RICHARD CRAIG CURTIS
Department of Political Science
Bradley University
Peoria, IL 61625
Office:
Department
of Political Science
Bradley University
Peoria, IL 61625
Bradley Hall, room 486, (309) 677-2492
Email: rcc@hilltop.bradley.edu
Home page URL: http://hilltop.bradley.edu/~rcc/
Personal:
Birthdate: July 8, 1960
Family: married, (Leah E. Adams-Curtis)
Two Children (Anna C. Curtis, born 12-2-95, and Galen R. Curtis, born 5-19-98)
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science, Washington State University (May 1991)
FIELDS: Public Administration, Public Law, Criminal Justice,
DISSERTATION: "Private Compliance and Public Interest Outcomes: Coproduction and Public Policy Goals in Public Safety Promotion Programs" (Chair: Nicholas P. Lovrich)
(Funding: Washington Traffic Safety Commission)
M.A. in Criminal Justice, Washington State University (Pullman, WA) 1987
J.D. with distinction, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law (Sacramento, CA) 1985
B.A. in Political Science, cum laude, Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) 1982
EXPERIENCE
Current: 1997 - Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Bradley University, Peoria IL. Teaching Responsibilities:
1991-1997 Assistant Professor of Political Science, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
1990 - 91 Program Associate, Program for Local Government Education, Washington State University (funded by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation).
1986 - 90 Graduate Assistant, Department of Political Science, Washington State University. Instructor for:
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Bradley: *Granted a summer stipend to develop and offer a distance learning course (ACJ110 - Intro to Crim J) in the summer of 2000.
*Named Professor of the Semester for Fall 1998 by the Inter-Fraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council and the Order of Omega.
*Granted tenure and promotion to associate professor, effective Fall 1997.
* Innovative Teaching Award from the Office of Teaching Excellence to teach PLS 300, Topics in Political Thought, summer of 1994. Awarded opportunity to repeat the course in the summer of 1995.
Graduate School: * Outstanding Graduate, Washington State University Chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon (Criminal Justice Honorary Society), 1987-1988.
* Winner, Student Paper Competition, Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Las Vegas, NV, 1987
Law School: * Honors at Entrance at McGeorge School of Law, 1982
* American Jurisprudence Award, Real Property, 1982-1983
* Verne Adrian and Annabel McGeorge Academic Scholarship, 1984-1985
* Member Traynor Honor Society, 1985
RESEARCH SKILLS
Quantitative Methods: Experience with survey research techniques, SPSSX and SAS data analysis software, and considerable training and experience in the use of quantitative techniques.
Legal Research Methods: Experience researching legal problems in criminal law, constitutional law and criminal procedure, family law, and property law using printed and WESTLAW material.
Outreach Training Skills: Trained in group facilitation, with experience
in the provision of assistance to government officials at the state, county
and municipal level. Subject areas include sexual harassment, personnel systems,
goal setting, team building and labor-management relations.
RESEARCH
Articles, under review
"Judicial Accountability and the Fourth Amendment: An Examination
of Republican "Success" in Manipulating the Judicial System," submitted September
2005 to Criminal Justice Policy Review.
Articles, refereed
"Substantive Disconnects: An Exploration of Critical Criminology and the Policy Making Process," Race, Gender and Class 10(1):144-162 (2003).
"A Developmental Analysis of the Term `Management' and Its Role in Public Administration Thinking," with John L. Anderson Administrative Theory and Praxis: A Journal of Dialogue in Public Administration Theory 17(2):62-73 (1995).
"Integrating theory and Practice: The Use of OD Intervention Methods in the Classroom," Review of Public Personnel Administration 14(4):65-81 (Fall 1994).
"Who's in Charge? Lessons in Discerning the Source of Authority for a Rural Local Government's Decision to Retain OD Assistance." with Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr. and Kelsey Gray. International Journal of Public Administration 16(4):491-510 (April 1993).
"Improving Legal Compliance by Non-Coercive Means: Coproducing Order in Washington State." with Quint C. Thurman and David C. Nice. Social Science Quarterly 72(4):645-660 (December 1991).
"The Development of Behavior-Based Performance Appraisal Processes in Smaller Local Governments: Lessons From a Case Study." with Donna L. Roush, Holly A. Dershem and Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr. Public Productivity and Management Review 14(3):267-279 (Spring 1991).
"In the Spirit of Rosenbloom's `What Every Public Personnel Manager Should
Know About the Constitution': An Updated Annotated Bibliography of Recent
Caselaw." Review of Public Personnel Administration 10(2):39-53 (Spring
1990).
Articles, other
"Criminal Justice & Possible Winds of Change in the United States." with Christopher L. Blakesley and Eulis Simien. Revue Internationale de Droit Penal 63:1447-1474 (Paris 1993).
"Prospects for the Future Direction of the United States Supreme Court." with Christopher L. Blakesley. Revue Internationale de Droit Penal 63:1057-1071 (Paris 1993).
"Human Rights & Criminal Justice in the United States." with Christopher L. Blakesley and Bruce Zagaris. Revue Internationale de Droit Penal 63:393-417 (Paris 1992).
"The Development of a Behavioral-Based Performance Appraisal System for Correction Officers in Direct Supervision Jails." with Mary K. Stohr-Gillmore, Linda L. Zupan, Ben A. Menke and Nicholas P. Lovrich. American Jails VI(1):10-16 (March - April 1992).
"Le Developpement Du Droit Penal Aux Etats-Unis." with Christopher L. Blakesley, Les Annales du Droit LI(2):177-218 (1991).
"Mise a Jour: Droit Constitutional & Droit Penal aux Etats Unis (U.S. Supreme Court, 1985 term)." with Christopher L. Blakesley, 33 Annuaire de Legislation Francaise et Etrangere (1986).
"United States: A Review of United States Supreme Court Decisions Re Criminal Justice." with Christopher L. Blakesley, Comparative Law Yearbook 9:95-122 (1985).
"Mise a Jour: Droit Constitutional & Droit Penal aux Etats Unis (U.S.
Supreme Court, 1985 term)." with Christopher L. Blakesley, 32 Annuaire
de Legislation Francaise et Etrangere (1985).
Book Chapters
"Criminal Procedure in the United States." with Christopher L. Blakesley. Chapter 15, pp. 333-365, in Tugrul Ansay and David S. Clark (eds.) Introduction to the Law of the United States (Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers, 1992)
"The Court Administrator Innovation: Perceptions of the Bar and Bench." with Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr., Charles H. Sheldon and Steve Hall, in Ralph Baker and Fred Meyer, State Policy Problems (Nelson-Hall, Inc., 1992).
"Noneconomic Consequences of Marriage." Chapter 13 in Wardle, Blakesley and Parker, Contemporary Family Law: Principles, Policy and Practice (Callaghan & Company, 1988).
"Property Division--Common Law." with Christopher L. Blakesley, Chapter
30 in Wardle, Blakesley and Parker, Contemporary Family Law: Principles,
Policy and Practice (Callaghan & Company, 1988).
Book Reviews
"Ashner, Harold J., Representing the Agency Before the Merit Systems Protection Board: A Handbook on MSPB Practice and Procedure." Review of Public Personnel Administration 18(2):94-95 (Spring 1998).
"A Triumph of Technique? A Review of Paul van Rijn's Biodata: Potentials
and Challenges in Public Sector Employee Selection." Review of Public
Personnel Administration 12(3):57-59 (May- August, 1992).
Conference Presentations
"“Regulatory Policy Making at the State Level: An Exploration of Environmental Regulation in Illinois.” With C. J. Neu. Presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meetings in Chicago, in April, 2001. Professor Steven Smith of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University has posted this paper on their web site.
“Dogma on the Stump: Religion and Political Participation in the United States,” with Emily Gill. Presented at the Illinois Political Science Meetings held in November, 2000, on the campus of Northern Illinois University.
"Judicial Accountability and the Fourth Amendment: An Examination of Republican "Success" in Manipulating the Judicial System," presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, Illinois
"Even the Liberals are Talking About Costs and Benefits: The Demise of the Language of Critical Perspectives," with Rebecca Runyon, presented at the 1998 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, Illinois.
"A Godly Nation: The Founders, Rationalism and Revelation," with Emily Gill, presented by Emily Gill at the 1996 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association in San Francisco, California.
"A Godly Nation: The Religious Right, the Founders and the Constitution," with Emily Gill, presented at the 1996 Annual Meetings of the Midwest Political Science Association in Chicago, Illinois.
"Presidential Micromanagement of Regulation: The Case of Ethanol," with James Simeone, presented at the 1993 Annual meeting of the Illinois Political Science Association in Bloomington Illinois.
"Setting a Research Agenda for Administrative Law: The Quest for Communication Between Two Disciplines," presented at the 1991 annual meeting of the Mid-America Schools of Public Affairs and Administration in Omaha, Nebraska.
"Deterrence and Perception of Safety Factors Affecting Safety Belt Use After the Enactment of a Mandatory Safety Belt Use Law: The Case of Washington State," presented at the 1990 annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in Denver, Colorado.
"Leadership on the Washington State Supreme Court: The Case for Greater Use of Readily Available Data for Calculating Influence Differentials," with Michael Stohr-Gillmore, presented at the 1988 annual meeting of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association in Portland, Oregon.
"Gender Bias in Discretionary Decision Making in the Criminal Justice System:
An Application of a New Model," presented at the 1987 meeting of the Western
Society of Criminology in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Non-Refereed Publications (copies available upon request)
Two WebCt distance learning course templates completed under contract for
W. W. Norton & Company during Spring and Summer, 2000. The texts
were:
American Government: Freedom and Power
(6th Edition)
American Government: Freedom and Power
(Brief 6th Edition)
"Leadership Training Support and Follow-Up: Final Workplan Report." with Greg Andranovich, Aerin Dunkle, Jim Goche' and Dawn Pederson. Washington State University, Program for Local Government Education, 1992.
"Making Performance Evaluations Work." and "Goal Setting with Employees." Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Roadbuilders Clinic (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho) (March, 1991).
"Citizen Survey on Planning Issues, 1990: Citizen Views on Growth Management Issues." with Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr., Ruth Self, and Tobie Hartman. Prepared for the Citizen Advisory Committee to the Port Angeles [Washington] Planning Commission by the Program for Local Government Education at Washington State University, March 1991.
"Final Report to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission: Investigation of the Most Effective Means of Conducting a Public Information Campaign to Reduce Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities." with Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr. Prepared for the Washington Traffic Safety Commission by the Division of Governmental Studies and Services at Washington State University, 1989.
"Report to the Washington State Legislature: The Impact of the 1986 Mandatory Safety Belt Use Law." with Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr. Prepared for the Washington Traffic Safety Commission by the Division of Governmental Studies and Services at Washington State University, 1988.
"Report on Survey of Voters in Clallam County." with Nicholas P. Lovrich,
Jr., Stephanie L. Witt and Mary Ann E. Steger. Prepared for the Board of
County Commissioners of Clallam County, Washington by the Division of Governmental
Studies and Services at Washington State University, 1988.
Awards, Grants and Funded Research
Co-Evaluator, with Lawrence R. Kellerman, of the 1994 Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional Leadership and Research Center's Congress in the Classroom: New Content and Strategies for Teaching (August 1994).
Co-principal investigator, with Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr. on a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission on a project entitled: "Assist and Monitor the Local Pilot Test Agencies as they Examine and Evaluate the New Version of the `Smart II' Traffic Accident Analysis Program in their Attempts to Define and Eliminate High Hazard Traffic Collision Locations" (1990-1991).
Co-principal investigator, with Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr. on a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission on a project entitled: "Expansion of the Pilot Project to Assist & Monitor Local Governments Making Use of Available State Data for the Surveillance, Evaluation and Elimination of High-Hazard Traffic Collision Locations" (1990).
Co-principal investigator, with Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr. on a grant from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission on a project entitled: "Preparation of an Updated Report for Washington Traffic Safety Commission on the 1989 Impact of 16 Community Traffic Safety Task Forces and the 1988-1989 Impact of the Mandatory Safety Belt Use Law of 1986" (1990).
Research Assistant on SIX grants from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission for studies of: 1) policy options for reducing alcohol-related traffic accidents via public education campaigns; 2) the impact of the 1986 Mandatory Safety Belt Use Law; 3) local government data needs for the identification of high hazard traffic locations; 4) the design of data distribution to local governments for their use in identifying high hazard traffic locations; 5) pilot studies of the distribution of data and analysis software to local governments; and 6) the effectiveness of comprehensive community traffic safety task forces. (For period 1987-1989).
Data Analyst on a research contract with Washington Water Power to assess public perceptions of the level and quality of services provided by Clallam County (Washington) (1988).
Data Analyst on a research contract to evaluate the personnel practices of Spokane County (Washington) (1987-1989).
Legal Research Consultant on a research contract from Whitman County (Washington) for the identification and verification of minor taxing district boundaries (1988).
Data Analyst on a research contract to assess citizen preferences for development and maintenance of the public parks in Spokane County (Washington) (1988).
Consultant on a research contract to assess citizen preferences
for development and maintenance of public facilities at Long Lake
(Washington) (1990).
Professional Organizations
American Society for Public Administration
[Section on Public Law and Administration]
[Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations]
[Section on Criminal Justice Administration]
Heart of Illinois Chapter, Member of Board of Directors, 1994-2000, 2001- 2004, President, 1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2002-2003.
American Political Science Association
[Section on Public Administration]
[Caucus for a New Political Science]
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Midwest Political Science Association
REFERENCES
Larry T. Aspin, Chair, Department of Political Science, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625 (309) 677-2496
Mark J. Gobeyn, Associate Professor of Political Science, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625 (309) 677-2497
Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr., Director, Division of Governmental Studies and Services, Department of Political Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4870, (509) 335-3329