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PhD in Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge, England
PhD in Psychological Criminology, University of Cambridge, England
Professor, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
Co-Director, Center for Justice Research & Policy
Courtesy Professor, Department of Psychology
Courtesy Professor, Department of Mental Health, Law & Policy
Affiliated Faculty, Florida Mental Health Institute
Professor, Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
Co-Director, Center for Justice Research & Policy
Courtesy Professor, Department of Psychology
Courtesy Professor, Department of Mental Health, Law & Policy
Affiliated Faculty, Florida Mental Health Institute
Former FBI Special Agent, Las Vegas Field Office
Research Fellow, FBI Field Investigation Group, Tampa Field Office
Research Fellow, FBI Behavioral Science Unit, Quantico/FBI Academy
Former FBI Special Agent, Las Vegas Field Office
Research Fellow, FBI Field Investigation Group, Tampa Field Office
Research Fellow, FBI Behavioral Science Unit, Quantico/FBI Academy
Select Books & Research Publications by Dr. Fox
Select Books & Research Publications by Dr. Fox
Offender Profiling & Behavioral Analysis
Offender Profiling & Behavioral Analysis
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2018). What have we learned from offender profiling?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 40 years of research. Psychological Bulletin: 144, 1247-1274.
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2018). What have we learned from offender profiling?: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 40 years of research. Psychological Bulletin: 144, 1247-1274.
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2015). An experimental evaluation of the utility of burglary profiles applied in active police investigations. Criminal Justice and Behavior: 42, 156-175.
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2015). An experimental evaluation of the utility of burglary profiles applied in active police investigations. Criminal Justice and Behavior: 42, 156-175.
- Media coverage: ABC Eyewitness News
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2012). Creating burglary profiles using latent class analysis: A new approach to offender profiling. Criminal Justice and Behavior: 39, 1582-1611.
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2012). Creating burglary profiles using latent class analysis: A new approach to offender profiling. Criminal Justice and Behavior: 39, 1582-1611.
- Media coverage: ABC Action News, Forensic Science Magazine
B. Fox & M. Escue. (2022). Evaluating and comparing profiles of burglars developed using three statistical classification techniques: Cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, and latent class analysis. Psychology, Crime & Law: 28, 34-58.
B. Fox & M. Escue. (2022). Evaluating and comparing profiles of burglars developed using three statistical classification techniques: Cluster analysis, multidimensional scaling, and latent class analysis. Psychology, Crime & Law: 28, 34-58.
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2016). Behavioral consistency among serial burglars: Evaluating offense style specialization using three analytical approaches. Crime & Delinquency: 62, 1123-1158.
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2016). Behavioral consistency among serial burglars: Evaluating offense style specialization using three analytical approaches. Crime & Delinquency: 62, 1123-1158.
J.A. Reid, K. Bilali, B. Fox, & J. Diaz. (2023). Toward a typology of child sex traffickers: Using crime script analysis to inform prevention. Victims and Offenders.
J.A. Reid, K. Bilali, B. Fox, & J. Diaz. (2023). Toward a typology of child sex traffickers: Using crime script analysis to inform prevention. Victims and Offenders.
B. Fox, K. Heide, N. Khachatryan, C. Michel, & J. Cochran. (2021). Juveniles arrested for murder: A latent class analysis of male offenders. Behavioral Sciences & the Law.
B. Fox, K. Heide, N. Khachatryan, C. Michel, & J. Cochran. (2021). Juveniles arrested for murder: A latent class analysis of male offenders. Behavioral Sciences & the Law.
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse Childhood Experiences
D. Jackson, A. Testa, & B. Fox. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and digital media use among U.S. children. American Journal of Preventive Medicine: 60(4), 462-470.
D. Jackson, A. Testa, & B. Fox. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and digital media use among U.S. children. American Journal of Preventive Medicine: 60(4), 462-470.
B. Fox, N. Perez, L. Cass, M. Baglivio, & N. Epps. (2015). Trauma changes everything: Examining the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and serious, violent and chronic juvenile offenders. Child Abuse & Neglect: 46, 163-173.
B. Fox, N. Perez, L. Cass, M. Baglivio, & N. Epps. (2015). Trauma changes everything: Examining the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and serious, violent and chronic juvenile offenders. Child Abuse & Neglect: 46, 163-173.
L. Miley, B. Fox, C. Muniz, R. Perkins, & M. DeLisi. (2020). Does childhood victimization predict specific adolescent offending? An analysis of generality versus specificity in the victim-offender overlap. Child Abuse & Neglect: 101, 104328.
L. Miley, B. Fox, C. Muniz, R. Perkins, & M. DeLisi. (2020). Does childhood victimization predict specific adolescent offending? An analysis of generality versus specificity in the victim-offender overlap. Child Abuse & Neglect: 101, 104328.
C. Muniz, B. Fox, L. Miley, M. DeLisi, & G. Cigarran. (2019). The effects of adverse childhood experiences on internalizing versus externalizing outcomes. Criminal Justice and Behavior. DOI: 10.1177/0093854819826213
C. Muniz, B. Fox, L. Miley, M. DeLisi, & G. Cigarran. (2019). The effects of adverse childhood experiences on internalizing versus externalizing outcomes. Criminal Justice and Behavior. DOI: 10.1177/0093854819826213
Psychopathy & Psychological Risk Factors for Crime
Psychopathy & Psychological Risk Factors for Crime
B. Fox & M. DeLisi. (2019). Psychopathic killers: A meta-analytic review of the psychopathy-homicide nexus. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 44, 67-79.
B. Fox & M. DeLisi. (2019). Psychopathic killers: A meta-analytic review of the psychopathy-homicide nexus. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 44, 67-79.
- Media coverage: Tampa Bay Times, Fox News 13, Bay News 9
E. Verona, & B. Fox. (2025). Pathways to criminal-legal involvement: critical analysis of psychological research and integration of context and structural factors. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology: 21, 439–464.
E. Verona, & B. Fox. (2025). Pathways to criminal-legal involvement: critical analysis of psychological research and integration of context and structural factors. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology: 21, 439–464.
A. McCarthy, B. Fox & E. Verona. (2024). The relationship between psychopathy facets and types of criminal offenses. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling: 21(2), e1628.
A. McCarthy, B. Fox & E. Verona. (2024). The relationship between psychopathy facets and types of criminal offenses. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling: 21(2), e1628.
B. Fox, M. Bozzay, & E. Verona. (2020). An analysis of monoamine-related genotypes and childhood trauma in relation to psychopathic traits in men and women. Crime & Delinquency: 66(10), 1438-1469.
B. Fox, M. Bozzay, & E. Verona. (2020). An analysis of monoamine-related genotypes and childhood trauma in relation to psychopathic traits in men and women. Crime & Delinquency: 66(10), 1438-1469.
B. Fox, W. Jennings, & D. P. Farrington. (2015). Bringing psychopathy into developmental and life-course criminology theories and research. Journal of Criminal Justice: 43, 274-289.
B. Fox, W. Jennings, & D. P. Farrington. (2015). Bringing psychopathy into developmental and life-course criminology theories and research. Journal of Criminal Justice: 43, 274-289.
H. Chen, B. Fox & E. Verona. (2025). Expanding on the factor structure and construct validity of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) in a general correctional sample. Psychological Assessment: doi: 10.1037/pas0001413.
H. Chen, B. Fox & E. Verona. (2025). Expanding on the factor structure and construct validity of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START) in a general correctional sample. Psychological Assessment: doi: 10.1037/pas0001413.
B. Fox, E. Verona, & L. Fournier. (2019). Psychological assessment of risk in a county jail: Implications for reentry, recidivism, and detention practices in the United States. Journal of Criminal Psychology: 9(4), 173-186.
B. Fox, E. Verona, & L. Fournier. (2019). Psychological assessment of risk in a county jail: Implications for reentry, recidivism, and detention practices in the United States. Journal of Criminal Psychology: 9(4), 173-186.
- Media coverage: Tampa Bay Times
B. Fox, K. Kortright, L. Gill, D. Oramas Mora, R. K. Moule, & E. Verona. (2021). Heterogeneity in the continuity and change of early and adult risk factor profiles of incarcerated individuals: A latent transition analysis. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice: 19(1), 68-93.
B. Fox, K. Kortright, L. Gill, D. Oramas Mora, R. K. Moule, & E. Verona. (2021). Heterogeneity in the continuity and change of early and adult risk factor profiles of incarcerated individuals: A latent transition analysis. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice: 19(1), 68-93.
M. Leiber, B. Fox, M. Escue, J. Krupa, & J. Cochran. (2020). Race/ethnicity and the effects of prior case outcomes on current dispositions: Continuity and change in the dispositional careers of juvenile offenders. Justice Quarterly: 37(5), 789-816.
M. Leiber, B. Fox, M. Escue, J. Krupa, & J. Cochran. (2020). Race/ethnicity and the effects of prior case outcomes on current dispositions: Continuity and change in the dispositional careers of juvenile offenders. Justice Quarterly: 37(5), 789-816.
M. Jeanis, B. Fox, W. Jennings, R. Perkins, & A. Liberto. (2020). Oooh she’s a little runaway: Examining invariance in runaway youth trajectories by developmental and life-course risk factors and gender. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: 6(4), 398-423.
M. Jeanis, B. Fox, W. Jennings, R. Perkins, & A. Liberto. (2020). Oooh she’s a little runaway: Examining invariance in runaway youth trajectories by developmental and life-course risk factors and gender. Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology: 6(4), 398-423.
B. Fox & T. Holt. (2021). Use of a multi-theoretic model to understand and classify juvenile computer hacking behavior. Criminal Justice and Behavior: 48(7), 943-963.
B. Fox & T. Holt. (2021). Use of a multi-theoretic model to understand and classify juvenile computer hacking behavior. Criminal Justice and Behavior: 48(7), 943-963.
J. Reid, B. Fox, K. Bilali & J. Diaz. (2021). Personality traits and male vulnerability to commercial sexual exploitation victimisation. Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health: 31(2), 120-130.
J. Reid, B. Fox, K. Bilali & J. Diaz. (2021). Personality traits and male vulnerability to commercial sexual exploitation victimisation. Criminal Behaviour & Mental Health: 31(2), 120-130.
B. Fox. (2017). What makes a difference?: Evaluating the key distinctions and predictors of sexual and non-sexual offending among male and female juvenile offenders. Journal of Criminal Psychology: 7, 134-150.
B. Fox. (2017). What makes a difference?: Evaluating the key distinctions and predictors of sexual and non-sexual offending among male and female juvenile offenders. Journal of Criminal Psychology: 7, 134-150.
- 2018 Literati Outstanding Paper Award
W. Jennings, M. Rocque, B. Fox, A. Piquero, & D. P. Farrington. (2016). Can they recover? An assessment of adult adjustment problems among males in the abstainer, recovery, LCP, and AL pathways followed up to age 56 in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development. Development and Psychopathology: 28, 537-549.
W. Jennings, M. Rocque, B. Fox, A. Piquero, & D. P. Farrington. (2016). Can they recover? An assessment of adult adjustment problems among males in the abstainer, recovery, LCP, and AL pathways followed up to age 56 in the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development. Development and Psychopathology: 28, 537-549.
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2016). Is the development of offenders related to crime scene behaviors for burglary?: Including situational influences in developmental and life-course theories of crime. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology: 60, 1897-1927.
B. Fox & D. P. Farrington. (2016). Is the development of offenders related to crime scene behaviors for burglary?: Including situational influences in developmental and life-course theories of crime. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology: 60, 1897-1927.
Evidence-Based Policing & Policy Evaluation
Evidence-Based Policing & Policy Evaluation
B. Fox, L. Miley, S. Allen, J. Boness, C. Dodge, N. Khachatryan, M. Lyle, S. McKinley, J. Peake, & M. Rozzo. (2020). Law enforcement and academics working together on cold case investigations: Lessons learned and paths forward. Journal of Criminal Psychology. 10(2): 93-111.
B. Fox, L. Miley, S. Allen, J. Boness, C. Dodge, N. Khachatryan, M. Lyle, S. McKinley, J. Peake, & M. Rozzo. (2020). Law enforcement and academics working together on cold case investigations: Lessons learned and paths forward. Journal of Criminal Psychology. 10(2): 93-111.
B. Fox. (2025). Hell is worth all that: A comment on perceptual deterrence in theory and practice. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics.
B. Fox. (2025). Hell is worth all that: A comment on perceptual deterrence in theory and practice. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics.
B. Fox, R. Moule, C. Jaynes, & M. Parry. (2021). Are the effects of legitimacy and its components invariant?: Operationalization and the generality of Sunshine and Tyler's empowerment hypothesis. Journal of Research on Crime and Delinquency: 58(1), 3-40.
B. Fox, R. Moule, C. Jaynes, & M. Parry. (2021). Are the effects of legitimacy and its components invariant?: Operationalization and the generality of Sunshine and Tyler's empowerment hypothesis. Journal of Research on Crime and Delinquency: 58(1), 3-40.
B. Fox, S. Allen, & A. Toth. (2022). Evaluating the impact of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative on violence and gun crime in Tampa: Does it work and does it last? Journal of Experimental Criminology: 18, 543–567.
B. Fox, S. Allen, & A. Toth. (2022). Evaluating the impact of the Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiative on violence and gun crime in Tampa: Does it work and does it last? Journal of Experimental Criminology: 18, 543–567.
J. Burckley, M. Jeanis & B. Fox. (2023). On the illegality of sex work and the impact on victimization, health, and human trafficking: Is criminalization a cure or disease? Victims & Offenders.
J. Burckley, M. Jeanis & B. Fox. (2023). On the illegality of sex work and the impact on victimization, health, and human trafficking: Is criminalization a cure or disease? Victims & Offenders.
B. Fox & M. Krohn. (2023). Editors' introduction to evidence-based policing strategies to improve justice and reduce disparities. Justice Quarterly.
B. Fox & M. Krohn. (2023). Editors' introduction to evidence-based policing strategies to improve justice and reduce disparities. Justice Quarterly.
J.A. Reid & B. Fox. (2023). Reforming the criminal justice response to human trafficking victims and offenders: An introduction. Victims & Offenders.
J.A. Reid & B. Fox. (2023). Reforming the criminal justice response to human trafficking victims and offenders: An introduction. Victims & Offenders.
B. Fox, L. Miley, K. Kortright & R. Wetsman. (2021). Assessing the effect of mental health courts on adult and juvenile recidivism: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Criminal Justice.
B. Fox, L. Miley, K. Kortright & R. Wetsman. (2021). Assessing the effect of mental health courts on adult and juvenile recidivism: A meta-analysis. American Journal of Criminal Justice.
B. Fox, D. P. Farrington, & M. Ttofi. (2013). Successful bullying prevention programs: Influence of research design implementation features, and program components. International Journal of Conflict and Violence: 6, 273-283.
B. Fox, D. P. Farrington, & M. Ttofi. (2013). Successful bullying prevention programs: Influence of research design implementation features, and program components. International Journal of Conflict and Violence: 6, 273-283.
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