Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Dr. Delaney specializes in the study of violence and victimization, with a focus on juvenile crime, risk behaviors among youth, youth victimization, and family and community violence. Her book, Norms of Violence: Violent Socialization Processes and the Spillover Effect for Youth Crime, won the 2023 Outstanding Book award from the International Section of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Her research also focuses on public criminology, conducting evaluations for community coalitions that work towards reducing and ending youth substance use/misuse. As the primary evaluator for the Raymond Coalition for Youth, an award winning community coalition, she helped to secure over on $2M in funding from Drug Free Community Grants, developed numerous Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (high school and middle school levels), analyzed data obtained from these surveys, and produced several policy publications and monographs. The impact of her public criminology research on policy, legislation, and primary prevention practices has been recognized locally, regionally, and nationally, and has contributed to significant positive effects on the US juvenile and criminal justice systems. Dr. Delaney’s research is published in several peer reviewed scholarly journals, books, and encyclopedias. Prior to working in academia, Dr. Delaney worked for over 10 years in the US criminal and juvenile justice systems. Dr. Delaney is trained in forensic interviewing, batterer’s intervention, and alternative conflict resolution.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Bullying, Campus Sexual Assault, Other Campus Crime, Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse, Child Trafficking and Exploitation, Children - Missing, Dating Violence (Teen), Domestic and Family Violence, Drug-Related Victimization, Elder Abuse/Mistreatment, Gun Violence, Sexual Abuse or Violence (other than campus sexual assault), Stalking, Vicarious Trauma, Workplace Violence

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Child victims, Deaf and hard-of-hearing victims, Rural victims

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Ethnography, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies, Training and/or technical assistance

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Descriptive studies, Ethnography, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Qualitative studies, Quantitative studies, Training and/or technical assistance