DoctorJessica Peterson

Recent research and publications:

Books

• Mulrooney, K., Peterson, J.R., Bullock, K., & Harkness, A. (2026). Rural Policing Perspectives of International Police Leaders
• Sanchez, S. & Peterson, J.R. (2025). Race, Crime and Injustice. Open Oregon Educational Resources.
• Peterson, J.R. and VanderPyl, T. (2025). Introduction to Criminology: An Equity Lens. Open Oregon Educational Resources.
• Harkness, A., Peterson, J.R., Bowden, M., Pedersen, C., & Donnermeyer, J. F. (Eds.). (2022). The Encyclopedia of Rural Crime. Bristol University Press.
• Weisheit, R. A., Peterson, J. R., Pytlarz, A. (Eds.). (2022). Research Methods for Rural Criminologists. Routledge: Taylor & Francis Group.

Articles

• Peterson, J. R., Ward, K., & Lawrie, M. (2024). Rural American farmers’ perceptions of crime, safety, and policing. Policing: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-03-2024-0030
• Peterson, J. R. (2022). Notes for the rural criminologist: Conducting field research with rural law enforcement. International Journal of Rural Criminology, 7(1), 148-160. https://doi.org/10.18061/ijrc.v7i1.8967
• Peterson, J. (2022). ‘We handle it, I guess you’d say, the East Texas way’: Place-based effects on the police decision-making process and non-arrest outcomes. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2022.2067158
• Saunders, J.*, Hipple, N. K., Nicole, K., Peterson, J. (2020). Estimating the impact of research practitioner partnerships on evidence-based program implementation. Justice Quarterly, https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2020.1831578
• Hipple, N. K.*, Saunders, J., Allison, K. N., Peterson, J. (2020). What does success look like? Lessons from the innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) program. Justice Evaluation Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/24751979.2020.1748519