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Jessica Abbott

Associate Professor

Utah Tech University

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College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Applied Sociology

Jessica Abbott is currently serving as an Applied Sociology Associate Professor at Utah Tech University.

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Utah Tech University

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criminology sociology social sciences criminal justice victimology violent behavior community policing juvenile delinquency substance use interpersonal violence police psychology religiosity college students protective factor anthropology behavioral sciences deviance (sociology) mental health health psychology adolescent health substance abuse alcohol (drug) addiction migration studies social science research psychology of religion addictive behaviors violence against women forensic psychology theoretical criminology penology indigenous peoples sociological research correctional practice forced migration societal influence alcohol misuse crime analysis victimisation dating violence partner violence domestic violence criminal behavior carceral setting international sample perceived risk victimization severity police effort criminal victimization vanlife community victim services programs additional victim-offender relationships intimate partner violence other differences crime victims current findings quantitative methods

Notable Scholarly Works

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Intimate Partner Violence and Additional Victim–Offender Relationships: An Examination of Gender and Other Differences in Victim Fear Using National Crime Victimization Survey Data. Violence and Victims (2025)

additional victim–offender relationshipsdating violenceintimate partner violenceother differencessociologypartner violencecriminologysocial sciencesviolent behaviorgender studiestraumaviolence against womendomestic violenceinterpersonal violence

Exploring Police Reporting Among Victimized U.S. Nomads. Crime & Delinquency (2024)

Rachel Bridges WhaleyJessica Abbott

community policingcrime analysissociologyviolent behaviorcriminologyvictimologycriminal justicevictimisationjuvenile delinquencysocial justice

Why Don’t the Police Make Me Feel Safe? Using Black’s Theory of Law to Potentially Extend Current Findings on Crime Victims’ Fear. American Journal of Criminal Justice (2024)

Shelly A. McGrathRachel WhaleyJessica AbbottDavid C. May

safetysociologycriminologyforensic psychologycrime victimscurrent findingscritical race theorytheoretical criminologylawcriminal lawinterpersonal violencecriminal behaviorafrican american studiespolice psychologycommunity policinganti-racismviolent behaviorcarceral settingvictimologycriminal justice

College Students' Alcohol and Substance Use: Religiosity as a Protective Factor. (2023)

substance abusealcohol (drug)psychology of religionreligiosityreligious studiesalcohol misusepsychologycollege studentsprotective factorsubstance useaddictionaddictive behaviorsreligionculture

Does Utilization of Victim Services Programs Influence Individuals’ Fear of Crime? Findings From the National Crime Victimization Survey. Sociological Spectrum (2023)

Jessica AbbottShelly A. McGrath

sociologysociological researchcriminologysocial sciencessocial science researchvictim services programscorrectional practicecriminal justice

Life on the Road: Fear of Crime Among Nomads. Crime & Delinquency (2023)

Rachel Bridges WhaleyJessica Abbott

deviance (sociology)criminologyforced migrationjuvenile delinquencybehavioral sciences

How Safe is Life on the Road? Criminal Victimization Among a Sample of U.S. Nomads and the #Vanlife Community. Crime & Delinquency (2022)

Rachel Bridges WhaleyJessica Abbott

community policingcriminal victimizationsociologypenologycriminologysocial sciencesindigenous peoplesanthropologyvanlife communityvictimologymigration studiesjuvenile delinquency

The Effects of Police Effort on Victims’ Fear of Crime. American Journal of Criminal Justice (2020)

Jessica AbbottShelly A. McGrathDavid C. May

criminal justicecriminologysocial sciencespolice effortvictimologypolice psychology

College Students' Alcohol and Substance Use: Religiosity as a Protective Factor. Journal of alcohol and drug education (2019)

Jessica AbbottRenee LamphereShelly A. McGrath

religiositymental healthsociologyhealth psychologyadolescent healthcriminologycollege studentspsychiatrysubstance usesocietal influenceprotective factorhealth sciences

The Effect of Victimization Severity on Perceived Risk of Victimization: Analyses Using an International Sample. Victims & Offenders (2016)

Jessica AbbottShelly A. McGrath

criminologysocial sciencesinternational sampleperceived riskvictimization severityvictimologycriminal justice

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Jessica Abbott

Associate Professor

Utah Tech University

Affiliations

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Applied Sociology

Jessica Abbott is currently serving as an Applied Sociology Associate Professor at Utah Tech University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Utah Tech University

Associate Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Exploring Police Reporting Among Victimized U.S. Nomads. Crime & Delinquency (2024)

Rachel Bridges WhaleyJessica Abbott

community policingcrime analysissociologyviolent behaviorcriminologyvictimologycriminal justicevictimisationjuvenile delinquencysocial justice

Why Don’t the Police Make Me Feel Safe? Using Black’s Theory of Law to Potentially Extend Current Findings on Crime Victims’ Fear. American Journal of Criminal Justice (2024)

Shelly A. McGrathRachel WhaleyJessica AbbottDavid C. May

College Students' Alcohol and Substance Use: Religiosity as a Protective Factor. (2023)

substance abusealcohol (drug)psychology of religionreligiosityreligious studiesalcohol misusepsychologycollege studentsprotective factorsubstance useaddictionaddictive behaviorsreligionculture

Does Utilization of Victim Services Programs Influence Individuals’ Fear of Crime? Findings From the National Crime Victimization Survey. Sociological Spectrum (2023)

Jessica AbbottShelly A. McGrath

sociologysociological researchcriminologysocial sciencessocial science researchvictim services programscorrectional practicecriminal justice

Life on the Road: Fear of Crime Among Nomads. Crime & Delinquency (2023)

Rachel Bridges WhaleyJessica Abbott

deviance (sociology)criminologyforced migrationjuvenile delinquencybehavioral sciences

How Safe is Life on the Road? Criminal Victimization Among a Sample of U.S. Nomads and the #Vanlife Community. Crime & Delinquency (2022)

Rachel Bridges WhaleyJessica Abbott

community policingcriminal victimizationsociologypenologycriminologysocial sciencesindigenous peoplesanthropologyvanlife communityvictimologymigration studiesjuvenile delinquency

The Effects of Police Effort on Victims’ Fear of Crime. American Journal of Criminal Justice (2020)

Jessica AbbottShelly A. McGrathDavid C. May

criminal justicecriminologysocial sciencespolice effortvictimologypolice psychology

College Students' Alcohol and Substance Use: Religiosity as a Protective Factor. Journal of alcohol and drug education (2019)

Jessica AbbottRenee LamphereShelly A. McGrath

religiositymental healthsociologyhealth psychologyadolescent healthcriminologycollege studentspsychiatrysubstance usesocietal influenceprotective factorhealth sciences

The Effect of Victimization Severity on Perceived Risk of Victimization: Analyses Using an International Sample. Victims & Offenders (2016)

Jessica AbbottShelly A. McGrath

criminologysocial sciencesinternational sampleperceived riskvictimization severityvictimologycriminal justice

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