- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Doping in Sports
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Crime, Deviance, and Social Control
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
Missouri State University
2022-2024
Cairns Hospital
2023
The University of Texas at Dallas
2019-2022
Eastern Kentucky University
2016
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on the lives of persons around world and social scientists are just beginning to understand its consequences human behavior. One policy that public health officials put in place help stop spread virus were stay-at-home/shelter-in-place lockdown-style orders. While designed protect people from coronavirus, one potential unintended consequence such orders could be an increase domestic violence - including abuse partners, elders or children. Stay-at-home result...
The recent high-profile cases of hate crimes in the U.S., especially those targeting Asian Americans, have raised concerns about their risk victimization. Following onset COVID-19 pandemic, intimations-and even accusations-that novel coronavirus is an "Asian" or "Chinese" virus been linked to anti-Asian American crime, potentially leaving members this group not only fearful being victimized but also at for According Stop AAPI Hate Center, nearly 1900 against Americans were reported by...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have a significant burden of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The prevalence comorbidities that increase the risk HCC in this population is incompletely defined.
Objectives: Near repeat patterns have been identified for a host of different crimes, but effective strategies to reduce near repeats had more variable results. This study identifies crime in Dallas, TX, and examines the effects an arrest on reducing probability future crime. Method: Using open-source data from Dallas Police Department July 2014 through June 2018, we shootings, interpersonal robberies, residential burglaries, thefts motor vehicles. Logistic regression models were used test...
We investigated the relationship between COVID-19 stay-at-home regulations and property violent crime indexes in Dallas, TX during first 6 months of 2020. tested for changes trends using four key “intervention” dates: order issued by Judge Clay Jenkins (March 24), start Governor Abbott’s phase one re-opening (May 1), a second more widespread re-openings 18), third increased capacity limits businesses (June 3). Our analyses point to two main findings: (1) time initial policy was associated...
Abstract Research summary This study investigated the effect of an expanded police station citation release policy enacted in Washington, DC March 2020 on eight types crime: homicide, sex abuse, robbery, assault with a dangerous weapon, burglary, motor vehicle theft, theft from vehicles, and other theft. Monthly‐level multivariate time series analyses employed data 2013‐2022 accounted for relationship between crime, arrests, jail population. The was hypothesized to increase certain property...
Progressive prosecutors have called for decarceration many lower-level crimes, but critics claim such measures may cause crime to increase. To date, few studies investigated the effects of on crime. In one example a statewide effort reduce mass incarceration, California voters passed Proposition 47 in 2014 penalties some crimes. This study examines eight crimes using county data from 2010 2019 and includes prison release rate as measure decarceration. Results indicate higher rates motor...
Background: Previous studies examining the cannabis-alcohol substitution effect have found that medical cannabis policies may result in substituting use of place alcohol use. Objectives: This study adds to literature on by analyzing decriminalization, medicinal cannabis, and adult-use legalization (2002-2019) substance for all 50 states District Columbia (N=867). Results: Results support notion liberalized can increase prevalence An specific analysis yielded findings suggesting a complex...
Objectives: Near repeat patterns have been identified for a host of different crimes, but effective strategies to reduce near repeats had more variable results. This study identifies crime in Dallas, Texas and examines the effects an arrest on reducing probability future crime. Method: Using open source data from Dallas Police Department July 2014 through June 2018, we shootings, interpersonal robberies, residential burglaries, thefts motor vehicles. Logistic regression models were used test...
Purpose: The goal of this study is to compare the increase in 2015 national homicide rate historical data series and other violent crime changes. Methods: We use ARIMA models a one-step ahead forecasting technique predict homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault rates United States. Annual Uniform Crime Report published by Federal Bureau Investigation are used our analysis. Results: increased above 90% prediction interval for model, but not more conservative intervals. Predictions...
Objectives:Near repeat patterns have been identified for a host of different crimes, but effective strategies to reduce near repeats had more variable results. This study identifies repea...