Matthew DeLisi · Associate Professor
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Contact Information 203A East Hall (515) 294-8008
delisi@iastate.edu BA Syracuse University
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Matt DeLisi is Coordinator of Criminal Justice Studies, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, and Faculty Affiliate of the Center for the Study of Violence at Iowa State University. Professor DeLisi's primary research interests include criminal careers/career criminals, self-control theory, psychopathy and molecular/behavioral genetics. Professor DeLisi is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Society of Criminology.
Publications
Career Criminals and Criminal Careers
Kevin A. Wright, Travis C. Pratt, and Matt DeLisi. (Forthcoming). Examining Offending
Specialization/Versatility in a Sample of Male Homicide Offenders." Homicide Studies.
Michael G. Vaughn, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, and Matthew O. Howard.
(Forthcoming/2008). Toward a Quantitative Typology of Burglars: A Latent Profile Analysis of Career Offenders. Journal of Forensic Sciences.
Matt DeLisi and Michael G. Vaughn. (Forthcoming). The Gottfredson-Hirschi Critiques
Revisited: Reconciling Self-Control Theory, Criminal Careers, and Career Criminals. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology.
Matt DeLisi, Andy Hochstetler, Aaron M. Scherer, Aaron Puhrmann, and Mark T. Berg.
(2008). The Starkweather Syndrome: Exploring Criminal History Antecedents of Homicidal Crime Sprees. Criminal Justice Studies 21:37-47.
Andy Hochstetler, Matt DeLisi, and Aaron M. Puhrmann. (2007). Toward an
Integrated Theoretical Model of Offending Frequency: A Replication Study. Justice Quarterly 24:582-599.
Matt DeLisi and Aaron M. Scherer. (2006). Multiple Homicide Offenders:
Offense Characteristics, Social Correlates, and Criminal Careers. Criminal Justice and Behavior 33:367-391.
Matt DeLisi. (2006). Zeroing in on Early Arrest Onset: Results from a Population of
Extreme Career Criminals. Journal of Criminal Justice 34:17-26.
Mark T. Berg and Matt DeLisi. (2005). Do Career Criminals Exist in Rural America?
Journal of Criminal Justice 33: 317-325.
Matt DeLisi and Jewel M. Gatling. (2003). "Who Pays for a Life of Crime? An Empirical
Assessment of the Assorted Victimization Costs Posed by Career Criminals." Criminal Justice Studies 16:283-293.
Matt DeLisi. (2003). The Imprisoned Non-Violent Drug Offender: Specialized Martyr or Versatile Career Criminal? American Journal of Criminal Justice 27:167-182.
Matt DeLisi. (2002). Not Just a Boys Club: An Empirical Assessment of Female Career
Criminals. Women & Criminal Justice 13:27-46.
Matt DeLisi. (2001). Scaling Archetypal Criminals. American Journal of Criminal Justice 26:77-92.
Matt DeLisi. (2001). Extreme Career Criminals. American Journal of Criminal Justice 25:239-252.
Matt DeLisi. (2000). Who is More Dangerous? Comparing the Criminality of Homeless and Domiciled Jail Inmates: A Research Note. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 44:59-69.
Self-Control Theory, Psychopathy, and Psychopathology
Michael G. Vaughn, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, and John Paul Wright. (Forthcoming).
Identifying Latent Classes of Behavioral Risk Based on Early Childhood Manifestations of Self-Control. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi, and Michael G. Vaughn. (Forthcoming/2008).
Genetic Influences on the Stability of Low Self-Control: Results from a Longitudinal Sample of Twins. Journal of Criminal Justice.
Michael G. Vaughn, Matthew O. Howard, and Matt DeLisi. (Forthcoming/2008). Psychopathic Personality Traits and Delinquent Careers: An Empirical Examination. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry.
Kevin M. Beaver, Matt DeLisi, John Paul Wright, Michael G. Vaughn, and Brian Boutwell. (Forthcoming/2008). "The Mutual Unfolding of Self-Control and Language Skills: Evidence of a Common Etiological Pathway." Criminology.
Michael G. Vaughn, Christine Litschge, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, and J. Curtis McMillen. (Forthcoming/2008). Psychopathic Personality Features and Risks for Criminal Justice System Involvement among Emancipating Foster Youth. Child and Youth Services Review.
Matt DeLisi, Andy Hochstetler, George E. Higgins, Kevin M. Beaver, and Christine M. Graeve. (Forthcoming/2008). Toward a General Theory of Criminal Justice: Low Self-Control and Offender Noncompliance. Criminal Justice Review.
Michael G. Vaughn, Christina E. Newhill, Matt DeLisi, Matthew O. Howard, and Kevin M. Beaver. (Forthcoming). An Investigation of Psychopathic Features among Delinquent Girls: Violence, Theft, and Drug Abuse. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.
Michael G. Vaughn and Matt DeLisi. (2008). Were Wolfgangs Chronic Offenders
Psychopaths? On the Convergent Validity between Psychopathy and Career Criminality. Journal of Criminal Justice 36:33-42.
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, and Matt DeLisi. (2007). Self-Control as an
Executive Function: Reformulating Gottfredson and Hirschis Parental Socialization Thesis. Criminal Justice and Behavior 34:1345-1361.
Michael G. Vaughn, Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, and Matthew O. Howard. (2007). Toward a Psychopathology of Self-Control Theory: The Importance of Narcissistic Traits. Behavioral Sciences and the Law 25:803-821.
Matt DeLisi and Mark T. Berg. (2006). Exploring Theoretical Linkages Between
Self-Control Theory and Criminal Justice System Processing. Journal of Criminal Justice 34:153-163.
Matt DeLisi. (2003). Self-Control Pathology: The Elephant in the Living Room. In Chester L. Britt and Michael R. Gottfredson (Eds.), Control Theories of Crime and Delinquency, Advances in Criminological Theory Volume 12 (Pp. 21-38). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
Matt DeLisi. (2001). Designed to Fail: Self-Control and Involvement in the Criminal Justice System. American Journal of Criminal Justice 26:131-148.
Matt DeLisi. (2001). Its All in the Record: Assessing Self-Control Theory with an Offender Sample. Criminal Justice Review 26:1-16.
Inmate Behavior
Andy Hochstetler, Matt DeLisi, and Travis C. Pratt. (Forthcoming/2008). "Social Support and Feelings of Hostility among Released Inmates." Crime & Delinquency.
Christine M. Graeve, Matt DeLisi, and Andy Hochstetler. (2007). Prison Rioters:
Exploring Infraction Characteristics, Risk Factors, Social Correlates, and Criminal Careers. Psychological Reports 100:407-419
Mark T. Berg and Matt DeLisi. (2006). The Correctional Melting Pot: Race,
Ethnicity, Citizenship, and Prison Violence. Journal of Criminal Justice 34:631-642.
Andy Hochstetler and Matt DeLisi. (2005). Importation, Deprivation, and Varieties of
Serving Time: An Integrated-Lifestyle-Exposure Model of Prison Offending. Journal of Criminal Justice 33: 257-266.
Matt DeLisi, Mark T. Berg, and Andy Hochstetler. (2004). Gang Members, Career
Criminals, and Prison Violence: Further Specification of the Importation Model of Inmate Behavior. Criminal Justice Studies 17:369-383.
Matt DeLisi, Andy Hochstetler, and Daniel S. Murphy. (2003). Self-Control Behind Bars: A Validation Study of the Grasmick et al. Scale Justice Quarterly 20:241-262.
Matt DeLisi. (2003). Criminal Careers Behind Bars. Behavioral Sciences and the Law 21:653-669.
Molecular and Behavioral Genetics
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi, and Michael G. Vaughn. (Forthcoming/2008). Gene-Environment Interplay and Delinquent Involvement: Evidence of Direct, Indirect, and Interactive Effects. Journal of Adolescent Research.
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, and Matt DeLisi. (Forthcoming/2008). Delinquent Peer Group Formation: Evidence of a Gene X Environment Correlation. The Journal of Genetic Psychology.
John Paul Wright, Kevin M. Beaver, Matt DeLisi, and Michael G. Vaughn. (Forthcoming/2008). Evidence of Negligible Parenting Influences on Self-Control, Delinquent Peers, and Delinquency in a Sample of Twins. Justice Quarterly.
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi, and Michael G. Vaughn.Desistance from Delinquency: The Marriage Effect Revisited and Extended. Social Science Research.
Matt DeLisi, Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, and Michael G. Vaughn. (Forthcoming). The Etiology of Criminal Onset: The Enduring Salience of Nature and Nurture. Journal of Criminal Justice.
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi, Anthony Walsh, Michael G. Vaughn,
Danielle Boisvert, and Jamie Vaske. (2007). A Gene X Gene Interaction between DRD2 and DRD4 in the Etiology of Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Behavior. Behavioral and Brain Functions 3:30.
Kevin M. Beaver, John Paul Wright, Matt DeLisi, Leah Daigle, Marc Swatt, and Chris L.
Gibson. (2007). Evidence of a Gene X Environment Interaction in the Creation of Victimization: Results from a Longitudinal Sample of Adolescents. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 51:620-645.
Other Publications
Kevin M. Beaver, Michael G. Vaughn, Matt DeLisi, and John Paul Wright. (Forthcoming/2008). "Anabolic-androgenic steroid use and involvement in violent behavior in a nationally representative sample of young adult males in the United States." American Journal of Public Health.
Matt DeLisi and Eric Roark. (2007). John Locke and the Death Penalty: Some Timely
Observations. Quarterly Journal of Ideology 30:1-25.
Angela M. Schadt and Matt DeLisi. (2007). "Is Vigilantism on Your Mind? An
Exploratory Study of Nuance and Contradiction in Death Penalty Opinion." Criminal Justice Studies 20:255-268.
Matt DeLisi. (2003). Conservatism and Common Sense: The Criminological Career of
James Q. Wilson. Justice Quarterly 20:661-674.
Matt DeLisi and Ed A. Munoz. (2003). Future Dangerousness Revisited. Criminal Justice Policy Review 14:287-305.
Andy Hochstetler, Heith Copes, and Matt DeLisi. (2002). Differential Association in
Group and Solo Offending Journal of Criminal Justice 30:559-566.
Matt DeLisi and Andy Hochstetler (2002). An Exploratory Assessment of Tittle's Control Balance Theory: Results from the National Youth Survey. The Justice Professional
Matt DeLisi. (2002). The Columbine High School Massacre and Criminal Justice System Response: An Exploratory Case Study. The Social Science Journal 39:19-29.
Matt DeLisi. (2001). The Affordable Hypothesis: Punitive Beliefs, Violent Beliefs, and Race. Journal of Criminal Justice 29:101-106.
Matt DeLisi and Bob Regoli. (2000). Individual Neighborhood Attachment and Perceptions of Neighborhood Safety. American Journal of Criminal Justice 24:181-188.
Matt DeLisi and Bob Regoli. (1999). Race, Conventional Crime, and Criminal Justice: The Declining Importance of Skin Color. Journal of Criminal Justice 27:549-558.
