Matthew "Matt" DeLisi is an American criminologist, author, forensic consultant, and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at

Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricult ...

, where he is also Coordinator of Criminal Justice and a faculty affiliate of the Center for the Study of Violence.

Education

DeLisi received his B.A. in Policy Studies from

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

and his Ph.D. in Sociology from the

University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver, and the U ...

Research

DeLisi's research focuses on multiple areas in the field of

criminology Criminology (from Latin , 'accusation', and Ancient Greek , ''-logia'', from λόγος ''logos'', 'word, reason') is the interdisciplinary study of crime and deviant behaviour. Criminology is a multidisciplinary field in both the behaviou ...

, such as

career criminal A habitual offender, repeat offender, or career criminal is a person convicted of a crime who was previously convicted of other crimes. Various state and jurisdictions may have laws targeting habitual offenders, and specifically providing for enha ...

s, homicide, temperament, inmate behavior, adverse childhood experiences, developmental psychopathology, psychopathy, and the

self-control theory of crime The self-control theory of crime, often referred to as the general theory of crime, is a criminological theory about the lack of individual self-control as the main factor behind criminal behavior. The self-control theory of crime suggests that in ...

. He has published studies on the economic costs of

murder Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse committed with the necessary Intention (criminal law), intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisd ...

s in the United States and on the relationship between violent video games and criminal behavior. His books include: • Matt DeLisi. (2005). ''Career Criminals in Society''. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. • Matt DeLisi. (2006). ''Criminal Justice: Balancing Crime Control and Due Process''. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. Second Edition. (2008). Third Edition. (2011). Fourth Edition. (2018). • Matt DeLisi. (2013). ''Criminal Psychology''. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education. • Matt DeLisi. (2015). ''Homicide''. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. Second edition. (2020). • Matt DeLisi. (2016). ''Psychopathy as Unified Theory of Crime''. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan. • Matt DeLisi. (Ed.). (2019). ''The Routledge International Handbook of Psychopathy and Crime''. New York, NY: Routledge. • Robert M. Regoli, John D. Hewitt, and Matt DeLisi. (2008). ''Delinquency in Society: Youth Crime in the 21st Century, Seventh Edition''. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. (8th edition, 2010); 9th edition, 2013; 10th edition, 2016; 11th edition, 2021. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett. • Robert M. Regoli, John D. Hewitt, and Matt DeLisi. (2011). ''Delinquency in Society: The Essentials''. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett. • Chad R. Trulson, Darin R. Haerle, Jonathan W. Caudill, and Matt DeLisi. (2016). ''Lost Causes: Blended Sentencing, Second Chances, and the Texas Youth Commission''. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. • Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Daniel J. Flannery, and Matt DeLisi (Eds.). (2018). ''The Cambridge Handbook of Violent Behavior and Aggression, second edition''. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. • John Paul Wright and Matt DeLisi. (2015). ''Conservative Criminology: A Call to Restore Balance to the Social Sciences''. New York, NY: Routledge. • Matt DeLisi and Michael G. Vaughn. (Eds.). (2015). ''The Routledge International Handbook of Biosocial Criminology''. New York, NY: Routledge. • Matt DeLisi and Michael G. Vaughn. (Eds.). (2015). ''Biosocial Criminology: Critical Concepts in Criminology'' (Volumes I-IV). New York, NY: Routledge. Volume I: Conceptual and Empirical Foundations Volume II: Neurological Approaches Volume III: Genetic Approaches Volume IV: Socio-Legal and Criminal Justice Applications • Michael G. Vaughn, Matt DeLisi, and Holly C. Matto. (2014). ''Human Behavior: A Cell to Society Approach''. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. • Matt DeLisi and Kevin M. Beaver (Eds.). (2011). ''Criminological Theory: A Life-Course Approach''. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Second Edition. (2014). • Matt DeLisi and Peter J. Conis. (2009). ''American Corrections: Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice''. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Second Edition. (2012). Third Edition. (2018). • Matt DeLisi and Peter J. Conis (Eds.). (2008). ''Violent Offenders: Theory, Research, Public Policy, and Practice''. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Second Edition. (2012). Third Edition. (2018).

Honors, awards and editorial activities

DeLisi received numerous awards for teaching excellence and research achievement. DeLisi has been a Fellow of the

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) is an international association established in 1963 to foster professional and scholarly activities in the field of criminal justice and criminology. ACJS promotes criminal justice and criminology educ ...

since 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:DeLisi, Matthew American criminologists Iowa State University faculty Living people Syracuse University alumni University of Colorado alumni American academic journal editors Year of birth missing (living people)