Staff Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Similar Publications (since 2000)

for Public Policy Center Reports, see "Publications"

Tarik Abdel-Monem, J.D., M.P.H., Research Specialist

Abdel-Monem, T. (2003). Foreign nationals in the United States Witness Security Program. American Criminal Law Review, 40(3), 1235-1269.

Abdel-Monem, T. (2004). The European Court of Human Rights: Chechnya's last chance? Vermont Law Review, 28(2), 237-297.

Abdel-Monem, T. (2005). The Long Arm of the European Convention on Human Rights and the Recent Development of Issa v. Turkey. Human Rights Brief, 12 (2), 9-11.

Abdel-Monem, T. (2005). How Far Do the Lawless Areas of Europe Extend? Extraterritorial Application of the European Convention on Human Rights. Journal of Transnational Law & Policy, 14 (2), 159-214.

Stacey Hoffman, PH.D, Research Specialist

Artikov, I., Hoffman, S. J., Lynne, G., PytlikZillig, L. M., Hu, Q., Tomkins, A. J., et al. (2006). Understanding the Influence of Climate Forecasts on Farmer Decisions as Planned Behavior. Journal of Applied Meteorology & Climatology, 45(9), 1202-1214.

Hu, Q., PytlikZillig, L. M., Lynne, G. D., Tomkins, A. J., Waltman, W. J., Hayes, M. J., et al. (2006). Understanding Farmers’ Forecast Use from Their Beliefs, Values, Social Norms, and Perceived Obstacles. Journal of Applied Meteorology & Climatology, 45(9), 1190-1201.

Elizabeth Neeley, Ph.D., Project Director for the Minority and Justice Implementation Committee

Duvall, C. & Neeley, E. (May 2006). Recent Efforts to Make Nebraska Juries More Representative of Their Communities. The Nebraska Lawyer, 8-10.

Neeley, E. (2002). "Crime Profiles: The Anatomy of Dangerous Persons, Places and Situations," 2nd ed. by Terence D Miethe and Richard McCorkle [Book Review]. Teaching Sociology, 30(2)

Neeley, E. (2002). "Understanding Inequality: The Intersection of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender" by Barabara A. Arighi, ed. [Book Review]. Teaching Sociology, 30(3), 385-387.

Neeley, E. (2004, June). Diversity in the legal profession. The Nebraska Lawyer, 17-18.

Neeley, E. (2004, Winter). Racial and ethnic bias in the courts: Perceptions from public hearings. Court Review, 26-32.

Neeley, E. (Fall 2005). Working Together to Increase Diversity in the Legal Profession. Midwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors: MAPLA Briefs, 2-4.

Neeley, E. & Deegan, M. J. (2005, February). George Herbert Mead on Punitive Justice: A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Practices. Humanity and Society, 29(1): 71-83.

Neeley, E. & Keefe, D. (2004, November) Update on Nebraska’s Indigent Defense Systems. The Nebraska Lawyer, 19-21. (editorial).

Neeley, E. (January 2006). Equal Access to Bail Bod. The Nebraska Lawyer.

Neely, E. (May 2006). Nebraska Efforts to Ensure Equal Access to Justice. The Nebraska Lawyer, 16-17.

Tomkins, A. J., & Neeley, E. (2003, January). Preliminary Evaluation of the Lancaster County Indigency Screener Project. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.

Nancy Shank, M.B.A., Associate Director

Shank, N. (2004). Database interoperability: Technology and process for sharing resource information. Information and Referral, 26, 45-54.

Shank, N. & Rosenbaum, D. (2003). Examining the potential benefits of a 2-1-1 system: Quantitative and other factors. Information & Referral, 25, 1-25.  

Tomkins, A., Shank, N., Tromanhauser, D., Rupp, S., & Mahoney, R. (2005). United Way and University partnerships in community-wide human services planning and plan implementation: The case of Lincoln/Lancaster County, Nebraska. Journal of Community Practice, 13(3), 55-72.

Alan Tomkins, J.D., Ph.D., Director

Artikov, I., Hoffman, S. J., Lynne, G., PytlikZillig, L. M., Hu, Q., Tomkins, A. J., et al. (2006). Understanding the Influence of Climate Forecasts on Farmer Decisions as Planned Behavior. Journal of Applied Meteorology & Climatology, 45(9), 1202-1214.

Hu, Q., PytlikZillig, L. M., Lynne, G. D., Tomkins, A. J., Waltman, W. J., Hayes, M. J., et al. (2006). Understanding Farmers’ Forecast Use from Their Beliefs, Values, Social Norms, and Perceived Obstacles. Journal of Applied Meteorology & Climatology, 45(9), 1190-1201.

Champagne, A., Easterling, D., Shuman, D. W., Tomkins, A. J., & Whitaker, E. (2001). Are court-appointed experts the solution to the problems of expert testimony? Judicature, 84(4), 178-183.

Elbogen, E. B., Huss, M. T., Tomkins, A. J., & Scalora, M. J. (2005). Clinical decision-making about psychopathy and violence risk assessment in public sector mental health settings. Psychological Services 2, 133-141.

Elbogen, E. B., Mercado, C. C., Scalora, M. J., & Tomkins, A. J. (2002). Perceived relevance of factors for violence risk assessment: A survey of clinicians. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 1, 37-47.

Elbogen, E. B., Mercado, C., Tomkins, A. J., & Scalora, M. J. (2001). Clinical practice and violence risk assessment: Availability of MacArthur risk factors. In D. Farrington, C. R. Hollin, & M. McMurran (Eds.), Sex and violence: The psychology of crimes and risk assessment (pp. 38-55). New York: Routledge.

Elbogen, E. B., & Tomkins, A. J. (2000). Integrating conditional release and contingency management for individuals with chronic mental illness. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 18, 427-444.

Elbogen, E. B., Tomkins, A. J., Pothuloori, A., & Scalora, M. J. (2003). Documentation of violence risk factors in psychiatric facilities: An empirical examination. Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, 31, 58-64.

Elbogen, E. B., Williams, A., Kim, D., Tomkins, A. J., & Scalora, M. J. (2001). Gender and perceptions of dangerousness in civil psychiatric patients. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 6, 215-228.

Mercado, C. C., Elbogen, E. B., Scalora, M., & Tomkins, A. (2001). Judgments of dangerousness: Are sex offenders assessed differently than civil psychiatric patients? Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 8, 146-153.

Rottman, D., & Tomkins, A. J. (Eds.). (2001). Public trust and confidence in the courts [Special issue]. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 19(2), 197-320.

Small, M. A., Melton, G. B., Olson, K. A., & Tomkins, A. J. (2002). Creating caring communities: The need for structural change. In G. B. Melton, R. A. Thompson, & M. A. Small (Eds.), Toward a child-centered, neighborhood-based child protection system: A Report of the Consortium on Children, Families, and the Law (pp. 263-279). Wesport, CT: Praeger.

Tomkins, A. J. (2005). Research and engagement opportunities for applying science to public policy: The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. In M. L. Rice (Ed.), The Interface of Science and Public Policy (pp. 55-61). Merrill Series on the Research Mission of Public Universities: Merrill Advanced Studies Center Report No. 109. Lawrence : University of Kansas Merrill Advanced Studies Center. Available on-line from http://merrill.ku.edu/publications/2005whitepaper.pdf.

Tomkins, A. J., & Carson, D. (Eds.). (2000). International perspectives on Therapeutic Jurisprudence: Part II [Special issue]. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 18(4), 411-556.

Tomkins, A. J., & Neeley, E. (2003, January). Preliminary Evaluation of the Lancaster County Indigency Screener Project. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Public Policy Center.

Tomkins, A. J., & Olson, K. A. (2002). Some initial ideas about implementation of a child-centered, neighborhood-based child protection system: Impressions from focus groups in Nebraska. In G. B. Melton, R. A. Thompson, & M. A. Small (Eds.), Toward a child-centered, neighborhood-based child protection system: A Report of the Consortium on Children, Families, and the Law (pp. 28-40). Wesport, CT: Praeger.

Tomkins, A. J., Shank, N., Tromanhauser, D., Rupp, S., & Mahoney, R. (2005). United Way and University partnerships in community-wide human services planning and plan implementation: The case of Lincoln/Lancaster County, Nebraska. Journal of Community Practice, 13(3), 55-72.

Tomkins, A. J., & Shuman, D. W. (2000). Government regulation: State regulation of psychology. In A. E. Kazdin (Ed.), The encyclopedia of psychology (Volume 4, pp. 2-4). New York: Oxford University Press; Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.

Tomkins, A. J., & Small, M. A. (Eds.). (2002). International perspectives on restorative and community justice [Special issue]. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 20(4), 307-436.

Vogt, R. J., Cantrell, R. L., Johnson, B. B., & Tomkins, A. J. (2005, June). Rural Nebraska: Looking back at a decade of change and progress. 2005 Nebraska Rural Poll Results. CARI Research Report 05-1. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Center for Applied Rural Innovation.

Vogt, R. J., Cantrell, R. L., Johnson, B. B., & Tomkins, A. J. (2005, July). Community life and housing in rural Nebraska. 2005 Nebraska Rural Poll Results. CARI Research Report 05-2. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Center for Applied Rural Innovation.

Vogt, R. J., Cantrell, R. L., Johnson, B. B., & Tomkins, A. J. (2005, August). Rural Nebraskans’ support for alternative energy sources. 2005 Nebraska Rural Poll Results. CARI Research Report 05-3. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Center for Applied Rural Innovation.

Vogt, R. J., Cantrell, R. L., Johnson, B. B., & Tomkins, A. J. (2005, September). Well-Being in Nebraska. 2005 Nebraska Rural Poll Results. CARI Research Report 05-4. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Center for Applied Rural Innovation.

Vogt, R. J., Cantrell, R. L., Johnson, B. B., & Tomkins, A. J. (2006, July). Making a living in Rural Nebraska. 2006 Nebraska Rural Poll Results. CARI Research Report 06-1. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Center for Applied Rural Innovation. Available on-line from http://cari.unl.edu/ruralpoll/making_a_living.pdf.

Vogt, R. J., Cantrell, R. L., Johnson, B. B., & Tomkins, A. J. (2006, August). Newcomers in Nebraska’s rural communities. 2006 Nebraska Rural Poll Results. CARI Research Report 06-2. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Center for Applied Rural Innovation. Available on-line from http://cari.unl.edu/ruralpoll/new_residents.pdf.

Vogt, R. J., Cantrell, R. L., Johnson, B. B., & Tomkins, A. J. (2006, September). Views of life in Nebraska’s rural communities. 2006 Nebraska Rural Poll Results. CARI Research Report 06-3. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Center for Applied Rural Innovation. Available on-line from http://cari.unl.edu/ruralpoll/06community.pdf.

Vogt, R. J., Cantrell, R. L., Carranza, M. A., Johnson, B. B., & Tomkins, A. J. (2006, November). Perceptions of Latin American immigration among rural Nebraskans. CARI Research Report 06-4. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Center for Applied Rural Innovation. Available on-line from http://cari.unl.edu/ruralpoll/06immigration.pdf.