william r. king, ph
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William R. King, Ph.D Department of Criminal Justice, School of Public Service
Boise State University
1910 University Drive
Boise, ID 83725-1955
Updated August 20, 2021
EDUCATION
1998 Ph.D. Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
Dissertation: “Innovativeness in American Municipal Police Organizations.” ISBN 0-599-02749-5
1993 M.S. Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati
1992 B.S. Criminal Justice, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Minor in Psychology, Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2019- Professor
Boise State University, Department of Criminal Justice
2015-2019 Professor
Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice
2012-2019 Associate Dean of Research and Program Development
Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice
2009-2015 Associate Professor
Sam Houston State University, College of Criminal Justice
2005-2009 Director
Bowling Green State University, Crime and Justice Research Laboratory
2003-2009 Graduate Coordinator
Bowling Green State University, Masters of Science in Criminal Justice Program
2003-2009 Associate Professor
Bowling Green State University, Criminal Justice Program
1998-2003 Assistant Professor
Bowling Green State University, Criminal Justice Program
1998 Acting Director
Bowling Green State University, Criminal Justice Program
1997-1998 Instructor
Bowling Green State University, Criminal Justice Program
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1994-1997 Research Associate
University of Cincinnati, Center for Criminal Justice Research
Collected, entered, and analyzed data, managed databases, and wrote reports for:
Community Corrections Partnership (CCP)
Evaluation of The Community Corrections Act in Ohio
Evaluation of Community Policing Efforts
Validation of the Hamilton County Juvenile Court Probation Risk Assessment
Instrument
1993-1994 Field Placement Director
University of Cincinnati, Center for Criminal Justice Research
1992-1993 Graduate Assistant
University of Cincinnati, Division of Criminal Justice
1993-1997 Uniform Security Supervisor
Paramount’s Kings Island Trained and supervised 35 officers during operating season and assisted the full-
time Park Police force as required.
REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (* denotes graduate student)
Matusiak, Matthew C. and William R. King (forthcoming). Advancing the study of police
innovation: Toward an empirical definition and classification of contemporary police
innovations. Crime & Delinquency, Online first, December 22, 2020.
Gullion, Christi,* and William R. King. (2020). Early intervention systems for police:
A state-of-the-art review. Policing: An International Journal, 43, 4: 643-658.
Matusiak, Matthew, C., William R. King, Bradley A. Campbell. (2020). The multi-dimensional
environment of publicly funded U.S. crime laboratories and its impact on lab goals. J. of
Crime & Justice, 43, 3: 362-376.
Jurek, Alicia L.,* and William R. King. (2020). Structural responses to gendered social
problems: Police agency adaptations to human trafficking. Police Quarterly, 23, 1:25-54..
Shadwick, Joshua T.,* William R. King, Yan Zhang, Matthew C. Matusiak, and Bradley A.
Campbell. (2019). Assessing best practices in lab structure, processes, and performance:
A partial test of Gagliardi’s 13 Critical Tasks. Policing: An International Journal, 42, 5:
751-766
King, William R., Matthew C. Matusiak, and Bradley A. Campbell. (2018). Organizational and
environmental determinants of ballistics imaging productivity in United States crime
laboratories. Journal of Crime and Justice, 41, 4: 450-462.
King, William R. (2018). Culture, the formation of ingroups, and policing: A response to
Holmes and Smith. Journal of Criminal Justice, 59: 69-70.
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Brady, Patrick Q., and William R. King. (2018). Brass satisfaction: Identifying the personal and
work-related factors associated with job satisfaction among police chiefs. Police
Quarterly, 21, 2: 250-277.
King, William R., Bradley A. Campbell, Matthew C. Matusiak, and Charles M. Katz. (2017).
Forensic evidence and criminal investigations: The impact of ballistics information on the
investigation of violent crime in nine cities. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 62, 4: 874-880.
Matusiak, Matthew C., William R. King, and Edward R. Maguire. (2017). How perceptions of
the institutional environment shape organizational priorities: Findings from a survey of
police chiefs. Journal of Crime & Justice, 40, 1: 5-19.
Brinser, Kadee, L.,* and William R. King. (2016). Organizational permeability to
environmental conditions: Local police agency assessments of threats posed by disasters,
accidents, and terrorism. Police Quarterly, 19, 4: 387-409.
Maguire, Edward R., William R. King, Matthew C. Matusiak, and Bradley A. Campbell.
(2016). Testing the effects of people, processes, and technology on ballistic evidence
processing productivity. Police Quarterly, 19, 2:199-215.
King, William R., and William Wells. (2015). Impediments to the effective use of ballistics
imaging information in criminal investigations: Lessons from the use of ibis in a
developing nation. Forensic Science Policy & Management: An International Journal, 6,
1-2: 47-57.
Maguire, Edward R., William R. King, William Wells, and Charles M. Katz. (2015). Potential
unintended consequences of the movement toward forensic laboratory independence.
Police Quarterly, 18, 3: 272-292.
Campbell, Bradley A.,* Tasha A. Menaker, and William R. King. (2015). The determination of
victim credibility by adult and juvenile sexual assault investigators. Journal of Criminal
Justice, 43, 1: 29-39.
King, William R. (2014). Organizational failure and the disbanding of local police agencies.
Crime & Delinquency, 60, 5: 667-692.
Matusiak, Matthew C., Bradley A. Campbell,* and William R. King. (2014). The legacy of
LEMAS: Effects on police scholarship of a federally administered, multi-wave
establishment survey. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies &
Management, 37, 3: 630-648.
Maguire, Edward R., and William R. King. (2013). Transferring criminal investigation methods
from developed to developing nations. Policing & Society, 23, 3: 346-361.
King, William R., Abdullah Cihan,* and Justin A. Heinonen. (2011) The reliability of police
employee counts: Comparing FBI and ICMA data, 1954-2008. Journal of Criminal
Justice, 30, 5: 445-451.
Kuhns, Joseph B., Devon Johnson, and William R. King. (2011). Resident perceptions of police
mistreatment and use of force in a troubled Trinidadian neighborhood. Journal of Crime
& Justice, 34, 3: 234-249.
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Haberman, Cory P.,* and William R. King. (2011). The role of research and planning units in
law enforcement organizations. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies &
Management, 34, 4: 687-698.
Maguire, Edward R., William R. King, Devon Johnson, and Charles M. Katz. (2010). Why
homicide clearance rates decrease: Evidence from the Caribbean. Policing & Society, 20,
4: 373-400.
King, William R., and Thomas M. Dunn. (2010). Detecting deception in field settings: A review
and critique of the criminal justice and psychological literatures. Policing: An
International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 33, 2: 305-320.
King, William R., and Edward R. Maguire. (2009). Assessing the performance of systems
designed to process criminal forensic evidence. Forensic Science Policy & Management:
An International Journal, 1, 3: 159-170.
King, William R. (2009). Police officer misconduct as normal accidents: An organizational
perspective. Criminology & Public Policy, 8, 4: 769-774.
King, William R. (2009). The effects of differential cyanoacrylate fuming times on the
development of fingerprints on skin. Journal of Forensic Identification, 59, 5: 537-544.
King, William R. (2009). Towards a life-course perspective of police organizations. Journal of
Research in Crime & Delinquency, 46, 2: 213-244.
Johnson, Devon, William R. King, Charles M. Katz, Andrew M. Fox,* and Natalie Goulette.*
(2008). Youth perceptions of the police in Trinidad and Tobago. Caribbean Journal of
Criminology & Public Safety, 13, 1 & 2: 217-253.
King, William R. (2005). Toward a better understanding of the hierarchical nature of police
organizations: Conception and measurement. Journal of Criminal Justice, 33, 1: 97-109.
Sherr, Michael E., Glenn Shields, William King, and Mary A. Curran. (2005). Informal versus
formal support networks among the elderly and the role of religion. Social Work &
Christianity: An International Journal, 32, 4: 341-353.
Maguire, Edward R., and William R. King. (2004). Trends in the policing industry. Annals of
the American Academy of Political & Social Science, 593, May 2004: 15-41.
King, William R., and Thomas M. Dunn. (2004). Dumping: Police-initiated transjurisdictional
transport of troublesome persons. Police Quarterly, 7, 3: 339-358.
Reprinted as Chapter 22 in The police and society: Touchstone readings (3rd Ed.). Edited
by Victor E. Kappeler. Waveland Press.
Reprinted as Chapter 26 in Policing: A text/reader. Edited by Carol A. Archbold. Sage.
King, William R. (2003). Bending granite revisited: The command rank structure of American
police organizations. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies &
Management, 26, 2: 208-230.
Shields, Glenn, William King, Steven Fulks, and L. Fleming Fallon. (2003). Determinants of
perceived safety among the elderly: An exploratory study. Journal of Gerontological
Social Work, 38, 3: 73-83.
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Uchida, Craig D., and William R. King. (2002). Police employee data: Elements and validity.
Justice Research and Policy, 4, Special Issue, Fall 2002: 11-19.
Fulks, J. Steven, L. Fleming Fallon, William R. King, Glenn Shields, Nancy Beaumont,
Jeannene M. Ward-Lonergan. (2002). Accidents and falls in later life. Generations
Review, 12, 3: 2-3.
Ward-Lonergan, Jeannene M., William R. King, J. Steven Fulks, L. Fleming Fallon, Glenn
Shields, Nancy Beaumont, and Alexandra Heider.* (2002). A survey of speech-language
pathology and audiology needs of older adults. Advances in Speech-Language Pathology,
4, 1: 33-40.
King, William R. (2001). Mailed postcards as a high response rate data collection instrument: A
research note. Police Quarterly, 4, 2: 253-258.
King, William R., Stephen T. Holmes, Martha L. Henderson, and Edward J. Latessa. (2001).
The community corrections partnership: Examining the long-term effects of youth
participation in an Afrocentric youth diversion program. Crime & Delinquency, 47, 4:
558-572.
King, William R. (2000). Measuring police innovation: Issues and measurement. Policing: An
International Journal of Police Strategies & Management, 23, 3: 303-317.
King, William R., and Steven P. Lab. (2000). Crime prevention, community policing, and
training: Old wine in new bottles. Police Practice and Research: An International
Journal, 1, 2: 241-252.
King, William R. (1999). Time, constancy, and change in American municipal police
organizations. Police Quarterly, 2, 3: 338-364.
King, William R., and Beth A. Sanders. (1997). Nice guys finish last: A critical review of killed
in the line of duty. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies &
Management, 20, 2: 392-407.
CHAPTERS
Brady, Patrick Q.,* and William R. King. (2017). Technology and homicide investigations. In
Fiona Brookman, Edward R. Maguire, and Mike Maguire (Eds.), The handbook of
homicide (Chapter 29, pp. 517-532). Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
King, William R., and Matthew C. Matusiak.* (2013). The myth that police use of force is wide
spread. In Robert M. Bohm and Jeffery T. Walker (Eds.), Demystifying crime & criminal
justice (2nd ed) (Chapter 17, pp. 178-184). New York: Oxford University Press.
Maguire, Edward R., and William R. King. (2011). Federal-local coordination in homeland
security. In Brian Forst, Jack R. Greene, and James P. Lynch (Eds.), Security and justice
in the homeland: Criminologists on terrorism (Chapter 14, pp. 322-356). Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
King, William. (2009). Civilianization. In Edward Maguire and William Wells (Eds.),
Implementing community policing: Lessons from twelve agencies (Chapter 6, pp. 65-70).
Washington, D.C.: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
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King, William, and Randall Shields. (2009). Greenville, South Carolina. In Edward Maguire
and William Wells (Eds.), Implementing community policing: Lessons from twelve
agencies (Chapter 13, pp. 123-126). Washington, D.C.: Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services.
King, William, and Randall Shields. (2009). Lowell, Massachusetts. In Edward Maguire and
William Wells (Eds.), Implementing community policing: Lessons from twelve agencies
(Chapter 16, pp. 141-144). Washington, D.C.: Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services.
Maguire, Edward R., and William R. King. (2007). The changing landscape of American police
organizations. In Joseph A. Schafer (Ed.), Policing 2020: Exploring the future of crime,
communities, and policing (Chapter 11, pp. 337-371). Washington, D.C.: Department of
Justice, FBI.
King, William R. (2005). Police volunteers. In Jack R. Greene (Ed.), The encyclopedia of police
science (3rd ed.) (pp. 1340-1341). New York: Routledge-Taylor and Francis Group.
King, William R. (2005). Organizational structure: Theory and practice. In Jack R. Greene
(Ed.), The encyclopedia of police science (3rd ed.) (pp. 884-886). New York: Routledge-
Taylor and Francis Group.
Shields, Glenn, William King, Marian Williams, Sarah Chard, and Steven Lab. (2004).
Evaluating media strategies in rural communities: The Appalachian domestic violence
project. In T. Laine Scales and Calvin L. Streeter (Eds.), Rural social work: Building and
sustaining community assets (1st ed.) (Chapter 25, pp. 317-327). Belmont, CA:
Thomson-Wadsworth Learning.
King, William R., and Randall Shields. (2003). Greenville, South Carolina. In Edward R.
Maguire and William Wells (Eds.), How police organizations implement community
policing. Washington, D.C.: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
King, William R. (2002). Careers in criminal justice: Police. In Joshua Dressler (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of criminal justice (2nd ed.) (Volume 1) (pp. 145-150). New York:
Macmillian Reference USA.
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
King, William R., and Alica L. Jurek. (2017). Out of business: The prevalence of disbanded
police agencies and its consequences for sheriffs. Sheriff & Deputy Magazine, 68, 2: 22-
23.
King, William R., and Jeremy M. Wilson. (2014). Integrating civilian staff into police agencies.
Washington, D.C.: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.
King, William, William Wells, Charles Katz, Edward Maguire, and James Frank. (2014).
Research in brief: Using NIBIN ballistics imaging hits for the strategic targeting of
violent criminal networks. The Police Chief, 81, 5: 14.
Williams, Marian R., William R. King, and Jefferson Holcomb. (2004). Criminal justice in Ohio
(2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, Boston. (Supplement to Frank Schmallenger’s
Criminal justice today textbook. Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall.)
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PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEWS
King, William R. (2021). Blood, Powder, and Residue: How Crime Labs Translate Evidence
into Proof, by Beth A. Bechky. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 66, 3: 1177-8.
King, William R. (2004). Civil lawsuits, citizen complaints, and policing innovations, by John
Worrall. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 5, 3: 279-283.
King, William R. (2000). Crime science: Methods of forensic detection. Police Practice and
Research: An International Journal, 2, 1: 259-261.
King, William R. (1996). Studies in crime: An introduction to forensic archaeology. Police
Studies: The International Review of Police Development, 19, 1, 75-76.
BOOKS
Lab, Steven P., Marian R. Williams, Jefferson E. Holcomb, Melissa W. Burek, William R. King,
and Michael E. Buerger. (2018). Criminal justice: The essentials (5th ed.). Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
Lab, Steven P., Marian Williams, Jefferson E. Holcomb, William R. King, and Michael E.
Buerger. (2003). Explaining criminal justice. Los Angeles: Roxbury Publishing.
MANUSCRIPTS AND GRANT PROPOSALS UNDER REVIEW OR IN PROGRESS
Campbell, Bradley, William Wells, and William R. King. What happens when sexual assault
kits (SAKs) go untested? A focal concerns analysis of suspect identification and pre-
arrest decisions. Manuscript under review at J. of Criminal Justice (JCJ-S-21-00226).
May 12, 2021.
King, William R., and Lisa Bostaph. Unpacking Rankings of Doctoral Programs in Criminal
Justice and Criminology: The Influence of Faculty Productivity, Program Age, Size, and
Region. Manuscript under R+R at J. of Criminal Justice Education.
Jurek, Alicia L.,* Matthew C. Matusiak, and William R. King. Distal crises as local stimuli in
police agencies: A pre- post analysis of institutional sector dynamics.” Manuscript under
revision.
King, William R., Brian B. Boutwell, and Brad Smith. Towards an integrated model theory of
police behavior: A biosocial perspective. Manuscript under revision.
King, William R., and Edward R. Maguire. Correlates of homicide investigations success in a
developing nation. Manuscript under revision.
King, William R., and Edward R. Maguire. Systems designed to fail: The case of forensic
evidence processing. Manuscript in preparation.
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GRANTS AWARDED (Total Funding - $1,219,455)
2018 Kansas City (MO) Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) research partner. King,
William R. Sub-contract with the University of Missouri, Kansas City and
Kansas City Police Department, via Bureau of Justice Assistance. ($68,624).
2012-2014 Use of civilian police employees to deliver police services. King, William R.
Sub-contract with Michigan State University, awarded by Department of Justice,
Community Oriented Policing Services. ($18,214).
2011-2013 Opening the black box of NIBIN: A process and outcome evaluation of the use of
NIBIN and its effects on criminal investigations. King, William, William Wells,
Charles Katz, Edward Maguire, and James Frank. Awarded by the National
Institute of Justice. 2010-DN-BX-0001. ($341,807).
2011-2014 Action research to enhance investigations and prosecutions of sexual assaults in
Houston: Improving the analysis and use of forensic evidence. Wells, William
and William R. King. Sub-contract with the Houston Police Department,
awarded by the National Institute of Justice. 2011-DN-BX-0002. ($394,100).
2010-2011 National Police Research Platform Project. King, William R., Vincent Webb, and
Larry Hoover. Sub-contract awarded to Sam Houston State University by
Northeastern University. ($69,427).
2007-2008 Reducing crime in Trinidad and Tobago: A strategic approach. Years two and
three. King, William R. Sub-contract with George Mason University, awarded by
the Ministry of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago. ($155,051).
2005-2006 Reducing crime in Trinidad and Tobago: A strategic approach. King, William R.
Sub-contract with George Mason University, awarded by the Ministry of National
Security of Trinidad and Tobago. ($78,753).
2004 Assessing citizen satisfaction with policing services in Boardman Township,
Ohio. King, William R. Awarded by the Boardman Township Police
Department. ($1,000).
2000 Evaluation of Ohio Appalachian Domestic Violence Project. Lab, Steven P.,
William R. King, Marian R. Williams, and Glenn Shields. Awarded by the Ohio
Office of Criminal Justice Services. ($59,479).
1999 The causes of police department disbanding in Ohio between 1990 and 1999.
King, William R. Awarded by the Center for Policy Analysis and Public Service
at Bowling Green State University. ($3,000 and a part-time research assistant).
1998 Needs assessment of older individuals in Erie County, Ohio. Fulks, J. Steven,
William King, L. Fleming Fallon, Nancy Beaumont, Glenn Shields, Jeannene
Ward-Lonergan. Awarded by Serving Our Seniors, Sandusky, Ohio. ($30,000).
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UNFUNDED GRANTS
2019 Building effective systems to enhance the investigation of gun crime. King,
William R. Sub-contract with Arizona State University via National Institute of
Justice. ($38,991).
2016 Exploring the organizational culture of forensic crime labs: Sentinel events,
timeliness, and quality control. King, William R. Proposal submitted to the U.S.
Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice, 2016 Solicitation for NIJ
FY16 Visiting Fellows Program, CFDA No. 16.560. (2016-90901-TX-23).
($387,170).
2014 A National Study of Law Enforcement Personnel in Schools (SLEPS). King,
William R., William Wells, and Brittany Hayes. Submitted to Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS-2014-3928), ($997,385).
2014 Proposal to serve as research partner for Greater East End Management District
(GEEMD), Houston, TX. Ryan Randa, Yan Zhang, William King, William
Wells. Proposal submitted to GEEMD and Bureau of Justice Assistance (Byrne
Grant) ($359,963).
2013 Applying community policing principles to the investigation of gun crime. King,
William R., and William Wells. Proposal submitted to the Department of Justice,
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, via sub-contract with American
University. ($114,341).
2013 A national study of SANE practices and forensic sexual assault crime
investigation networks for adults and children. Wells, William, William R. King,
Sally Awad, Jamie Ferrell, and Noel Busch-Armendariz. Proposal submitted to
the National Institute of Justice. ($287,333).
2013 Justice sector assistance to Caribbean Basin Security Initiative. Webb, Vincent,
and William R. King. Proposal submitted to the U.S. Department of State, via
sub-contract with Arizona State University. ($399,429).
2009 Understanding organization and environment in forensic crime laboratories.
Maguire, Edward R., William R. King, and Megan Gantley. Proposal submitted
to the National Institute of Justice, via sub-contract to Sam Houston State
University. ($48,532).
2009 Improving homicide clearance rates. Maguire, Edward R., Megan Gantley, James
Frank, and William R. King. Proposal submitted to the Bureau of Justice
Assistance. ($49,522).
2008 Proposal to establish an Arrestee Reporting Information Network (ARIN) in
Wood County, Ohio. King, William R., and John Liederbach. Proposal submitted
to the Wood County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office. ($60,903).
2004 The effect of self-defense/empowerment programs on participants’ victimization
rates. King, William R., Melissa Burek, and Steven P. Lab. Proposal submitted to
the National Institute of Justice. ($205,547).
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2003 Analysis of COPS funded startup agencies. Uchida, Craig D., William R. King,
and Edward R. Maguire. Proposal submitted to the Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services, Department of Justice. (Subcontract to BGSU $72,854).
2003 Assessing program integrity and quality. Frank, James, William King, and Eric
Jefferies. Proposal submitted to by the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services.
(Subcontract to BGSU $19,991).
2002 Project Safe Neighborhoods research partner/crime analyst grant. Lab, Steven P.,
Michael E. Buerger, William R. King, Marian Williams, and Jefferson E.
Holcomb. Proposal submitted to The Office of the U.S. Attorney, Cleveland,
Ohio. ($150,000).
2002 Analysis of trends in police agency civilian employees: 1937 to 1998.” King,
William R., and Edward R. Maguire. Proposal submitted the American Statistical
Association Committee on Law and Justice. ($49,026).
1998 Police department context and environment: Autopsies of ‘dead’ police departments. King, William R. Proposal submitted to the National Institute of
Justice. ($73,207).
INVITED PRESENTATIONS AND TESTIMONY
King, William R. (2020). Testimony (written and verbal) to the President’s Commission on Law
Enforcement and the Administration of Justice, Miami, FL. February 27, 2020.
King, William R. (2020). The three horsemen of the unhappy chief's apocalypse: Burnout,
turnover, and dissatisfaction. Invited presentation at the Michigan Chiefs of Police
Association winter meeting. Grand Rapids, MI, February 06, 2020.
Brady, Patrick Q., William R. King, and Alicia L. Jurek. (2019). The job, the whole job,
and nothing but the job: Findings from SACOP’s national survey of police chief burnout. Preliminary findings presented at the International Association of Chiefs
of Police’s State Associations of Chiefs of Police’s 2019 Division Midyear. Austin, TX,
March 22, 2019.
Brady, Patrick Q., and William R. King. (2019). The importance of a work-life balance in
preventing burnout among police chiefs. Invited presentation at the International
Association of Chiefs of Police’s Officer Safety & Wellness Symposium. San Antonio,
TX, February 18, 2019.
King, William R., and Patrick Q. Brady. (2018). Best practices in addressing job satisfaction,
burnout, and turnover among police chiefs: Findings from a study of 731 police chiefs.
Invited presentation to the Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police (SACOP) at
the International Association of Chiefs of Police Division Midyear. Nashville, TN, March
15, 2018.
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King, William R. (2018). Effects or non-effects of technology and forensics systems on
homicide and gun crime clearance. Invited presentation to the National Network for Safe
Communities, at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Homicide Clearance and Impunity
Working Session. New York City, January 30, 2018.
Needles, James, Ron Nichols, and William R. King. (2017). Making gun crime a priority in
your region: Enforcing the laws on the books. Webinar. Justice Clearinghouse. April 26,
2017.
King, William R. (2015). Key facilitators for developing ballistics intelligence programs.
Invited presentation to the INTERPOL Firearms Forensics Symposium (IFFS),
Singapore, October 9, 2015.
King, William R., and John Risenhoover. (2014). Opening the black box of NIBIN. Presentation
and webinar. Research for the Real World, National Institute of Justice. Washington,
D.C., July 15, 2014. http://www.nij.gov/journals/274/Pages/ways-to-improve-nibin.aspx
King, William, William Wells, Charles Katz, Edward Maguire, and James Frank. (2013). A
process and outcome evaluation of the use of NIBIN and its effects on criminal
investigations. Invited presentation to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives. Washington, D.C., September 11, 2013.
King, William R. (2013). Hey wait, it’s not just about DNA! Ballistics imaging as a source of
investigatory intelligence: ATF’s NIBIN Program. Presentation for the National Institute
of Justice’s Social Science Research on Forensic Science Topical Working Group
Meeting. Washington, D.C., January 23-24, 2013.
King, William R. (2012). Forensic evidence and homicide investigations: Best practices in
homicide investigation, and reducing impediments to system performance. Invited
presentation to the First Annual Caribbean Anti-gang Conference. U.S. Virgin Islands,
June 19, 2012.
King, William R. (2012). Estimating and investigating gang homicide in the Caribbean: Lessons
from Trinidad and Tobago. Invited presentation to the Symposium on Gangs and Gang
Violence in the Caribbean, sponsored by the Inter-University Consortium for Caribbean
Gang Research. American University, Washington, D.C., February 17, 2012.
Maguire, Edward R., and William R. King. (2011). Transferring criminal investigation methods
from developed to developing nations. Paper presented at the Homicide and Major Crime
Symposium. Cardiff, Wales, June 6, 2011.
King, William R. (2010). Establishing environmental sensors in police environments: Toward
the systematic creation and use of social and human intelligence sources. Invited brown-
bag presentation to the College of Criminal Justice. Sam Houston State University,
Huntsville, TX, October 1, 2010.
King, William R. (2008). Anatomy of a homicide epidemic in a developing nation: Trinidad &
Tobago, 2005-2008. Invited presentation at the 2008 Bowling Green State University
annual research conference. Bowling Green, OH, November 6, 2008.
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King, William R. (2007). Establishing environmental sensors in police environments. Invited
presentation to the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, School of
Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University West, Phoenix, AZ,
February 22, 2007.
King, William R. (with Nancy Orel and Jeanne Wright). (2004). Creative data collection and
research with vulnerable populations. Presentation as part of the College of Health and
Human Services Presentation Forum, Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green,
OH, April 22, 2004.
Uchida, Craig D., and William R. King. (2002). Current UCR data on police organizations.
Invited presentation to the National Academy of Sciences, Division of Behavior and
Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Law and Justice. Washington, D.C., April
11, 2002.
King, William R. (2001). How to survive graduate school. Invited presentation to the American
Society of Criminology Student Affairs Committee. Atlanta, GA, November 8, 2001.
King, William R. (2000). The life course of police organizations. Invited presentation to the
Criminal Justice Department at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Omaha, NE, March
31, 2000.
King, William R., and John Gaines. (2000). The causes of police department disbanding in
Ohio: 1990-1999. Invited presentation to the Regional Advisory Committee of the Center
for Policy Analysis and Public Service, at Bowling Green State University. Bowling
Green, OH, February 11, 2000.
King, William R. (1998). Constancy and change in American police departments:
Organizational birth, age, and death. Invited presentation to the College of Health and
Human Services Presentation Forum, Bowling Green State University. Bowling Green,
OH, December 3, 1998.
PRESENTATIONS
Novak, Kenneth J., William R. King, and Silas Patterson. (2021). The influence of Crime Gun
Intelligence Centers on firearms evidence inputs and outputs. Paper to be presented at the
annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
Flippin, Michaela R. Charles Katz, and William R. King. (2021). Getting Down to the
BrassTrax: An Evaluation of the Phoenix Crime Gun Intelligence Center. Paper to be
presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
Gullion, Christi L. and William R. King. (2019). A framework for the comparative and
comprehensive evaluation of police early intervention (EI) systems. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
Gullion, Christi, and William R. King. (2019). Policing early intervention systems. A systematic
literature review. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
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Matusiak, Matthew C., and William R. King. (2019). The multi-dimensional environment of
publicly funded U.S. crime laboratories and its impact on lab goals. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences meeting, Baltimore,
MD.
Jurek, Alicia L., and William R. King. (2018). Female representation in U.S. police
departments, 1980-2010. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern
Criminal Justice Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
Salimbene, Nick, and William R. King. (2017). Racial threat: The genesis of formal police
agency creation in U.S. cities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern
Criminal Justice Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
Shadwick, Joshua, and William R. King. (2017). An exploration of police chiefs’ perceptions of
internal and external procedural justice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association meeting, Chicago, IL.
Salimbene, Nicholas A., and William R. King. (2017). Historical antecedents of police agency
creation: Dangerous classes or contagious diffusion? Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA.
Jurek, Alicia L., Matthew C. Matusiak, and William R. King. (2017). Local police agency
response to distal crises in policing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO.
Brady, Patrick Q., and William R. King. (2017). Putting the ‘over’ in turnover: Examining
correlates of turnover intentions among law enforcement executives. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO.
Brady, Patrick Q., and William R. King. (2016). Chief concerns: Identifying correlates of job
satisfaction among Texas law enforcement executives. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
White, Kayla L., and William R. King. (2016). Police chiefs’ tasks, time, and contingency theory: An empirical examination. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American
Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
Wells, William M., Joseph Schafer, and William R. King. (2016). Police chiefs’ assessments of
leadership. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
Brady, Patrick Q, and William R. King. (2016). Stress and burnout among law enforcement
executives: A study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
King, William R., and Alicia L. Jurek. (2016). The population ecology of local police agencies
in the United States: An empirical examination. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
Katz, Charles M., William R. King, and Kyle Meditz. (2016). Understanding the role of
structural, organizational, and demographic factors in the early adoption of body-worn
cameras. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
New Orleans, LA.
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Jurek, Alicia, L., and William R. King. (2015). Police agency adaptation: The influence of
gendered organizational and community factors on responses to human trafficking. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington,
D.C.
Jurek, Alicia, L., and William. R. King. (2015). Police agency response to human trafficking.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association,
Chicago, IL.
King, William R. (2015). Author Meets Critics: Effective Leadership in Policing by Joseph
Schafer. Discussant. Roundtable convened at the at the annual meeting of the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando, FL.
King, William R., and Bradley A. Campbell. (2014). The impact of organizational sovereigns
on the goals of forensic crime labs in the United States.” Paper presented at annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Campbell, Bradley A., and William R. King. (2014). The dimensionality of institutional
sovereigns of forensic crime labs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
King, William R., William Wells, Charles M. Katz, Edward R. Maguire, and James Frank.
(2014). The role of ballistics imaging in criminal investigations: Findings from nine
police agencies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
Maguire, Edward R., William R. King, Matthew C. Matusiak, and Bradley A. Campbell.
(2014). Testing the effects of new personnel, procedures, and technology in ballistic
evidence processing productivity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
Wells, William, James Frank, William R. King, and Edward R. Maguire. (2014). Predictors of
processing time in ballistics imaging. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Philadelphia, PA.
Matusiak, Matthew C., and William R. King. (2013). The dimensionality and effect of
institutional environment upon police leaders. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.
Campbell, Bradley A., and William R. King. (2013). Physical evidence processing times as a
performance metric for crime labs. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
Miller, Riane, Brandon K. Applegate, and William R. King. (2013). May we help you?
Applying organizational theory to predict jails’ human service. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Dallas, TX.
King, William R., Matthew C. Matusiak, and Bradley A. Campbell. (2013). Organizational and
environmental determinants of ballistics imaging productivity in US crime laboratories.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Dallas, TX.
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Matusiak, Matthew C., Bradley A. Campbell, and William R. King. (2012). Twenty-five years
of LEMAS: The utilization of variables and constructs derived from the BJS LEMAS
survey. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Chicago, IL.
Campbell, Bradley A., Tasha A. Menaker, and William R. King. (2012). The determinants of
victim credibility in sexual assault cases: Discretionary evaluations by police
investigators. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Chicago, IL.
King, William R. (2012). LEMAS: A twenty-five year overview and assessment. Chair.
Roundtable convened at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Chicago, IL.
Matusiak, Matthew C., and William R. King. (2012). The dimensionality of police institutional
sovereigns. Paper presented at the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association meeting,
Chicago, IL.
Novak, Kenneth, William R. King, and Thomas Hughes. (2011). The policing focus:
Contributions and continuity. Paper presented at the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the
University of Cincinnati’s Ph.D. Program. Cincinnati, OH.
Cihan, Abdullah, and William R. King. (2011). Examining long term trends in police employees
in the United States. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, Toronto, Canada.
King, William R., and Edward R. Maguire. (2010). Predictors of homicide investigations
success in a developing nation: A multi-method study. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
King, William R., and Matthew C. Matusiak. (2010). The theoretical foundations of a life
course perspective of police organizations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
King, William R., and Brian P. Schaefer. (2010). Change and continuity in US police agencies
since 1937: An empirical test of structural inertia theory. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA.
Haberman, Cory P., and William R. King. (2010). Police research and planning unit task scope:
An empirical examination. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of
Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA.
King, William R. (2009). The organizational failure of forensics organizations: When crime labs
fail. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice
Association, Chicago, IL.
King, William R. (2009). Graduate Coordinator Roundtable. Discussant. Roundtable convened
at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.
King, William R., Charles Katz, and Natalie Goulette. (2008). Attitudes of youth about the
police: A report from a Caribbean nation. Paper presented at the American Society of
Criminology annual meeting, St. Louis, MO.
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King, William R. (2007). Establishing environmental sensors in police environments. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association,
Chicago, IL.
King, William R., and Edward R. Maguire. (2006). Assessing the performance of systems
designed to process criminal forensic evidence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, CA.
King, William R., and Edward R. Maguire. (2006). The changing landscape of American police
organizations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice
Association, Chicago, IL.
King, William R. (2004). Assessing trends in police agency size and civilianization: 1937-2000.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
Nashville, TN.
King, William R., and Justin A. Heinonen. (2004). Assessing the reliability of two sources of
police organizational data: The FBI’s police employees’ data and ICMA’s municipal year
book data. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice
Association, Chicago, IL.
King, William R., Thomas Dunn, Michael E. Buerger, and Scott Homen. (2003). The detection
of deception: A systematic literature review. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Criminology, Denver, CO.
Shields, Glenn, Michael E. Sherr, and William R. King. (2003). Informal versus formal social
networks among the elderly and the role of religion. Proceedings of the annual
convention of the North American Association of Christians in Social Work, Louisville,
KY.
King, William R. (2003). Structural change in US police agencies: Size and civilianization,
1937-1998. Poster presented at the annual SPAR Research Conference, Bowling Green
State University, Bowling Green, OH.
King, William R. (2003). Trends in civilianization for select police agencies: 1937-2000. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association,
Chicago, IL.
Sanders, Beth A., Kenneth Novak, William R. King, and Thomas Hughes. (2003). Recent
advances in police organizational management theory and research. Discussant.
Roundtable convened at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice
Association, Chicago, IL.
King, William R. (2003). Testing structural inertia theory: Change and continuity in police
personnel between 1937 and 1999. Paper presented at the 2003 annual meeting of the
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA.
Ward-Lonergan, Jeannene, William King, Steven Fulks, L. Fleming Fallon, Glenn Shields,
Nancy Beaumont, Alex Heider, and Ross Bachtarie. (2002). Multi-disciplinary needs
assessment: Implications for speech language pathology and audiology. Paper presented
to the California Speech Hearing Language Convention, Los Angeles, CA.
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King, William R. (2002). The foundations for future Towers of Babel: The current state of
police organizational theory. Paper presented at a Presidential Panel of the annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL.
King, William R. (2002). The effects of police command rank structure: A systematic
assessment of what we know. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern
Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
Shields, Glenn, William King, Marian Williams, Steven Lab, and Sarah Chard. (2001).
Domestic violence intervention in Appalachia. Paper presented at the annual conference
of the National Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas, Austin, TX.
Lab, Steven, Marian Williams, William R. King, Glenn Shields, and Sarah Chard. (2001).
Breaking up the violence- not the victim: Domestic violence intervention in Appalachia.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences,
Washington, D.C.
King, William R., and Edward R. Maguire. (2000). Police civilianization, 1950-2000: Change
or continuity? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
Williams, Marian R., William R. King, Steven P. Lab, Glenn Shields, and Sarah Chard. (2000).
Implementing domestic violence prevention in Appalachia. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.
King, William, Marian Williams, Steven Lab, Glenn Shields, and Sarah Chard. (2000).
Domestic violence prevention in rural settings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of
the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL.
King, William R. (2000). Why police departments die: Preliminary report of 30 disbanded Ohio
police departments. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal
Justice Sciences, New Orleans, LA.
Fulks, Steven, Glenn Shields, L. Fleming Fallon, William King, and Nancy Beaumont. (2000).
Fear of victimization by crime: The case of a midwestern county. Poster presented at
annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C.
Fulks, Steven, L. Fleming Fallon, Glenn Shields, Nancy Beaumont, and William King. (2000).
Incidence of accidents and falls in the home. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
Ohio Network of Educational Consultants in the Field of Aging, Blue Ash, OH.
Maguire, Edward R., and William R. King. (1999). On the meaning and measurement of a
police department’s age. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society
of Criminology, Toronto, Canada.
King, William R. (1999). Toward a population ecology model of police organizations: Ohio
1980-1999. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Toronto, Canada.
King, William R. (1999). Notes on the demise of Ohio police departments: 105 disbanded and
counting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Criminal Justice
Association, Chicago, IL.
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King, William R. (1999). Police initiated trans-jurisdictional transport of the mentally ill. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Orlando,
FL.
Ward-Lonergan, Jeannene, William R. King, J. Steven Fulks, L. Fleming Fallon, Glenn Shields,
Nancy Beaumont, Alexandra, Ross Bakhtari, and Ken Lachlan. (1999). Multidisciplinary
elderly needs assessment: Implications for SLP and audiology. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, San Francisco,
CA.
Fulks, J. Steven, William King, L. Fleming Fallon, Nancy Beaumont, Glenn Shields, Jeannene
Ward-Lonergan, Mary Gilhooly, and Pauline Lightbody. (1999). Accidents and falls in
the home: A cross-national study of occurrence in Scotland and the USA. Paper presented
at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
Fallon, L. Fleming, J. Steven Fulks, Glenn Shields, Nancy Beaumont, and William King.
(1999). Board of health activities in twenty-four midwestern counties: An analysis of
composition and activities. Paper presented to the annual Interdisciplinary Health Care
Team Conference, Louisville, KY.
Shields, Glenn, J. Steven Fulks, L. Fleming Fallon, Nancy Beaumont, and William King.
(1999). Conducting a needs assessment for senior citizens in rural areas: The leveraging
effects of an interdisciplinary team. Paper presented to the annual Interdisciplinary Health
Care Team Conference, Louisville, KY.
King, William R. (1998). Correlates of innovativeness in American municipal police
organizations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice
Sciences, Albuquerque, NM.
Edwards, Rebecca, L. Fleming Fallon, J. Steven Fulks, William King, Jeannene W. Ward-
Lonergan, and Glenn Shields. (1998). Board of health activities in twenty-four
midwestern counties: An analysis of composition and activities from an interdisciplinary
perspective. Paper presented at the annual Interdisciplinary Health Care Team
Conference, Williamsburg, VA.
King, William R. (1997). Innovativeness types in American police organizations. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Diego, CA.
King, William R., Robert Langworthy, and Lawrence Travis III. (1997). Police organizational
death. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology,
San Diego, CA.
King, William R. (1997). LEMAS: What's up with that? Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Louisville, KY.
King, William R., and Edward J. Latessa. (1996). The community corrections partnership in
Cincinnati: Evaluation of an Afrocentric diversion program for male juveniles. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Las Vegas,
NV.
King, William R. (1994). Do older police departments have more wrinkles? The age-structure
relationship. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Criminology, Miami, FL.
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Sanders, Beth A., and William R. King. (1994). A critique of killed in the line of duty. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL.
UNPUBLISHED TECHNICAL REPORTS
Katz, Charles M., Michaela Flippin, Jessica Huff, & William King (2021). Evaluation of the
Phoenix Crime Gun Intelligence Center. Center for Violence Prevention &
Community Safety, Arizona State University. Final Report prepared for the National Gun
Crime Intelligence Center Initiative, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of
Justice. 2017-DG-BX-002
King, William R., and Silas Patterson. (2020). Organizational Culture, Climate and Employee
Satisfaction and Wellbeing in the [LE AGENCY NAME REDACTED]: An Empirical
Examination. Final Report. Technical report prepared for the LE AGENCY NAME
REDACTED.
Novak, Kenneth J., and William R. King. (2020). Evaluation of the Kansas City Crime Gun
Intelligence Center. Final Report prepared for the National Gun Crime Intelligence
Center Initiative, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice. (2017‐DG‐
BX‐0001).
Jurek, Alicia L., Matthew C. Matusiak, William R. King. (2017). Local police agency response
to distal crises. Solicited report prepared for the Law Enforcement Management Institute
of Texas.
King, William R., William Wells, Charles Katz, Edward Maguire, and James Frank. (2013).
Opening the black box of NIBIN: A descriptive process and outcome evaluation of the
use of NIBIN and its effects on criminal investigations. Final report for National Institute
of Justice grant 2010-DN-BX-0001.
Frank, James, Charles Katz, William King, Edward Maguire, and Williams Wells. (2012).
Opening the black box of NIBIN: Site visit protocol. Sam Houston State University.
King, William R., Matthew C. Matusiak, and Bradley A. Campbell. (2011). An analysis of
proposed GPLEA questions, with responses and suggestions. Unsolicited report prepared
for the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Urban Institute.
King, William R., Matthew C. Matusiak, and Bradley A. Campbell. (2011). An analysis of
published studies using variables or constructs derived from the BJS LEMAS survey.
Unsolicited report prepared for the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Urban Institute.
King, William R., Charles M. Katz, Dominick Giangrasso, Peter Herrera. (2010). Improving
homicide case closure in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. Report prepared for
Crime and Justice Analysts.
King, William R., John C. Liederback, and Cory P. Haberman. (2009). Calls for service and
adult arrest data. Preliminary analysis for the North Baltimore, OH Police Department:
Annual Year 2008 Data.
King, William R. (2008). The investigation of homicides by the Trinidad and Tobago Police
Service Homicide Bureau of Investigation. Report produced for “Reducing Crime in
Trinidad and Tobago: A Strategic Approach, Years Two and Three.”
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King, William R., and Jeff Snipes. (2008). Productivity of the firearms section at the Forensic
Science Centre (FSC) of Trinidad and Tobago, 2000-2007. Report produced for
“Reducing Crime in Trinidad and Tobago: A Strategic Approach, Years Two and Three.”
King, William R., and William Wells. (2008). The use of forensic ballistic information by the
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. Report produced for “Reducing Crime in Trinidad
and Tobago: A Strategic Approach, Years Two and Three.”
King, William, and Edward Maguire. (2005). Improving how physical evidence is processed in
Trinidad and Tobago. Working paper for “Reducing Crime in Trinidad and Tobago: A
Strategic Approach, Year One.”
King, William, and Jefferson Holcomb. (2005). The educational and post-educational
experiences of graduates of the Bachelor of Science in criminal justice degree program at
Bowling Green State University, (1988-2003).
King, William R. (2004). Public attitudes about the Boardman Township Police Department.
Report prepared for the Boardman Police Department, Boardman, OH. Bowling Green
State University, Criminal Justice Program.
Holcomb, Jefferson, William King, and Michael Buerger. (2003). Methodological issues
concerning the outcome evaluation of community based organizations’ HIV interventions.” Bowling Green State University, Public Health Program.
Katz, Charles, William King, Edward R. Maguire, and William Wells. (2002). How police
organizations implement community policing. Site Visit Protocol. George Mason
University, Administration of Justice Program.
Lab, Steven P., Glenn Shields, William King, Marian Williams, and Sarah Chard. (2001).
Evaluation of Ohio Appalachian Domestic Violence Project: Final report, and executive
summary. Bowling Green State University, Department of Human Services.
Fulks, J. Steven, L. Fleming Fallon, William R. King, Jeannene Ward-Lonergan, Glenn Shields,
Nancy Beaumont, Alexandra I. Heider, Ross Bakhtari, Kenneth Loflin, and Rebecca
Edwards. (1999). Older individuals in Erie County, Ohio: A comprehensive assessment
of needs of residents aged 60 and above. Bowling Green State University, College of
Health and Human Services.
King, William R., Glenn Shields, and Trevor Hayberger. (1998). An evaluation of the Juvenile
Residential Center of Northwest Ohio. Bowling Green State University, Criminal Justice
Program.
Latessa, Edward J., and William R. King. (1996). An evaluation of the community corrections
partnership. University of Cincinnati, Division of Criminal Justice.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Advisory Board Memberships
2010- Center for Violence Prevention & Community Safety, Arizona State University.
2014-2017 International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Law Enforcement
Policy Center Advisory Board, member.
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2012-2019 Southeast Texas Applied Forensic Science Facility (STAFS), Sam Houston State
University, Operations Committee, member.
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Annual meeting, Program committee 2013-2014
Annual meeting, Program committee 2012-2013
Annual meeting, Program committee 2011-2012
Secretary (elected) 2004-2006
Annual meeting, Program committee 2003-2004
Annual meeting, Program committee 2002-2003
ACJS Today Editor Search Committee, member 2002-2003
American Society of Criminology
Executive Counselor (elected), Division of Policing 2016-2018
Teaching committee 2013-2014
Annual meeting, Program committee 2003-2004
Midwest Criminal Justice Association
Annual meeting, Program committee 2007
National Academies of Practice and Interdisciplinary Health Care Team
Annual conference, Program committee 2002-2003
Editorial Board Membership
Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice (Oxford) 2021-
Crime & Delinquency 2020-
Journal of Forensic Sciences 2020-
Journal of Crime & Justice 2012-
Policing: An International Journal 2009-
Journal of Crime & Justice 2003-2009
Section Editor, Police Studies: The International Review of Police Development 1994-1997
Reviewer for
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Administration & Society
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
Cambridge University Press
Caribbean Journal of Criminology and Social Psychology
Crime & Delinquency
Criminology
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
Journal of Crime & Justice
Journal of Criminal Justice Education
The Journal of Experimental Criminology
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Justice Quarterly
Justice Research and Policy (Journal of JRSA)
The National Institute of Justice
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management
Policing & Society
Police Practice and Research: An International Journal
Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice (Oxford)
Police Quarterly
Routledge, Taylor and Francis Publishing
Roxbury Publishing
Security Journal
Social Problems
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Grants and Training
Violence Against Women: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal
Western Criminology Review
Wadsworth/Thomson Learning Inc.
External Program Reviewer
Thomas More College (Kentucky), Criminal Justice Program. 2003
University (Sam Houston State University)
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Faculty Research Committee 2013-2016
Council of Associate Academic Deans (CAAD) 2012-2019
University (Bowling Green State University)
Graduate Student Issues Committee, Graduate College 2007-2009
Academic Policies and Standards Committee, Graduate College 2006-2007
GRADStep Presenter (Preparing a Course Syllabus) 2006
University Committee on Alcohol and Drug Issues 2005-2006
GRADStep Presenter (Preparing a Course Syllabus) 2005
Graduate College, Graduate Council 2004-2010
Graduate Student Issues Committee, Graduate College 2004-2005
University Program for Academic Success, Search Committee member. 2004
Winifred O. Stone Award Committee, Graduate College 2003-2004
Athletic Department (spoke w/ prospective students) 2000-2003
University Program for Academic Success. Advisory board member 1998-2005
College (Sam Houston State University, Criminal Justice)
Forensic Science, Department Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, member 2015
STAFS Advisory Committee member 2014-2019
Graduate Standards and Admissions Committee (GSAC), member 2013-2017
Forensic Science Search Committee, member 2013
STAFS Research Committee member 2013-2019
Forensic Science Search Committee, member 2012
STAFS Operations Committee, member 2012-2019
Faculty Search Committee, Chair 2011
Outstanding Dissertation Review Committee, member 2011
Graduate Standards and Admissions Committee (GSAC), member 2010-2011
Taught at Zhejang Police College (Hangzhou, China) 2010
Dean’s Advisory Council, member 2010-2012
Defensor Pacem Award Committee, member 2010
Criminal Justice Scholarship Award Committee, member 2009-2010
Student Development Committee, member 2009-2010
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College (Bowling Green State University, Health and Human Services)
Graduate Curriculum Committee 2007-2010
Director, Crime & Justice Research Laboratory 2005-2009
Promotion and Tenure Review Committee 2003-2006
Parent’s Program 1999
Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 1998-2001
Academic Appeals Committee 1997-2001
School of Public Service (Boise State University
Faculty Search Committee Member 2019-2020
School Promotion and Tenure committee member 2020-2021
Evaluation committee, SPS Faculty Research Fellow Program (member) 2020, 2021
Department of Criminal Justice (Boise State University)
Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention Committee 2019-
Graduate Student Admissions Committee 2019-
Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology (Sam Houston State University)
Faculty Search Committee, Chair 2017
Faculty Search Committee, Chair 2016
Department of Forensic Science (Sam Houston State University)
Department Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, Chair (promotion to full) 2018
Department Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, member 2017
Department Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee, member 2016
Department of Human Services (Bowling Green State University)
Criminal Justice Search Committee, Chair 2008
Faculty Evaluation and Development Committee 2006-2008
Graduate Coordinator, Masters of Science in Criminal Justice 2003-2009
Faculty Evaluation and Development Committee 2002-2004
Criminal Justice Search Committee, Chair 2002
Student Appeals Coordinator 2001-2005
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Criminal Justice Search Committee, Chair 2001
Development of Masters of Science in Criminal Justice 2000-2001
Webmaster 1999-2001
Teaching Portfolio Committee 1999
Acting Director, Criminal Justice Program 1998
Community
Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, Police Executive/Academic 2003
Think Tank, member
Provided statistical analysis for the Toledo Police Department 1999
Unfunded Evaluation of the Juvenile Residential Center 1998
Provided statistical analysis for the Toledo Police Department 1998
Law Enforcement Foundation and the Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police, 1999
Research Networking Forum
CONSULTANCIES
2018-2020 Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety, Arizona State University.
Crime Gun Intelligence Center, Phoenix, AZ, Research partner. Funded by the
Bureau of Justice Assistance.
2018 U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs. Law Enforcement
Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) Survey, Expert Panel.
Bureau of Justice Statistics.
2013 Crime and Justice Analysts, Inc. Fairfax, VA. Policing Protests: Occupy
Movement. Edward Maguire principal investigator. Funded by the COPS office.
2010 Crime and Justice Analysts, Inc. Fairfax, VA. Studying Illicit Markets in the
Philippines. Edward Maguire principal investigator. Funded by International
Justice Mission.
2009 Crime and Justice Analysts, Inc. Fairfax, VA. Creation of a Cold Case Homicide
Unit (CCHU) in the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service. Edward Maguire
principal investigator. Funded by the Ministry of National Security of Trinidad
and Tobago.
2006 Crime and Justice Analysts, Inc. Fairfax, VA. Studying Illicit Markets in the
Philippines. Edward Maguire principal investigator. Funded by International
Justice Mission.
2003 Bowling Green State University. Issues Concerning Outcome Evaluations of
Community Based HIV Interventions. Jeanne Wright principal investigator.
Department of Public and Allied Health, BGSU. Funded by the Ohio Department
of Health.
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2000-2002 George Mason University. How Police Organizations Implement Community
Policing. Edward Maguire principal investigator. Funded by the U.S. Department
of Justice, Office of Community Policing Services.
1998-2000 University of Nebraska at Omaha. Measuring Community Policing at the Precinct
and Agency Levels. Edward Maguire principal investigator. Funded by the U.S.
Department of Justice, Office of Community Policing Services.
COURSES INSTRUCTED
Seminar in Organizational Theory (Ph.D. course, SHSU)
Administration of Justice (Ph.D. course, SHSU)
Seminar in American Policing (Ph.D. course, SHSU)
Critical Analysis of Criminal Justice (Graduate course, SHSU)
Contemporary Policing (Graduate course, SHSU)
Data and Statistical Analysis in Criminal Justice (Graduate course, BGSU)
The Organization and Management of Justice (Graduate course, BGSU)
Criminal Justice Policy Analysis (Graduate course, BGSU)
Crime and Criminal Justice (Graduate course, BSU)
Statistics (BSU)
Criminal Justice Management (BSU)
Criminalistics (BSU)
Criminal Investigation (SHSU and BGSU)
Criminal Justice in Film (SHSU)
Policing 20th Century America/Law Enforcement (BSU, SHSU, BGSU, and UC)
Analysis of Robbery (UC)
Senior Seminar (BGSU)
Criminal Justice in Media (BGSU)
Police Organizations and Management (BGSU)
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
Victoria Mort, Honors option in policing class 2020
Rachel Falgout, Honors thesis supervisor 2016
Alicia Jurek, Honors thesis and undergraduate research scholarship supervisor 2012
Capri Hernandez, Honors contract in policing class 2012
Oscar Lopez, Honors contract in policing class 2011
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Carson McMath, Honors contract in policing class 2010
Jason Johnson, Honors contract in policing class 2009
GRADUATE STUDENT SUPERVISION
Dissertation Committee
Alicia L. Jurek. Dissertation chair (SHSU) 2019-2020
Tri Keah Henry, Committee member (SHSU) 2019-2020
Alex Updegrove, Committee member (SHSU) 2018-2019
Kallee Spooner (McCullough), Committee member (SHSU) 2017-2018
Patrick Brady, Dissertation Chair (SHSU) 2016-2017
Keith Williams, Outside reader (American University) 2015
Yudu Lee, Committee member (SHSU) 2014-2016
Bradley Campbell, Dissertation Chair (SHSU) 2014-2015
Seth Fallick, Committee member (SHSU) 2014-2015
Jeonglim Kim, Committee member (SHSU) 2013-2014
Matthew Matusiak, Dissertation Chair (SHSU) 2012-2013
Abdullah Cihan, Committee member (SHSU) 2012
Carl Williams, Committee member (SHSU) 2011-2014
J.W. Carter II, Outside reader (University of Cincinnati) 2007-2011
Dan Lytle, Outside reader (University of Cincinnati) 2010-2013
Richard Johnson, Outside reader (University of Cincinnati) 2006-2007
Julie Downing, Graduate College representative and Outside reader (BGSU) 2005
Shamir Ratansi, Outside reader (University of Cincinnati) 2004
Megan Hennings, Graduate College representative and Outside reader (BGSU) 2004-2006
Robert Brown, Outside reader (University of Cincinnati) 2003
Research Assessment Portfolio Committee (Ph.D.)
Ahmad Hojjati, Ph.D. student (BSU). Grad college reader. 2020-
Alicia Jurek, Committee Chair (SHSU) 2017-2019
Tri Keah Henry, Committee member (SHSU) 2017-
Patrick Brady, Committee Chair (SHSU) 2014-2016
Bradley Campbell, Committee Chair (SHSU) 2012-2014
Seth Fallik, Committee member (SHSU) 2012-2014
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Cassandra Plunk, Committee member (SHSU) 2012
Kimberly Chism, Committee member (SHSU) 2011-2013
Jeonglim Kim, Committee member (SHSU) 2011-2012
Matthew Matusiak, Committee Chair (SHSU) 2011-2012
Brian Schaefer, Committee member (SHSU) 2011
Jeanne Subjack, Committee member (SHSU) 2011-2013
Yueng-Lien (Edward) Lai, Committee member (SHSU) 2010
Joshua Hill, Committee member (SHSU) 2010
Nathan Nguyen, Outside reader (SHSU) 2009
Napoleon Reyes, Outside reader (SHSU) 2009
Thesis Committee
Silas Patterson, Thesis Chair (BSU) 2019-2020
Karen Zahid Armenta Rojas, Committee member (BSU) 2019-2020
Kayla White, Thesis Chair (SHSU) 2015-2017
Monica Yourgal, Outside reader (SHSU, Department of Forensic Sciences) 2015
Lindsay Ashworth, Committee member (SHSU) 2015
Tri Keah Henry, Committee member (SHSU) 2015
Alicia Jurek, Thesis Chair (SHSU) 2014-2015
Connor Evans, Thesis Chair (SHSU) 2012-2014
Jennifer Clausen, Thesis Chair (SHSU) 2012-2014
Sadie Doll, Committee member (SHSU) 2010-2011
Yichun (Kate) Yu, Committee member (SHSU) 2010
Cory Haberman, Thesis Chair (BGSU) 2009
Natalie Goulette, Committee member (BGSU) 2008
Greg Patton, Committee member (BGSU) 2008
Sheila Clark, Committee member (BGSU) 2008
Justin Heinonen, Thesis Chair (BGSU) 2004-2005
Kate Holloway, Committee member (BGSU) 2004-2005
Laura Schneider, Thesis Chair (BGSU) 2003-2004
Sandra Giannetto, Thesis Chair (BGSU) 2002-2003
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Summer Research Fellowship
Toycia Collins, Ph.D. student (SHSU) 2018
Joshua Shadwick, Ph.D. student (SHSU) 2017
Kadee Brinser, Ph.D. student (SHSU) 2014
Bradley Campbell, Ph.D. student (SHSU) 2012
Matthew Matusiak, Ph.D. student (SHSU) 2011
Brian Schaefer, Ph.D. student (SHSU) 2010
Comprehensive Exam
Ashley Smithers, Major Professor (BGSU) 2008
Nick Anderson, Major Professor (BGSU) 2005-2006
Sandra Giannetto, Major Professor (BGSU) 2004
Matthew Miller, Major Professor (BGSU) 2003
Melonie Mague, Major Professor (BGSU) 2001-2002
Andrew Kozel, Major Professor (BGSU) 2001-2002
HONORS AND AWARDS
Idaho State Police, Certificate of Appreciation 2021
Midwest Criminal Justice Association, Tom Castellano Award 2021
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Outstanding Mentor Award 2020
Excellence in Teaching Award, Nominee, Sam Houston State University 2012
Outstanding Reviewer Award, Emerald Literati Network, 2007, 2019
Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management
Certificate of Appreciation for Exemplary Service, 2002-2003
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Clyde R. Willis Faculty Development Award, Nominee, 2002-2003
Bowling Green State University
Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Nominee, Bowling Green State University 2002
Security Officer of the Year, Paramount's Kings Island, King's Island, Ohio 1995
Kathleen Turner Leadership Award, Department of Criminal Justice, 1992
University of Massachusetts at Lowell
Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society), 1991-1992
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Chapter President
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Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society), 1990-1991
University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Chapter Secretary
Alpha Phi Sigma (National Criminal Justice Honor Society), member 1989-1990
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) 1994-
American Society of Criminology (ASC) 1994-
Midwestern Criminal Justice Association (MCJA) 1999-
International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) 2015-
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) 2020-
Criminal Investigation Research Network (CIRN) (UK) 2020-
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