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Melinda Tasca

Associate Professor
Criminal Justice and Security Studies

Office Building: Education Building
Office Room: 111-Q
Phone: (915) 747-6535
Email: mtasca@utep.edu

Bio

No info available.

Education

Ph D in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University (2014)
MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University (2009)

Publications

Conditions of Contact: Reexamining the Relationship between Prison Visitation and Recidivism Justice Quarterly (2021), Turanovic, J.J. , Melinda .
A systematic and meta-analytic review of the literature on correctional officers: Identifying new avenues for research. Journal of Criminal Justice 60 (2019), Butler, H.D., Melinda S. Tasca, Zhang, Y, Carpenter, C.
Disparities in women’s prison sentences: Exploring the nexus between motherhood, drug offense, and sentence length. Feminist Criminology 14 (2019), Melinda S. , Cho, A.
Inmates’ experiences with prison visitation. Justice Quarterly 36 (2019), Turanovic, J, Melinda S. Tasca.
The role of parental status and involvement in sentence length decisions: A comparison of men and women sentenced to prison. Crime and Delinquency 65 (2019), Melinda S. , Cho, A, Spohn, C, Rodriguez, N .

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

TOWARD A MODEL FOR MEANINGFUL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT WITHIN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I	13523	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	17967
Fall 2024	CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy	13518	Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Summer 2024	CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I	32029	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	26105
Spring 2024	CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice	23468	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I	17471
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	15309
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy	14178	Syllabus
Summer 2023	CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice	35579	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I	27765
Spring 2023	CRIJ 5340 - Seminar Selected Topics	26530	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice	23852	Syllabus
Fall 2022	CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy	18328	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy	18065	Syllabus
Spring 2021	CRIJ 5350 - Program Evaluation and EBPs	28309	Syllabus
Fall 2020	CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy	18649	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Summer 2024	CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I	32029	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice	23468	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy	14178	Evaluation
Summer 2023	CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice	35579	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CRIJ 5340 - Seminar Selected Topics	26530	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice	23852	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy	18328	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy	18065	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CRIJ 5350 - Program Evaluation and EBPs	28309	Evaluation
Fall 2020	CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy	18649	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Ph D in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University (2014)
MS in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University (2009)

Publications

Conditions of Contact: Reexamining the Relationship between Prison Visitation and Recidivism Justice Quarterly (2021), Turanovic, J.J. , Melinda .
A systematic and meta-analytic review of the literature on correctional officers: Identifying new avenues for research. Journal of Criminal Justice 60 (2019), Butler, H.D., Melinda S. Tasca, Zhang, Y, Carpenter, C.
Disparities in women’s prison sentences: Exploring the nexus between motherhood, drug offense, and sentence length. Feminist Criminology 14 (2019), Melinda S. , Cho, A.
Inmates’ experiences with prison visitation. Justice Quarterly 36 (2019), Turanovic, J, Melinda S. Tasca.
The role of parental status and involvement in sentence length decisions: A comparison of men and women sentenced to prison. Crime and Delinquency 65 (2019), Melinda S. , Cho, A, Spohn, C, Rodriguez, N .

Presentations

No info available.

TOWARD A MODEL FOR MEANINGFUL FAMILY ENGAGEMENT AND SUPPORT WITHIN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I

Section

13523

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

17967

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy

Section

13518

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I

Section

32029

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

26105

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice

Section

23468

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I

Section

17471

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

15309

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy

Section

14178

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice

Section

35579

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I

Section

27765

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 5340 - Seminar Selected Topics

Section

26530

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice

Section

23852

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy

Section

18328

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy

Section

18065

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRIJ 5350 - Program Evaluation and EBPs

Section

28309

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy

Section

18649

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CRIJ 1301 - Intro to Criminal Justice I

Section

32029

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice

Section

23468

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy

Section

14178

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice

Section

35579

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 5340 - Seminar Selected Topics

Section

26530

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 4314 - Women in Criminal Justice

Section

23852

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy

Section

18328

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy

Section

18065

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRIJ 5350 - Program Evaluation and EBPs

Section

28309

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CRIJ 5315 - Sem Criminal Justice Policy

Section

18649

Evaluation

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