Victim Researcher Profile

BIO

Steven P. Lab, Ph.D. received his degree in Criminology from Florida State University in 1982. He is a Full Professor of Criminal Justice at Bowling Green State University. He has also served as a visiting faculty member at Keele University, the Jill Dando Institute of Crime Science at the University College London, and the University of Loughborough (all in England). He is the author/coauthor/editor of eight books, including Victimology (8th Ed.; with W.G. Doerner), Crime Prevention: Approaches, Practices and Evaluation (10th Ed.), Juvenile Justice: An Introduction (9th Ed.; with J.T. Whitehead), and The Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention (with B.S. Fisher). Dr. Lab is also the author of over 50 articles and book chapters and has completed major research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Justice. A past president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, he serves as a frequent consultant to the National Institute of Justice on a wide range of topics.

VICTIMIZATION FOCUS

Bullying, Burglary, Child Abuse and Sexual Abuse, Dating Violence (Teen), Elder Abuse/Mistreatment, Robbery, Sexual Abuse or Violence (other than campus sexual assault), Workplace Violence

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Child victims, Older victims, Urban high crime neighborhood victims

RESEARCH EXPERTISE

Action research, Community-based participatory research, Data collection, Program evaluation, Quantitative studies, Quasi-experimental studies, Randomized controlled trial

VICTIM RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Data collection, Needs assessment, Program evaluation, Quantitative studies