Robert J. Hunter, Ph.D.

rhunter@sulross.edu

Home Address:

807 West Ave. A.

Alpine, TX 79830

Office Address:

Sul Ross State University

Box C-12

Alpine, TX 79832

Phone: (432) 837-8666

Education

Ph.D. 1993 Criminal Justice
Dissertation Title: "Shock Incarceration: An Impact Assessment Measuring Attitudinal Change In The Harris County Texas Courts Regimented Probation Program -- CRIPP" Chair: Dr. Dennis Longmire

M.A. 1990 Criminology and Corrections Sam Houston State University, TX Thesis Title "With Extreme Prejudice: The Death Sentencing of Rapists in Texas" Chair: Dr. James Marquart

B.S. 1988 Criminology and Corrections Sam Houston State University, TX

A.A.S 1978 Police Science John Tyler Community College, Va.

Awards

Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Fellowship -- Recipient, 1990 to 1991 (Sam Houston State University)
Graduate Assistant Fellowship, 1989-90 (Sam Houston State University)
Who's Who Among Students In American Universities & Colleges, 1989-90

Professional Employment

2001-Present Criminologist Associate Professor Department of Criminal Justice Sul Ross State University

1999-2001 Criminologist Chairman Department of Criminal Justice Associate Professor Sul Ross State University

1998-1999 Criminologist Associate Professor Department of Criminal Justice Graduate Program Coordinator Sul Ross State University

1993-1998 Criminologist Assistant Professor Criminology The University of Northern Iowa

1992-1993 Criminologist Lecturer Sam Houston State University. Police Systems and Practices, Undergraduate Research Methods

1990-1992 Research Associate Harris County Commissioner's Court, Houston, Texas $128,000 Grant to examine criminal justice initiatives in Harris County, Texas

Responsibilities include: Large data set analysis (200 megabyte plus), including data transfers across MS-DOS/Macintosh/VAX/VMS platforms. Duties also include database management, data cleaning and formatting, graphics preparation and desktop publishing on aforementioned systems.

1991-1992 Lecturer (Research Methods) Sam Houston State University.

1990-1991 Doctoral Fellow College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University Recipient: Jesse H. Gibbs, Houston Endowment Fellowship.

Responsibilities include: data analysis utilizing Justice Information Management System (JIMS, Harris County, Texas) and other data sources on MS-DOS and VAX/VMS platforms.

1988-1989 Graduate Teaching Assistant College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University

Courses Taught: University Level

Corrections and Punishment
Correctional Systems
Special Topics in Prison Management (Grad)
Environmental Crime
Seminar on Policing
Criminal Street and Prison Gangs (Grad)
The Death Penalty in America (Grad & Undergrad)
Criminal Justice System Overview (Grad)
White Collar Crime
Legal Liabilities in Criminal Justice (Grad)
Research Methods (Grad & Undergrad)
Cultural Sensitivity
Criminal Justice Ethics
Domestic and International Terrorism (Grad/Undergrad)
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Criminal Investigation
Texas Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure
Sociology of Policing
Senior Seminar (Undergraduate CJ Capstone Class)
Organized Crime
Special Topics: Gun Control
Probation and Parole
Critical Issues in Policing

Courses Taught: Police Academy Certification Training

Search and Seizure
Firearms Safety and Liability
Texas Jail Operations
Domestic Violence

Research Contract and Grants

1996-1998 (1) Management Strategies for Long-Term Inmates in Iowa (2) Probation Revocation and its Impact on Iowa Correctional Capacity Principle Investigator Iowa Department of Correction Through UNI Center of Social and Behavioral Research $175,000.

1996 Performance Evaluation of the Iowa Domestic Abuse Coordinator Iowa Supreme Court $5,000

1996 Evaluation of Juror Bias in Criminal Proceedings Webster County District Court $10,000

1996 Evaluation of Juror Bias in Criminal Proceedings Marshall County District Court $5,000

Publications

Works in Progress

Manuscript Hunter, Robert J., "The Paper Patch: Advanced Ballistics for the Large Bore Black Powder Cartridge Rifle." (photo illustrated)

Published

Journal Articles

1996 Hunter, Robert J. and Timothy S. Sexton. "The Business of Jails: A Case Study," American Jails, September/October, 77-83.

1994 Hunter, Robert J. "A Locally Operated Boot Camp," American Jails, July/August p12-15.

1993 Hunter, Robert J., Paige Ralph, and James Marquart. "The Death Sentencing of Rapists in Pre-Furman Texas (1942-1971): The Racial Dimension." American Journal of Criminal Law University Of Texas Press, vol. 20 no. 3, p313-337.

1993 Burton, Velmer, James Marquart, Steve Cuvelier, Leanne Fiftal, and Robert J. Hunter. "A Study of Attitudinal Change Among Boot Camp Participants" Federal Probation vol. LVII no. 3, p46-52.

1993 Burton, Velmer, James Marquart, Steve Cuvelier, Robert J. Hunter, and Leanne Fiftal. "The Harris County CRIPP Program: An Outline For Evaluation, Part 1." The Texas Probation Journal vol. VIII n.1, Winter p1-8.

1992 Gerber, Jurg, and Robert J. Hunter. "On the Extent of Drug Abuse: Emergency Room Admissions as an Alternative Source of Data" Free Inquiry in Creative Sociology vol. 20 n. 2, p149-157.

1992 Hunter, Robert J., James Marquart and Steve Cuvelier. "The Attenuation of Drug War Efforts in Texas: Public Demand vs. State Policy" The Journal of Crime and Justice. vol. XV, n. 1, p137-155.

1992 Hunter, Robert J., Velmer Burton, James Marquart, and Steve Cuvelier. "Measuring Attitudinal Change of Boot Camp Participants" Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice vol. 8, n. 4, p282-298.

Book Chapters

1997 Ralph, Paige, Robert J. Hunter, James Marquart, Steve Cuvelier, and Dorothy Merianos. "Exploring the Differences Between Gang and Non-Gang Prisoners" Gangs In America Second Edition by C. Ronald Huff. Sage Publication p123-136.

Grant and Technical Reports

1997 Hunter, Robert J., B. Keith Crew, Timothy S. Sexton. Executive Summary: Management Strategies for Long-Term Inmates and Probation Revocation and Its Impact on Correctional Capcity. For Iowa Department of Corrections. (Through Iowa Crime Research Initiative Grant).

1997 Hunter, Robert J., B. Keith Crew, Timothy S. Sexton, and Gene M. Lutz. Final Report: Management Strategies for Long-Term Inmates. For Iowa Department of Corrections. (Through Iowa Crime Research Initiative Grant).

1996 Grey, Mark, and Robert J. Hunter. Final Report: Evaluation of the Iowa Domestic Abuse Coordinator. For Iowa Supreme Court.

1996 Hunter, Robert J., and Mark Grey. "Juror Selection Bias" Technical Report for Webster County District Court (State vs. Shivers).

1996 Grey, Mark, and Robert J. Hunter. "Representation of Webster County Population on Jury Pools and Juries 1994-1995" Technical Report for Webster County District Court (State vs. Shivers).

1995 Grey, Mark, and Robert J. Hunter. Initial Report: Evaluation of the Iowa Domestic Abuse Coordinator. For Iowa Supreme Court.

1995 Hunter, Robert J., and Mark Grey. "Change of Venue Report for Marshall County Iowa" For Marshall County District Court (State vs. Burt Smith et.al.).

1992 Hunter, Robert J., James Marquart, Steven J. Cuvelier, and Velmer S. Burton. "A Preliminary Assessment of the CRIPPs Boot Camp Program Harris County Texas". Through the Criminal Justice Policy Council, Harris County (Houston) Texas, August, 1992.

1992 Hunter, Robert J., James Marquart, Steven J. Cuvelier, and Velmer S. Burton. "Report #2: CRIPPs Boot Camp Program Harris County Texas". Through the Criminal Justice Policy Council, Harris County (Houston) Texas, November, 1992.

1991 Hunter, Robert J., James Marquart, Steven J. Cuvelier, Madhava Bodapati, and James Golden. "Sentencing Patterns in Four Texas Counties, 1980-1989". Through the Criminal Justice Policy Council, Harris County (Houston) Texas, September, 1991.

1991 Cuvelier, Stevn J., James Marquart, Madhava Bodipoti, James Golden, and Robert J. Hunter. "Sentencing Patterns in Four Texas Counties: A Preliminary Report" Through the Criminal Justice Policy Council, Harris County (Houston) Texas.

1991 Cuvelier, Stevn J., James Marquart, Madhava Bodipoti, and Robert J. Hunter. "Examining the Relationship Between Convictions and Admissions" Through the Criminal Justice Policy Council, Harris County (Houston) Texas.

1991 Hunter, Robert J., James Marquart, Steven Cuvelier, and Madhava Bodapati. "An Update on Harris County Boot Camp Commitments". Through the Criminal Justice Policy Council, Harris County (Houston) Texas, September, 1991.

Book reviews

1992 Hunter, Robert J. "American Jails: Public Policy Issues", Edited by Joel Thompson and Larry Mays. Justice Quarterly, Vol. 11 No. 1, March p163-165.

1992 Hunter, Robert J. "The Penitentiary in Crisis" by Mark Colvin ACJS Today vol. 12, n. 1, p18.

Qualitative Research/Photo Journalism Illustrations

1997 Hunter, Robert J. "SO's" in American Jails, Sept./Oct. p78

Newsletters

Editor (1993-1994) Keystrokes: Technical Notes for the Criminal Justician Quarterly news letter for criminal justice professionals -- providing a forum for the exchange of computer based research skills.

Newspaper Articles

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Reflections on the Drug War Part 1," The Alpine Avalanche, July 28th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 29.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Reflections on the Drug War Part 2," The Alpine Avalanche, August 3rd, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 30.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Reflections on the Drug War Part 3," The Alpine Avalanche, August 10th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 31.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Deterrence," The Alpine Avalanche, August 17th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 32.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Fear of Crime," The Alpine Avalanche, August 24th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 33.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Incarceration and Rehabilitation Part 1," The Alpine Avalanche, August 31st, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 34.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Incarceration and Rehabilitation Part 2," The Alpine Avalanche, September 7th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 35.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Incarceration and Rehabilitation Part 3," The Alpine Avalanche, September 14th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 36.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Community Orientated Policing Part 1," The Alpine Avalanche, September 21st, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 37.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Community Orientated Policing Part 2," The Alpine Avalanche, September 28th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 38.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Community Orientated Policing Part 3," The Alpine Avalanche, October 5th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 39.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Community Orientated Policing Part 4," The Alpine Avalanche, October 12th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 40.

2000 Hunter, Robert J. "Community Orientated Policing Part 5," The Alpine Avalanche, October 19th, 2000, Vol. 109, No. 41.

Professional Meetings

Papers Presented

1997 Hunter, Robert J., and Timothy S. Sexton. The Institutional Response: Managing Inmates Without "Good Time." Annual Meeting Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Louisville, KY.

1996 Chair afternoon session, criminal justice conference at UNI "Corrections." Conference part of the continuing Master of Public Policy series.

1995 Walker, Jeffery, and Robert J. Hunter. "Multimedia Education in Upper Level Criminal Justice Programs", Annual Meeting; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, Mass..

1994 Hunter, Robert J. "Predicting Gang Membership: A Discriminate Model", Annual Meeting; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL..

1994 Hunter, Robert J., and Paige Ralph. "Texas Prison Gangs" Annual Meeting; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL..

1994 Hunter, Robert J. "Marking Time: An Insiders Look into a Texas Boot Camp" Annual Meeting; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL..

1992 Hunter, Robert J. "Criminal Justice Agency Records as a Usable Database", Annual Meeting; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, New Orleans, Louisiana.

1992 Hunter, Robert J., and Paige Ralph. "Female Incarceration Patterns In Texas 1980-1989". Annual Meeting; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Pittsburgh, PA..

1991 Hunter, Robert J., and Jurg Gerber. "On the Extent of Drug Abuse: Emergency Room Admissions as an Alternative Source of Data." Annual Meeting; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Nashville, Tennessee.

1991 Hunter, Robert J. "From the Frying Pan to the Fire: Transferring Agency Level Data into a Usable Data Base" Annual Meeting; The American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, Ca..

1990 Hunter, Robert J. "Computers in Criminal Justice Education", Annual Meeting; Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Educators, El Paso, Texas.

1990 Hunter, Robert J. "The Death Sentencing of Rapists in Texas, 1942-1971", Annual Meeting; The American Society of Criminology, Baltimore, Maryland.

1990 Hunter, Robert J. "A Shot In The Dark: Can Firearm Restrictions Prevent Violent Crime?" Annual Meeting; Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, Colorado.

Manuscript Reviewer

1999-Present Paladin Press
1995-Present Journal of Criminal Justice Education
1996 Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

Professional and Administrative Service

Consultant/Expert Witness

1999-2000 Brewster County Texas Sheriff's Office Deputy Sheriff

1998-2001 Instructor Sul Ross State University Police Academy

1994-1998 Black Hawk County Iowa Sheriffs Office Chairman: Jail Administration Oversight Committee

1996 Iowa State Senate Sentencing Committee Expert Testimony To Senate on Iowa Sentencing Practices

1996 Iowa Supreme Court: Appointed Court Expert State of Iowa vs. Larry Morgan (Murder/Kidnapping)

1996 Marshall County District Court: Court Expert 1991 Hunter, Robert J. State of Iowa vs. Burt Smith Et. Al. (Murder/Kidnapping)

1996 Webster County District Court: Court Expert State of Iowa vs. Gullie (Jury Selection)

1996 Webster County District Court: Court Expert State of Iowa vs. Shivers (Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, Aggravated Sexual Assault)

1995 Black Hawk County District Court: Court Expert State of Iowa vs. Albert Chidester Jr. (Murder)

1994 Iowa Peace Institute Testimony On: Boot Camps and Juvenile Justice Gang Activity

1994 Iowa State Committee on Juvenile Boot Camps: The Governor's Advisory Committee (Appointed by Gov.)

College/Departmental Sul Ross State University (Past and Current List)

Faculty advisor for the LAE student organization.
University Learning Resources Committee
University New Student Orientation Committee
University Freshman Leadership Program Scholarship Selection Committee
University Undergraduate Admissions and Retention Counsel
University Graduate Programs Counsel
University Scholarship Committee
Search Committee Chairman for Criminal Justice
Student Publications Committee
Tenure and Promotion Committee School of Professional Studies
SRSU Library Committee

Community Service- Past

Presidio County, Texas

Reserve deputy sheriff

Brewster County, Texas

Deputy Sheriff: Brewster County Sheriff's Office. During this time I have participated in patrol, interdiction operations, and warrant execution with: US Border Patrol, Texas DPS, DPS Narcotics Task Force, West Texas Narcotics Task Force, DEA, US Customs, Alpine PD, and Marfa PD. Last assigned as a county narcotics officer.

Professional Licenses:

Certified Peace Officer - State of Texas
Certified Peace Officer Instructor - State of Texas

Criminal Justice Related Work Experience

1999-2000 Peace Officer (Deputy Sheriff) Brewster County, Sheriff's Office Brewster County, Texas
1980-1981 Loss Prevention Investigator FedMart, Houston, Texas.
1979-1980 Loss Prevention, Internal Investigations Thalhimer's Dept. Store, Richmond, Va.
1977-1979 Correctional Officer Petersburg Sheriff's Dept., Petersburg, Va..

Other Work Experience

1983-1989 United States Army, (12BP) "Combat Engineer", Honorable Discharge (DD214 on request)

1981-1983 Commercial Deep Diver (Off Shore Platform, and Live Boat, Certified on both Air and Gas) S&H Diving Co., Aransas Pass, Texas

Professional Activities and Awards

Graduated Magna Cum Laude 1988
President's List -1987-1988 (Sam Houston State University)
Dean's List - 1987-1988 (Sam Houston State University)

Professional Associations (Past and Present)

American Society of Criminology
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Southwestern Association Of Criminal Justice Educators