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Robert Lytle is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he focuses on criminal justice policy and societal responses to crime. His research utilizes both qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate institutional and community corrections, as well as the outcomes of various policies. Lytle is also engaged in studying desistance processes and offender trajectories.
His current research pursuits include examining inmate behavior within correctional facilities, identifying factors that contribute to parole and probation success, and analyzing public attitudes towards punishment. Additionally, he investigates the policy-making processes behind state-level correctional laws and sex offense legislation. Lytle has co-led a National Science Foundation-funded REU Site project focused on the scope and consequences of hate crime victimization in the Southern United States, which received $324,987 in funding.
His scholarly work has resulted in 25 publications and garnered over 300 citations, with an h-index of 10. Lytle's collaborations include work with Heather K. Hudson from the University of Central Arkansas, with whom he shares one publication. He also leads a research group.
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- h-index: 10
- Publications: 26
- Citations: 306
Selected Publications
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The Influence of Survival Sex and Homelessness on Police Interactions Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults in the United States (2026)
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Differences in police perceptions between native- and foreign-born US citizens (2025)
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Examining community perceptions of the police post 2020: the role of civic attitudes, experiences and socio-demographic traits (2025)
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Politics, knowledge, and sexual assault: public perceptions of Trump-era Title IX proceedings (2022)
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Do I Report This? Understanding Variation in the Content of State Mandatory Reporting Laws (2021)
Federal Grants 1 $324,987 total
REU Site: The Scope and Consequences of Hate Crime Victimization in the South
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- Politics, knowledge, and sexual assault: public perceptions of Trump-era Title IX proceedings
- Examining community perceptions of the police post 2020: the role of civic attitudes, experiences and socio-demographic traits
- Do I Report This? Understanding Variation in the Content of State Mandatory Reporting Laws
- Do I Report This? Understanding Variation in the Content of State Mandatory Reporting Laws
- Do I Report This? Understanding Variation in the Content of State Mandatory Reporting Laws
- Bystander Apathy and Intervention in the Era of Social Media
- Bystander Apathy and Intervention in the Era of Social Media
- Politics, knowledge, and sexual assault: public perceptions of Trump-era Title IX proceedings
- Examining community perceptions of the police post 2020: the role of civic attitudes, experiences and socio-demographic traits
- Examining community perceptions of the police post 2020: the role of civic attitudes, experiences and socio-demographic traits
- Examining community perceptions of the police post 2020: the role of civic attitudes, experiences and socio-demographic traits
- Differences in police perceptions between native- and foreign-born US citizens
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