Department Archives: Department of Criminal Justice

Dr. Backes is an Assistant Professor in the Violence Against Women Faculty Cluster Initiative at the University of Central Florida and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Criminal Justice and School of Social Work. Her areas of scholarship broadly encompass research and evaluation on violence against women (VAW) and crime victimization including formal […]

Dr. Fissel’s primary research interests focus on interpersonal victimization that occurs in cyberspace, including cyberstalking, intimate partner cyber abuse, and cyberbullying. Dr. Fissel has specific expertise in examining theoretical causes and correlates of victimization, post-victimization behaviors (e.g., reporting and help-seeking behaviors), and the consequences of victimization. She has experience in the design and implementation of […]

Ryan Labrecque is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida. Ryan earned his PhD in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati in 2015 and he previously worked as a Probation and Parole Officer in Portland, Maine. Dr. Labrecque’s current research projects focus on the development and […]

Meghan Mitchell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida. She received her BS and MS from North Dakota State University and Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. Her current work examines the areas of corrections, subcultures, reentry, and research methodologies. She has published […]

Research Interests Media Crime and Criminal Justice Copycat Crimes Evaluation CCTV and Public Surveillance Survey Research Crime Prevention

Research Interests Environmental Criminology Policing Crime Analysis Crime Prevention Geographic Information Systems Crime Science Wildlife Crime Qualitative Methods