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Associate Professor
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Associate Professor
Cybersecurity, BS
Office
R.C. Vance Academic Center
406
Tuesday
1:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Wednesday
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Thursday
12:05 pm - 1:05 pm
Or by appointment
Biography
Since arriving at 91¾«Æ· in Fall 2015, Dr. Lee has taught a variety of courses in cybercrime, comparative criminal justice, and theories of crime at the undergraduate and graduate level. His research primarily focuses on the application of traditional criminological theories to multiple forms of cybercrime offending and victimization as well as the law enforcement response to cybercrime. Some of his recent peer-reviewed work can be found in Security Journal, International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, Children and Youth Services Review, Child Indicators Research, and Substance Use & Misuse. He is currently the faculty advisor for 91¾«Æ·'s Criminal Justice Club and co-advisor for the CCSU chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma. He has also served as a Leadership Fellow in the Office of the Dean at the Carol Ammon College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.
Education
Areas of Expertise
- Cyber Criminology (e.g., digital piracy, computer hacking)
- Comparative Criminal Justice (e.g., Puerto Rico, Germany)
- Technology-assisted Sexual Victimization (e.g., image-based abuse, cyberstalking)
- Food Fraud Prevention (e.g., food safety, food protection)
Publications, Research & Presentations
Lee, B., Jeong, S., Veloria, C., Dlugolenski, E., & Falcon, L. (2024). Explaining Substance Use among Puerto Rican Older Adults: Impact of Perceived Discrimination, Perceived Stress, and Social Activities. Substance Use & Misuse, 1595-1603.
Lee, B., Fenoff, R., & Spink, J. (2022). Routine activities theory and food fraud victimization. Security Journal, 1-25.
Lee, B., & Paek, S. Y. (2020). Phishing and financial manipulation. In Holt, T. & Bossler, A. (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of International Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance (pp. 899-916). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Lee, B., Jeong, S., & Paek, S. Y. (2019). Determinants of digital piracy using deterrence, social learning and neutralization perspectives. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 1-14.
Lee, B., Fenoff, R., & Paek, S. Y. (2019). Correlates of participation in e-book piracy on campus. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 45(3), 299-304.
Lee, B., Jeong, S., & Roh, M. (2018). Association between body mass index and health outcomes among adolescents: the mediating role of traditional and cyber bullying victimization. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 674.
Lee, B., Paek, S. Y., & Fenoff, R. (2018). Factors associated with digital piracy among early adolescents. Children and Youth Services Review, 86, 287-295.
Lee, B. (2017). Explaining cyber deviance among school-aged youth. Child Indicators Research, 11(2), 563-584.
Jeong, S., Lee, B., & Martin, J. H. (2014). Evaluating the effectiveness of a special needs diversionary program in reducing reoffending among mentally ill youthful offenders. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 58(9), 1058- 1080.
Jeong, S., & Lee, B. (2013). A multilevel examination of peer victimization and bullying preventions in schools. Journal of Criminology. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/735397
Narag, R. E., Maxwell, S. R., & Lee, B. (2013). A phenomenological approach to assessing a DUI/DWI Program. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 57(2), 229-250.
Awards & Grants
Cox, S. & Lee, B. (2019–2022). Co-Principal Investigator. Assessing the Effects of Early Appointment of Counsel for Youth Offenders. Grant funded by U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and awarded to the State of Connecticut Division of Public Defender Services.
Schnobrich-Davis, J., Dlugolenski, E., & Lee, B. (2022). Co-Principal Investigator. Next Generation of Student Success, Diversity, Innovation, and Community Engagement. Internal award from Office of the President, 91¾«Æ· Connecticut State University.
Memberships & Affiliations
American Society of Criminology
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
Southern Criminal Justice Association
Courses Taught
Introduction to Criminal Justice System (CRM 110)
Criminology (CRM 260)
Research Methods in Criminal Justice (CRM 322)
Comparative Criminal Justice (CRM 378)
Cybercrime (CRM 414)
Supervised Field Studies in Criminal Justice (CRM 435)
Virtual Crime, Deviance & Society (CJ 578)