Dr. Jeremy Ball is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Boise State University. His research interests include plea bargaining, prosecutorial discretion, court processing decisions, and domestic violence. In addition to his teaching and advising activities, Dr. Ball is active in both university and professional organizations. His work has included serving as President of 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
Disentangling the Relationship Between Child Maltreatment and Violent Delinquency: Using a Nationally Representative Sample (with Ilhong Yun and Hyeyoung Lim), Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2011)
This study uses the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescents (Add Health) data, a nationally representative...
He Versus She: A Gender Specific Analysis of Legal and Extralegal Effects on Pretrial Release for Felony Defendants (with Lisa Growette Bostaph), Women and Criminal Justice (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, Journal of Family Issues (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), Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice (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 Policy Review (2008)
The accountability movement of the juvenile justice system in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
Contributions to Books
'United States v. Booker', 'Apprendi v. New Jersey', 'Sentencing Guidelines', and 'Prosecutorial Discretion', Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution (2009)
Sentencing Reforms and the Supreme Court : The Implications of Apprendi, Blakely, and Booker, Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice : Readings (2007)
Presentations
Criminal Justice Student Organizations: Civic Engagement for the Student, Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (2011)
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...