Ñý¼§Ö±²¥

Personal Summary

Dr. James Tuttle is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥, beginning his appointment in the Fall of 2020. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Tuttle worked as an Assistant Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Saint Francis (Indiana) from the Fall of 2018 to the Spring of 2020. In 2018, Dr. Tuttle was awarded a Ph.D. in Sociology (with a concentration in Crime, Deviance, and Social Control) from North Carolina State University.

Education

• Ph.D., Sociology, North Carolina State University
• M.S., Sociology, North Carolina State University
• B.S., Sociology and Psychology, McPherson College

Courses Taught

Autumn 2024

• SOCI 496: Public Service (Online)
• SOCI 498: Internship - SERV (Online)
• SOCI 598: Sociology Internship (Online)

Projects

Funded Research

Jackson Bunch, Mark Heirigs, and James Tuttle (Co-Principal Investigator). (2023-2024). “Analysis of Calibrate Pretrial Diversion Program.” Missoula County Attorney’s Office.·Total Amount Awarded: $25,716

Jackson Bunch, Mark Heirigs, and James Tuttle (Co-Principal Investigator). (2021-2022). “Factors Impacting Recidivism among Persons under Supervision by US Probation in Montana.” United States Probation, District of Montana.·Total Amount Awarded: $99,431

Selected Publications

Publications

Books

Tuttle, James. (Forthcoming: April 2025). “Crime Wave: The American Homicide Epidemic.” New York University Press.

Pre-order you own copy: https://nyupress.org/9781479831159/crime-wave/

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Boos, Lauren* and James Tuttle. (Forthcoming: 2024). “Community Perceptions of Restorative Justice Programs: Liability or Asset to Broader Implementation?” Sociation, 24(2): 1-13.     

 *Graduate Student Co-author

Tuttle, James, Mark Heirigs, and Jackson Bunch. (2024). “Employment and Recidivism on Federal Probation: A Comparison between Whites and Native Americans under Supervision.” Journal of Crime and Justice. (Online First).

Tuttle, James. (2024). “The End of the Age-Crime Curve? A Historical Comparison of Male Arrest Rates in the United States, 1985-2019.” British Journal of Criminology, 64(3): 638-655.*

            *Featured in the April 2024 New York State Youth Justice Institute Webinar

Tuttle, James, Gregorio Gimenez, and Beatriz Barrado. (2023). “The Societal Context of School-Based Bullying Victimization: An Application of Institutional Anomie Theory in a Cross-National Sample.” Journal of School Violence, 22(1): 28-43.

Tuttle, James. (2022). “Inequality, Concentrated Disadvantage, and Homicide: Towards a Multi-Level Theory of Economic Inequality and Crime.” International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 46(3): 215-232.

Tuttle, James, Patricia L. McCall, and Kenneth C. Land. (2021). “The Crime Decline in Cross-National Context: A Panel Analysis of Homicide Rates within Latent Trajectory Groups.” Global Crime, 22(3): 240-264.

Tuttle, James. (2019). “Murder in the Shadows: Evidence for an Institutional Legitimacy Theory of Crime.” International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 43(1): 13-27.*

            *Student Paper Competition Winner: Division of International Criminology, American Society of Criminology  

Tuttle, James, Patricia L. McCall, and Kenneth C. Land. (2018). “Latent Trajectories of Cross-National Homicide Trends: Structural Characteristics of Underlying Groups.” Homicide Studies, 22(4): 343-369.

Tuttle, James. (2018). “Specifying the Effect of Social Welfare Expenditures on Homicide and Suicide: A Cross-National, Longitudinal Examination of the Stream Analogy of Lethal Violence.” Justice Quarterly, 35(1): 87-113.

Chapters in Edited Volumes

Tuttle, James, Patricia L. McCall, and Kenneth C. Land. (2024). “Social Structure and Homicide.” Pp. 79-94 in Taking Stock of Homicide: Trends, Emerging Themes, and Challenges. Edited by Karen F. Parker, Richard Stansfield, and Ashley M. Mancik. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.

Tuttle, James. (2020). “Increasing Incarceration Rates and the Homicide Decline Among OECD Nations, 1993-2005.” Homicide: Risk Factors, Trends, and Prevention Strategies. New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Technical Reports

Bunch, Jackson, Mark Heirigs, and James Tuttle. (2024). “Evaluating the Calibrate Pretrial Diversion Program: Assessing Outcomes, Effectiveness, & Long-Term Impact.” Submitted to Missoula County Attorney’s Office.

Bunch, Jackson, Mark Heirigs, and James Tuttle. (2022). “Predictors of Success and Revocation: An Examination of Offenders under Federal Probation in the District of Montana.” Submitted to the Office of Federal Probation, District of Montana.

Professional Experience

• 2020-Present - Assistant Professor of Sociology & Criminology, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥
• 2018-2020 - Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology, University of Saint Francis
• 2014-2018 - Graduate Instructor, North Carolina State University