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Rebecca Trammell
Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Criminal Justice & Criminology
[email protected]Biography
Rebecca Trammell, Ph.D. is a professor in the Criminal Justice and Criminology Department. She received her doctorate from the University of California, Irvine in 2007 in sociology. She is currently a Co-PI on the SpaceTech DHSI grant and is working on a project that focuses on gender dynamics in first responder systems.Research Interests
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She specializes in inmate violence, incarceration, prison culture, and gender. She has published articles on relational violence, the inmate code, violence against child molesters in prison, and legal practices in Islamic countries. Her book, "Enforcing the Convict Code: Violence and Prison Culture" focuses on how culture is transmitted in prison and how male and female inmates differ with regard to how violence is socially constructed. She was a principal investigator for a comprehensive study of male and female inmates where she researched conflict between inmates and staff and the connection between respect and violence in prison. She is a co-PI for the SpaceTech DHSI Grant.
Teaching Interests
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She primarily teaches the research methods course and the criminological theories course. She also teaches the victimology, hate crime, and juvenile justice courses.
Education
PhD in Sociology
University of California, Irvine
MA in Sociology
University of California, Irvine
BA in Sociology
San Diego State University
Personal Website
https://www.trammellprisonstudies.com
Published Works
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Trammell, R., Ratliff, M. L., Botyarov, M., Forrest, S. J., De Mata, R. . A Qualitative Approach to Understand STEM Bridge Programs and the Importance of Relationship Building. (in press). Connected Science Learninghttps://www.nsta.org/connected-science-learning?srsltid=AfmBOop827RVZnc8bdzhPAWsFPfyGAGP28t7kwpo-_PW3f2rczSLPRBs.
Trammell, W. R., Bastardo Armenta, A., Kurtser, E., Fontenot, D. . When Techniques of Neutralization Fail: A Qualitative Analysis of Inmate Violence and Moral Self-Concept. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Deviant Behavior https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/udbh20.
Gundur, R., Trammell, W. R. (2022). When Prison Gangs Become Organized Crime: Studying Protection Arrangements and their Consequences. (in press). Trends in Organized Crime.
Wulf, T., Trammell, W. R. (2021). Understanding Disrespectful Behavior Through a Gendered Lens: Race and Power in a Women’s Prison. Journal of Qualitative Criminal Justice & Criminology, 10(2), 26. https://doi.org/10.21428/88de04a1.0ef0f446.
Trammell, W. R., Rundle, M., Borrego, A. (2021). Anger, Frustration, and Snitching: Inmates Describe Structured Isolation in a High-Tech Prison. Deviant Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 42(9), 1067-1085. .
Trammell, W. R., Cook, A., Deleon Marquez, M., Paul, H., Rodriguez, N., Protze, L. (2018). From Procedural Justice to Procedural Injustice: Understanding Prison Staff and Inmate Conflict. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 57(4), 518-536. .
Trammell, W. R., Wulf-Ludden, T., , P. N., , J. E., , M. J., , N. K. (2018). Doing Gender as Self-Improvement: An Exploration of How Incarcerated Men and Women Interpret the Advice from Prison Employees. Feminist Criminology, 13(5), 516-542. .
Trammell, W. R., Wulf-Ludden, T., Mowder, D. (2015). Partner Violence in Women’s Prison: The Social Consequences of Girlfriend Fights. Women and Criminal Justice, 25(4), 256-272. .
Trammell, W. R., Rundle, M. (2015). The Inmate as the Nonperson: Examining Staff Conflict from the Inmate’s Perspective. The Prison Journal, 95(4), 472-492. .
Robnett, B., Glasser, C., Trammell, W. R. (2015). Waves of Contention and Relations among the Radical, Moderate, and Conservative Sectors of Social Movements. Research in Social Movements, Conflicts, and Change, 38(N/I), 69-101. .
Trammell, W. R., , J. R., , A. A., , H. S., , S. T. (2014). Maintaining Order and Following the Rules: Gender Differences in Punishing Inmate Misconduct. Deviant Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 35(10), 804-821. .
Trammell, W. R. (2013). Prison Violence: Causes, Consequences and Solutions: By, Kristine Levan. Rutgers University Press Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Book Reviews, https://clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/prison-violence/
Trammell, W. R., Morris, T. (2012). The Connection between Stigma, Power and Life Chances: A Qualitative Examination of Gender and Sex Crime in Yemen. Sociological Focus, 45(2), 159-175. .
Trammell, W. R., Vandenberg, A., Ludden-Wulf, T., Patrick, M. (2012). Mutual Respect, Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Prison: An Inmate Report on Violence and Mutual Respect in Prison. ,
Trammell, W. R., Oselin, S. (2011). Women and Sexual Offending. (pp 81-98). .
Trammell, W. R. (2011). Symbolic Violence and Prison Wives: Protective Pairing in Men’s Prisons. The Prison Journal, 91(3), 305-324. .
Trammell, W. R. (2011). Enforcing the Convict Code: Violence and Prison Culture. (). Lynne Reinner Publishers. https://www.rienner.com/title/Enforcing_the_Convict_Code_Violence_and_Prison_Culture
Morris, T., Trammell, W. R. (2011). Formal and Informal Justice and Punishment: Urban Law and Rural Mediation Rituals in Yemen. Race and Justice: An International Journal, 1(2), 131-153. .
Trammell, W. R., Chenault, S. (2009). We Have to Take These Guys Out: Motivations for Assaulting Incarcerated Child Molesters. Symbolic Interaction , 32(4), 334-350. .
Trammell, W. R. (2009). Values, Rules and Keeping the Peace: How men Describe Order and the Inmate Code in California Prisons. Deviant Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 30(8), 746-771. .
Trammell, W. R. (2009). Relational Violence in Women’s Prison: How Women Describe Interpersonal Violence and Gender. Women and Criminal Justice, 19(4), 267-285. .
Trammell, W. R., Clinkinbeard, S., Robinson, H. (2009). Report on the Nebraska Department of Corrections Education Program: Report to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. ,