Exploring the spatial dynamics of intra- and inter-racial violence: impact of movement patterns and social interaction
Exploring the spatial dynamics of intra- and inter-racial violence: impact of movement patterns and social interaction
Stan Korotchenko Olga Semukhina Junghwan Bae Christopher Copeland a Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas, USAb Tarleton State University, Fort Worth, TX, USADr. Stan Korotchenko is an assistant professor of criminal justice at Tarleton State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Public Affairs with a concentration in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida. His research focuses on human mobility, spatial crime patterns, and victimization. His collaborative work uses mobile-device mobility data to examine how population movement and community characteristics relate to crime and victimization across demographic groups. Besides spatial research, he also studies police technology and information sharing, including the adoption and use of generative artificial intelligence in law enforcement.Dr. Olga B. Semukhina is Professor and Department Head of Criminal Justice at Tarleton State University and Director of the Institute for Predictive and Analytical Policing Science. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on spatial criminology, crime analysis, policing, comparative criminal justice, criminal procedure, victimization, and the application of geospatial technologies to public-safety research. She is the author or coauthor of two books and numerous peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and technical reports addressing crime mobility patterns, environmental predictors of crime, police reform, police legitimacy, victimization, and criminal justice systems in the United States and Russia. Dr. Semukhina has contributed to externally funded research supported by the National Institute of Justice and the U.S. Department of State and has mentored students and junior scholars in research presented at major national and international conferences. She earned her Ph.D. in Public Affairs with a concentration in Criminal Justice from the University of Central Florida and holds advanced degrees in criminal justice and law.Dr. Junghwan Bae is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Tarleton State University. His research interests include environmental criminology, neighborhood contexts of crime, racial and ethnic disparities, and spatial analysis. His recent research also uses mobile-device data to examine how population mobility relates to crime and violence.Dr. Christopher Copeland is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Tarleton State University. His work examines the human dimensions of cybercrime, cybersecurity, and their impacts on global and local communities. Dr. Copeland’s research interests include cybersecurity, dimensions of cyber-related offenses, human trafficking, and the integration of data science in modern law enforcement.