007). Re-examining the perceived relations between police officers and security personnel. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 7(2), 151-162.
Stickels, J. W. & Dobbs, R. R. (2007). Helping alleviate statistical anxiety with computer aided statistics classes. Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 7(1), 1-15.
Luken, J. N., Dobbs, R. R., & del Carmen, A. (2006). Vehicle cues and perceptions of driver characteristics: A comparative analysis of police officers and college students. The Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, 3(2), 130-153.
Dobbs, R. R. (2004). Application of a justice as fairness perspective to laws banning same-sex marriage. California Journal of Health Promotion, 2, Special Issue: LGBT, 15-23.
Additional Publications
Maben, S.M., Becker, M., Dobbs, R.R., Rodriguez, P., Geertz, A., & Stoker, S. (2024). Revive Wellness: A satellite campus’ perspectives on intersections of an accidental interdisciplinary team’s grace and grit. Journal of Texas Women School Executives (forthcoming).
del Carmen, A., & Dobbs, R.R. (2016). Law enforcement concerns. In William G. Doerner (Ed.), Criminal justice basics and concerns. Carolina Academic Press.
Dobbs, R.R. & Waid, C.A. (2012). Parole commission, U.S. In The encyclopedia of communitycorrection. (pp. 291-292). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Dobbs, R. R. (2009). Fear of crime. Feature Article in The Justice Chronicle, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Newsletter, 1(2), 4-7.
del Carmen, A., Dobbs, R. R., Rodriguez, J. J., Smith, R., Butler, R. R., & Sarver, R.A. III. (2008). In their own words: A study of gang members through their perspective. Ft. Worth, TX: Safe City Commission.
Tian, F., Dobbs, R., del Carmen, A., Kozel, F., & Liu, H. (2008). Can functional near-infrared spectroscopic (fNIRS) imaging detect deception? Biomedical Optics, BTuE4.
Dobbs, R. R. (2007). Book review: Treating the abusive partner: An individualized cognitive behavioral approach by Christopher M. Murphy and Christopher I. Eckhardt. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 34(2), p. 289-290.
Dobbs, R. R. & Waid, C. A. (2004). Prison culture. In The encyclopedia of prisons and correctional facilities (Vol. 2, pp. 719-723). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Waid, C. A. & Dobbs, R. R. (2004). Jails. Pp. 495-501 In The encyclopedia of prisons and correctional facilities (Vol. 1, pp. 495-501). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Dobbs, R. R. (2002). Women as victims. In The encyclopedia of crime and punishment (Vol. 4, pp. 1725-1729). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Professional Presentations
Morrow, R. & Dobbs, R.R. COVID-19 and prevalence of intimate partner violence in rural communities. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, November 15-18, 2023. (non-presenting author)
Fort, A., Dobbs, R.R., Wang, S-Y.K., & Maben, S. Criminal communication: Student perceptions, motivations, and justifications of online cheating, chatting, and cyberbullying (poster presentation) American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, November 15-18, 2023.
Dobbs, R.R. (roundtable chair and discussant). Working to educate criminal justice practitioners: Benefits and challenges. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, November 15-19, 2022.
Dobbs, R.R. (panel discussant). Cool Girl Trope, Purple Table Talk, program hosted by Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Stephenville, TX, March 22, 2022 (invited participant).
Dobbs, R.R. (panel discussant) Sexual misconduct and law enforcement agency culture: Why it matters to community. National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement, Annual Conference, September 12-15, 2022. (invited participant)
Dobbs, R.R., Waid, C., & Dallier, D. The effect of COVID-19 pandemic on student perception of remote teaching modalities. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Annual Meeting, March 15-19, 2022.
Dobbs, R.R. (roundtable discussant). Women in academic administration. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, November 13-16, 2019.
Charles, J., Waid-Lindberg, C., & Dobbs, R.R. Self-report differences in sexual violence and harassment among Division II institution student athletes and non-student athletes. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, November 14-17, 2018. (non-presenter)
Dobbs, R.R., Geer, S., & Waid-Lindberg, C. Regional variation in support levels for the death penalty. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, November 15-18, 2017.
Dobbs, R.R. (roundtable discussant). Social reactions to crime and victimization: The benefits and challenges of analyzing Twitter data. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 15-18, 2017.
Dobbs, R.R. & Waid-Lindberg, C. Perceptions of the death penalty in two U.S. states. European Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Cardiff, Wales, September 13-17, 2017.
Dobbs, R.R. & Copeland, C. #NotOkay: Examining Twitter posts regarding self-reported sexual assaults. Crime, Conflict and Violence in a Global Society, Symposium co-hosted by the School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Strategic Studies and University of New York in Prague, September 11-12, 2017.
Geer, S., Dobbs, R.R., & Waid-Lindberg, C. Perceptions of the death penalty. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, November 16-19, 2016.
Dobbs, R.R. (roundtable discussant). New technology in the classroom. Academy of Criminal Justice Science, Annual Meeting, Denver CO, March 29-April 2, 2016.
del Carmen, A., & Dobbs, R.R. Fear of crime through the lenses of residential community members and community establishment owners. European Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Porto, Portugal, September 2-5, 2015.
Waid-Lindberg, C.A., Dobbs, R.R., & Kosiak, D. Student perceptions of the death penalty: Do botched executions matter? Academy of Criminal Justice Science, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 3-7, 2015.
Dobbs, R.R., Sarver, M.B., & Sarver, R.A. III. Student perceptions of guns on campus. Poster Presentation, Academy of Criminal Justice Science, Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, March 3-7, 2015.
Kohm, S., Waid-Lindber, C.A., Dobbs, R.R., Shelly, T.O., & Weinrath, M. Punitive attitudes in cross-national comparison: Regional and national variation in punitivity among Canadian and American college students. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 19-22, 2014.
Shelley, T.O., Dobbs, R.R., & Waid-Lindberg, C.A. Social control, privacy, and technology: Perceptions of undergraduate students. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 20-23, 2013.
Sarver, R. A. III, Dobbs, R.R, & Sarver, M.B. Religious roots of punitive attitudes. Poster Presentation, American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 20-23, 2013.
Dobbs, R.R., Waid-Lindberg, C.A., Shelley, T.O., Kohm, S., & Weinrath, M. Fear of hate crime victimization: A cross-national perspective. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 14-17, 2012.
Waid, C.A., Shelley, T.O., Dobbs, R.R., Kohm, S., & Weinrath, M. Does the media have an impact on punitive attitudes among college students? A cross-national comparison. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, November 16-19, 2011.
Shelley, T.O., Dobbs, R.R., & Waid, C.A. Fear and hate crime victimization. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 17-20, 2010.
Waid, C.A., Dobbs, R.R., Kohm, S., & Shelley, T.O. The impact of media on fear among college students: A cross-national comparison. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, November 17-20, 2010.
Waid, C.A., Dobbs, R.R., & Shelley, T.O. The effect of news media on the fear of rape among female undergraduates. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, February 23-27, 2010.
Shelley, T. O., Waid, C. A., & Dobbs, R. R. The impact of perceptions of media crime coverage on students’ punitive attitudes. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 4-7, 2009.
Sarver, M. B., Sarver, R.A. III, & Dobbs, R. R. The impact of television crime programming on punitive attitudes. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 4-7, 2009.
Dobbs, R. R., Shelley, T. O., & Waid, C. A. Explaining fear of crime as fear of rape among college females: An examination of the context of media across multiple campuses in the United States. Western Social Science Association, Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 15-18, 2009.
Waid, C. A., Dobbs, R. R., & Shelley, T. O. The impact of media on fear of crime: A comparative analysis. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, November 12-15, 2008.
Sarver, R. A. III, Dobbs, R. R., & Sarver, M. B. The impact of crime programs on the perception of crime. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, November 12-15, 2008.
del Carmen, A., Butler, R. R., Dobbs, R. R., Rodriguez, J. J., Sarver, R. A. III, & Smith, R. In their own voices: A study of gang members in Ft. Worth. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Academic Theater, University of Texas at Arlington, April 23, 2008.
Tian, F., Dobbs, R. R., del Carmen, A., Kozel, F., & Liu, H. Can functional near-infrared spectroscopic (fNIRS) imaging detect deception? 2008 Biomedical Optics Topical Meeting (BIOMED), St. Petersburg, Florida, March 16-19, 2008.
Shelley, T. O., Waid, C. A., & Dobbs, R. R. Does Internet usage influence punitive attitudes? An exploratory study. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, Ohio, March 11-15, 2008.
Dobbs, R. R. Does using the World Wide Web increase fear among college students? A preliminary
examination. Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice Academic Theater, University of Texas at Arlington, January 30, 2008.
Dobbs, R. R. & del Carmen, A. Student perceptions of online courses. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, November 14-17, 2007.
Dobbs, R. R., Shelley, T. O., & Waid, C. A. Does using the world wide web increase fear among college students? A preliminary test. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Atlanta Georgia, November 14-17, 2007.
del Carmen, A., Butler, R. R., Dobbs, R. R., Rodriguez, J. J., Sarver, R. A. III, & Smith, R. In their own words: Gang membership in Fort Worth. Gang and Youth Violence Education and Awareness Conference, Arlington, Texas, October 24-25, 2007.
Waid, C. A. & Dobbs, R. R. The effect of Internet usage on perceived likelihood of victimization: An exploratory study. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, November 1-3, 2006.
Schlager, M. D. & Dobbs, R. R. Assessing the expectations, Realities, and outcomes of women leaving prison to a gender-specific halfway house environment. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California, November 1-3, 2006.
Dobbs, R. R., del Carmen, A., & Polk, O. E. Profiles of female academics and gender differences relevant to criminology and criminal justice programs in the United States. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. November 16, 2005.
Zoche, K. S., Waid, C. A., & Dobbs, R. R. Victimization and subsequent female offending: Revising the model. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee. November 17-20, 2004.
Dobbs, R. R. Determinacy and equal treatment: The case of Florida. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee. November 17-20, 2004.
Waid, C. A., Zoche, K. S., & Dobbs, R. R. The role of victimization in female offending. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada. March 9-13, 2004.
Dobbs, R. R. & Chiricos, T. Gender and sentencing in Florida. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado. November 18-22, 2003.
Dobbs, R. R. & Chiricos, T. Gender and sentencing: An examination of Florida’s truth in sentencing
policy. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia. November 7-10, 2021.
Dobbs, R. R., Waid, C. A., Chiricos, T., & Gertz, M. Women’s fear of crime: Is it fear of rape? American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. November 15-18, 2000.
Carson, T. C. & Dobbs, R. R. The impact of lesbian identity on delinquency: New directions in theorizing female delinquency. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. November 17-20, 1999.
Dobbs, R. R., Chiricos, T., & Gertz, M. Fear, perceived risk and the realities of crime: Assessing the social constructions of crime meaning. American Society of Criminology, Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. November 11-14, 1998.
Dobbs, R. R. The three musketeers: Social process theories, feminism, and violence in the mass media. Feminist Research Forum, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 1996.