Alese Wooditch

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Alese Wooditch

  • College of Liberal Arts

    • Criminal Justice

      • Assistant Professor

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

CJ 2597

Criminal Justice Research Methods

Undergraduate

CJ 2602

Criminal Justice Statistics

Undergraduate

CJ 3102

Community and Crime Prevention

Undergraduate

CJ 8330

Seminar - Advanced Research Topics

Graduate

Selected Publications

Recent

  • Weisburd, D., Gill, C., Wooditch, A., Barritt, W., & Murphy, J. (2021). Building collective action at crime hot spots: Findings from a randomized field experiment. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 17(2), 161-191. doi: 10.1007/s11292-019-09401-1.

  • Wooditch, A. (2021). The Benefits of Patrol Officers Using Unallocated Time for Everyday Crime Prevention. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. doi: 10.1007/s10940-021-09527-4.

  • Weisburd, D., White, C., & Wooditch, A. (2020). Does Collective Efficacy Matter at the Micro Geographic Level?: Findings from a Study of Street Segments. British Journal of Criminology, 60(4), 873-891. doi: 10.1093/bjc/azaa007.

  • Wooditch, A., Uchida, C., Solomon, S., Revier, L., Connor, C., Shutinya, M., McCluskey, J., & Swatt, M. (2020). Perceptions of Body-Worn Cameras: Findings from a Panel Survey of Two LAPD Divisions. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 45(3), 426-453. doi: 10.1007/s12103-020-09517-5.

  • Wooditch, A., Fisher, R., Wu, X., & Johnson, N. (2020). p-value Problems? An Examination of Evidential Value in Criminology. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 36(2), 305-328. doi: 10.1007/s10940-020-09459-5.

  • Wooditch, A., Sloas, L., Wu, X., & Key, A. (2020). Outcome Reporting Bias in Randomized Experiments on Substance Use Disorders. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 36(2), 273-293. doi: 10.1007/s10940-018-9388-7.

  • Sloas, L., Murphy, A., Wooditch, A., & Taxman, F. (2019). Assessing the Use and Impact of Points and Rewards across Four Federal Probation Districts: A Contingency Management Approach. Victims and Offenders, 14(7), 811-831. doi: 10.1080/15564886.2019.1656691.

  • Drawve, G. & Wooditch, A. (2019). A research note on the methodological and theoretical considerations for assessing crime forecasting accuracy with the predictive accuracy index. Journal of Criminal Justice, 64. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2019.101625.

  • McCluskey, J., Uchida, C., Solomon, S., Wooditch, A., Connor, C., & Revier, L. (2019). Assessing the effects of body-worn cameras on procedural justice in the Los Angeles Police Department*. Criminology, 57(2), 208-236. doi: 10.1111/1745-9125.12201.

  • Wu, X., Grieco, J., Wire, S., Wooditch, A., & Nichols, J. (2018). Trends in police research: a cross-sectional analysis of the 2010-2014 literature. Police Practice and Research, 19(6), 609-616. doi: 10.1080/15614263.2018.1507914.

  • Mbaba, M., Brown, S., Wooditch, A., Kiss, M., Murphy, A., Kumari, S., Taxman, F., Altice, F., Lawson, W., & Springer, S. (2018). Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment Rates of Mood Disorders among Opioid Users under Criminal Justice Supervision. Substance Use and Misuse, 53(9), 1519-1528. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1416400.

  • Wooditch, A., Mbaba, M., Kiss, M., Lawson, W., Taxman, F., & Altice, F. (2018). Housing Experiences among Opioid-Dependent, Criminal Justice-Involved Individuals in Washington, D.C Journal of Urban Health, 95(1), 61-70. doi: 10.1007/s11524-017-0156-z.

  • Gill, C., Wooditch, A., & Weisburd, D. (2017). Testing the “Law of Crime Concentration at Place” in a Suburban Setting: Implications for Research and Practice. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 33(3), 519-545. doi: 10.1007/s10940-016-9304-y.

  • Weisburd, D., Farrington, D., Gill, C., Ajzenstadt, M., Bennett, T., Bowers, K., Caudy, M., Holloway, K., Johnson, S., Lösel, F., Mallender, J., Perry, A., Tang, L., Taxman, F., Telep, C., Tierney, R., Ttofi, M., Watson, C., Wilson, D., & Wooditch, A. (2017). What Works in Crime Prevention and Rehabilitation: An Assessment of Systematic Reviews. Criminology and Public Policy, 16(2), 415-449. doi: 10.1111/1745-9133.12298.

  • Weisburd, D., Braga, A., Groff, E., & Wooditch, A. (2017). CAN HOT SPOTS POLICING REDUCE CRIME IN URBAN AREAS? AN AGENT-BASED SIMULATION*. Criminology, 55(1), 137-173. doi: 10.1111/1745-9125.12131.

  • Wooditch, A., Sloas, L., & Taxman, F. (2017). A multisite randomized block experiment on the seamless system of care model for drug-involved probationers. Journal of Drug Issues, 47(1), 50-73. doi: 10.1177/0022042616678606.