Yumi E. Suzuki, PhD

Academic Interests: Technology in Criminal Justice, Cybercrime, Crime Prevention, Financial Crimes, Correlates of Interpersonal Violence

Expertise: Crime Victimization, Financial Crime, Etiology of Violence, Comparative/International Criminal Justice

Credential: Certified study reviewer for CrimeSolutions, National Institute of Justice

Technology Use and Applications in Criminal Justice, Physical and Cyber Security, Crime Prevention (CPTED, SCP), Retail & Consumer Fraud

Technology & Data in Criminal Justice, Crime Victimization, International Criminal Justice

Courses I teach:

Animal Abuse & Human Violence (Fall 2024)

Cybercrime

Contemporary Issues in CJ (capstone course)

Forensic Victimology

Victims & Victim Services

Criminal Mind & Behavior

Victims in Criminal Justice

 

Suzuki, Y. E., & Tapper, E. (forthcoming). Money mule cases: Insights from investigators in law

          enforcement and financial institutions. The FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. 

Suzuki, Y.E. (2023). Helping fraud victims: The role of police in combating cyber-enabled

          financial crime. In M. Birzer & L. Moore (Eds), Reimagined policing in the age of reform (pp.  

          165-173). Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Suzuki, Y.E., & Salinas Monroy, S.A. (2022). Prevention and mitigation measures

            against phishing emails: A sequential schema model. Security Journal, 35 (4), 1162-1182.

Suzuki, Y.E., & Salinas Monroy, S.A., with Monroe, B. (2021). If it's phishy, don't take the bait: Basic

           safety measures against phishing emails. ACFCS Special Contributor Report for

           Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Association of Certified Financial Crime Specialists.

Talbot, E.P., & Suzuki, Y.E. (2021). Human trafficking: First responders in health care. Social Work &

            Christianity, 48 (4), 349-367.

Tanaka, M., Suzuki, Y.E., Aoyama, I., Takaoka, K., & MacMillan, H.L. (2017). Child sexual

            abuse in Japan: A systematic review and future directions. Child Abuse & Neglect, 66,

            31-40.

Suzuki, Y.E., & Bonner, H.S. (2017). Factors associated with college students’ responses to

            rape-disclosure scenarios: Influence of gender, rape characteristics, and opinions about

            health professionals. Journal of School Violence, 16(2), 160-172.

Suzuki, Y.E. (2017, April 4). A symbolic step forward: Japan makes progress with new rape law,

            but there’s still some way to go. Policy Forum. Asia & Pacific Policy Society,

            Australian National University.

Suzuki, Y.E. (2016). Sexual violence in Japan: Implications of the lay judge system on victims

            of sexual violence. Journal of Law & Criminal Justice, 4(1), 75-81.

Reichel, P.L., & Suzuki, Y.E. (2015). Japan’s lay judge system: A summary of its development,

            evaluation, and current status. International Criminal Justice Review, 25(3), 247-262.

Talbot, E.P., Suzuki, Y.E., LaPlante, K., & Ormanson, S. (2015). Human trafficking in small

            urban and rural communities. Proceedings of the North American Association of

            Christians in Social Work’s 64^th Annual Convention.

Suzuki, Y.E. (2014). Public education of criminal justice in Japan: Increasing knowledge and

            challenging cultural values. Japan Studies Association Journal, 12, 57-65.

Suzuki, Y.E. (2014). Alternatives to calling the police: Survey results on the college student’s

            advice to a rape victim. Family & Intimate Partner Violence Quarterly, 7 (1), 59-63.

Suzuki, Y. (2014). Theories of rape in J. M. Miller, A. R. Gover, W. G. Jennings, & C. J.

            Schreck (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Theoretical Criminology, 1-3. Wiley-Blackwell. 

Suzuki, Y. (2013). “Just call the cops”: College student’s advice to the rape victim. Journal of

            Criminal Justice Education, 24 (4), 556-575.

Suzuki, Y. (2005). Judeo-Christian legal traditions in R.A. Wright & J. M. Miller (Eds.),

            Encyclopedia of Criminology, Vol. II, 848-851.  New York: Routledge.

Preventing fraud against older Americans: Emerging technology and its applications.

 

Research Analyst: New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Albany, NY

Online Learning Faculty Fellow; Wichita State University

Tilford Fellow; Wichita State University

Dissertation Research Fellowship; University at Albany, SUNY

Initiatives for Women Endowment Award; University at Albany, SUNY

 

In Progress

(Co-PI) Training Cybercrime Investigators: A Transdisciplinary Collaborative Applied Learning Approach

Funded

(Co-PI) Establishing a CyberCorps Scholarship for Service Program at WSU

(PI) The College Student's Advice to the Rape Victim: A Survey of the Perception of Sexual Violence and Helpfulness of Campus Resources; Chiesman Foundation, 2012

Unfunded Applications

(Co-PI) Ransomware: Cybercrime Investigations, Policy, and Ethics.

(PI) Needs Assessment of Behavioral, Psychological, and Environmental Stressors of First Responders. (letter of intent accepted in 7/2020, decline to submit full proposal)

Amount: $15,000

Funding Source: Wichita Medical Research & Education Foundation

(PI) Law Enforcement Health, Fitness, and Psychological Wellbeing as part of Transforming Health: Leveraging Analytics, Technology, and Education to Advance Policy and Address Health Delivery Challenges.

Amount: $299,780 (for the entire proposal)

Funding Source: 2020 WSU President’s Convergence Science Initiative

(Co-PI) Prevention of Sexual Violence among College Students in the U.S. and Japan

Amount: $18,000 (¥1,820,000)

Funding Source: Suntory Foundation, Japan

(PI) Advice to the Rape Victim: College Student’s Perception of Sexual Violence

Amount: $42,693

Funding Source: South Dakota Board of Regents

2023-present   Organizer & Presenter, Community Cybersecurity/Cybercrime Training Workshop.

2021-present   Member, Research-to-Policy Collaboration Rapid Response Network.

2021-present   Ground Segment Cybersecurity Framework community of interest: National

                           Institute of Standards and Technology

2019-present   Associate Editor, Society of Christian Scholars

2018-present   Advisor, University at Albany Career Advisory Network

2017-present   Advisor, Elsevier International Advisory Panel

2015-present   Certified Reviewer, Crimesolutions.gov: National Institute of Justice

2011-present   Email Mentor, American Society of Criminology

2020-2021      Member, Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office Peer Support Advisory Committee

2019                Instructor’s resources for Family Violence: Legal, Medical, and Social

                         Perspectives (9/e), Routledge.

2017                Revision Reviewer for Introduction to Criminal Justice: A Brief Edition                 

2017                Pre-Revision Reviewer for Introduction to Criminology: A Text/Reader

2016                Prospectus Reviewer for Crime in Japan: A Psychological Perspective

2013, 2016     Pre-Revision Reviewer for Criminology: The Essentials 

2013                Prospectus Reviewer for CrimComics Graphic Novels

2010                Prospectus Reviewer for Victimology 

2009                Prospectus Reviewer for Victimology: A Text/Reader 

2007                Invited Speaker for the Women in Criminal Justice Career Day. Department of

                         Sociology & Criminal Justice, Russell Sage College, NY.

2005-2006       Advisory Committee, Asian Journal of Criminology

2005-2006       Committee Member, International Courses on Victimology & Victim Assistance,

                          World Society of Victimology

Manuscript Reviewer:           Howard Journal of Crime & Justice

                                                  International Criminal Justice Review

                                                  Journal of Criminal Justice Education

                                                  Journal of Gender-Based Violence

                                                  Journal of Human Trafficking

                                                  Journal of Interpersonal Violence

                                                  Journal of School Violence

                                                  Journal of Trafficking, Organized Crime, and Security

                                                  Victims & Offenders

                                                  Violence Against Women

                                                  Violence & Gender

                                                  Violence & Victims

Conservation & Green Criminology

Professional Affiliations:

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators

Women in Cybersecurity