Travis Pratt

Faculty Profile: Travis Pratt, Ph.D

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Office: UCENT 622E

Phone: 602-496-2355

Email: tcpratt@asu.edu

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Professor
Washington State University, B.A.
Washington State University, M.A.
University of Cincinnati, Ph.D

ASU Downtown Campus
Criminology and Criminal Justice
411 N. Central Ave. Ste. 600
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Dr. Travis Pratt is a Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. Professor Pratt earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in 2001. He is the author of more than fifty refereed articles which have appeared in journals such as Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Crime and Delinquency, the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, Advances in Criminological Theory, and Crime and Justice: An Annual Review. He is also the author of Addicted to Incarceration: Corrections Policy and the Politics of Misinformation in the United States (2009, Sage). Dr. Pratt is the recipient of the Ruth Shonle Cavan Award for the Outstanding Young Scholar of the American Society of Criminology. He is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of criminological theory and correctional policy.

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Courses taught:

• CRJ 304 Criminology
• CRJ 601 Seminar in Criminological Theory
• CRJ 606 Advanced Topics in Theoretical Criminology

Recent Publications:

• Franklin, Travis W., Gau, Jacinta M., Pratt, Travis C. (2011). "Key Ideas in Criminology and Criminal Justice." SAGE Publications, Inc.
  
• Pratt, Travis C. (2011)."Advancing Quantitative Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice". Routledge Publications.
  
• Pratt, Travis C. (2009). “Reconsidering Gottfredson and Hirschi’s General Theory of Crime: Linking the Micro- and Macro-Level Sources of Self-Control and Criminal Behavior Over the Life Course.” In Joanne Savage (Ed.), The Development of Persistent Criminality.  NY: Oxford University Press.
• Pratt, Travis C. (2008). “Rational Choice Theory, Crime Control Policy, and Criminological Relevance.” Criminology and Public Policy, 7(1):43-52.
• Holtfreter, Kristy, Michael D. Reisig, and Travis C. Pratt (2008). “Low Self-Control, Routine Activities, and Fraud Victimization.” Criminology, 46(1):189-220.

Professional Affiliations

• American Society of Criminology
• Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences