John R. Hepburn

Faculty Profile: John R. Hepburn

John R. Hepburn Criminology and Criminal Justice Vice Provost Professor

Office: FDNS 420 Phone:  (480) 727-9786 Email: John.hepburn@asu.edu ASU Directory Profile Vita

John R. Hepburn is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Vice Provost. Dr. Hepburn has extensive research experience on contemporary issues of corrections. One focus of his research is offender re-entry into the community, in which he studies the effects of individual risk factors and criminal justice organizational structures and processes on the offender’s future social and criminal outcomes. The other focus of his research is the sociology of the prison as a complex organization, with particular attention to the effects of the structure and culture of the prison on its inmates and staff.

Courses taught:

•  CRJ 100 Introduction

Research Interests:

• Community and Institutional Corrections
  

Recent Publications:

•  Hepburn, J.R. and Griffin, M.L., 2004. The effect of social bonds on successful adjustment to probation: An event history analysis. Criminal Justice Review, 29, 1: 46-75.

• Hepburn, J.R., 2005. Recidivism among drug offenders following exposure to treatment. Criminal Justice Policy Review. 16, 2: 237-259.

• Griffin, M.L. and Hepburn, J.R., 2005. Side bets and reciprocity as determinants of organizational commitment among correctional officers. Journal of Criminal Justice, 33, 6: 611-625.

• Griffin, M.L. and Hepburn, J.R., 2006. The effect of gang affiliation on violent misconduct among inmates during the early years of confinement.  Criminal Justice & Behavior 33, 4: 419-448.

• Hepburn, J.R. and Harvey, A., 2007. The effect of the threat of legal sanction on program retention and completion: Is that why they stay in drug court?  Crime & Delinquency 53, 2: 255-280.

• Griffin, M.L. and Hepburn, J.R., 2008. The policy and practice of use of force in the correctional setting. Pp. 489-498 in P. Carlson & J. Garrett (Eds.) Prison and jail administration: Practice and theory. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.