Research
Recent Publications (2023-2025)
Rezey, M. L., Olson, D. E., & Stemen, D. (2025). Urban victims of nonlethal gun violence: A Chicago-centered analysis using the National Crime Victimization Survey. Crime & Delinquency.
Vogel, M., McCuddy, T., Mathias, B., Rezey, M. L., & Kaser, T. (2024). Assessing the acute effects of exposure to community violence among adolescents: A strategic comparison approach. Social Science Research.
Rezey, M. L., & DiMeglio, M. (2024). What is known about the magnitude, trend, and risk for child sexual abuse and the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the United States? Journal of Child Sexual Abuse.
Kutnjak Ivkovic, S., Maskaly, J., Donner, C.M., Neyroud, P., & Roth, P. (2024). Policing and COVID-19. Routledge: New York.
Kabiri, S., Donner, C.M., Maddahi, J., Shadmanfaat, S., & Hardyns, W. (2023). How general is General Strain Theory? An inquiry of workplace deviance in Iran. International Criminal Justice Review.
Kabiri, S., Donner, C.M., Shadmanfaat, S., & Rahmati, M.M. (2023). School bullying among Iranian adolescents: Considering a higher moderation model in Situational Action Theory. International Journal of Bullying Prevention.
Kabiri, S., Shadmanfaat, S., Pauwels, L.J.R., Donner, C.M., Cochran, J.K., & Hardyns, W. (2023). Can social concern theory explain quarantine-related misbehavior during the COVID-19 pandemic? An inquiry in the urban context of Iran. Crime & Delinquency.
Donner, C.M., & Maskaly, J.M. (2023). Adherence to the police code of silence: Changes in recruits’ perceptions during the training academy. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management.
Rezey, M. L., & Lauritsen, J. L. (2023). Crime reporting in Chicago: A comparison of police and victim survey data, 1996-2018. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.
Rezey, M. L. (2023). A macro-level understanding of levels and trends in the abuse and homicide of children, 1997-2020. Child Abuse & Neglect.
Stalans, L. J., Chan-Tin, E., Hart, A., Moran, M. & Kennison, S. (2023). Predicting phishing victimization: Comparing prior victimization, cognitive and emotional styles, and vulnerable or protective email strategies, Victims & Offenders.
Stalans, L. J., & Horning, A. (2023). Pimping and Sex Trafficking on the Internet. In James M. Byrne and Don Hummer (Eds). Chapter 7 (pp. 116–134). The Handbook on Crime and Technology. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Chan-Tin, E., & Stalans, L. J. (2023). Phishing for Profit. In James M. Byrne and Don Hummer (Eds). The Handbook on Crime and Technology. Chapter 3 (pp. 54–71). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Vecchio, J. M., and Carson, D. (2023). Understanding the role of violence and conflict in the stages of gang membership. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.
Current Funded Research Projects
Eric Chan-Tin (PI), Mohammed Abuhamad (Co-PI), Loretta Stalans (Co-PI), Jennifer Forestal (Co-PI), Jeffrey Huntsinger (Co-PI). (Oct 24, 2022–Dec 31, 2023) Understanding the Origin and Spread of Online Misinformation, Dr. Scholl Foundation. ($50,000).
Chan-Tin, E. (PI), Abuhamad, M. (Co-PI), Stalans, L.J. (Co-PI), Forestal, J. (Co-PI), Huntsinger, J. (Co-PI) & Cummings, J. (Co-PI) (Nov. 2023-Nov. 2024). Slowing the spread of online misinformation through inoculation. Scholl Foundation ($50,000).
Chan-Tin, E., Abuhamad, M. (Co-PI), Stalans, L. J. (Co-PI) and Silva, Y. (Co-PI) (Jan. 2024-Dec. 2028). CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program: CyberRamblers Bolster National Security.
National Science Foundation (Jan 2024- Dec 2028). ($3,803,008).
Horning-Ruf, A. & Stalans, L. J. (co-PI). (Jan. 2020 to Dec. 2024). Grooming sex traffickers: Investigating the techniques and mechanisms for seducing and coercing new traffickers. Funded from National Institute of Justice Sex Trafficking Division ($499,796)
Olson, D.E., Knight, D., Knight, K., & Condo, T. (2019-2024). Co-Principal Investigators. Research Center (CRC) for the HEAL Initiative: Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN; National Institute of Drug Abuse, RFA-DA-19-025), Loyola University Chicago portion ($468,639).
Olson, D.E., & Stemen, D. (2022-2025). A Process and Impact Evaluation of Illinois’ Policy to Eliminate Cash Bail and Reform Pretrial Practices. National Institute of Justice (15PNIJ-21-GG-02807-RESS) ($632,781).
Stemen, D., Olson, D.E., Donner, C.M., Webster, E., & Kurti, Z. (2022-2025). A Process and Impact Evaluation of Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act. Arnold Ventures ($509,708).
Olson, D.E., & Stemen, D. (2022-2024). Research and Evaluation to Support Criminal Justice and Pretrial Reforms in Illinois. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ($600,032).
Stemen, D. (2021-2023). Implementing Prosecutorial Performance Indicators in Colorado: Developing a Statewide Model of Reform. Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative ($882,633).
Recent Publications (2023-2025)
Rezey, M. L., Olson, D. E., & Stemen, D. (2025). Urban victims of nonlethal gun violence: A Chicago-centered analysis using the National Crime Victimization Survey. Crime & Delinquency.
Vogel, M., McCuddy, T., Mathias, B., Rezey, M. L., & Kaser, T. (2024). Assessing the acute effects of exposure to community violence among adolescents: A strategic comparison approach. Social Science Research.
Rezey, M. L., & DiMeglio, M. (2024). What is known about the magnitude, trend, and risk for child sexual abuse and the commercial sexual exploitation of children in the United States? Journal of Child Sexual Abuse.
Kutnjak Ivkovic, S., Maskaly, J., Donner, C.M., Neyroud, P., & Roth, P. (2024). Policing and COVID-19. Routledge: New York.
Kabiri, S., Donner, C.M., Maddahi, J., Shadmanfaat, S., & Hardyns, W. (2023). How general is General Strain Theory? An inquiry of workplace deviance in Iran. International Criminal Justice Review.
Kabiri, S., Donner, C.M., Shadmanfaat, S., & Rahmati, M.M. (2023). School bullying among Iranian adolescents: Considering a higher moderation model in Situational Action Theory. International Journal of Bullying Prevention.
Kabiri, S., Shadmanfaat, S., Pauwels, L.J.R., Donner, C.M., Cochran, J.K., & Hardyns, W. (2023). Can social concern theory explain quarantine-related misbehavior during the COVID-19 pandemic? An inquiry in the urban context of Iran. Crime & Delinquency.
Donner, C.M., & Maskaly, J.M. (2023). Adherence to the police code of silence: Changes in recruits’ perceptions during the training academy. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management.
Rezey, M. L., & Lauritsen, J. L. (2023). Crime reporting in Chicago: A comparison of police and victim survey data, 1996-2018. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency.
Rezey, M. L. (2023). A macro-level understanding of levels and trends in the abuse and homicide of children, 1997-2020. Child Abuse & Neglect.
Stalans, L. J., Chan-Tin, E., Hart, A., Moran, M. & Kennison, S. (2023). Predicting phishing victimization: Comparing prior victimization, cognitive and emotional styles, and vulnerable or protective email strategies, Victims & Offenders.
Stalans, L. J., & Horning, A. (2023). Pimping and Sex Trafficking on the Internet. In James M. Byrne and Don Hummer (Eds). Chapter 7 (pp. 116–134). The Handbook on Crime and Technology. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Chan-Tin, E., & Stalans, L. J. (2023). Phishing for Profit. In James M. Byrne and Don Hummer (Eds). The Handbook on Crime and Technology. Chapter 3 (pp. 54–71). Edward Elgar Publishing.
Vecchio, J. M., and Carson, D. (2023). Understanding the role of violence and conflict in the stages of gang membership. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice.
Current Funded Research Projects
Eric Chan-Tin (PI), Mohammed Abuhamad (Co-PI), Loretta Stalans (Co-PI), Jennifer Forestal (Co-PI), Jeffrey Huntsinger (Co-PI). (Oct 24, 2022–Dec 31, 2023) Understanding the Origin and Spread of Online Misinformation, Dr. Scholl Foundation. ($50,000).
Chan-Tin, E. (PI), Abuhamad, M. (Co-PI), Stalans, L.J. (Co-PI), Forestal, J. (Co-PI), Huntsinger, J. (Co-PI) & Cummings, J. (Co-PI) (Nov. 2023-Nov. 2024). Slowing the spread of online misinformation through inoculation. Scholl Foundation ($50,000).
Chan-Tin, E., Abuhamad, M. (Co-PI), Stalans, L. J. (Co-PI) and Silva, Y. (Co-PI) (Jan. 2024-Dec. 2028). CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program: CyberRamblers Bolster National Security.
National Science Foundation (Jan 2024- Dec 2028). ($3,803,008).
Horning-Ruf, A. & Stalans, L. J. (co-PI). (Jan. 2020 to Dec. 2024). Grooming sex traffickers: Investigating the techniques and mechanisms for seducing and coercing new traffickers. Funded from National Institute of Justice Sex Trafficking Division ($499,796)
Olson, D.E., Knight, D., Knight, K., & Condo, T. (2019-2024). Co-Principal Investigators. Research Center (CRC) for the HEAL Initiative: Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN; National Institute of Drug Abuse, RFA-DA-19-025), Loyola University Chicago portion ($468,639).
Olson, D.E., & Stemen, D. (2022-2025). A Process and Impact Evaluation of Illinois’ Policy to Eliminate Cash Bail and Reform Pretrial Practices. National Institute of Justice (15PNIJ-21-GG-02807-RESS) ($632,781).
Stemen, D., Olson, D.E., Donner, C.M., Webster, E., & Kurti, Z. (2022-2025). A Process and Impact Evaluation of Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act. Arnold Ventures ($509,708).
Olson, D.E., & Stemen, D. (2022-2024). Research and Evaluation to Support Criminal Justice and Pretrial Reforms in Illinois. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ($600,032).
Stemen, D. (2021-2023). Implementing Prosecutorial Performance Indicators in Colorado: Developing a Statewide Model of Reform. Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative ($882,633).