Featured Publications

Richards, T.N., Nix, J., Wright, E., Branscum, C., & Campbell, B. (forthcoming). Minnesota Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI): Lessons learned from a decade of SAKI evaluations. Justice Evaluation Journal. CrimRxiv pre-print here

Hayes, B., Richards, T.N., & Gillespie., L.K. (forthcoming). Experiences of sexual assault and reporting decisions among gender and sexual minorities college students. Journal of Criminal Justice.

Novak, E., Kulig, T. C., & Doña-Reveco, C. (2024). “I always screen for a t visa”: The role of legal representatives in supporting human trafficking victims. Journal of Human Trafficking, 1–17.

Richards, T.N. (2024). Differences among types of sexual misconduct incidents reported to Title IX coordinators and institutional stability in reported incidents over time. Violence Against Women30(9), 2371-2395.

Richards, T. N., Wright, E. M., Nystrom, A., Gilbert, S. L., & Branscum, C. (in press). On Assessing the Scope of Missing Native Americans in Nebraska: Results from a State-Wide Study and Recommendations for Future Research. Race and Justice,14(2), 146-164. CrimRxiv post-print here

Kulig, T. C., Armstrong, T. A., Krushas, A. E., Boisvert, D., Wells, J., & Lewis, R. (in press). Examining the role of low self-control and psychopathy in explaining poly-victimization. Victims & Offenders, 19(2), 280–300.

Meinert, E. K. & Wentz, E. A. (2024). Protecting but not protected: Sexual assault in the military. Victims & Offenders, 19(4), 671–691.

Gilbert, S. L. & Wright, E. M. (2023). Indigenizing social disorganization theory: An exploration of victimization in Native communities. Crime & Delinquency, 0(0).

Krushas, A. E., & Kulig, T. C. (2023). Exploring the physical, mental, and social health issues of sex trafficking victims by stage of exploitation. Victims & Offenders, 18(3), 447-472.

Krushas, A. E., Kulig, T. C., Wright, E. M., Spohn, R. E., & Castrianno, L. M. (2023). Identifying successes and barriers in a child advocacy center: An examination of five service areas. Child and Youth Services, 44(3), 275-299.

Branscum, C., & Richards, T.N. (2023). The wrong rite of passage: Comparing sex trafficking to other types of child maltreatment using the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS). Victims & Offenders, 18 (3), 399-422.

Sun, D., Graham, A., Feldmeyer, B., Cullen, F. T., & Kulig, T. C. (2023). Public opinion about America’s opioid crisis: Severity, sources, and solutions in context. Deviant Behavior, 44(4), 567-590. 

Butler, L. C., Fissel, E. R., Gildea, B., & Fisher, B. S. (2023). Understanding intimate partner cyber abuse across partnership categories based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Victims & Offenders, 18, 77–100.

Feldmeyer, B., Cullen, F. T., Sun, D., Kulig, T. C., & Chouhy, C. (2022). Community determinants of death: Predicting drug overdose death rates across U.S. counties, 1999-2016. Socius, 8, 1-24.

Kulig, T. C. (2022). Measuring sex trafficking: A national-level victimization survey of an at-risk sample. Justice Quarterly, 39(6), 1180-1213. 

Butler, L. C., Graham, A., Fisher, B. S., Reyns, B. W., & Henson, B. (2022). Examining the effect of perceived responsibility on online bystander intervention, target hardening, and inaction. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(21-22), NP20847–NP20872.

Branscum, C., & Richards, T.N. (2022). An updated examination of the predictors of running away from foster care in the United States and trends over ten years (2010-2019). Child Abuse & Neglect, 129, 105689.

Nystrom, A., Richards, T.N., Wood, H., Cox, L.M., & Gross, M. (2022). Examining missingness among children in out-of-home placement in Nebraska. Child Abuse & Neglect, 134, 105874.

Richards, T.N., & Rennison, C.M. (2022). Title IX and yellow zone behavior: An introduction to the special issue. Feminist Criminology, 17(3), 315-321.

Gilbert, S.L., Wright, E.M., & Richards, T.N. (2021). Decolonizing VAWA 2021: A Step in the Right Direction for Protecting Native American WomenFeminist Criminology, 16(4), 447-460.

Murphy, C., Richards, T. N., Nitsch, L., Green-Manning, A., Brokmeier, A. M., LaMotte, A., & Holliday, C. (2021). Community-Informed Relationship Violence Intervention in a High Stress, Low-Income Urban Context. Psychology of Violence, 11(6), 509–518. CrimRxiv post-print here

Mourtgos, S. M., Adams, I. T., Nix, J., & Richards, T. N. (2021). Mandatory Sexual Assault Kit Testing Policies and Arrest Trends: A Natural Experiment. Justice Evaluation Journal, 4(1), 145-162. CrimRxiv post-print here.