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Emily Berthelot, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
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Summary

Emily Berthelot’s research has evolved from an early focus on the epidemiology of victimization risk and offending patterns to a broader examination of how individuals and institutions perceive, experience and respond to crime, law and authority. Grounded in a commitment to social and economic equality, her work integrates theoretical frameworks across criminology, sociology, social psychology and public policy. Her recent scholarship examines fear of crime and fear of institutional authority, public perceptions of legitimacy and fairness within the justice system, organizational trust among justice system professionals and the measurement of complex social attitudes related to crime and punishment. Across these areas, she investigates how structural inequality, institutional practices and social context shape perceptions, behavior and outcomes within communities and justice system organizations.

Research interests

  • Violent offending and victimization
  • Homicide studies
  • Fear of crime
  • Public perceptions of punishment
  • Public perceptions of institutional authority
  • Subcultures of violence
  • Race/ethnicity and crime
  • Inequality and crime
  • Macro criminology
  • Public health and mortality

Publications

* denotes graduate student co-author:

  • Fine, A., Berthelot, E. R., & Marsh, S. (2025). . Behavioral Sciences, 15(4), 476.
  • Etopio, A. L., & Berthelot, E. R. (2024). . Survey Research Methods.
  • Hogan, N., Lambert, E., Lanterman, J., & Berthelot, E. R. (2024). . Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law.
  • Etopio, A. L., & Berthelot, E. R. (2022). . Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society, 23(1), 46–67.
  • Lambert, E., Berthelot, E. R., Morrow, W., Block, L., & Hogan, N. (2021). . The Prison Journal, 101(5), 553–574.
  • Lambert, E., Hogan, N., Block, L., Berthelot, E. R., & Morrow, W. (2020). Examining the relationship between supervisor trust and administration trust with job involvement among private prison staff. Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society.
  • Morrow, W. J., Berthelot, E. R., & Vickovic, S. G. (2018). . Criminal Justice Studies, 31(4), 368–387.
  • Berthelot, E. R., McNeal, B. A., & Baldwin, J. M. (2018). . American Journal of Criminal Justice, 43(4), 768–791. 
  • Thomas, S. A., Burgason, K., Brown, T. C., & Berthelot, E. R. (2017). . Criminal Justice Studies, 30(4), 401–420.
  • Sobba, K., Branham, B. F., & Berthelot, E. R. (2017). . Journal of Criminal Psychology, 7(1), 29–46.
  • Drawve, G., Moak, S., & Berthelot, E. R. (2016). . Policing and Society, 26(3), 312–331.
  • Berthelot, E. R., Brown, T. C., Thomas, S. A., & Burgason, K. A. (2016). . Homicide Studies, 20(2), 103–128.
  • Berthelot, E. R., Brown, T. C., Drawve, G., & Burgason, K. A. (2015). . Deviant Behavior, 36(8), 605–624.
  • Burgason, K., Thomas, S. A., Berthelot, E. R., & Burkey, C. (2014). . Deviant Behavior, 35(7), 534–554.
  • Brown, T. C., Forsyth, C. J., & Berthelot, E. R. (2014). . The Social Science Journal, 51(2), 219–230.
  • Burgason, K., Thomas, S., & Berthelot, E. R. (2014). . Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29(3), 371–393.
  • Berthelot, E. R. (n.d.). Southern cities post-Katrina: The effect of social disorganization in New Orleans and Houston neighborhoods. In T. Saito (Ed.), Major disaster and crime.
  • Berthelot, E. R., Blanchard, T. C., & Brown, T. C. (2011). Commuting and theft: The effect of journey-to-work patterns on crime rates. Kentucky Journal of Anthropology and Sociology, 1(2), 39–54.
  • Brown, T. C., Bankston, W. B., Forsyth, C. J., & Berthelot, E. R. (2011). . Sociology Mind, 1(3), 96–104.
  • Lee, M. R., & Berthelot, E. R. (2010). . Annals of Epidemiology, 20(5), 371–379.
  • Mire, S., Hanser, R. D., & Can, S. H. (Eds.). (2010). Criminal justice in action: Essential readings for the practitioner. Serials Publications. (Reprinted from Berthelot, E. R. (2007). The Scots-Irish and the Southern culture of violence: An empirical analysis. International Journal of Crime, Criminal Justice, and Law, 2(2), 249–262.)
  • Blanchard, T. C., & Berthelot, E. R. (2008). The supply side of crime: Assessing the impact of current work patterns and offender activities on burglary rates. International Journal of Crime, Criminal Justice, and Law, 3(2), 71–79.
  • Berthelot, E. R., Blanchard, T. C., & Brown, T. C. (2008). Scots-Irish women and the Southern culture of violence: The influence of Scots-Irish females on high rates of Southern violence. Southern Rural Sociology, 23(2), 157–170.
  • Berthelot, E. R. (2007). The Scots-Irish and the Southern culture of violence: An empirical analysis. International Journal of Crime, Criminal Justice, and Law, 2(2), 249–262.

Media

  • May 12, 2010: Press release from Louisiana State University Media Relations
  • May 13, 2010: Featured on MedicalNewsToday.com
  • May 31, 2010: Featured on ScienceDaily.com
  • June 1, 2010: Featured on EmpowHER.com
  • June 2, 2010: Featured on Paging Dr. Gupta, CNN.com
  • September 2, 2010: Featured on MDLinx.com

Curriculum Vitae

Ph.D. students

Education

  • Ph.D., Sociology, Louisiana State University, 2010
  • M.A., Sociology, Louisiana State University, 2007
  • B.A., Sociology (Concentration in Criminology), Louisiana State University, 2004