MANSFIELD, PA—Justin N. Crowl, assistant professor, and Joshua Battin, associate professor and chair, of the Criminal Justice Administration (CJA) Department at 
Mansfield University, recently co-published two peer-reviewed articles
The article, titled “Fear of Crime and the Police: Exploring Lifestyle and Individual Determinants among University Students,” was published in The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles. Utilizing lifestyle exposure as a theoretical framework, the article quantitatively examined the relationship between student fear of crime and distinct lifestyle and individual constructs, including perceptions and visibility of the police, perceived risk of victimization and demographics.
The second article, titled “Urban Sprawl, Population Density and Crime: An Examination of Contemporary Migration Trends and Crime in Suburban and Rural Neighborhoods” was recently accepted for publication in Crime Prevention and Community Safety. The article examined the effects of migration trends and population density on crime in suburban and rural municipalities.
For more information about the CJA Department at Mansfield, visit cja.mansfield.edu