Jaeyong Choi
- Assistant Professor
- Department: Criminal Justice
- Institution: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Email: JChoi@wcupa.edu
Education
- Ph.D. Criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Research Interests
immigrationmulticultural familycriminal justicecybercrimecriminological theorycomparative research
Opportunities
Work Study Positions Available: No
Grant Funded Positions Available: Yes
Undergraduate and graduate-level students in criminal justice may email me to inquire about opportunities to work on my grant-funded implementation studies. I have one active implementation grant in the 2023-2024 academic year. This study involves examining the effectiveness of visually engaging syllabus.
Course-Credit Research Opportunities Available: No
Volunteer Research Positions Available: Yes
I enjoy conducting research with my students, who are passionate about having research experiences. If you are interested in research opportunities, send me an email.
Biography
Dr. Choi is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at West Chester University. He has received teaching and research awards, including the 2023 Roslyn Muraskin Emerging Scholar Award from the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, the 2020 Junior Faculty Research Award from the Korean Society of Criminology in America, and the 2018 Teaching Award from the Center for Teaching Excellence at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles in the areas of immigration and criminal justice, cybercrime, criminological theory, and comparative research. His recent work can be found in Criminal Justice & Behavior, Crime & Delinquency, Deviant Behavior, Journal of Criminal Justice, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Police Quarterly, Policing & Society, and Prison Journal.
Contact Information
Phone: 610-436-2558
List of Publications
- Choi, J., & Merlo, A. (2021). Gender identification and the fear of crime: Do masculinity and femininity matter in reporting fear of crime? Victims & Offenders, 16(1), 126-147
Choi, J. (2021). Asymmetry in media effects on perceptions of police: An analysis using a within-subjects design experiment. Police Practice and Research: An International Journal, 22(1), 557-573
Choi, J., Hack, T., & Lee, J. (2021). Fear of crime among female North Korean defectors in South Korea. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X21992362
Choi, J., & Kruis, N. (2020). Social integration and confidence in the police: A cross-national multi-level analysis. Policing & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2020.1751160
Choi, J., & Lee, D. R. (2020). Media use habits, negative encounters with the police, and perceptions of the police: The mainstreaming hypothesis versus the resonance hypothesis. Criminal Justice Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/1478601X.2020.1736827
Choi, J., Kruis, N., & Kim, Y. (2020). The impact of occupational characteristics and victimization on job burnout among South Korean correctional officers. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 47(7), 905-923.
Choi J., & Wentling R. (2020). Convict code, risky lifestyles, and victimization among inmates in South Korea. Violence and Victims. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/VV-D-19-00118
Choi, J. (2019). Comparing global and situational support for police use of force between first-generation immigrants, second-generation immigrants, and native-born Americans. Policing: An International Journal, 42(6), 1038-1051.
Choi, J. (2019). Elaborating differential impact of media exposure on perceptions of police between criminal justice majors and non-criminal justice majors. Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 30(4), 567-584.
Choi, J., & Yun, I. (2019). Do moral beliefs condition the impact of low self-control on digital piracy? Deviant Behavior. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2019.1701885
