FACULTY PROFILES

Theodore R. Curry

Associate Chair
Department of Criminal Justice & Security Studies

Associate Professor
Criminal Justice and Security Studies

Office Building: Education Building
Office Room: 111
Phone: (915) 747-6527
Email: trcurry@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Unpublished Faculty Paper Award - Southwest Social Science Association (11/13/2020)
Outstanding Performance Award - Office or Research and Sponsored Projects (05/05/2013)
Faculty Development Grant - University of Texas at El Paso (01/01/2001-12/31/2001)
Outstanding Dissertation Award - Washington State University (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)
Graduate Student Travel Award - Washington State University (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
Joseph DeMartini Award - Washington State University (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
Ann Madsen DePew Memorial Scholarship - Washington State University (01/01/1996-12/31/1996)
Gene Carte Graduate Student Paper Competition Award (3rd place) - American Society of Criminology (01/01/1996-12/31/1996)
Travel Grant - University of Oklahoma (01/01/1994-12/31/1994)
Merit Scholarship - University of Tulsa (01/01/1987-12/31/1987)
Presidential Scholarship - University of Tulsa (01/01/1987-12/31/1987)

Education

Ph D in Sociology, Washington State University (2001)
MA in Sociology, University of Oklahoma (1994)
BA in Psychology, University of Tulsa (1991)

Publications

Differential Coercion and Social Support Theory: A Test of Mediating Relationships Across Multiple Types of Deviance Deviant Behavior (2025), Egbert Zavala, Theodore R. Curry.
Criminogenic risk factors among immigrants in the U.S.- México border region Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (2025), Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry, Betel Hernandez, Elena T. Vaudreuil, Osvaldo F. Morera.
Criminogenic risk factors among immigrants in the U.S.–México border region Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 31 (2025), Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry, Betel Hernandez, Elena Vaudreuil, Osvaldo F. Morera.
Immigrant status and the desire for a low profile from police Ethnic and Racial Studies (2023), Chris Guerra, Theodore R. Curry.
Cybercrime Perpetration Theories Oxford University Press (2023), Theodore R. Curry.
Expanding and Testing A Latinx Differential Coercion and Social Support Theory of Crime Journal of Interpersonal Violence 38 1-2 (2023), Theodore R. Curry, Egbert Zavala.
Expanding and Testing a Latinx Differential Coercion and Social Support Theory of Crime Journal of Interpersonal Violence (2022), Theodore R. Curry, Egbert Zavala.
Citizenship profiling and diminishing procedural justice: local immigration enforcement and the reduction of police legitimacy among individuals and in Latina/o neighbourhoods Ethnic and Racial Studies 44 1 (2021), Maria C. Morales, Theodore R. Curry.

Presentations

Criminogenic risk factors among immigrants in the U.S.- México border region (2025), Volume El Paso, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry.
Criminogenic risk factors among immigrants in the U.S.- México border region (2025), Volume UTEP, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry.
A Decade of Research from the El Paso Neighborhood Survey Project: Lessons Learned and Advances in Understanding Criminality and Policing among Latinx and Immigrant Populations (2024), Volume San Francisco, CA, Theodore R. Curry, Maria C. Morales.
Assessing the relationships between criminogenic risk factors and perceived social support among US-born citizens, documented immigrants, and undocumented immigrants. (2023), Volume El Paso TX, Isaac Romero, Theodore R. Curry, Jennifer L. Eno Louden.
Assessing the relationships between criminogenic risk factors and perceived social support among US-born citizens, documented immigrants, and undocumented immigrants. (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Isaac Romero, Theodore R. Curry, Jennifer L. Eno Louden.
Understanding crime on the US- México border: Assessing criminogenic risk for US-born citizens and people who have immigrated. (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Betel Hernandez, Valeria Torres-Rivera, Areceli Garcia, Isaac Romero, Andrea Martinez, Elena Vaudreuil, Theodore R. Curry.
Victimization experiences of justice-involved U.S. citizens and immigrants (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Valeria Torres-Rivera, Betel Hernandez, Isaac Romero, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry.
Assessing the relationships between criminogenic risk factors and perceived social support among US-born citizens, documented immigrants, and undocumented immigrants. (2023), Isaac Romero, Theodore R. Curry, Jennifer L. Eno Louden.
Understanding crime on the US-México border: Assessing criminogenic risk for US-born citizens and people who have immigrated (2023), Volume Philadelphia, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Betel Hernandez, Valeria Torres-Rivera, Araceli Garcia, Isaac Romero, Maria Torres, Andrea Martinez, Elena T. Vaudreuil, Theodore R. Curry.
Victimization experiences of justice-involved U.S. citizens and immigrants. (2023), Maria Torres, Betel Hernandez, Isaac Romero, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry.
Crime among U.S. citizens and immigrants in El Paso, Texas (2022), Volume Atlanta GA, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry, Elena Vaudreuil.
Crime among U.S. citizens and immigrants in El Paso, Texas (2022), Volume Atlanta, GA, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry, Elena T. Vaudreuil.
Predictors of willingness to cooperate with the police among Latinx neighborhoods (2022), Volume Denver, Chelsea C. Queen, Perla C. Perez, Kityara James, Osvaldo F. Morera, Anna D. Drozdova, Theodore R. Curry.
Predictors of willingness to cooperate with the police among Latinx neighborhoods (2022), Volume Denver CO, Chelsea Queen, P Perez, Osvaldo F. Morera, A Drozdova, Theodore R. Curry.
Predictors of willingness to cooperate with the police among Latinx neighborhoods. (2022), Chelsea Queen, Perla Perez, Kityara James, Osvaldo F. Morera, Anna D. Drozdova, Theodore R. Curry.
Individual-Level and Neighborhood-Level Effects of Perceived Police Cooperation (2021), Volume Chicago IL, Nicole Cebak, Mario Cano, Theodore R. Curry.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2026	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	11054	Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Summer 2026	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	32018	Syllabus
Spring 2026	CRIJ 5390 - Capstone in Criminology/CJ	23340
Fall 2025	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	11144	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ	12867	Syllabus
Summer 2025	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	32143
Spring 2025	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	25426	Syllabus
Spring 2025	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	24033
Fall 2024	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	11267	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	15849
Fall 2024	CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ	13191	Syllabus
Summer 2024	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	32360
Spring 2024	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	24884	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	28005
Fall 2023	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	11679	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	17411
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ	13746	Syllabus
Summer 2023	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	34609	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	23227	Syllabus Additional File
Spring 2023	CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I	26291
Fall 2022	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	18340	Syllabus Additional File
Fall 2022	CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ	17153	Syllabus
Summer 2022	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	35368	Syllabus
Spring 2022	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	24682	Syllabus
Spring 2022	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	27027	Syllabus
Spring 2022	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	29703
Fall 2021	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	15244	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	18031	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	19602
Summer 2021	CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice	35205	Syllabus
Spring 2021	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	28211	Syllabus
Spring 2021	CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ	28308	Syllabus
Spring 2021	CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II	29524
Fall 2020	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	12907	Syllabus
Fall 2020	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	18634	Syllabus
Fall 2020	CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I	19733
Summer 2020	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	35845	Syllabus Additional File
Spring 2020	CRIJ 5331 - Communities and Crime	28275	Syllabus
Fall 2019	CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice	18039	Syllabus
Fall 2019	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	13441	Syllabus
Summer 2019	CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice	34912
Spring 2019	CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice	22818	Syllabus Additional File
Spring 2019	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	24171	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	26157	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2026	CRIJ 5390 - Capstone in Criminology/CJ	23340	Evaluation
Fall 2025	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	11144	Evaluation
Fall 2025	CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ	12867	Evaluation
Summer 2025	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	32143	Evaluation
Spring 2025	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	25426	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	11267	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ	13191	Evaluation
Summer 2024	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	32360	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	24884	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	11679	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ	13746	Evaluation
Summer 2023	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	34609	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	23227	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	18340	Evaluation
Fall 2022	CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ	17153	Evaluation
Summer 2022	CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film	35368	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	24682	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	27027	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	15244	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	18031	Evaluation
Summer 2021	CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice	35205	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CRIJ 3313 - Criminology	28211	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ	28308	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Unpublished Faculty Paper Award - Southwest Social Science Association (11/13/2020)
Outstanding Performance Award - Office or Research and Sponsored Projects (05/05/2013)
Faculty Development Grant - University of Texas at El Paso (01/01/2001-12/31/2001)
Outstanding Dissertation Award - Washington State University (01/01/2000-12/31/2000)
Graduate Student Travel Award - Washington State University (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
Joseph DeMartini Award - Washington State University (01/01/1999-12/31/1999)
Ann Madsen DePew Memorial Scholarship - Washington State University (01/01/1996-12/31/1996)
Gene Carte Graduate Student Paper Competition Award (3rd place) - American Society of Criminology (01/01/1996-12/31/1996)
Travel Grant - University of Oklahoma (01/01/1994-12/31/1994)
Merit Scholarship - University of Tulsa (01/01/1987-12/31/1987)
Presidential Scholarship - University of Tulsa (01/01/1987-12/31/1987)

Ph D in Sociology, Washington State University (2001)
MA in Sociology, University of Oklahoma (1994)
BA in Psychology, University of Tulsa (1991)

Publications

Differential Coercion and Social Support Theory: A Test of Mediating Relationships Across Multiple Types of Deviance Deviant Behavior (2025), Egbert Zavala, Theodore R. Curry.
Criminogenic risk factors among immigrants in the U.S.- México border region Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (2025), Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry, Betel Hernandez, Elena T. Vaudreuil, Osvaldo F. Morera.
Criminogenic risk factors among immigrants in the U.S.–México border region Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 31 (2025), Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry, Betel Hernandez, Elena Vaudreuil, Osvaldo F. Morera.
Immigrant status and the desire for a low profile from police Ethnic and Racial Studies (2023), Chris Guerra, Theodore R. Curry.
Cybercrime Perpetration Theories Oxford University Press (2023), Theodore R. Curry.

Presentations

Criminogenic risk factors among immigrants in the U.S.- México border region (2025), Volume El Paso, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry.
Criminogenic risk factors among immigrants in the U.S.- México border region (2025), Volume UTEP, Jennifer L. Eno Louden, Theodore R. Curry.
A Decade of Research from the El Paso Neighborhood Survey Project: Lessons Learned and Advances in Understanding Criminality and Policing among Latinx and Immigrant Populations (2024), Volume San Francisco, CA, Theodore R. Curry, Maria C. Morales.
Assessing the relationships between criminogenic risk factors and perceived social support among US-born citizens, documented immigrants, and undocumented immigrants. (2023), Volume El Paso TX, Isaac Romero, Theodore R. Curry, Jennifer L. Eno Louden.
Assessing the relationships between criminogenic risk factors and perceived social support among US-born citizens, documented immigrants, and undocumented immigrants. (2023), Volume Philadelphia, PA, Isaac Romero, Theodore R. Curry, Jennifer L. Eno Louden.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2026

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

11054

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Summer 2026

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

32018

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CRIJ 5390 - Capstone in Criminology/CJ

Section

23340

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

11144

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ

Section

12867

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

32143

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

25426

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

24033

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

11267

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

15849

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ

Section

13191

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

32360

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

24884

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

28005

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

11679

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

17411

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ

Section

13746

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

34609

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

23227

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I

Section

26291

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

18340

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ

Section

17153

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

35368

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

24682

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

27027

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

29703

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

15244

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

18031

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

19602

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice

Section

35205

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

28211

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ

Section

28308

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRIJ 5399 - Master's Thesis II

Section

29524

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

12907

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

18634

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CRIJ 5397 - Master's Thesis I

Section

19733

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

35845

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CRIJ 5331 - Communities and Crime

Section

28275

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice

Section

18039

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

13441

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice

Section

34912

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice

Section

22818

Syllabus

Syllabus
Additional File

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

24171

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

26157

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

CRIJ 5390 - Capstone in Criminology/CJ

Section

23340

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

11144

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ

Section

12867

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

32143

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

25426

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

11267

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ

Section

13191

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

32360

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

24884

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

11679

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ

Section

13746

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

34609

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

23227

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

18340

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CRIJ 5305 - Proseminar in Criminology/CJ

Section

17153

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

CRIJ 4303 - Crime, Criminal Justice & Film

Section

35368

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

24682

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

27027

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

15244

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

18031

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

CRIJ 4390 - Adv Concepts in Crim. Justice

Section

35205

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRIJ 3313 - Criminology

Section

28211

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CRIJ 5333 - Immigration, Crime and CJ

Section

28308

Evaluation

Theodore R. Curry

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