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Taylor Petty

Dr. Taylor E. Petty

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Department

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Publications

Journal Articles

Wiener, R. L., Vardsveen, T. C., & Petty, T. (under review). Do they see what he experiences? Objectification and sexual harassment. Submitted to Psychology of Men and Masculinities.

Wiener, R. L., Berry, M., Wertheimer, J., Petty, T., & Martinez, J.. (2021). Sex trafficking after the Palermo protocol: Are we still blaming the victim?. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied27, 529-545. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000352

Petty, T., & Wiener, R. (2019). The influence of offender race, risk level, and participant emotion on juvenile probation case judgements. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy19, 476-503. https://doi.org/10.1111/asap.12173

Denne, E., Stevenson, M.C., & Petty, T. (2019). Understanding how social worker compassion fatigue and years of experience shape custodial decisions. Child Abuse and Neglect. 95, 104036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104036

Chapters and Encyclopedia Articles

Burke, K.C., Petty, T., Jones, T., Stevenson, M.C., Silberkleit, G., & Bottoms, B.L. (2020). Adults’ perceptions of law-involved minority children and youth: Implications for researchers and professionals. In M.C. Stevenson, B.L. Bottoms, & K.C. Burke (Eds.), The legacy of racism for children: Psychology, law, and public policy. (189-210). Oxford University Press.

Denne, E., Wornica, T., & Stevenson, M.C. (2016). The role of ethnicity in child custodial decisions. Invited chapter to appear in Binoy Kampmark (Ed.) Child Abuse and Neglect: Perceptions, Psychological Consequences and Coping Strategies. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

 Denne, E., Wornica, T., & Stevenson, M.C. (2015). Effects of decision-maker gender on child custodial decisions in cases involving child abuse. Invited chapter to appear in Angelo P. Giardino (Ed.) Child Maltreatment: Public Attitudes, Psychological Effects and Prevention Programs. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Conference Presentations

Petty, T., & Wiener, R. L. (August 2021). Victim or delinquent? The response to sexually exploited minors. Accepted for virtual symposium presentation at Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.

Petty, T., & Wiener, R. L. (June 2020). Battered child syndrome: Influence of expert testimony in adolescent parricide cases. Accepted for virtual paper presentation for Law, Society, and Psychological Science Collaborative Research Network.

Petty, T.& Wiener, R. L. (March 2020). Juvenile probation decisions: Influence of race, risk information, emotion, and stereotypes. Accepted for paper presentation at American Psychology-Law Society.

Petty, T.& Wiener, R. L. (May 2019). Juvenile probation decisions: Influence of race, risk information, emotion, and stereotypes. Accepted for symposium presentation at Law and Society Association.

Petty, T., Wiener, R. L., & Vardsveen, T. (March 2019). Objectifying men: Do they see what you see?. Accepted for abbreviated paper presentation at American Psychology-Law Society.

Petty, T., & Wiener, R. L. (June 2018). Risk, race, and emotion in judgements of youth on probation. Accepted for symposium presentation at Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues.

Stevenson, M. C., McCracken, E., Petty, T., & Buchelor, J. (March 2018). Juror gender differences in expressed emotion during deliberation: Applying a social appraisal framework. Accepted for symposium presentation at American Psychology-Law Society Conference.

Denne, E., Petty, T., & Stevenson, M. C. (March 2018). Understanding compassion fatigue as a predictor of child custody case judgments. Accepted for paper presentation at American Psychology-Law Society Conference.

Denne, E., Petty, T., & Stevenson, M. C. (March 2017). The role of compassion fatigue and years of experience in child custody decisions. Accepted for paper presentation at American Psychology-Law Society Conference.

Petty, T., Denne, E., & Stevenson, M. C. (January 2017).  Social workers’ biases against tattooed mothers in a child custodial context. Accepted for poster presentation at Society for Personality and Social Psychology – Social Psychology and Law Preconference.

Denne, E., Wornica, T., & Stevenson, M. C. (March 2016). Understanding child custodial decisions: Implications from stereotype content model. Accepted for symposium presentation at American Psychology-Law Society Conference.

Wornica, T., Denne, E., & Stevenson, M. C. (March 2016). Effects of a mother's history of mental illness on child custodial decisions. Accepted for symposium presentation at American Psychology-Law Society Conference.