Dr. Jeremy Ball is an Assistant Professor and Paralegal Studies Program Coordinator for the Department of Criminal Justice Administration. His research interests include plea bargaining, prosecutorial discretion, court processing decisions, and domestic violence. He has published a variety of articles, most recently an article in Women & Criminal Justice titled, “He Versus She: A Gender-Specific Analysis of Legal and Extralegal Effects on Pretrial Release for Felony Defendants.” In addition to his teaching and advising activities, Dr. Ball has served on both university and professional organizations. His work has included serving as Vice-President for the Western Association of Criminal Justice, working on the program committee for the Annual Meeting for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and participating in the Project Safe Neighborhood grant as a Research Partner. Dr. Ball has also been an author and presenter for the Idaho Victim Assistance Academy.
Articles
He Versus She: A Gender Specific Analysis of Legal and Extralegal Effects on Pretrial Release for Felony Defendants (with Lisa Growette Bostaph), Criminal Justice Administration Faculty Publications and Presentations (2009)
The current study seeks to identify significant predictors of pretrial processing for both male and...
Intergenerational Transmission of Abuse of Incarcerated Fathers: A Study of the Measurement of Abuse, Criminal Justice Administration Faculty Publications and Presentations (2009)
Research on the intergenerational transmission of abuse hypothesis often only examined the existence of abuse....
The Effect of Blakely v. Washington on Upward Departures in a Sentencing Guideline State (with Brian Iannacchione), Criminal Justice Administration Faculty Publications and Presentations (2008)
One of the problems facing the criminal justice system is unwarranted disparity as a result...
Predicting Public Opinion about Juvenile Waivers (with I-Fang Jan and Anthony Walsh), Criminal Justice Administration Faculty Publications and Presentations (2008)
The accountability movement of the juvenile justice system in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
An Evaluation of Operation Street Sweeper - 2006 (with Andrew Giacomazzi), Criminal Justice Administration Faculty Publications and Presentations (2007)
Operation Street Sweeper (OSS) was a multi-level, interagency collaboration with multiple purposes. According to OSS...
Presentations
An Analytical Examination of Prior Research on Plea Bargaining Decisions, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2009)
Reforming Prosecution: Questions and Debates - Moderator, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2009)
Prosecution and Plea Bargaining after Blakely v. Washington - Roundtable Participant, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2009)
The Impact of Blakely v. Washington on Downward Departures: A Preliminary Inquiry, Annual Meeting of the Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators (2008)
Since the advent of sentencing reforms in the United States, scholars have made inquiry regarding...
The Effects of Blakely on Sentencing Departures in the State of Washington (with Brian Iannacchione), Annual Meeting of the Western and Pacific Association of Criminal Justice Educators (2007)
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of Blakely v. Washington (2004)...