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Chris Guerra

Assistant Professor
Criminal Justice and Security Studies
Chicano Studies, Languages, and Linguistics

Office Building: Education Building
Office Room: #111-L
Phone:
Email: cguerra7@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

Chris Guerra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice. His work focuses on immigration and antisocial behavior, criminological theory, policing issues, and cybercrime.

Awards and Honors

SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award - Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (02/11/2025)
New Scholar Award - Division on People of Color & Crime (DPCC) by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) (11/14/2024)
Career Enhancement Award - College of Liberal Arts, UTEP (10/01/2024)

Education

Ph D in Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University (2022)

Publications

Immigrant Generation and Direct Victimization: A Longitudinal Analysis of Previously Adjudicated Youth International Criminal Justice Review (2025), Chris Guerra.
Exploring the Relationship Between Immigration and Exposure to Criminal Victimization Among El Paso Latinas/os Journal of Crime and Justice 47 3 (2024), Chris Guerra, Carolina Licerio, Amanda J. Goodson.
Studying demographic shifts and homicide: The case of Texas and immigration status Temple University Press (2024), Erin A. Orrick, Chris Guerra, Alex R. Piquero.
Bridging immigrant crime, acculturation, and the life course: a broader perspective Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice 21 4 (2023), Chris Guerra, Jessica M. Craig.
Immigrant status and the desire for a low profile from police Ethnic and Racial Studies (2023), Chris Guerra, Theodore R. Curry.
Skin color and Latines’ perceptions of criminal injustice toward Black people: a path analysis Journal of Crime and Justice (2022), Alexander H. Updegrove, Maisha N. Cooper, Fei Luo, Chris Guerra.
A Systematic Review of Project Safe Neighborhoods Effects Justice Evaluation Journal (2022), Davis Shelfer, Christi L. Gullion, Chris Guerra, Yan Zhang, Jason R. Ingram.
The Immigrant Experience and Alcohol Use: Heart Rate as a Source of Risk and Resilience Prevention Science (2022), Chris Guerra, Eric J. Connolly, Danielle L. Boisvert .

Presentations

Latina/o Optimism and Views of The Police (2024), Volume San Francisco, CA, Chris Guerra.
Immigration Status and Victimization Trajectories Using the Pathways to Desistance Sample (2024), Volume Chicago, IL, Chris Guerra.
Exploring the Effect that Immigration Status has on Antisocial Behavior and Offending Patterns Among Justice-Involved Adolescents (2023), Volume Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chris Guerra, Meagan Docherty, Eric M. Cooke, Adam Watkins.
Lifetime Victimization and Self-Reported Offending Among a Sample of Unauthorized Latinos (2023), Volume National Harbor, Maryland , Chris Guerra, Mario Cano.
Considering the Impact of Immigrant Generation on Joint Trajectories of Offending and Victimization (2022), Volume Atlanta, Georgia , Chris Guerra.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ	16788
Fall 2025	CRIJ 4300 - Selected Topics - Crim Justice	14134
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	16640
Summer 2025	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	34034

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ	16788
Fall 2025	CRIJ 4300 - Selected Topics - Crim Justice	14134
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	16640
Spring 2025	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	21808	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I	24921	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	24549
Fall 2024	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	13122	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CRIJ 5331 - Communities and Crime	16497	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	17914
Summer 2024	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	34137
Spring 2024	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	22016	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	22925	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	25292
Fall 2023	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	13657	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ	15811	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I	15280
Summer 2023	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	31585	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CRIJ 5310 - Adv Criminological Theory	25322	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CRIJ 4300 - Selected Topics - Crim Justice	26518	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CHIC 4350 - Topics in Chicano Studies	23316	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	12743	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I	18338	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	21808	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I	24921	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	13122	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CRIJ 5331 - Communities and Crime	16497	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	22016	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	22925	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	13657	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ	15811	Evaluation
Summer 2023	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	31585	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CRIJ 5310 - Adv Criminological Theory	25322	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CRIJ 4300 - Selected Topics - Crim Justice	26518	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CHIC 4350 - Topics in Chicano Studies	23316	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ	12743	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I	18338	Evaluation

Bio

Chris Guerra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice. His work focuses on immigration and antisocial behavior, criminological theory, policing issues, and cybercrime.

Awards and Honors

SAGE Junior Faculty Professional Development Teaching Award - Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (02/11/2025)
New Scholar Award - Division on People of Color & Crime (DPCC) by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) (11/14/2024)
Career Enhancement Award - College of Liberal Arts, UTEP (10/01/2024)

Ph D in Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University (2022)

Publications

Immigrant Generation and Direct Victimization: A Longitudinal Analysis of Previously Adjudicated Youth International Criminal Justice Review (2025), Chris Guerra.
Exploring the Relationship Between Immigration and Exposure to Criminal Victimization Among El Paso Latinas/os Journal of Crime and Justice 47 3 (2024), Chris Guerra, Carolina Licerio, Amanda J. Goodson.
Studying demographic shifts and homicide: The case of Texas and immigration status Temple University Press (2024), Erin A. Orrick, Chris Guerra, Alex R. Piquero.
Bridging immigrant crime, acculturation, and the life course: a broader perspective Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice 21 4 (2023), Chris Guerra, Jessica M. Craig.
Immigrant status and the desire for a low profile from police Ethnic and Racial Studies (2023), Chris Guerra, Theodore R. Curry.

Presentations

Latina/o Optimism and Views of The Police (2024), Volume San Francisco, CA, Chris Guerra.
Immigration Status and Victimization Trajectories Using the Pathways to Desistance Sample (2024), Volume Chicago, IL, Chris Guerra.
Exploring the Effect that Immigration Status has on Antisocial Behavior and Offending Patterns Among Justice-Involved Adolescents (2023), Volume Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Chris Guerra, Meagan Docherty, Eric M. Cooke, Adam Watkins.
Lifetime Victimization and Self-Reported Offending Among a Sample of Unauthorized Latinos (2023), Volume National Harbor, Maryland , Chris Guerra, Mario Cano.
Considering the Impact of Immigrant Generation on Joint Trajectories of Offending and Victimization (2022), Volume Atlanta, Georgia , Chris Guerra.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ

Section

16788

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRIJ 4300 - Selected Topics - Crim Justice

Section

14134

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

16640

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

34034

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ

Section

16788

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRIJ 4300 - Selected Topics - Crim Justice

Section

14134

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

16640

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

21808

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I

Section

24921

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

24549

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

13122

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 5331 - Communities and Crime

Section

16497

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

17914

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

34137

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

22016

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

22925

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

25292

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

13657

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ

Section

15811

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I

Section

15280

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

31585

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 5310 - Adv Criminological Theory

Section

25322

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 4300 - Selected Topics - Crim Justice

Section

26518

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHIC 4350 - Topics in Chicano Studies

Section

23316

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

12743

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I

Section

18338

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

21808

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I

Section

24921

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

13122

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 5331 - Communities and Crime

Section

16497

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

22016

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

22925

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

13657

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ

Section

15811

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

31585

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 5310 - Adv Criminological Theory

Section

25322

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 4300 - Selected Topics - Crim Justice

Section

26518

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CHIC 4350 - Topics in Chicano Studies

Section

23316

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 3300 - Applied Research Methods in CJ

Section

12743

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I

Section

18338

Evaluation

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