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1 ROBERT J. NORRIS School of Criminal Justice University at Albany, SUNY Cell: (336) Western Ave, DR-211 Fax: (518) Albany, NY EDUCATION Present Ph.D. candidate (ABD), School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, SUNY (expected May 2015) Dissertation: The New Civil Rights : The Innocence Movement and American Criminal Justice Committee: James Acker (Co-chair), Alissa Worden (Co-chair), Frankie Bailey, Allison Redlich, Richard Leo (University of San Francisco School of Law) 2011 M.A., School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, SUNY 2009 B.A., summa cum laude, Sociology, minor in History, UNC-Greensboro RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Social change and legal reform; Criminal justice process and decision-making; Miscarriages of justice and wrongful conviction; Interrogations, confessions, and plea bargaining PUBLICATIONS Edited Volume Redlich, Allison D., James R. Acker, Robert J. Norris, and Catherine L. Bonventre (Eds.) Examining Wrongful Convictions: Stepping Back, Moving Forward. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. Journal and Law Review Articles Bushway, Shawn D., Allison D. Redlich, and Robert J. Norris. In press. An Explicit Test of Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of the Trial. Criminology. Norris, Robert J. and Allison D. Redlich. In press. Seeking Justice, Compromising Truth? Criminal Admissions and the Prisoner s Dilemma. Albany Law Review 77. R. Norris C.V. 1

2 Norris, Robert J. and Catherine L. Bonventre Advancing Wrongful Conviction Scholarship: Towards New Conceptual Frameworks. Justice Quarterly. Published online. doi: / Norris, Robert J Assessing Compensation Statutes for the Wrongly Convicted. Criminal Justice Policy Review 23: Norris, Robert J., Catherine L. Bonventre, Allison D. Redlich, and James R. Acker Than That One Innocent Suffer : Evaluating State Safeguards Against Wrongful Convictions. Albany Law Review 74: Book Chapters Bonventre, Catherine L., Robert J. Norris, and Emily West Studying Innocence: Advancing Methods and Data. In Examining Wrongful Convictions: Stepping Back, Moving Forward, edited by Allison D. Redlich, James R. Acker, Robert J. Norris, and Catherine L. Bonventre, Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press. Norris, Robert J Exoneree Compensation: Current Policies and Future Outlook. In Wrongful Conviction and Criminal Justice Reform: Making Justice, edited by Marvin Zalman and Julia Carrano, New York: Routledge. Norris, Robert J. and Allison D. Redlich At-risk Populations Under Investigation and At Trial. In Conviction of the Innocent: Lessons from Psychological Research, edited by Brian L. Cutler, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press. Reports and Miscellaneous Publications Redlich, Allison D., Shawn D. Bushway, Robert J. Norris, and Shi Yan Bargaining in the Shadow of Trial: Exploring the Reach of Evidence Outside the Jury Box. Final Report to the National Institute of Justice. Norris, Robert J. and Allison D. Redlich False and Coerced Confession. Oxford Bibliographies Online. Oxford University Press. Norris, Robert J. and Allison D. Redlich (Column co-editors) present. Actual Innocence Research. American Psychology-Law Society Newsletter. MANUSCRIPTS IN PROGRESS Police Culture and Interrogation Tactics. (with Jeaneé C. Miller) (supported by the Gloria R. DeSole Endowment Award, University at Albany). In progress. Bargaining in the Shadow of Trial: The Impact of Evidence at Trial and On Pleas. (with Allison D. Redlich and Shawn D. Bushway). In progress. R. Norris C.V. 2

3 PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES Conference Organizing Co-organizer (with Catherine Bonventre and David McClure), Miscarriages of Justice, Ongoing series of thematically organized sessions within the American Society of Criminology program; Each year, 5-6 sessions are planned and organized to bring together scholars and policymakers around key questions in the field of miscarriages of justice; Total number of sessions to-date is 23. Papers Presented at Professional Meetings Norris, Robert J. The New Civil Rights? Examining Innocence as a Social Movement. To be presented at the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November Miller, Jeaneé C. and Robert J. Norris. Guilty Minds: Officer Experience, Police Culture, and Interrogation Tactics. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November Bushway, Shawn D., Allison D. Redlich, Shi Yan, and Robert J. Norris. Explaining the Value of a Plea Deal Using Prosecutors Case Files. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November Norris, Robert J. The Past, Present, and Future of Exoneree Compensation Statutes. The Innocence Network Conference, Charlotte, NC, April Redlich, Allison D., Shawn D. Bushway, Robert J. Norris, and Shi Yan. The Influence of Confession Statements on Guilty Pleas. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR, March Norris, Robert J. and Catherine L. Bonventre. Criminal Justice Theory and Wrongful Conviction Research. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November, Bushway, Shawn D., Allison D. Redlich, Robert J. Norris, and Shi Yan. Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of the Indictment. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November Norris, Robert J., Allison D. Redlich, and Shawn D. Bushway. Bargaining in the Shadow of Trial? Exploring the Reach of Evidence Outside the Jury Box. Poster presentation, National Institute of Justice Conference, Arlington, VA, June Miller, Jeaneé C. and Robert J. Norris. Officer Experience, Police Culture, and Interrogation Practices. Poster presentation, American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March R. Norris C.V. 3

4 Norris, Robert J., Allison D. Redlich, and Shawn D. Bushway. Exploring the Role of Evidence Outside the Jury Box. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March Bushway, Shawn D., Allison D. Redlich, and Robert J. Norris. A Direct Test of Plea Bargaining in the Shadow of the Trial. American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March Bonventre, Catherine L., Robert J. Norris, Allison D. Redlich, and James R. Acker. Safeguarding the Innocent: A Report Card for the States. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November, Norris, Robert J. and Allison D. Redlich. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Exoneration Compensation Statutes. The 4 th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, FL, March Redlich, Allison D. and Robert J. Norris. Exploring False Admissions with the Prisoner s Dilemma. The 4 th International Congress on Psychology and Law, Miami, FL, March Norris, Robert J., Catherine L. Bonventre, Allison D. Redlich, and James R. Acker. Preliminary Assessments of State-level Wrongful Conviction Policies. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November Redlich, Allison D. and Robert J. Norris. Using the Prisoner s Dilemma to Examine True and False Guilty Pleas. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November Chaired Conference Sessions Miscarriages of Justice: Criminal Interrogations, Confessions, and Wrongful Convictions. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November Miscarriages of Justice IV: New Criminal Justice and Legal Perspectives. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, November Miscarriages of Justice III: Legal Research on Wrongful Convictions. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., November TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Courses Taught Punishment and Corrections (Instructor, 2 semesters, 1 online summer term) R. Norris C.V. 4

5 Introduction to Law and Criminal Justice (Discussion Leader, 2 semesters) Moot Court (Teaching Assistant, 1 semester) Teaching Development Online Course Development (Semester-long workshop on the pedagogy of online teaching and learning, including theory, mechanics, and best practices) Research Positions Research Assistant for Drs. Allison D. Redlich & Shawn D. Bushway ( ) for National Institute of Justice, Bargaining in the Shadow of Trial: Exploring the Reach of Evidence Outside the Jury Box Two-phase project exploring the decision-making of legal actors in the context of plea bargaining. Phase I was an online survey of more than 1,500 prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges. Phase II involved the examination of closed case files from two District Attorney Offices. Responsibilities included: Implementation of Phase I survey; Development of Phase II coding instrument; Collection, management, preparation, and preliminary analysis of survey and case file data; Preparation of manuscripts GRANT ACTIVITY Submitted National Science Foundation, Elephants in the Courtroom: Examining Overlooked Issues in Wrongful Convictions, Co-Principal Investigator [PI: Allison D. Redlich; Co-PIs: James R. Acker, Catherine L. Bonventre] Dissertation Research Fellowship University at Albany 2013 Dissertation Research Award Benevolent Association, University at Albany 2012 Gloria R. DeSole Endowment Award Initiatives for Women, University at Albany (with Jeaneé C. Miller) 2010, 2013 Travel Grant Graduate Student Organization, University at Albany HONORS AND AWARDS 2011 Frank Remington Award for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany 2009 Josephine Hege Award for Graduate Studies Phi Beta Kappa Phi Beta Kappa National Liberal Arts Honor Society Phi Beta Delta International Scholars Honor Society R. Norris C.V. 5

6 University Student Excellence Award UNCG David and Marlene Pratto Outstanding Criminology Student Award Department of Sociology, UNCG 2008 Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor Society H. Michael Weaver Award UNCG International Programs, travel award to study abroad at Manchester Metropolitan University (England) David and Marlene Pratto Scholarship Department of Sociology, UNCG PROFESSIONAL AND SERVICE ACTIVITIES Publication and Conference Submission Reviewer Journal referee: Law & Society Review; International Journal of Law, Crime, and Justice; The Sociological Quarterly; Criminal Justice Policy Review Proposal reviewer, American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference (2012) Invited student editor, Albany Law Review Annual Miscarriages of Justice Issue (2011, 2012) Departmental Service President, Graduate Student Association Vice President, Graduate Student Association Student Representative, Graduate Curriculum Committee First Year Ph.D. Student Representative, Graduate Student Association PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences American Society of Criminology American Sociological Association Law and Society Association R. Norris C.V. 6