James M. Byrne, Ph.D., Professor
Department of Criminal Justice
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
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Web address: http://www.uml.edu/college/arts_sciences/criminal/Faculty/byrne.html
EDUCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Educational Background
1977-1983 Graduate Program in Criminal Justice, Rutgers University,
The Graduate School, Newark, NJ
Ph.D., Criminal Justice, May 1983. Dissertation: Ecological Correlates Of Property Crime in the United States: A Macroenvironmental Analysis.
M.A., Criminal Justice, January 1980.
1972-1977 Bachelor of Arts Program, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
B.A., Sociology (honors), January 1977.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Fall 1990-Present Full Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Lowell, MA
Spring 1989- Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice,
Spring 1991 University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Fall 1986-1990 Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Fall 1984- Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of
August 1986 Massachusetts, Lowell, MA August 1995
Fall 1981- Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science/Criminal
August 1984 Justice, Kean College of New Jersey, Union, NJ. (Note: Acting Coordinator Undergraduate Criminal Justice Program, Fall 1982).
Spring 1981 Adjunct Instructor Department of Criminal Justice, University College, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ
PUBLICATIONS
Books and Edited Volumes
Community Corrections, Larry Siegel, James Byrne, and Jacob Stowell, 2008(under
Contract; in progress). Boston, Ma: Allyn and Bacon Publishers.
The Culture of Prison Violence, James Byrne, Don Hummer, and Faye Taxman, 2008
(In press, available in May, 2007)). Boston, Ma: Allyn and Bacon Publishers.
Parole and Offender Reentry: New Directions in Offender Treatment, Offender Control, and Community Change James Byrne, Jacob Stowell, and Don Hummer, 2008
(Forthcoming) New York: Oxford University Press.
The New Technology of Crime, Law, and Social Control, James Byrne and Don Rebovich, Editors, 2007 . Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press.
Smart Sentencing: The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions. James Byrne, Arthur Lurigio, and Joan Petersilia, Editors, 1992. Newbury Park, CA. Sage Publications.
The Social Ecology of Crime. James Byrne and Robert Sampson editors. New York
Springer-Verlag, Research in Criminology Series, 1986.
Monographs
Tools of the Trade: A Guide for Incorporating Science into Practice. Faye Taxman, Eric Shepardson, and James Byrne, 2004. (A monograph prepared for the Community Corrections Division, National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C.).
The “Nuts and Bolts” of Proactive Community Supervision. Faye Taxman and James Byrne, 2001. (A monograph prepared for the Cabinet Council on Crime and Juvenile Justice, Department of Public Safety and Community Services, State of Maryland.).
Day Reporting Centers, Volume 1. Dale Parent, James Byrne, Vered Tsarfaty, Laura Valade, and Julie Esselman, 1995. (A monograph prepared for the National Institute of Justice “Issues and Practices in Criminal Justice” series, Office of Justice Programs, Washington, D.C.).
Day Reporting Centers, Volume 2. Dale Parent, James Byrne, Vered Tsarfaty, Laura Valande, Julie Esselman, 1995. (A monograph prepared for the National Institute of Justice “Issues and Practices in Criminal Justice” Series, Office of Justice Programs, Washington, D.C.).
The Effectiveness of the “New” Intensive Supervision Programs. James Byrne, Arthur Lurigio, and Chris Baird, 1989. (A monograph prepared for the “Research in Corrections” series, National Institute of Corrections, Washington, D.C.).
Journal Articles
“New directions in offender typology design, development, and implementation: Can we balance risk, treatment, and control?” James Byrne and Al Roberts, Aggression and Violent Behavior (Forthcoming, June, 2007).
“Examining the link between institutional and community violence: Toward a new cultural paradigm”. James Byrne and Jacob Stowell, Aggression and Violent Behavior (Forthcoming, June, 2007).
“In search of the “tossed salad man” (and others involved in prison violence): New
Strategies for predicting and controlling violence in prison” . James Byrne and Don Hummer, Aggression and Violent Behavior (Forthcoming, June, 2007).
“Myths and realities of prison violence,” James Byrne and Don Hummer. Victims and Offenders, 2:77-90, February, 2007.
“Why Assessment ‘Matters’ in an Evidence-based Community Corrections System” James Byrne Federal Probation, 70(3): i-ii September, 2006 .
“Clinical and Actuarial Risk Assessment in an Evidence-based Community Corrections System: Issues to Consider” James Byrne and April Pattavina Federal Probation,
70(3): 64-67, September, 2006.
“Crime Control Strategies and Community Change” James Byrne and Faye Taxman Federal Probation 70(2): 3-12, June, 2006.
“Understanding the Impact of Prior Abuse and Victimization on the Decision to Forego Criminal Justice Assistance in Domestic violence Incidents: A Lifecourse Perspective”, Gerald Hotaling, Eve Buzawa, and James Byrne, Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention
fall 2006
“An Examination of Citizen Involvement in Crime Prevention in High Risk Versus Low to Moderate Risk Neighborhoods” April Pattavina, James Byrne, and Louis Garcia, Crime and Delinquency 52(2):1-28, April 2006.
“Racial Disparity and the Legitimacy of the Criminal Justice System: Exploring Impacts on Deterrence”. Faye Taxman, James Byrne and April Pattavina, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 16(4):57-77 November, 2005.
“Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Applying International Trends to Reentry Partnerships in the United States”, James Byrne and Don Hummer, International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Vol. 29 (1): 79-96, spring, 2005.
“Crime (Control) is a Choice: Divergent Perspectives on The Role of Treatment in The Adult Corrections System” James Byrne and Faye Taxman, Criminology and Public Policy Vol. 4 (2): 291-310, May, 2005.
“Reentry: The Emperor’s New Clothes” editor’s introduction to September, 2004 Special Issue of Federal Probation 68 (2): 1-2.
“Examining the Role of the Police in Reentry Partnership Initiatives” James Byrne and Don Hummer, Federal Probation, 68 (2): 62-69 Sept. 2004.
“Targeting For Reentry: An Examination of Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Across Eight Programs” James Byrne and Faye Taxman, Federal Probation, 68 (2) :53-61, Sept. 2004.
“Transforming Offender Reentry Into Public Safety: Lessons from OJP’s Reentry Partnership Initiative.” Faye Taxman, Doug Young and James Byrne, Justice Research and Policy, Vol. 5, No. 2, Fall, 2003:101-128.
“Operation Drug Test: Findings and Implications for Pretrial Drug Testing”, Susan Turner, Doug Longshore, Faye Taxman, Adele Harrell, Terry Fayne, James Byrne, and Bruce Taylor, Perspectives, Vol. 27, No. 3, Summer, 2003:24-35.
“Fixing Broken Windows Probation”, Faye Taxman and James Byrne, Perspectives Spring 2001, 25 (2): 23-29.
“Mentally Ill Offenders: An Overview of Issues” James Byrne and Faye Taxman, Perspectives Fall, 1995 18(4): 40-44.
“Locating Absconders: Results from a Randomized Field Experiment.” James Byrne and Faye Taxman, Federal Probation 58(1): 33-42 1994.
“Crime Control Policy and Community Corrections Practice: Assessing the Impact of
Gender, Race and Class.”, James Byrne and Faye Taxman, Evaluation and Program Planning 17(2): 1-7, 1994.
“Choosing the Future of American Corrections: Punishment or Reform?” James Byrne and Mary Brewster, Federal Probation, 57(4): 3-9 1993.
“Thinking Your Way Out of Prison.” James Byrne and Mary Brewster, Spectrum, October 1993: 40-49.
“The Future of Intensive Probation Supervision and the New Intermediate Sanctions.”
Crime and Delinquency 36(1): 6-41. January 1990. Special issue on Intensive
Supervision.
“Reintegrating the Concept of Community Into Community-Based Corrections.” Crime
and Delinquency, 35(3): 471-499. July 1989. Special issue on Controlling Crime
in the Community.
“Developing a Model of Structured Decision Making in Juvenile Corrections: The
Massachusetts Experience.” Susan Guarino-Ghezzi and James Byrne, Crime and
Delinquency 35(1): 270-302. April 1989.
“Understanding the Limits of Technology: An Examination of the Use of Electronic
Monitoring in the Criminal Justice System.” James Byrne, Linda Kelly and Susan
Guarino-Ghezzi, Perspectives, May 1988: 14-24.
“The Control Controversy: A Preliminary Examination of Intensive Probation
Supervision Programs in the United States.” Federal Probation, June 1986.
“Intensive Probation Supervision in Massachusetts: A Case Study in Change.” Don Cochran, Ronald Corbett and James Byrne, Office of the Commissioner of Probation,
MA. Federal Probation, Vol. L(2): 32-42, June 1986.
Electronic Publications Prepared for the National Institute of Justice (and available from NCJRS)
From Prison Safety to Public Safety: Innovations in Offender Reentry, 2002, one of a series of articles on reentry issues prepared for The Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C., Third Author, with Faye Taxman and Douglas Young. (NJC number 196464).
Emerging Roles and Responsibilities in the Reentry Partnership Initiative: New Ways of Doing Business, 2002, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C., First Author, with Faye Taxman and Douglas Young (NCJ number: 196441).
Offenders Views of Reentry: Implications For Processes, Programs, and Services 2002. Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C., Second Author with Faye Taxman, and Douglas Young.
Targeting for Reentry: Matching Needs and Services to Maximize Public Safety 2002, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C. First Author with Faye Taxman and Douglas Young. (NCJ number: 196491).
Engaging the Community in Offender Reentry, 2002, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C., Third Author, with Douglas Young and Faye Taxman. (NCJ number: 196492).
[Note: each of the above articles are also currently available on-line at www.bgr.umd.edu and on NIJ’s and OJP’s reentry website.].
Work in Progress
Community Corrections, Siegel, Byrne, and Stowell (chapters 1-6 submitted for review, August, 2007; completed manuscript due by Dec. 15, 2007).
“The new technology of crime, law, and social control”, article being prepared for submission to American Sociological Review (spring, 2007) .
“The culture of violence in institutional and community settings: A critical review” article being prepared for submission to American Journal of Sociology (summer, 2007) .
Chapters( and reprinted articles) in Edited Volumes
“The emerging role of clinical and actuarial risk assessment in an evidence-based community corrections system: Issues to consider” in Al Roberts, editor, Correctional Counseling and Treatment .Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Publishers, 2008 (in press).
“Behavioral Management Tools of the Trade: The Staff as the Agent of Change”, Faye Taxman and James Byrne, in Al Roberts, editor, Correctional Counseling and Treatment. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall Publishers, 2008(In Press).
“Examining the Role of the Police in Reentry Partnership Initiatives” James Byrne and Don Hummer, Federal Probation, 68 (2): 62-69 Sept. 2004,reprinted in Handbook of Police Administration, Jim Ruiz and Don Hummer, editors, 2007. New York: Taylor &Francis Group/CRC Press( In Press).
“Introduction: The new technology of crime, law, and social control”, pp. 1-23 in James Byrne and Don Rebovich, editors, The New Technology of Crime, Law, and Social Control .Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, 2007.
“Institutional Corrections and Soft Technology”, James Byrne and April Pattavina, pp. 245-286 in James Byrne and Don Rebovich, editors, The New Technology of Crime, Law, and Social Control .Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, 2007.
“Community Corrections and Hard Technology”, Patricia Harris and James Byrne, pp. 287-327 in in James Byrne and Don Rebovich, editors, The New Technology of Crime, Law, and Social Control .Monsey, NY: Criminal Justice Press, 2007.
“Examining the Impact of Institutional Culture (and culture change) On Prison Violence and Disorder: An Evidence-Based Review”. James Byrne, Don Hummer, and Faye Taxman, in James Byrne, Don Hummer, and Faye Taxman, The Culture of Prison Violence. Boston, Ma: Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2008 ( in press, forthcoming May, 2007).
“The National Institute of Corrections’ Institutional Culture (change) Initiative: A Multi-site Evaluation”. James Byrne, Faye Taxman, and Don Hummer, in James Byrne, Don Hummer, and Faye Taxman, The Culture of Prison Violence. Boston, Ma: Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2008 ( in press, forthcoming May, 2007).
“Prison Violence, Prison Culture, and Offender Change” Editor’s Introduction, , in James Byrne, Don Hummer, and Faye Taxman, The Culture of Prison Violence. Boston, Ma: Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2008 ( in press, forthcoming May, 2007).
“The Nature and Extent of Prison Violence”, James Byrne and Don Hummer, in James Byrne, Don Hummer, and Faye Taxman, The Culture of Prison Violence. Boston, Ma: Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2008 ( in press, forthcoming May, 2007).
Does What Happens in Prison Stay in Prison? Examining the Reciprocal Relationship between Community and Prison Culture”, Jacob Stowell and James Byrne, in , in James Byrne, Don Hummer, and Faye Taxman, The Culture of Prison Violence. Boston, Ma: Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2008 ( in press, forthcoming May, 2007).
“Prison Violence, Prison Culture, and Offender Change:New directions in Research, Theory, Policy, and Practice”, James Byrne, Don Hummer, and Jacob Stowell, , in James Byrne, Don Hummer, and Faye Taxman, The Culture of Prison Violence. Boston, Ma: Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2008 ( in press, forthcoming May, 2007).
“Information, Technology and Criminal Justice Education” James Byrne and Eve Buzawa, ch.13 in April Pattavina, editor, Information Technology and the Criminal Justice System (Thousand Oaks, CA; Sage Publications, 2005).
“With Eyes Wide Open: Formalizing Community and Social Control Intervention in Offender Reintegration Programs.” Faye Taxman, Doug Young and James Byrne, Pp 233-261 in Shadd Maruno and Russ Immarigeon, editors, After Crime and Punishment: Pathways to Offender Reintegration, Portland, Oregon: Willan Publishing, 2004.
“Thinking Your Way Out of Prison”, James Byrne and Mary Brewster, Spectrum Article reprinted, pp 38-43 in Stephen H. Cooper, editor (2000) Stand: Crime and Criminology (Houghton-Mifflin/Coursewise Publishing: Madison, WI).
“Punishment, Probation and the Problem of Community Control: A Randomized Field Experiment on Absconder Location Strategies,” James Byrne and Faye Taxman, pp. 171-204 in Charles B. Fields, editor, 1994, Innovative Trends And Specialized Strategies In Community-Based Corrections. New York: Garland Publishing Company.
“The Transition From Being An Inmate: Discharge Planning, Parole and Community-Based Services for Mentally Ill Offenders,” James Byrne, Todd Clear and Joel Droskin, Ch. 7 in H. Steadman and J. Cocozza, editors, 1994, Mental Illness In American Prisons. New York: National Coalition for the Mentally Ill Offender.
“Introduction: The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions” pp. ix-xv in James Byrne, Arthur Lurigio and Joan Petersilia, editors, Smart Sentencing: The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions. Newbury Park, CA, Sage Publications, 1992.
“The Effectiveness Issue: Assessing What Works in the Adult Community Corrections System,” James Byrne and April Pattavina, pp. 281-306 in Byrne, Lurigio and Petersilia (editors), Smart Sentencing: The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions. Newbury Park, CA, Sage Publications, 1992.
“The Future of Intermediate Sanctions: Questions to Consider”, Todd Clear and James Byrne pp. 319-332 in Byrne, Lurigio and Petersilia (editors), Smart Sentencing: The Emergence of Intermediate Sanctions. Newbury Park, CA, Sage Publications, 1992.