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Last published 2026
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Robert D. Lytle

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Associate Professor

UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: University of Nebraska at Omaha (2013–2014)

10 h-index 27 pubs 319 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Ill-Housed Persons
  • Police
  • Transgender Persons
  • Gender-Nonconforming Persons
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • United States

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Robert Lytle, Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, utilizes qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate societal responses to crime. His research agenda centers on criminal justice policy, institutional and community corrections, and the evaluation of policy outcomes. Lytle also examines desistance processes and trajectories among various offender populations.

His current research pursuits include studying inmate behavior, identifying factors contributing to parole and probation success, and analyzing public punitiveness. Additionally, he investigates the policy development of state-level correctional and sex offense laws. Lytle is a Co-PI on an NSF-funded REU Site grant totaling $324,987, which supports research on the scope and consequences of hate crime victimization in the South. He leads a research group and has published 26 works, accumulating 314 citations and an h-index of 10.

Metrics

  • h-index: 10
  • Publications: 27
  • Citations: 319

Positions

  • Associate Professor 2022–present
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock Criminal Justice and Criminology ORCID
  • Graduate Coordinator 2021–2023
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock Criminal Justice and Criminology ORCID
  • Assistant Professor 2016–2022
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock Criminal Justice ORCID
  • Assistant Professor 2015–2016
    East Carolina University Criminal Justice ORCID
  • Ph.D. Intern (Research Analyst) 2014–2015
    Nebraska Department of Correctional Services Planning, Research, and Accreditation ORCID

Selected Publications

  • The Influence of Survival Sex and Homelessness on Police Interactions Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults in the United States (2026)
    Violence and Victims DOI OpenAlex
  • Differences in police perceptions between native- and foreign-born US citizens (2025)
    Policing An International Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Examining community perceptions of the police post 2020: the role of civic attitudes, experiences and socio-demographic traits (2025)
    Policing An International Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • Politics, knowledge, and sexual assault: public perceptions of Trump-era Title IX proceedings (2022)
    Journal of Crime and Justice 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Do I Report This? Understanding Variation in the Content of State Mandatory Reporting Laws (2021)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • #FollowMe: An investigation into the relationship between social media behaviors and online harassment among adolescents (2020)
    International Journal of Arts and Humanities 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Politics of Symbolic Laws: State Resistance to the Allure of Sex Offender Residence Restrictions (2020)
    Law & Policy 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • History of Prostitution (2019)
    The Encyclopedia of Women and Crime DOI OpenAlex
  • Attitudes of Muslim Americans toward Homosexuality and Marriage Equality: Moving Beyond Simply Understanding Christian Public Opinions (2019)
    Sociological Inquiry 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Drug Court Participation and Time to Failure: an Examination of Recidivism Across Program Outcome (2019)
    American Journal of Criminal Justice 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Outcome Effects on Recidivism Among Drug Court Participants (2018)
    Criminal Justice and Behavior 32 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • All part of the process? A qualitative examination of change in online child pornography behaviors (2018)
    Criminal Justice Studies 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • DOES THE GENDER GAP IN DELINQUENCY VARY BY LEVEL OF PATRIARCHY? A CROSS‐NATIONAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS (2017)
    Criminology 81 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • We fought tooth and toenail: exploring the dynamics of romantic relationships among sex offenders who have desisted (2017)
    Criminal Justice Studies 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • AGE, PERIOD, AND COHORT EFFECTS ON DEATH PENALTY ATTITUDES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1974–2014 (2017)
    Criminology 51 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $324,987 total

NSF Co-PI Aug 2021 - Apr 2025

REU Site: The Scope and Consequences of Hate Crime Victimization in the South

RSCH EXPER FOR UNDERGRAD SITES $324,987

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