Faculty and Staff Profiles

James C. McCutcheon
Assoc Professor, Criminal Justice
Email: jcmcctch@memphis.edu
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Education
  • PhD Sociology - University of Central Florida - 2013
  • MA Sociology - Auburn University - 2010
  • BA Psychology and Criminology - Auburn University - 2008

Work Experience

  • In-Field Surveyor, University of Central Florida - Homeless Services Network - 2010-2011
  • Political Consulting Intern,   - Panacea Consulting Firm - 2009
  • Research Assistant, Survey and Data Entry, Auburn University Department of Psychology - Mount Meigs Juvenile Detention Center, Montgomery, Alabama - 2006-2007
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work - Auburn University - 2008-2010
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology - University of Central Florida - 2010-2013
  • Graduate Teach Assistant, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work - Auburn University - 2008-2010
  • Graduate Teach Assistant, Sociology - Auburn University - 2010-2013
  • Assistant Professor, Criminology and Criminal Justice - University of Memphis - 2013-Current
Honors/Awards
  • College of Arts and Sciences Travel Enrichment Award - University of Memphis College of Arts and Sciences - 2018

Teaching Experience

  • Intervention Strategies (Graduate) - University of Memphis
  • Criminology of Violence and Culture - University of Memphis
  • Criminology both online and in class - University of Memphis
  • Law and Society - University of Central Florida
  • Patterns of Violence - University of Central Florida
  • Research Methods - University of Memphis
  • Drug Misuse and Abuse (Graduate, both online and in class) - University of Memphis
  • Criminology - University of Memphis

Student Advising/Mentoring

  • Pursuing Masters - Abigail Chaffin - 2024
  • Bachelors in Criminology and Criminal Justice - Kiarra Fortney - 2017
  • Masters in Criminology and Criminal Justice (Thesis Chair) - Kayla Toohy - 2018
  • Masters in Criminal Justice (Thesis Chair) - James "Max" Helms - 2017
  • Masters in Criminology and Criminal Justice - Trey Moore - 2016
  • Masters in Criminal Justice - Mark Mandel - 2016
  • Bachelors in Criminology and Criminal Justice - Rhena South - 2015
  • Masters in Criminal Justice - Lauren Stephens - 2015

Support

  • Principal Investigator for Upholding the Rule of Law and Prevention Wrongful Convictions Program: Category 1 Wrongful Conviction Review Entity-Led Strategy, CFDA #16.746, The Department of Justice, [Awarded] - Shelby County District Attorney General's Office - $774,861 - 2018-2021
  • Principal Investigator for SAKI FY21: National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, CFDA #16.833, U.S. Department of Justice [Awarded] - Shelby County District Attorney General's Office - $1,500,000 - 2023-2026
  • Principal Investigator for Upholding the Rule of Law and Prevention Wrongful Convictions Program: Category 1 Wrongful Conviction Review Entity-Led Strategy, CFDA #16.746, The Department of Justice 2023: CFDA #16.746 [Awarded] - Shelby County District Attorney General's Office - $500,000 - 2023-2025
  • Co-Investigator for Law Enforcement Based Victim Specialist Program Mini-Grant, U.S. Department of Justice [Awarded] - MPD - 15,000 - 2022
  • Principal Investigator for Law Enforcement Victim Specialist Program FY18, U.S. Department of Justice [Awarded] - MPD - $774,861 - 2018-2021
  • Principal Investigator for SAKI FY20: National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, CFDA #16.833, U.S. Department of Justice [Awarded] - MPD - $2,000,000 - 2020-2023
  • Principal Investigator for SAKI FY19: National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, CFDA #16.833, U.S Department of Justice [Awarded] - MPD - $1,800,000 - 2019-2022
  • Principal Investigator for SAKI FY18: National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, U.S. Department of Justice CFDA #16.833 [Awarded] - MPD - $1,700,000 - 2018-2022
  • Principal Investigator for Opioid Grant FY18: U.S. Attorney Office Innovative Prosecution Solutions for Combating Violent Crime and Illegal Opioids, CFDA #16.825 [Awarded] - U.S. Attorney Office and Shelby County District Attorney General's Office - $360,000 - 2017-2021
  • Principal Investigator for SPI FY18: Strategies for Policing Innovation, U.S. Department of Justice [Awarded] - MPD - $700,000 - 2018-2022
  • Principal Investigator for TIPS FY16: Memphis LPR/GSR Technology Innovation Project, U.S. Department of Justice, CFDA#16.738 [Awarded] - MPD - $460,000 - 2016-2019
  • Principal Investigator for TIPS FY18: Memphis Police Department, Technology Innovation for Public Safety, U.S. Department of Justice CFDA #16.738 [Awarded] - MPD - $500,000 - 2018-2021
  • Co-Investigator for Mass Shooting Database FY 18: University of Memphis, Investigator Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence, National Institute of JusticeCFDA #16.560 - MPD - $250,000 - Rejected
  • Principal Investigator for Smart Policing Initiative, U.S. Department of Justice [Rejected] - MPD - $700,000 - Rejected
  • Co-Investigator for Drug Court Evaluation [Awarded] - Shelby County Government - $28,000 - 2014
  • Contractor for Evaluation of Domestic Violence Review & Response Team (DVRRT) [Awarded] - Women’s Foundation of Greater Memphis Family Safety Center of Memphis and Shelby County - 10,000+5,000 matching from FSC - 2014-2015

Outreach

  • Sexual Assault Kit Inititative - Sexual Assault Kit Task Force - 2018-Current -  
  • Locating Historical Lynching Location - Lynching Site Project - 2017-2018 -  
  • Conference Developer and Organizer - Homicide Research Working Group - 2017 -  
  • DV Homicide Project - James C. McCutcheon, Amaia Iratzoqui, Bert Burraston, Angela Madden - 2016-Current - MPD
  • Sex Crime GPS Grant - James C. McCutcheon with MPD data analysts - 2016-Current - MPD
  • Homicide Project - James C. McCutcheon with MPD data analysts - 2016-Current - MPD
Service
  • University of Memphis - Graduate Coordinator - 2023-Current
  • University of Memphis - Graduate Coordinator - 2023-Current
  • University of Memphis - Undergraduate Coordinator - 2023
  • University of Memphis - Graduate Coordinator - 2021-2022
  • University of Memphis - Graduate Council - 2021-2022
  • University of Memphis - Chair of Learning Outcomes and Assessment Committee - 2018-Current
  • University of Memphis - Assistant Professor Search Committee - 2021-Current
  • University of Memphis - Assistant Professor Search Committee - 2018-2019
  • University of Memphis - Thesis Committee Member for Karli Province - 2017-2018
  • University of Memphis - Thesis Chair for Kayla Toohy - 2017-2018
  • University of Memphis - Conference Planner for Homicide Research Working Group - 2016-2017
  • University of Memphis - CJUS Curriculum Committee - 2016-Current
  • University of Memphis - CJUS Assessment Planning Committee - 2016-Current
  • University of Memphis - Associate Professor Search Chair - 2016-2017
  • University of Memphis - Advanced Assistant/Associate Professor Search Chair - 2016-2017
  • University of Memphis - Faculty Handbook Committee - 2016-Current
  • University of Memphis - Faculty Senate - 2013-Current
  • University of Memphis - Faculty Policies Committee on Faculty Senate - 2016-Current
  • University of Memphis - Cleary Committee Faculty Senate Representative - 2016-Current
  • University of Memphis - Comprehensive Exam Grader - 2014-Current
  • University of Memphis - Thesis Chair for Max Helms - 2016-2017
  • University of Memphis - Assistant/Associate Professor Search Committee (Chair) - 2015-2016
  • University of Memphis - Administrative Policy Committee on Faculty Senate - 2013-2015
  • University of Memphis - Assistant Professor Search Committee - 2015
  • University of Central Florida/University of Memphis - Thesis Committee External Member - 2015
  • University of Memphis - Criminology and CJ Career Fair Organizer - 2014-2015
  • University of Memphis - Administrative Policy Committee Interim Chair, Faculty Senate - Summer 2014
  • University of Memphis - Assistant Professor Search Committee - 2014
  • University of Memphis - Associate Professor Search Committee - 2014
  • University of Memphis - Visiting Professor Search Committee-Lambuth - 2014
  • University of Memphis - Alpha Phi Sigma Et Nu Chapter Adviser - 2013-2015
  • University of Memphis - Criminal Justice Student Association Faculty Advisor - 2013-2015
  • Auburn University - Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Department Chair Search Committee, Graduate Student Representative - 2009-2010
Books Published
  • Amaia Iratzoqui, James C. McCutcheon, and Angela D. Madden. (2021) Mapping Domestic Violence. Pp. 39-56 in E. Ozdenerol (Eds.), Gender Inequalities: GIS Approaches to Gender Analysis. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
  • McCutcheon, James C. (2017) Cannabis: Past to Present in Brown, Steven and Sefiha, Ophir (Eds.) Deviance Handbook. Routledge Press: New York: NY
  • Corzine, Jay, Huff-Corzine, Lin, Poole, Aaron, McCutcheon, James C., & Sacra, Sarah Ann (2015). "Life and Death in the Big Easy: Homicide and Lethality in 21st Century New Orleans in Lydia Voigt & Dee Wood Harper (Eds.) "Preventing Lethal Violence in New Orleans" University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press.
Journal Articles
  • McCutcheon, James C. (2021). The impact of the interstate on violent crime in three southern states: Do drugs play a role? Criminal Justice Studies, 62(11), 3603-3617.

  • Burraston, B., Watts, S.J., McCutcheon, James C., & Province, K. (2019). Relative Deprivation, Absolute Deprivation, and Homicide: Testing an Interaction between Income Inequality and Disadvantage, Homicide Studies, 34(2), 156-172.
  • McCutcheon, James C. & Watts, S., (2018). An Analysis of Gateway Theory using the Adolescent Health Survey, International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 62(11), 3603-3617.
  • Poole, A.C., McCutcheon, James C., Toohy, K. & Burraston, B.O. (2018). Testing the Impact of Road Network Connectivity on Criminal Lethality, Homicide Studies, 22(3) 277-295.
  • Burraston, B.O., McCutcheon, James C., Watts, S. (2018). Relative and Absolute Deprivation’s Relationship with Violent Crime in the US: Testing an Interaction Effect between Income Inequality and Disadvantage, Crime and Delinquency, 64(4), 542-560.

  • Iratzoqui, A & McCutcheon, James C., (2018). The influence of domestic violence in homicide cases, Homicide Studies, 22(2), 145-160.

  • McCutcheon, James C., Johnson, A.D., & Turner, K.B. (2017). Arson in Chicago: Patterns and Correlates, Justice Policy Journal, 14(2), 1-14.
  • Watts, S., Tetzlaff-Bemiller, M. & McCutcheon, James C., (2017). MAOA, Drug Selling, and Violent Victimization: Evidence of a Gene X Environment Interaction. Criminal Justice Review, 42(4), 368-383.
  • McCutcheon, James C., Tewksbury, R. & Mustaine, E. (2016). Walking the Stroll: Prostitutes, Pimps, and Johns. Deviant Behavior, 37(12), 1449-1458.
  • McCutcheon, James C., Weaver, G.S., Johnson, A.D., Turner, K.B., (2016). Same Old Song and Dance: A Content Analysis of Federal Drug and Sex Offender Legislation. Criminal Law Bulletin 52(3), 696-714.
  • McCutcheon, James C., Huff-Corzine, L., Weaver, G., & Corzine, J., Burraston, B.O. (2015). Highway Robbery: Testing the Impact of Interstate Highways on Robbery. Justice Quarterly, 33(7), 1292-1310.
  • Weaver, Greg S., Corzine, Jay, Huff-Corzine, Lin, McCutcheon, James C., Vrbas, Jordan, (2014). Highways to Homicide: Interstates, Drug Markets, and Violence, International Journal of Contemporary Sociology, 51(2), 183-211.
  • Huff-Corzine, L., McCutcheon, James C., Corzine, J., Jarvis, J., Tetzlaff-Bemiller, M.J., Weller, M., and Landon, M., (2014). Shooting for accuracy: comparing data sources on mass murder, Homicide Studies, 18(1), 105-124.
  • Carter, S.K. & McCutcheon, James C. (2013).Discursive constructions of breastfeeding in U.S. State laws, Women and Health, 53(4), 419-437.
  • Ford, J. & McCutcheon, James C. (2012). The misuse of Ambien among adolescents: Prevalence and correlates in a national sample. Addictive Behaviors, 37, 1389-1394.
  • Funded and Reviewed Technical reports

  • James C. McCutcheon, Karli Province, & Cameron Dunaway. Memphis Police Department 2018 Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Report. Memphis, TN. MPD and BJA (2023)

  • James C. McCutcheon, Richard Covolesky, Amanda Johnson, & Angela Madden. Memphis Police Department 2018 Crime Gun Intelligence Report. Memphis, TN. MPD and BJA. (2023)

  • James C. McCutcheon, Shelley Keith, & Angela Madden. Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office 2018 Innovative Prosecution Solutions. Shelby County, TN. SCDAG and BJA (2022)

  • James C. McCutcheon & Tim McCuddy. Memphis Police Department 2019 Smart Policing Initiative Final Evaluation Prepared for the Memphis Police Department and Bureau of Justice Assistance. Memphis, TN. Memphis Police Department and Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) (2022)
  • Amaia Iratzoqui & James C. McCutcheon. LEV Grantee-Researcher Partnerships Final Project Written Report: Memphis, TN. Memphis Police Department and Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) (2022)
  • James D. Wright, Rachel E. Morgan, Justin Fletcher, Meghan M. Harte, McCutcheon, James C., Marc Settembrino, Katelan Smith, & Nate Van Ness. Gaps in the Food Distribution System of Central Florida: Empirical Analyses (Part II). Orlando, FL: Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. (2012)

  • Book Excepts

  • McCutcheon, James C., Drug Controversies: Hemp for Victory in Faupel, Charles, Weaver, Greg, Corzine, Jay, The Sociology of American Drug Use, 3rd Edition. (2013)

  • Works in Progress

  • McCutcheon, James C., Province, Karli, McKinnerney, Larisa, and Fortney, Kiarra, Testing the Effectiveness of GPS on Sex Crime Suspects
  • McCutcheon, James C., Burraston, B., Mandel, M., & Ozdenerol, E., The Impact of Interstates in a Southern City on Robbery and Burglary
Presentations
  • James C. McCutcheon (2020), Working with Police and Technology, Homicide Research Working Group, Clearwater, Florida
  • McCutcheon, James C. , Johnson, A. & Turner, K.B. (2018) "Arson in Chicago: Patterns and Correlates" Academy of Criminal Justice Science, New Orleans, LA.
  • Toohy, K. & McCutcheon, James C. (2017) "Homicide and the Effect of Racial and Ethnic Heterogeneity: Determining Individual Homicide Rates within the Aggregate Population" Homicide Research Working Group, Memphis, TN.
  • Burraston, B.O., McCutcheon, James C. , Watts, S.J. & Province, K.(2017). "Re-conceptualizing Concentrated Disadvantage: Disadvantage by Inequality Interaction" Homicide Research Working Group, Memphis, TN.
  • Iratzoqui, A. and McCutcheon, James C. (2017) "The Influence of Domestic Violence in Homicide Cases" Homicide Research Working Group, Memphis, TN
  • Toohy, K. & McCutcheon, James C. (2017). "Mapping the Effects of Racial and Ethnic Heterogeneity on Homicide Count" American Society of Criminology in Philadelphia.
  • "The Use of Incident-Based Data by Researchers and Practitioners." (2016) TIBRS User Group, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
  • McCutcheon, James C. , Huff-Corzine, L., Corzine, J., Sacra, S.A. & Vincent, J. (2016) "Mass Murder in the United States: The Effects of Weapons, Offender Demographics, and Situational Characteristics on the Number of Deaths." International Conference of Violence Prevention: From Scientific Excellence to Effective Practice. Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Burraston, Bert O., McCutcheon, James C. , & Mark Mandel. (2015) “Reconceptualizing Concentrated Disadvantage: Testing for an Interaction Effect between Disadvantage and Population Predicting Homicides in the South” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
  • McCutcheon, James C. , Karli Province, Kayla Toohy, Bert O. Burraston, & Stephen Watts (2016) “The Impact of Drug Rates on County-Level Crime Prediction, American Society of Criminology, New Orleans, LA.
  • Nayak, Deveeshree & McCutcheon, James C. (2016). “A Study Measuring Sexual assault at the County-Level” Annual Student Research Forum, University of Memphis
  • South, Rhena & J McCutcheon, James C. (2015). “An Exploratory Study of Pharmaceutical Serotonergic Receptor Agonist” Nashville Research Conference, Nashville, TN.
  • South, Rhena & McCutcheon, James C. (2015) “The Prevalence and Correlates of Atypical Antipsychotic Misuse and Abuse among High Risk and Low Risk Groups” Presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA
  • McCutcheon, James C. , Bert O. Burraston & Trey Moore. (2014) “Drug Markets: Urban Rural Difference” Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology 71st Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • "Crime Mapping" in CJUS 3130 (2014) (University of Memphis)
  • “On Campus Sexual Victimization” in SOCY 6500 Victimology (2009) (Auburn University)
  • “Understanding Sex Offenders and Victimization” in ANTH 1000 Introduction to Anthropology (2010) (Auburn University)
  • “Drugs and Law” in SYP 4550 Patterns of Drug Abuse in Society (2012) (University of Central Florida)
  • “Law as Formal Social Control” in SYP 3510 Deviance (2012) (University of Central Florida)
  • American Society of Criminology (Roundtable) “Mass Murder” (2013)
  • American Society of Criminology, (Poster) “Statistical Categorization of Violent and Non-Violent Drug Markets: Using Statistical Methods to Differentiate between Areas” (2014)
  • Homicide Research Working Group, “One Event, At Least Four Dead: Extracting Mass Murder Data from NIBRS” (2013)
  • Southern Criminal Justice Association, “Uncovering Routine: Predictors of Sexual Assault in Chicago using Local Indicators of Spatial Autocorrelation” (2013)
  • Homicide Research Working Group, “Life and Death in the Big Easy: Homicide and Lethality in 21st Century New Orleans” (2014)
  • American Society of Criminology, “Weapon Choice and Body Count is there a Relationship?” (2014)
  • Southern Criminal Justice Association,Uncovering Routine: Examining Local Indicators of Spatial Autocorrelation Sexual Assault in Chicago.” (2013)
  • Homicide Research Working Group, “One Event, At Least Four Dead: Extracting Mass Murder Data from NIBRS” (2013)
  • American Society of Criminology, “Drug Transportation Routes and Robbery: A Brand New Meaning to “Highway Robbery” and “Homicide in Chicago: Using Inequality as a Predictor” (2012)
  • Southern Sociological Society, “Human Trafficking in Central Florida: Interviews from the Players” (2012)
  • Homicide Research Working Group, “Strained to Death: Homicide in Chicago” and “Highways to Hell: Drug Transportation Routes and Homicide: Is there a Spillover Effect?”  (2012)
  • American Society of Criminology, “Human Trafficking in Central Florida Poster” and “Drug Transportation Routes and Homicide:  Is there a Spillover Effect?” (2011)
  • Homicide Research Working Group,Interstates, Drug Markets, and Violence” (2011)
  • Southwestern Social Science Association, “A Content Analysis of Federal Drug and Sex Offender Legislation” (2011)
  • Southern Sociological Association, “Arson in Chicago” (2013)
  • American Society of Criminology, “Victimized but Unpublicized: Untold Stories of Everyone Else” (2012)
  • Southern Criminal Justice Association, “Federal Drug and Sex Offender Legislation” (2010)
  • Southeastern Psychological Association, “Psychopathy as a Measure for Length of Sentencing in Juvenile Offenders” (2008)
  • Southwestern Social Science Association, “A Content Analysis of Federal Drug and Sex Offender Legislation” (2011)

Appendix A - Teaching Experience

  • CJUS 7541 M50 - Criminology
  • CJUS 7541 410 - Criminology
  • CJUS 3152 002 - Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
  • CJUS 3152 001 - Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
  • CJUS 3152 M50 - Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
  • CJUS 3152 (Online) - Drug Addiction and Alcoholism
  • CJUS 4019 - Criminology of Violence and Culture