Arelys Madero, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice
Education: PhD: University of CincinnatiMS: University of Cincinnati
Teaching Interests: Victimology; Research Methods; Quantitative Analysis; Race, Ethnicity, and Crime; Seminar in Social Justice.
Research Interests: Victimology; Crime Prevention; Communities and Crime; Race/Ethnicity Differences in Victimization.
Selected Publications/Research:
Cares, A. C., Bostaph, L.G., Fisher, B. S, Madero-Hernandez, A. & Daye, S. (2022), “The Subject Matter Should Be an Adequate Trigger Warning”: How and Why Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Use (and Don’t Use) Trigger Warnings. Journal of Criminal Justice Education (Published online: 14 Oct 2022).
Madero-Hernandez, A., Lee, Y.J., Wilcox. P. & Fisher, B. S. (2022). Following their Lead: Police Perceptions and their Effects on Crime Prevention. Justice Quarterly, 39 (2), 327-353.
Cares, A. C., Madero-Hernandez, A., Bostaph, L. G. & Fisher, B. S. (2021). For or Against?: Criminal Justice and Criminology Faculty Attitudes toward Trigger Warnings. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 32(3), 302-322.
Chouhy, C. & Madero-Hernandez, A. (2019) “Murderers, Rapists, and Bad Hombres”: Deconstructing the Immigration-Crime Myths. Victims & Offenders, 14(8), 1010-1039.
Feldmeyer, B., Madero-Hernandez, A., Rojas-Gaona, C. E., & Sabon, L. C. (2019). Immigration, Collective Efficacy, Social Ties, and Violence: Unpacking the Mediating Mechanisms in Immigration Effects on Neighborhood-Level Violence. Race and Justice, 9(2), 123–150.
Madero-Hernandez, A., Deryol, R., Ozer, M. & Engel, R. S. (2017). Examining the Impact of Early Childhood School Investments on Neighborhood Crime. Justice Quarterly, 34(5), 759-787.
Chouhy, C., Madero-Hernandez. A., & Turanovic, J.J. (2017). The Extent, Nature, and Consequences of School Victimization: A Review of Surveys and Recent Research. Victims & Offenders, 12(6), 823-844.
Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor: I decided to become a professor because I know that education is a great way to move the criminal justice field forward. My students are always eager to learn about Victimology. In class, we learn about the traumatic effects that crime has on victims, the unique needs of victims in the criminal justice system, and the ways we can serve as victim advocates. Our department is uniquely positioned to emphasize these topics as our curriculum integrates elective courses in Victimology-related areas, and we are proud to offer the only undergraduate Certificate in Victimology and Victim Services in the PASSHE system.