CURRICULUM VITAE. PhD 2008 Criminal Justice. Sam Houston State University, TX.

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1 CURRICULUM VITAE Vidisha Barua Worley, Ph.D., Esquire Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice 316 DAL2, 7400 University Hills Boulevard, University of North Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas Ph No. (972) (O) PROFESSIONAL STATUS Admitted to the New York State Bar on June 24, EDUCATION PhD 2008 Criminal Justice. Sam Houston State University, TX. LLM 2004 Criminal Law. University at Buffalo Law School. State University of New York at Buffalo, NY. LLB 1998 University of Delhi, India. B.Ed M.A English Teaching Methodology. University of Delhi, India. English Literature. University of Delhi, India. B.A English Literature and Language. Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India. First Class Honors with Distinction. Third Rank in University. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (CRIMINAL JUSTICE / LEGAL) Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, University of North Texas at Dallas. Teaching areas include Criminology, Research Methods in Criminal Justice, Ethics in Criminal Justice, Correctional Case Management, Law and Social Problems, Criminal Law, and Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice Public Policy. August 2010 present. Contributing Editor, Criminal Law Bulletin. Writing the column, "From the Legal Literature." January 2010-present. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Penn State Altoona. Teaching areas include Politics of Terrorism, Juvenile Justice System, Courts and the Prosecution Process, and Ethics in Criminal Justice. August 2008 June

2 Doctoral Teaching Fellow, College of Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. Teaching areas include Professionalism and Ethics in Criminal Justice, White Collar Crimes, and Introduction to Methods of Research. August 2005 June Monograph Writer, Institute for the Study of Violent Groups, Huntsville, Texas. Wrote a monograph on terrorism in India, and compiled data about violent groups in South Asia. November August Research assistant to Prof Shubha Ghosh. University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. Research areas included Criminal Law Dimensions in Intellectual Property, and Domain Names in India. Feb Jan Executive Editor of Buffalo Criminal Law Review. Fall Research assistant to Prof Johanna Oreskovic. Research areas included International Human Rights issues. Summer Associate Attorney and Head of the Publication Division, Singhania & Co., New Delhi, India, one of the largest law firms in India. Responsibilities included editing in-house publications. Coordinated the production of an episode on Singhania & Co. for a British TV Company. July 1998-Oct PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (JOURNALISM) Senior Correspondent (Law), The Financial Express, New Delhi, India. Feb Jan Sub-Editor, Business Standard, New Delhi, India. Additionally covered the Delhi High Court as a law correspondent. Nov 1999-Feb Sub-Editor, The Asian Age, New Delhi, India. Filed stories occasionally. Jan 1997-July PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS Barua, V. (2006). Terrorism in India. Huntsville, TX: Sam Houston State University. Barua, V. (2002). Press and Media Law Manual. Delhi, India: Universal Book Trading Co. 2

3 PUBLICATIONS: REFEREED ARTICLES Worley, V.B., & Worley, R. M. (2011). Shocking Policy: Municipal Liability for the Use of Tasers and Stun Guns by the Police. Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations, 11(1), Pattanaik, J.K. & Worley, V.B. (2011). Job expectation, adjustment and coping mechanism among women in two police forces in India. Working Paper Series, International Police Executive Symposium, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, COGINTA, Working Paper No. 31, Available at Worley, R. M. & Worley, V.B. (2011) Guards gone wild: A self report study of correctional officer misconduct and the effect of institutional deviance on "care" within the Texas prison system. Deviant Behavior, 32(4), Worley, V.B. (2010) The Maldonado Dilemma: Is he or is he not intellectually disabled? Forum on Public Policy, 2010(3), Available at Worley, V.B., Worley, R. M., & Mullings, J. L. (2010). Rape Lore in Correctional Settings: Assessing Inmates Awareness of Sexual Coercion in Prisons. Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice, 7(1), Worley, V.B. (2010). Don t tase me, bro : Civil Liabilities for Use of ECDs by Jail and Prison Officers. Criminal Law Bulletin, 46(3), Barua, V. & Worley, R. M. (2009). Jailhouse shock: An examination of legal issues involving the use of tasers and stun guns on pre-trial detainees. Corrections Compendium, 34(2), 9--15, 23. Barua, V. (2009). Accountability and transparency of the federal judiciary. Criminal Law Bulletin, 45(3), Barua, V. (2008). Synthetic sanity : A way around the Eighth Amendment? Criminal Law Bulletin, 44(4), PUBLICATIONS: BOOK CHAPTERS (PEER-REVIEWED) Worley, V.B. (2010). Violence and warfare, In Birx, H.J. (Ed.) SAGE 21 st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Worley, R. M. & Worley, V.B. (2010). Deviant Behavior, In Birx, H.J. (Ed.) SAGE 21 st Century Anthropology: A Reference Handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 3

4 Worley, R. M. & Barua, V. (2009). Criminal Justice Ethics, In Miller, M. (Ed.) SAGE 21 st Century Criminology Reference Series. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. PUBLICATIONS: NON-REFEREED ARTICLES Worley, V.B., & Worley, R. M. (2011). Failure to Train Stuns Police Departments in the United States of America. The Voice. (Forthcoming) Barua, V. (2009). Book Review. Taser Electronic Control Devices and Sudden In- Custody Death: Separating Evidence from Conjecture. International Criminal Justice Review, 19(4), Barua, V. (2009). Book Review. The crisis of police liability lawsuits: Prevention and management. Criminal Justice Review, 34(4), Barua, V. (2007). Excessive use of force by the police Improper use of tasers and stun guns. The Graduate Research Exchange: Inquiry and Scholarship, Sam Houston State University, 1, Barua, V. (2006). Book Review. The lost lawyer: Failing ideals of the legal profession. ACJS Today, 31(3), PUBLICATIONS: BOOK REVIEW ESSAYS Worley, R. M. & Barua, V. (2010). Nine scorpions in a bottle: A review and synthesis of four titles related to an in-depth examination of the United States Supreme Court. Criminal Justice Review,35(1), Barua, V. (2007). Book Review Essay: Crime and social control in Pakistani society. Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture, 14(2), PUBLICATIONS: COLUMN Worley, V.B. (2011). "From the legal literature." War on Terror. Criminal Law Bulletin, 47(3), Forthcoming. Worley, V.B. (2011). "From the legal literature." Incarceration Issues and Juveniles. Criminal Law Bulletin, 47(3), Forthcoming. Worley, V.B. (2011). "From the legal literature." Cyberbullying. Criminal Law Bulletin, 47(2), Worley, V.B. (2011). "From the legal literature." International Sex Trafficking. Criminal Law Bulletin, 47(1),

5 Worley, V.B. (2010). "From the legal literature." Prison sexual violence. Criminal Law Bulletin, 46(6), Worley, V.B. (2010). "From the legal literature." Legal issues in an internet age. Criminal Law Bulletin, 46(5), Worley, V.B. (2010). "From the legal literature." (The) lot of migrant workers. Criminal Law Bulletin, 46(4), Worley, V.B. (2010). "From the legal literature." Toward a secure homeland. Criminal Law Bulletin, 46(3), Worley, V.B. (2010). "From the legal literature." Mental retardation: Age of onset violates equal protection. Criminal Law Bulletin, 46(2), Worley, V.B. (2010). "From the legal literature." Parens patriae: To be or not to be. Criminal Law Bulletin, 46(1), PUBLICATIONS: ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES (PEER-REVIEWED) Barua, V. (2009). Shakespeare s sonnets. In Birx, H.J. (Ed.) Encyclopedia on Time: Science, Philosophy, Theology, & Culture. 2, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Barua, V. (2007). Computer intrusions and intellectual property theft. Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism, 1, ABC-CLIO. Barua, V. (2007). Trade, banking and financial institution fraud. Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism, 1, ABC-CLIO. Barua, V. (2007). Credit, insurance and securities fraud and fraudulent bankruptcies. Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism, 1, ABC-CLIO. Barua, V. (2007). International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism, 1, ABC-CLIO. PUBLICATIONS: NEWSPAPERS Ghosh, S., & Barua, V. (2003). New Act Could Hamper Efforts To Contain Anticompetitive Trends in Economy. (Oped) Financial Express, India URL: Over 200 articles on intellectual property rights and other corporate law matters published in the Business Standard and The Financial Express, India. (July 2000-January 2003). URL: 5

6 WORKS IN PROGRESS Worley, V.B. & Vaughn, M.S. 'Shocking' Consequences: Police officer liability for the use of tasers and stun guns. (Submitted to Criminal Law Bulletin) Worley, R.M. & Worley, V.B. Games guards play: A self-report study of institutional deviance in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (Submitted to Criminal Justice Studies) Worley, V.B. & Worley, R.M. Taser's place in the use-of-force continuum. SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award Buffalo Criminal Law Center Fellowship, PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS Taser's Place in the Use-of-Force Continuum. Presented with Robert M. Worley at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. November Rape Lore in Correctional Settings: Assessing Inmates Awareness of Sexual Coercion in Prisons. Presented with Robert M. Worley at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Little Rock, AR. October Games Guards Play: A Self-Report Study of Institutional Deviance within the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Presented with Robert M. Worley at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Little Rock, AR. October Who are the Mentally Retarded?: Mental Health Debate Continues 7 Years Post-Atkins. An Analysis of Maldonado v. Thaler. Presented at the Oxford Round Table titled, Perspectives on Ethical Sentiments, Hertford College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. March A Shock To The System: Individual Officer Liability for the use of Tasers and Stun Guns. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA. February Guards Gone Wild: A Self Report Study of Correctional Officer Misconduct and the Effect of Care on Perceptions of Institutional Deviance in the Texas Prison System Presented with Robert M. Worley at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Laredo, TX. October

7 Sexual Suspects: A Comparison of the Techniques Employed by Inmate Manipulators and Pedophiles. Presented with Robert M. Worley at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA. March Qualitative Methods 101: Lessons Learned from a Self-Report Study of Correctional Officer Deviance. Presented with Robert M. Worley at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA. March "Don't tase me, bro! Police and prison officer liabilities for use of tasers and stun guns. Presented at the colloquium organized by the Division of Education, Human Development and Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona. December Legal liabilities for use of tasers and stun guns by jail and prison officers. Presented with Dr. Michael S. Vaughn at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, St. Louis, MO. November Jailhouse rock: An examination of current legal issues regarding the use of conducted energy devises on pre-trial detainees. Presented with Dr. Robert M. Worley at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Denver, CO. October Inmate perceptions of prison rape. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Cincinnati, OH. March Accountability and transparency of the federal judiciary. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. November Experiences in an American law school. Presented at a monthly meeting of the Rotary Club of Guwahati, Assam, India. May Excessive use of force by the police Improper use of tasers and stun guns. Presented at the 10th Annual Graduate Research Exchange, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX. March Legal liabilities for use of tasers and stun guns by the police. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Seattle, WA. March Synthetic sanity: A way around the Eighth Amendment? Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, CA. November Terrorism in India. Participated in a round table discussion on current issues in the war on terrorism at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Los Angeles, CA. November Rise and mushrooming of insurgent groups in Assam and the general angst at large. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Oklahoma City, OK. October

8 Terrorism in India. Presented at the Advisory Board Meeting of the Institute for the Study of Violent Groups, Huntsville, TX. May CHAIR OF PANELS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS Chair, Event 144: Liability and immunity for criminal justice personnel. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA. February Chair, Event 135: Examining victims of hate crimes. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA. March Chair, Event 315: Crime on college campuses. Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA. March GRANT WRITING WORK Wrote the literature review for the proposal to set up a Rural Crime Laboratory in Sam Houston State University to be funded by the National Institute of Justice up to an amount of approximately $1.1 million under the solicitation entitled NIJ FY08 Office of Science and Technology Congressionally Directed Awards. PARTICIPATION IN SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ACJS Professional Development Teaching Workshop. (February 23-24). Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, San Diego, CA. February ACJS Professional Development Teaching Workshop. (March 10-11). Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, MA. March MEMEBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Society of Criminology Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Alpha Phi Sigma Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Texas Association of Criminal Justice Educators Institute for Legal Studies in Criminal Justice 8

9 SERVICE TO THE DISCIPLINE / COMMUNITY Faculty advisor to Lambda Alpha Epsilon, University of North Texas at Dallas, present. Member of the ACJS Ad Hoc Committee on National Criminal Justice Month, present. Judge of the graduate and undergraduate student paper competitions, at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Little Rock, AR. October Faculty advisor to the Criminal Justice Organization, Penn State Altoona, Co-chair of the Membership Committee for the Division of International Criminology, American Society of Criminology. November 2008 to present. Judge of the graduate and undergraduate student paper competitions, at the Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice, Denver, CO. October Mentor for the American Society of Criminology Mentoring Program for Students. October 2008 to present. JOURNAL REVIEWER International Criminal Justice Review War Crimes, Genocide, & Crimes against Humanity Southwest Journal of Criminal Justice. CITED BY OTHERS Barua, V. (2008). Synthetic sanity : A way around the Eighth Amendment? Criminal Law Bulletin, 44(4), Cited in Bessler, J.D. (2009). Revisiting Beccaria's Vision: The Enlightenment, America's Death Penalty, And The Abolition Movement. Northwestern Journal of Law and Social Policy, 4(2),

10 Cited in Entzeroth, L.S. (2009). The illusion of sanity: The constitutional and moral danger of medicating condemned prisoners in order to execute them. Tennessee Law Review, 76,