Several faculty members and students from the Department of Criminology presented their research at the 25th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, held Sept. 3鈥�6 in Athens, Greece.
Presentations included:
- "Advancing Routine Activity Theory in Cybercrime: Integrating Behavioral Data and Hacker Insights," by C. Jordan Howell, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Criminology, and coauthored by alumna Mubashshira Haque Rithee.
- "Exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Active Malicious Hackers," by Caitlyn Muniz, PhD, alumna of the 木瓜视频 Department of Criminology and professor at the University of Texas at El Paso, and alumna Kaylee Eckelman.
- "Predicting Identity Theft: A Comparative Assessment of Logistic Regression, Classification and Regression Trees, and Neural Networks Using Multi-Wave NCVS Data," by Fawn Ngo, PhD, professor in the Department of Criminology.
- "Understanding Extremism: Ideological Structures and Moral Boundaries in Online Offending," by Katie N. Smith, MA, doctoral student in the Department of Criminology.
- "Weapon of Choice: How Neighborhood Factors Affect Gun, Knife, and Other Weapon Use in Violent Crimes in Los Angeles, CA, USA," by Lyndsay Boggess, PhD, professor in the Department of Criminology and coauthored by alumna Lexi Gill, assistant professor at the University of Tampa.
- "Using Latent Class Analysis to Develop Typologies of Online Sellers of Potentially Illegal Animal Leather Products," by Yuna Kim, MA, doctoral student in the Department of Criminology.
The Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology is one of Europe's most significant gatherings of criminologists and professionals in related fields. It provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers from across the world to discuss and share their work on various aspects of criminology, criminal justice, and related social sciences.