ADAM M. BOSSLER

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Address: Department of Criminal Justice, Social, and Political Science
Armstrong Atlantic State University
11935 Abercorn Street
225 University Hall
Savannah, GA 31419
Voice: (912) 921-5675
Fax: (912) 921-5876
E-mail: bosslead@mail.armstrong.edu

EDUCATION

2006 Ph.D. Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri - St. Louis.
Dissertation: "Testing Fundamental Control Balance Theory Propositions: Examining
the Causes and Correlates of Control Balance Ratios, General Deviance, and Deviant
Acts Within Ranges of Control Balance Desirability."

2000 M.S. Criminal Justice Sciences, Illinois State University.
Thesis: "The Role of Employment in the Lives of Federal Prisoners: A Holistic Approach."

1998 B.S. Justice Systems, Truman State University.

FACULTY POSITIONS

2005-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Social, and Political Science, Armstrong Atlantic State University.

2007-Present Master of Science Criminal Justice Coordinator, Department of Criminal Justice, Social, and Political Science, Armstrong Atlantic State University.

ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

Holt, Thomas J. and Adam M. Bossler
2007 "Examining the Applicability of Lifestyle-Routine Activities Theory for Cybercrime
Victimization." Deviant Behavior, Accepted and Forthcoming.

Bossler, Adam M.
2001 "The Employment Status Dichotomy: Understanding What this Means and Using
It for Your Advantage in Program Development." Corrections Management
Quarterly, 5(4), 32-45.

Reprinted in Jessie L. Krienert and Mark S. Fleisher (Eds.), Crime & Employment: Critical Issues in Crime Reduction for Corrections, (2004). Walnut Creek, California: AltaMira Press, pp. 13-38.

Bossler, Adam M., Mark S. Fleisher, and Jessie Krienert
2000 "Employment and Crime: Revisiting the Resiliency Effect of Work on
Crime." Corrections Compendium, 25(2), 1-3, 16-18.

CURRENT PROJECTS (IN ORDER BY SUBMISSION DATE)

Bossler, Adam M. and Thomas J. Holt
2007 "Exploring the Correlates of Malware Victimization Using a Lifestyle-Routine
Activities Framework." Manuscript to be submitted to Crime and Delinquency,
December 2007.

Bossler, Adam M.
2007 "Causes and Correlates of General Control Balance Ratios: An Empirical Examination Using Two Measurement Methods." Manuscript to be submitted November/December 2007.

2007 "Causes of General Deviance and Deviant Acts Within Ranges of Control Balance Desirability: Assessing Tittle's (2004) Revision of Control Balance Theory." Manuscript to be submitted December 2007/January 20008.

Holt, Thomas J. and Adam M. Bossler
2008 "General Theory of Crime and Cybercrime: An Empirical Examination Using
Multiple Measures of Cybercrime." Manuscript to be submitted January 2008.

Bossler, Adam M. and Thomas J. Holt
2008 "Can Low Self-Control Explain Different Forms of Cybercrime Victimization?"
Manuscript to be submitted February 2008.

Holt, Thomas J., Adam M. Bossler, and George Burruss
2008 "Learning to Commit Cybercrime: An Empirical Assessment of Social Learning
Theory." Manuscript to be submitted early 2008.

Bossler, Adam M. and Thomas J. Holt
2008 "Line Officers' Perceptions of Cybercrime and Cybercrime Training." Manuscript
to be submitted late summer 2008.

BOOK REVIEWS

Bossler, Adam M.
2007 "Book Review: Deviance and Crime: Theory, Research, and Policy, 3rd
edition." Authors: Walter S. DeKeseredy, Desmond Ellis, and Shahid Alvi.
Accepted and forthcoming in Criminal Justice Review.

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PAPER PRESENTATIONS

Holt, Thomas J. and Adam M. Bossler
2007 "Exploring On-Line Harassment Using Routine Activities Theory." Paper
presented at the Southern Criminal Justice Association annual meeting,
Savannah, Georgia.

Holt, Thomas J. and Adam M. Bossler
2007 "Examining the Applicability of Lifestyle-Routine Activities Theory for
Cybercrime Victimization." Paper to be presented at the American Society of
Criminology annual meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Bossler, Adam M.
2006 "Testing Control Balance Theory's Prediction on General Deviance Causes
Utilizing a 40-item Deviance Measure." Paper presented at the American Society
of Criminology annual meeting, Los Angeles, California.

2005 "Examining Control Balance Theory's Prediction Regarding the Cause of General
Deviance: Does Deviant Motivation or an Increase in Control Imbalance Increase
the Probability of Committing General Deviance?" Paper presented at the
American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Toronto.

2004 "What Causes Control Balance Ratios?: The Impact of Individual and
Organizational Elements." Paper presented at the American Society of
Criminology annual meeting, Nashville, Tennessee.

2003 "Outcome Evaluation of the St. Louis Weed and Seed Initiative." Paper
presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Denver,
Colorado.

2003 "Outcome Evaluation of the St. Louis Weed and Seed Initiative." Paper
presented at the Midwest Criminal Justice Association annual meeting,
Chicago, Illinois.

2000 "Assessing the Utility of the Employment-Status Dichotomy." Paper presented at
the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, San Francisco, California.

1999 "The Role of Employment in the Post-Imprisonment Lives of Prisoners." Paper
presented at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, Toronto.

1998 "Prisons to Work: A Survey of Inmates' Attitudes toward Work and Personal
Responsibility." Paper presented at the Midwest Criminal Justice Association
annual meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

APPLIED RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2003 St. Louis Weed and Seed Initiative. Bossler, A.M., & Decker, S.H. (2003). Outcome Evaluation of the St. Louis Weed and Seed Initiative. St. Louis, MO: University of Missouri - St. Louis.

2003 St. Louis Ceasefire. Interviewer.

2002-2003 St. Louis Mental Health and the Family Court Project. Part of evaluation team;
main responsibilities were data management and data analysis.

2001 Saint Louis Safe Futures. Local data manager and analyst. Co-author in
final report.

2000 Right Track Truancy Program. First author on final paper presented to the
Illinois Gang Crime Prevention Center.

1999-2000 Comprehensive Community-Wide Approach to Gang Prevention, Intervention,
and Suppression Program (Spergel Project). Data management of police records,
adult court records, and court dispositions.

TEACHING INTERESTS

Criminological Theory
Research Methods/Quantitative Research Methods
Institutional Corrections
Community Corrections
Statistics
Communities and Crime
Public Policy/Management

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Undergraduate Courses:

Criminology (5 sections), Armstrong Atlantic State University
Intro to Corrections (5 sections), Armstrong Atlantic State University
Research Methods (6 sections), Armstrong Atlantic State University
Seminar in Criminal Justice (3 sections), Armstrong Atlantic State University
Directed Research (1 section), Armstrong Atlantic State University
Theories of Crime (4 sections), UM - St. Louis
Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice (1 section), UM - St. Louis

Graduate Courses:

Criminological Theory (2 sections), Armstrong Atlantic State University
Advanced Research Methods (2 sections), Armstrong Atlantic State University
Topics in Corrections (1 section), Armstrong Atlantic State University
Institutional Incarceration/Treatment (Spring 2008), Armstrong Atlantic State University
Proseminar in Ethics and Criminal Justice (Spring 2008), Armstrong Atlantic State University

UNIVERSITY/DEPARTMENTAL PROFESSIONAL SERVIVE

2007 - Present Graduate Coordinator of Criminal Justice Master's Degree Program
2007 - Present University Institutional Review Board
2007 - Present Co-Chair; University Research and Scholarship Committee
2007 - Present Committee to seek NSA accreditation and mark of 'School of Excellence'
2007 - Present Navigate Faculty Leader (Freshman Orientation Program)
2006 - Present University Research and Scholarship Committee
2005 - Present Departmental Hiring Search Committees
2005 - Present Judge for Regional Moot Court Competition

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
American Society of Criminology
Southern Criminal Justice Association

JOURNAL/BOOK REVIEWER

Californian Journal of Health Promotion
Justice Quarterly
Sage