Dr. Cara Rabe-Hemp
Executive Associate Dean and Professor
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- Awards & Honors
- Selected Research
Biography
Cara Rabe-Hemp is the Executive Associate Dean in the College of Applied Sciences and Technology. She provides fiscal management for College and oversees facility renovations and enhancement, student enrollment, and faculty searches. Directs curriculum development and implementation and serves as liaison to the University Curriculum Committee, Council for Teacher Education, and Graduate Curriculum Committee. Facilitates external accreditations, program reviews, and international programs of study for College undergraduate and graduate majors. Provides research support for CAST faculty and students and assists in securing federal, state, local, and private grants. Oversees College Mentor Program and develops strategies to recruit and retain faculty. Coordinates graduate assistantship funds and serves as liaison with Research and Sponsored Programs and the Graduate School.
Teaching Interests & Areas
Prof Rabe-Hemp's teaching interests include: policing, gender, and autonomous learning and student engagement in the online classroom
Research Interests & Areas
Prof Rabe-Hemp's research interests include: gender and policing, small and rural policing, citizen perceptions of the police, police deviance.
Ph D Criminal Justice
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
MS Criminal Justice Sciences
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
BS Psychology
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL
DWC Distinguished Scholar Award
American Society of Criminology Division on Women and Crime
2021
Academy of Achievement
College of Applied Sciences
2014
Leadership Initiative Nominee
Illinois State University
2011
Breaking Barriers Diversity Advocacy Award
2010
Research Initiative Award
Illinois State University
2010
Outstanding Graduate Student Award
University of Illinois at Chicago
2006
Grants and Contracts
Assessing Autonomous Learning
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Susan Woollen, Ed Wells.
Center for Teaching and Learning. - March 2009
Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Anu Gokhale, Lori Woeste.
Illinois State Univeristy. - March 2009
IDEA Homeland Security Grant
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Denise DeGarmo.
- 2008
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Susan Woollen, Gail Humiston.
- 2007
University Research Grant
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Illinois State Univeristy. - June 2009
University Research Grant
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
- 2008
University Research Grant
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
- 2007
University Research Grant
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
- 2006
Book Review
A History of Police and Masculinities: A Review
Cara Rabe-Hemp, J. Navarro.
(2016), Policing and Society
Book, Authored
Thriving in an All Boys Club: Female Police and Their Fight for Equality
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
(2018)
Corruption, Discretion and Accountability.
Nancy Lind, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
(2017), Emerald Publishing Group
Book, Chapter
Intergroup Biases: Policing and Gender
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Amie M Schuck.
(2021), Handbook of Policing, Communication, and Society, Roman & Littlefield
Crime, Injustice & Politics
Cara Rabe-, Philip Mulvey, Morgan Foster.
(2017), Corruption, Accountability & Politics, Emerald Publishing
Experimental Design in the Study of Crime, Media, and Popular Culture.
Cara Rabe-Hemp, John C Navarro.
(2016), 1-26, The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Airport Scanners and the Fourth Amendment
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
(2015), 377-398, Privacy in the Digital Age: 21st-Century Challenges to the Fourth Amendment, ABC-CLIO
Identity Theft
John Navarro, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
(2015), 519-542, Privacy in the Digital Age: 21st-Century Challenges to the Fourth Amendment, ABC-CLIO
Views and Legal Interpretations of An American Criminal Courts Judge
Cara Rabe-Hemp, JiHye Park.
(2015), Interviews with Court Leaders Across the Globe
Police and Law Enforcement
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
(2011), 129-142, Chapter 10: Police Corruption and the Code of Silence - In William Chambliss (Ed.), Sage
Women and Justice: Is it a Crime?
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
(2011), 527-543, Chapter 34: The Career Trajectories of Female Police Executives - In Rosalyn Muraskin (5th ed.), Pearson
Research Note: Student Engagement, Satisfaction, Success and Learning in the online classroom
Cara Rabe-Hemp, S. Woollen, G. Humiston.
(2010), Jarvis & McKinney (eds), GAUISUS Selected Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University
Book, Edited
Women Policing Across the Globe
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Venessa Garcia.
(2020), Roman & Littlefield
Encyclopedia
Corruption: Opposing Sides
Cara Rabe-Hemp, John C Navarro, Cayla Comens.
(2016)
Income Inequlity: Opposing Sides
Cara Rabe-Hemp, JiHye Park.
(2016)
Legal Challanges to IT in Public Administration
Cassandra Dodge, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
(2016)
Matrons and Police Women
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Wiley-Blackwell, (2014)
Terrorism (Domestic)
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Wiley-Blackwell, (2014)
Mental Health Courts
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Barton (eds), (2012)
Journal Article
Mothering through mental illness: Exploring the experiences of motherhood for criminally involved women on mental health probation
Philip Mulvey, Brice Tersptra, Cara Rabe-Hemp, Cailin McDermott.
Crime & Delinquency, (2021)
The influence of gender on perceptions of barriers to a police patrol career
Michael Rossler, Cara Rabe-Hemp, Meghan Peuterbaugh, Charles Scheer.
Police Quarterly, 23 (3), 368-395, (2020)
Inequalities Regimes in Policing: Examining the Connection between Social Exclusion and Order Maintenance Strategies.
Amie M Schuck, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Journal of Race and Justice, (2018)
Investing in People: Salary and Turnover in Policing.
Amie M Schuck, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Policing, 41 (1), 113-128, (2018)
Citizen Complaints and gender Diversity in Police Organizations
Amie M Schuck, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Policing and Society, 6, 859-874, (2016)
Gender Differences in Attitudes toward Science & Technology among Majors
Anu Gokhale, Cara Rabe-Hemp, Lori Woeste, Kenton Machina.
Journal of Science Education and Technology / Springer, 24 (4), 509-516, (2015)
A Survey of Maternity Policies and Pregnancy Accommodations in the United States
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Gail Humiston-Sears.
Police Practice and Research, 16 (3), 239-253, (2014)
"I Don't Want to go back to That Town:" Incarcerated Mother and Their Return Home
Dawn Beichner, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Critical Criminology, (2014)
An Exploration of Recidivism and the Officer Shuffle in Police Sexual Violence (PSV)
Cara Rabe-Hemp, J. Brathwaite.
Police Quarterly, 16 (2), 127-147, (2013)
Perceptions of Science and Technology: A Comparison of Criminal Justice and Traditional Science Majors
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Anu Gokhale, Lori Woeste.
Journal of Criminal Justice Education, (2012)
An Analysis of Advertisements: A Lens for Viewing the Social Exclusion of Women in Police Imagery
Cara Rabe-Hemp, D. Beichner.
Women and Criminal Justice, 21 (1), 63-81, (2011)
An analysis of advertisements: A lens to view the social exclusion of women in police imagery.
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Dawn Beichner.
Women & Criminal Justice, 21 (1), 63-81, (2011)
Beauty, brains, and a badge: A content analysis of Female Forces
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Feminist Criminology, 6 (2), 132-155, (2011)
Exploring administrators’ perceptions of light-duty assignment
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Police Quarterly, 14 (2), 124-141, (2011)
Comparative Analysis of Student Engagement, Satisfaction, Success and Learning in Lecture Hall and Online Learning Settings
Cara Rabe-Hemp, S. Woollen, G. Humiston.
Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 10 (2), 207-218, (2009)
Expectations, experiences and satisfaction with an online criminal justice sciences class
S. Woollen, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Graduate Research Journal, 1, (2009)
Policewomen or Policewomen? Doing gender and police work
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Feminist Criminology, 4 (2), 114-129, (2009)
Female officers and the ethic of care: Does officer gender impact police behaviors?
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Journal of Criminal Justice, 36 (5), 426-434, (2008)
Survival in an all boys club: Policewomen and their fight for acceptance
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 31 (2), 251-270, (2008)
Violence Against Police Officers: Are Female Officers at Greater Risk?
Cara Rabe-Hemp, A. Schuck.
Police Quarterly, 10 (4), 411-428, (2007)
Women police: The use of force by and against female officers
A. Schuck, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Women & Criminal Justice, 16 (4), 91-117, (2005)
Community Characteristics and Policing Styles in Suburban Agencies
L. E. Wells, D. Falcone, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 26 (4), 566-590, (2003)
A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Academy Socialization on Police Integrity
Amie Schuck, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Police Quarterly
Manuscript
Does Gender Matter? The effect of gender in police-citizen interactions
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
VDM Publishing, (2009)
Other
Beauty, badge and brains: A content analysis of female forces
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Women and Crime, Text Reader - Sage Publishing, (2011)
Survival in an all boys club: Policewomen and their fight for acceptance
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Women and Policing in America: Classic and Contemporary Readings - Wolters Kluwers Publishing, (2011)
Presentations
U.S. Women in Justice Professions: A Half a Century After Title VII
Dawn Beichner, Cara Rabe-Hemp, Mijin Kim.
NGOCSW Forum, Online, March, 2022
The Influence of Gender on Perceptions of Barriers to a Police Patrol Career
Meghan Peuterbaugh, Michael Rossler, Cara Rabe-Hemp, Charles Scheer.
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association Conference, Chicago, Illinois, September 27, 2019
Author Meets Critic
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, November, 2016
Moethring and Mental Illness in Criminally Involved women
Philip Mulvey, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, November, 2016
Moving to Full
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, November, 2016
Women Police: Numeric Tokens
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Cameron Harper, Amie M Schuck.
American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, November, 2016
The Mommy Track in Policing.
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Women in Criminal Justice Conference., Normal IL, April, 2016
Work Life Balance
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
FCS Roundtable, Normal IL, March, 2016
The Concentration Effect of Registered Sex Offenders on Home Sale Prices: A Case Study of McLean County, Illinois.
John C Navarro, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL., March, 2015
The Defective Children of the Colony.
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL., March, 2015
Terrorism: Libya's Role in the Instability of the Region.
Cayla Comens, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, November, 2014
The Impact of Registered Sex Offenders on Home Sale Prices: McLean County, Illinois.
John C Navarro, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA., November, 2014
• Incarcerated Mothers: Identity Negotiation and Community Context.
Dawn Beichner, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA., November, 2014
Lunch with the Professor
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Breaking Barriers Lunch with the Professor, Normal IL, April, 2014
General Education: Why I teach it and how.
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
CTLT 2014, CTLT, April, 2014
A Historical Analysis of Parental Rights of Defective Children
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November, 2013
From Mothering on the Inside to Mothering on the Outside: The Transition Back Into Motherhood Following Incarceration
Dawn Beichner, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, Georgia, November, 2013
Roundtable: Contemporary Issues in Policing Research: From the Perspectives of Women
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA, November, 2013
The Impact of Sex Offenders: A Neighborhood Context
John Navarro, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, Atlanta GA, November, 2013
Prepping for Graduate School
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
Brownbag, Normal IL, March, 2013
A Survey of Maternity Policies and Pregnancy
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Gail Humiston.
American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November, 2012
Accounts of Mothering Before, During, and After Incarceration
Dawn Beichner, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November, 2012
Analyzing the Role of Judicial Activism and Restraint in the Constitutionalization of Criminal Procedure, Policy, and Practice.
Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November, 2012
Canine Officers and their Partners
Cara Rabe-Hemp, Catherine Johnson.
American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November, 2012
Imprisoned Mothers
Dawn Beichner, Cara Rabe-Hemp.
American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November, 2012