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College of Applied Science and Technology

Dr. Joanne Savage

Professor
Office
SCH Schroeder Hall 419
Office Phone
(309) 438-5038office
phone
Email
jsavag1@ilstu.eduemail
  • About
  • Education
  • Awards & Honors
  • Selected Research

Current Courses

CJS 201.002 Crime and Behavior

CJS 201.004 Crime and Behavior

CJS 201.005 Crime and Behavior

CJS 299.003 Independent Honor Study

CJS 499.011 Independent Research For The Master's Thesis

CJS 287.013 Independent Study

CJS 400.011 Independent Study

CJS 215.003 Juvenile Justice

CJS 291.010 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences

CJS 201.003 Crime and Behavior

CJS 201.004 Crime and Behavior

CJS 287.001 Independent Study

CJS 215.003 Juvenile Justice

CJS 291.002 Undergraduate Teaching Experience In Criminal Justice Sciences

Teaching Interests & Areas

Juvenile Justice Introduction to Criminal Justice Violence in America Criminological Theory Research Methods Statistical Applications Crime Prevention

Research Interests & Areas

Violent Crime Violence Prevention Development of Aggressive and Violent Behavior Juvenile Delinquency and Recidivism

Ph D Social Ecology

University of California
Irvine

MA Social Ecology

University of California
Irvine

BA French

Southern Illinois University
Carbondale

BA Psychology

Southern Illinois University
Carbondale

Outstanding Researcher Award

Colege of Applied Aciences and Technology, ISU
2019

Book, Authored

Thugs and Thieves: The Differential Etiology of Violence
Joanne Savage, Kevin H. Wozniak.
(2016), Oxford University Press
The development of persistent criminality
Joanne Savage.
(2009), Oxford University Press

Book, Chapter

Balancing counter-terrorism strategies: Lessons from evolutionary ecology
Bryan J. Vila, Joanne Savage.
(2011), Criminologists on Terrorism and Homeland Security, Cambridge University Press
Strain, social support, and persistent criminality
Stephanie K. Ellis, Joanne Savage.
(2009), The development of persistent criminality
Understanding persistent offending: Linking developmental psychology with research on the criminal career
Joanne Savage.
(2009), The development of persistent criminality, Oxford University Press
What have we learned? Directions for future research and policy
Joanne Savage.
(2009), The development of persistent criminality, Oxford University Press
Human ecology, crime, and crime control: Linking individual behavior and aggregate crime
Joanne Savage, Bryan J. Vila.
(2003), Social Biology, Sage

Other

Manufacturing consensus in a divided field: A comment on Bushman and Cruz
J.D. Ivory, P.M. Markey, M. Elson, J. Colwell, C.J. Ferguson, M.D. Griffiths, Joanne Savage, K.D. Williams.
Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 4 (3), 222-229, (2015)
Parenting, aggressive behavior in children, and our violent world
Joanne Savage.
Societies, (2014)

Technical Report

Understanding the dynamics of population demographics and violent crime in Washington D.C., 1960 - 1999
Joanne Savage.
(2001)
Temporal distribution of rape events
Richard McCleary, Joanne Savage.
(1994)

Presentations

Prosecution in Japan: One Bridge Between Formal and Informal Social Control
Joanne Savage, Kyoko Hazama.
Annual Conference of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November, 2021
Teaching Civic Engagement to Criminal Justice Students
Joanne Savage, Mijin Kim.
Annual Conference of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL, November, 2021
Lessons from Research on Violence in America
Joanne Savage.
Ministry of Justice, Tokyo Japan, Tokyo, Japan, September, 2018
The general evolutionary ecological paradigm and the practice of criminal justice
Joanne Savage.
Bryan Vila Honorary Symposium, Spokane, Washington, March 30, 2017
Physical abuse victimization and violence in the transition to adulthood: The mediating role of alcohol and drug use
Joanne Savage.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO, March, 2016