Anthony Vito
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Dr. Anthony G. Vito received his Ph.D. in Justice Administration from the University of Louisville. His research areas include policing, drug, use, criminological theory, and issues surrounding race/gender in the criminal justice system. Dr. Vito welcomes the opportunity to work with both undergraduate and graduate students on research. His most recent publications are in Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, American Journal of Criminal Justice, Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research, and the Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice.
Education
Ph.D. in Justice Administration
University of Louisville
Featured Scholarship
Vito, A. G., Grossi, E. L., & Higgins, G. E. (2018). Analyzing racial profiling from traffic searches: Using focal concerns theory and propensity score matching. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management. DOI: 10.1108/PIJPSM-06-2-17-0081.
Vito, G. F., Higgins, G. E., & Vito, A. G. (2017). Kentuckian's Attitudes on Capital Punishment, 1989-2016. American Journal of Criminal Justice. DOI: 10.1007/s12103-017-9429-z.
Griffin, V. W., Lee, G. M., Vito, A. G., & Walker, J. T. (2017). It's not so black and white: A conjunctive analysis of racial differences in incidents of prison misconduct. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research. DOI: 10.1080/23774657.2017.1390798.
Vito, A. G., Grossi, E. L., & Higgins, G. E. (2017). The issue of racial profiling in traffic stop citations. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 33(4), 431-450.
Vito, A. G., Vito, G. F., Higgins, G. E., & Tewksbury, R. (2017). The recidivism of drug offenders following release from prison: A comparison of Kentucky outcomes. Corrections: Policy, Practice, and Research, 2(4), 223-236.