Dee Wood Harper - Scholarly Activities
Courses Taught at Loyola (to include new courses developed):
- Theories of Criminal Behavior
- Selected Problems in Criminal Justice:
- Criminal Justice Policy
- Master's Research and Practicum
- Introduction to Criminal Justice Systems
- Deviant Behavior
- Directed Research on Women and Crime
- Directed Research on Violent Crime
Research Interests:
- Violent Crime: Robbery and Homicide
- Crime and Hurricanes
- Deviant Behavior
- Death Penalty
- Tourist Crime Victimization
Publications:
- Kelly Frailing and Dee Wood Harper (2007)“Crime and Hurricanes in New Orleans” in David L. Brunsma, et.al. (editors) The Sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe (Rowman & Littlefield, 2007)
- Karamouzis, Stamos and Dee Wood Harper, (Aug. 2007) “An Artificial Intelligence System Suggests Arbitrariness of Death Penalty,” International Journal of Law and Information Technology, Oxford University Press.
- Dee Wood Harper and Gwen Nolan (MCJ ’06) “What does it take to Recruit and Retain Police Officers?” International Police Executive Symposium Working Papers (#2, February, 2007)
- Dee Wood Harper and Lydia Voigt “Homicide Followed by Suicide: An Integrated Theoretical Perspective” (2007) Homicide Studies. Vol 11, #4 pp 295-318.
Conferences Attended:
- Dee Wood Harper and Kelly Frailing (MCJ ’07) paper presented “The Criminalization and Suppression of Abortion: New Orleans, 1940-1959.” Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Seattle Washington, March 2007
- Dee Wood Harper paper presented “Risk of Murder at the Neighborhood Level: A Time Series Analysis” at the European Society of Criminology meeting in Bologna, Italy in September 2007.
- Dee Wood Harper and Kelly Frailing paper presented “Various Socioeconomic Factors and the Impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans” was presented at the British Society of Criminology meeting London, England, September 2007.
- Dee Wood Harper and Katrina W. Berger (MCJ ’06) paper presented “Relevant Law and Empirical Research on Profiling in Law Enforcement in the United States” was presented in April 2007 at the International Police Executive Symposium meeting in Dubai, U.A.E.
Professional Organization Memberships:
- American Society of Criminology
- Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
- European Society of Criminology
- Southern Sociological Society