Dr. Joshua Harms

Professor

Dr. Joshua Harms
(615) 494-7751
Room 230C, Academic Classroom Building (ACB)
MTSU Box 238, Murfreesboro, TN 37132

Degree Information

  • PHD, University of Texas at Dallas (2011)
  • MA, University of Texas at Arlington (2007)
  • BA, Harding University (2005)

Areas of Expertise

Terrorism and terror financing

Criminal accomplices

Violent crime

Quantitative research methods

Biography

Professional Experience
Field Officer with the Dallas County Adult Probation Office

Publications

  • Harms, J. and Bush, M. (2022). A comparative analysis of knife and firearm homicides in the United States. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 37, no. 19-20.
  • Harms, J. and Stickle, B. (2021). Are your packages safe from porch pirates? The Crime Report.
  • Hicks, M., Stickle, B., and Harms, J. (2020). Assessing the fear of package theft. American Journal of Criminal Justice, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 3-22.
  • Smith, C. and Harms,...
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  • Harms, J. and Bush, M. (2022). A comparative analysis of knife and firearm homicides in the United States. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, vol. 37, no. 19-20.
  • Harms, J. and Stickle, B. (2021). Are your packages safe from porch pirates? The Crime Report.
  • Hicks, M., Stickle, B., and Harms, J. (2020). Assessing the fear of package theft. American Journal of Criminal Justice, vol. 47, no. 1, pp. 3-22.
  • Smith, C. and Harms, J. (2020). The threat of street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs, and domestic terrorist/extremist groups with military-trained members. In Strategic Notes on Third Generation Gangs: A Small Wars Journal-El Centro Anthology (pp. 383-408).
  • Smith, C. and Harms, J. (2018). Street gangs, terrorists and outlaw bikers: Examining the community threat of organized crime groups with military trained members. The Journal of Gang Research, vol. 25, no. 2, p. 1-13.
  • Harms, J. and Wade, L. (2017). Reconnecting with the public: Police use of social media. The Journal of Law Enforcement, vol. 6, no. 1.
  • Harms, J. (2015). The war of terror and accomplices: An exploratory study of individuals who provide material support to terrorists. Security Journal, 1-20.

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Courses

CJA 2100 Criminal Theory

CJA 2600 Corrections

CJA 3200 Research Methods with Computer Technology

CJA 3630 Probation and Parole

CJA 6030 Contemporary Corrections

CJA 6900 Research in the Criminal Justice Process