Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice
Department of Sociology & Crime, Law and Justice
211 Oswald Tower
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-2527
Fax: 814-863-7216
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Barry Ruback
Professor of Crime, Law, & Justice and Sociology
1007 Oswald Tower |
EDUCATION
B.A., Yale University
J.D., University of Texas
M.S., Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh
RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS
Decision making in the legal system
Causes and consequences of victimization
Environmental psychology
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
1985-1986 Fulbright Fellow, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
1986-1987 Visiting Fellow, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
1988 Indo-American Fellow (National Science Foundation), Visiting Professor, Allahabad University, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
1991 Fulbright-Hays Fellow (U.S. Department of Education), Allahabad University, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
1993-1994 Fulbright South Asia Regional Fellow (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan)
1995-1996 Judicial Fellow of the Supreme Court of the United States, Assigned to the U.S. Sentencing Commission (Justice Tom C. Clark Award)
EDITORSHIPS
1992-1997 Criminal Justice Review
1992-1997 International Criminal Justice Review
RECENT GRANTS
Ruback, R. B. (PI). The Process of Collective Behavior: Validation of a Unified Mathematical Model Using Computer Vision Tracking. National Science Foundation. September 1, 2007 - August 31, 2010.
Ruback, R. B. (PI). Evaluation of Best Practices in Restitution and Victim Compensation Orders & Payments. Subgrant from the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing. January 1, 2003 - May 31, 2005.
Ruback, R. B. (PI). A Research Partnership in Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing and the Crime, Law, and Justice Program at Penn State. National Institute of Justice. June 1, 1998 - December 31, 2001.
Ruback, R. B. (PI). Criminal Victimization of Parolees: Effects on Offending and Parole Failure. National Institute of Justice. August 16, 1999 - September 30, 2002.
Ruback, R. B. (PI). Predictors and Outcomes of Restitution and Fines in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency. July 1, 2000 - September 30, 2001.
Ruback, R. B. (PI). The Relationship Between Victimization and Offending in Juveniles. Subgrant from the National Center for Juvenile Justice. Grant to NCJJ is from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. July 1, 2000 - April 30, 2001.
Ruback, R. B. (PI). Easy Access to Weapons: Juveniles’ Risks for Offending and Victimization. Subgrant from the National Center for Juvenile Justice. Grant to NCJJ is from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. July 1, 2001 - August 31, 2002.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Articles
Ruback, R. B., Gupta, D., & Kohli, N. (2004). Normative standards for crime victims: Implications for research and policy. Psychology and Developing Societies, 16, 62-75.
Ruback, R. B., Shaffer, J. N., & Logue, M. A. (2004). The imposition and effects of restitution in Pennsylvania: Effects of size of county and specialized collections units. Crime and Delinquency, 50, 168-188.
Ruback, R. B. (2004, June). The imposition of economic sanctions in Philadelphia. Federal Probation, 21-26.
Ruback, R. B., Pandey, J., Begum, H. A., Tariq, N., & Kamal, A. (2004). Motivations for and satisfaction with migration: An analysis of migrants to New Delhi, Dhaka, and Islamabad. Environment and Behavior, 36, 814-838.
Ruback, R. B., & Kohli, N. (2005). Territoriality at the Magh Mela: The effects of organizational factors and intruder characteristics. Environment and Behavior, 37, 178-200.
Ruback, R. B., Ruth, G. R., & Shaffer, J. N. (2005). Assessing the impact of statutory change: A statewide multilevel analysis of restitution orders in Pennsylvania. Crime and Delinquency, 51, 318-342.
Ruback, R. B., & Shaffer, J. N. (2005). The role of victim-related factors in victim restitution: A multi-method analysis of restitution in Pennsylvania. Law and Human Behavior, 29, 657-681.
Ruback, R. B., & Bergstrom, M. H. (2006). Economic sanctions in criminal justice: Purposes, effects, and implications. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 33, 242-273.
Ruback, R. B., Hoskins, S. N., Cares, A. C., & Feldmeyer, B. (2006, December). Perception and payment of economic sanctions: A survey of offenders. Federal Probation, 26-31.
Ruback, R. B., & Singh, P. (2007). Ingroup bias, intergroup contact, and the attribution of blame for riots. Psychology and Developing Societies, 19, 249-265.
Ruback, R. B., & Singh, P. (2008). Inequity in Hindu-Muslim riots: A test of two biases. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 4, 982-998.
Ruback, R. B., Pandey, J., & Kohli, N. (2008). Evaluations of a sacred place: Role and religious belief at the Magh Mela. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 28, 174-184.
Ruback, R. B., Cares, A. C., & Hoskins, S. N. (2008). Crime victims’ perceptions of restitution: The importance of payment and understanding. Violence and Victims, 23, 697-710.
Hoskins, S. N., Ruback, R. B., & Cusick, G. R. (in press). Courtroom workgroups and sentencing: The effects of similarities, proximity, and stability. Crime & Delinquency.
Ruback, R. B., Kohli, N., & Pandey, J. (in press). Hindus’ evaluations of Hindus and Muslims: Religious leaders and pilgrims at the Magh Mela. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Books
Greenberg, M. S., & Ruback, R. B. (1992). After the crime: Victim decision making. New York: Plenum.
Ruback, R. B., & Weiner, N. A. (Eds.). (1995). Interpersonal violent behavior: Social and cultural aspects. New York: Springer.
Ruback, R. B., & Thompson, M. A. (2001). Social and psychological consequences of violent victimization. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.