Joshua T. Shadwick

Joshua T. Shadwick is an Assistant Professor at Southeast Missouri State University in the department of Criminal Justice, Social Work and Sociology. He teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses on topics ranging from research methods to gangs. His research interests include the justice system’s response to social problems, police investigations, and wildlife crime. Dr. Shadwick’s research has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as, Policing: An International Journal, Deviant Behavior, and Criminal Justice Policy Review.

Publications

Outside and Out of Mind: Organized Criminal Enterprises and the Fleecing of Flora and Fauna
Outside and Out of Mind: Organized Criminal Enterprises and the Fleecing of Flora and Fauna
Joshua Todd Shadwick. © 2024. 14 pages.
Organized crime is a noted facilitator of drugs, weapons, and human trafficking. Overlooked, however, is the involvement of these criminal enterprises regarding flora (i.e....
Cyberbullies and Cyberpunks, Oh My: Examining Cyberbullying Through a Domestic and International Lens
Cyberbullies and Cyberpunks, Oh My: Examining Cyberbullying Through a Domestic and International Lens
Songyon Shin, Joshua T. Shadwick, Kristen N. Sobba, Monica Bixby Radu. © 2023. 24 pages.
For decades, cyberbullying has been acknowledged as a social phenomenon that poses adverse effects on victims. Scholarship generally defines cyberbullying as repeated behaviors...
Bullying Victimization Among Disabled Students: A Review of Victimization, Perpetration, and Prevention
Bullying Victimization Among Disabled Students: A Review of Victimization, Perpetration, and Prevention
Kristen N. Sobba, Songyon Shin, Monica Bixby Radu, Joshua T. Shadwick. © 2023. 23 pages.
Bullying victimization has caused devastating effects, from physical and mental health issues to suicides and school shootings. There is a plethora of research on this topic;...
Inner-City Youth Programs: Effectively Preventing Juvenile Delinquency
Inner-City Youth Programs: Effectively Preventing Juvenile Delinquency
Connor J. Anderson, Joshua T. Shadwick. © 2023. 22 pages.
Juvenile delinquency is an issue that has impacted the criminal justice system and other social institutions. Subsequently, studies have been conducted to determine whether...
Don't Mess With Texas: Responses Towards Human Trafficking in the Lone Star State
Don't Mess With Texas: Responses Towards Human Trafficking in the Lone Star State
Francis Benton, Wesley T. Smith, W. Layne Dittmann, Joshua T. Shadwick. © 2022. 21 pages.
The international issue of human trafficking is an all-too-familiar issue in many parts of the state of Texas. With areas like El Paso and Houston identified as some of the...
A Call for Service: Examining Dispatcher Victimization
A Call for Service: Examining Dispatcher Victimization
Joshua Todd Shadwick, Francis Benton, Wesley Smith, W. Layne Dittmann. © 2021. 16 pages.
Policing is often understood as a dangerous occupation. Subsequently, much research has examined police officer victimization. Scholarship is relatively scant, however, when...