Brooke Webb
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Brooke Cooley Webb is an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Ball State University. Her research interests include corrections, institutional management, special populations within correctional facilities, and sex offender behavior and policies. She primarily teaches corrections courses.
Education
Ph.D. in Criminal Justice
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Featured Scholarship
Neyenhaus, J. M., Cooley Webb, B., Garman, J. D., & Sample, L. L. (2025). Motives, identity, and behaviors: a case study of the experiences of a trans woman convicted of sexual crimes. Criminal Justice Studies, 38(1), 61-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/1478601X.2025.2476991
Cooley Webb, B., Petersen, C., & Sample, L. L. (2024). Getting stuck in a collective stigma: sex offense registrants, liminality liminoid experiences, and identity limbo groups. Journal of Criminal Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCP-03-2024-0017
Cooley Webb, B., Wang, X., & Ho, T. (2024). An empirical study on the effect of correctional college education on recidivism. Journal of Correctional Education (1974-), 75(2), 148-169. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48807518
Course Schedule
| Course |
No. |
Term |
Level |
Hours |
Location |
| Introduction to Criminology [syllabus] |
CJC 102.820 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Online (Asynchronous) |
| Introduction to Corrections [syllabus] |
CJC 240.800 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Online (Asynchronous) |
| Sexual Offending [syllabus] |
CJC 410.800 |
Fall 2025 |
Undergraduate |
3.0 |
Online (Asynchronous) |