Cooper A Maher
Biographic Data
| ID | 4198218 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cooper A Maher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cooper A |
| FAMILY NAME | Maher |
| SIGNATURE | MAHER C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Michigan State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7352-6922 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Police Training for Cybercrime
Perceptions of Crime Threat and Criminal Justice Institutions
Despite the importance of perceptions of crime threat and criminal justice institutions in the study of public punitiveness, less is known how they collectively impact capital jurors’ sentencing decisions. Using a vignette survey experiment, this study examined how these perceptions can shape mock jurors’ sentencing decisions in a capital trial. Death-qualified participants ( N = 744) from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk recommended a punishment for the…
Assessing the Gendered Risks of Online Fraud Victimization in a General Population Sample
Fraud results in billions of losses each year. While research has examined fraud victimization risk, it is less clear how online routine activities are associated with fraud risk, and how gender differentially influences risk. Using a sample of Michigan-based respondents ( n = 1,203), and subsamples of men ( n = 570) and women ( n = 633), the study assessed the association between routine activities and fraud victimization. Results suggested that…
Online and Terrestrial Identity Theft
The current study examines whether identity theft that occurs online differs from terrestrial identity theft, and the correlates of reporting across modalities. Findings from two samples (online n = 1,087; terrestrial n = 371) from the 2016, 2018, and 2021 waves of the National Crime Victimization Survey’s Identity Theft Supplement indicate that terrestrial identity theft led to greater levels of distress and financial losses than online identity…
Stalking Prevalence, Reporting, and Fear among Persons with Disabilities
Persons with disabilities face higher stalking risk than those without disabilities, yet formal reporting to law enforcement remains low. Using 2019 National Crime Victimization Survey Supplemental Victimization Survey (NCVS-SVS) data, this study examines stalking prevalence by disability status and type ( N = 103,656). A subsample of stalking victims ( n = 1,320) assesses reporting and consequences across four disability types (blind, deaf, cogn…
Fear of Crime Among Adolescents Experiencing Hate-Related Victimization in Schools
Although procedural justice is an important factor shaping individuals’ perceptions of crime and safety, its role in school settings remains understudied. Using the 2022 NCVS School Crime Supplement, this study examined whether perceived procedural justice in school practices buffers adolescents from the negative consequences of hate-related victimization focusing on fear of crime. Students who experienced hate-related victimization at school rep…
A Scoping Review of the Knowledge Base Regarding the Law Enforcement Response to Cybercrime
Research on cybercrimes, or offenses facilitated by technology, has increased dramatically over the last three decades. The primary focus of research within this space has been on victim and offender behavior, with far less inquiry as to the structural capacities of local, state, and federal or national police forces to investigate these crimes. This calls to question what the state of research on policing and its relationship to cybercrime invol…
Cybervictimization among female Korean adolescents
Law enforcement policies for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Research Summary Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) face an elevated risk of victimization relative to their peers. Victims with IDD may view police departmental websites or policies to identify available accommodations in deciding to report their experience. The current study employs a convergent mixed‐methods approach to examine the websites of policing organizations across four states to determine the prevalenc…
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Disabilities and fear of violent crime
Accessibility of Victim Service Agencies’ Websites for Individuals With Disabilities
While victims may seek help from victim service agencies, it remains unclear how accessible these services are to persons with disabilities. The study examines websites from victim service providers across four states ( n = 795) to identify the prevalence of disability-related content, accessibility features, and the readability of the website. Findings suggest that a large portion of websites did not discuss disability and lacked accommodations,…
Stolen Valor? Examining the Associations Between Military Service, Data Breach Victimization, and Identity Theft Victimization
Veterans have been identified as a group that is vulnerable to victimization. Despite this, few works have sought to determine whether their risk is consistent across subpopulations within this community, and whether they face a similarly elevated risk of data breach victimization. Using the 2018 wave of the NCVS-ITS ( n = 92,642), logistic regressions suggest that veterans and military servicemembers face greater risk of data breach and identity…
To Shred or Not to Shred
Despite a growing body of research identifying several self-protective behaviors against identity theft victimization, it remains less clear what factors contribute to the adoption of these self-protective behaviors—potentially undermining the efficacy of policies aiming to promote these behaviors. Using data from the 2021 National Crime Victimization Survey Identity Theft Supplement ( n = 1,593), multivariate findings suggest that indicators of …
Sellin and Wolfgang revisited
Fraud in the buckeye state
Police can't help you
Privacy Please
Nonfinancial Consequences of Identity Theft Revisited
The study investigates whether nuanced measures of financial loss are associated with physical and/or emotional distress relating to one’s identity theft victimization. A subsample of victims of identity theft from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Identity Theft Supplement ( n = 1,557) was examined. Financial loss was considered as the total amount lost, whether victims suffered any financial losses, and whether losses were in the 9…
Shadow of Personal Fear? The Role of Personal and Altruistic Fear of Cyberharassment
Fear of crime is a social problem that outpaces crime itself, particularly when fear is expressed altruistically for others. Despite this, few studies consider whether the correlates of fear are expressed differently across personal and altruistic contexts, and whether the correlates of these fears for cyberharassment differ across genders—a potentially gendered crime. Using data from two samples collected via randomized vignette design on Amazon…
A Systematic Review of Lifestyle-Routine Activity Theory in the Context of Direct-Contact Sexual Victimization
Studies have extended and applied lifestyle-routine activity theory (L-RAT) to direct-contact sexual violence (SV). Yet, operationalizations of theoretical concepts—exposure, proximity, target suitability, and guardianship—have not been consistent across studies within this context, and therefore the ultimate conclusions on the robustness of the theory remain an open empirical question. In this systematic review, we compile scholarship on the app…
Correlates of victim services for fraud and identity theft among victim service providers
Extending the Shadow of Sexual Assault Hypothesis
Women’s fear has been explained as rooted in fears of sexual assault—a phenomenon known as the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis. The current study extends this hypothesis to examine whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons’ fear of hate crimes is shadowed by fears of sexual assault. Results indicate that bisexual and transgender persons express greater fear of hate crimes relative to others. This fear is explained by their fear …
Vulnerable identities? Examining the association between disability with risk and consequences of identity theft
Reproductive Coercion Among College Students
The current study is guided by routine activity theory to explore the risk of experiencing reproductive coercion among a sample of sexually active college students ( N = 1,515). Findings indicate that being in an exclusive relationship was associated with lower odds of reproductive coercion, yet prior victimization, including emotional abuse and sexual violence, was associated with higher odds of reproductive coercion. This study supports other r…
Vulnerable identities? Examining the association between disability with risk and consequences of identity theft
Victims and Perpetrators of Cyber Harassment
Cyber harassment is a common problem among younger populations and women. While scholars have noted that cyber harassment may be an attempt to demonstrate power and control, it remains unclear if that is the case from the victim’s and perpetrator’s perspective. Relying on open-ended responses from a sample of college students, we use a validated instrument to qualitatively examine if victims of cyber harassment (N = 170) perceived their victimiza…
Residential stability and fear of crime
Even though social scientists have investigated the importance of homeownership in providing individuals with a sense of belonging, security, the welfare of the community, and informal social control within their neighborhood, the impact of homeownership yet has remained largely unexamined within the context of fear of crime. This study aims to fill the gap in the literature and examines the relationship among factors of residential stability on …
Sellin and Wolfgang revisited
Fraud in the buckeye state
Privacy Please
Extending the Shadow of Sexual Assault Hypothesis
Women’s fear has been explained as rooted in fears of sexual assault—a phenomenon known as the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis. The current study extends this hypothesis to examine whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons’ fear of hate crimes is shadowed by fears of sexual assault. Results indicate that bisexual and transgender persons express greater fear of hate crimes relative to others. This fear is explained by their fear …
Reproductive Coercion Among College Students
The current study is guided by routine activity theory to explore the risk of experiencing reproductive coercion among a sample of sexually active college students ( N = 1,515). Findings indicate that being in an exclusive relationship was associated with lower odds of reproductive coercion, yet prior victimization, including emotional abuse and sexual violence, was associated with higher odds of reproductive coercion. This study supports other r…
Fear of Crime Out West
Fear of crime research has been around for decades, and many studies of its extent, nature, and consequences have been published. In this study, we build upon existing research to examine the effects of vulnerability, disorder/incivilities, social cohesion, prior victimization, and perceptions of police upon fear of property crime and fear of violent crime. Using data from a random mail survey of residents from five different states, the current …
Fear of sexual assault for oneself and others
Residential stability and fear of crime
Even though social scientists have investigated the importance of homeownership in providing individuals with a sense of belonging, security, the welfare of the community, and informal social control within their neighborhood, the impact of homeownership yet has remained largely unexamined within the context of fear of crime. This study aims to fill the gap in the literature and examines the relationship among factors of residential stability on …
Reproductive Coercion Among College Students
The current study is guided by routine activity theory to explore the risk of experiencing reproductive coercion among a sample of sexually active college students ( N = 1,515). Findings indicate that being in an exclusive relationship was associated with lower odds of reproductive coercion, yet prior victimization, including emotional abuse and sexual violence, was associated with higher odds of reproductive coercion. This study supports other r…
Victims and Perpetrators of Cyber Harassment
Cyber harassment is a common problem among younger populations and women. While scholars have noted that cyber harassment may be an attempt to demonstrate power and control, it remains unclear if that is the case from the victim’s and perpetrator’s perspective. Relying on open-ended responses from a sample of college students, we use a validated instrument to qualitatively examine if victims of cyber harassment (N = 170) perceived their victimiza…
Nonfinancial Consequences of Identity Theft Revisited
The study investigates whether nuanced measures of financial loss are associated with physical and/or emotional distress relating to one’s identity theft victimization. A subsample of victims of identity theft from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Identity Theft Supplement ( n = 1,557) was examined. Financial loss was considered as the total amount lost, whether victims suffered any financial losses, and whether losses were in the 9…
Shadow of Personal Fear? The Role of Personal and Altruistic Fear of Cyberharassment
Fear of crime is a social problem that outpaces crime itself, particularly when fear is expressed altruistically for others. Despite this, few studies consider whether the correlates of fear are expressed differently across personal and altruistic contexts, and whether the correlates of these fears for cyberharassment differ across genders—a potentially gendered crime. Using data from two samples collected via randomized vignette design on Amazon…
A Systematic Review of Lifestyle-Routine Activity Theory in the Context of Direct-Contact Sexual Victimization
Studies have extended and applied lifestyle-routine activity theory (L-RAT) to direct-contact sexual violence (SV). Yet, operationalizations of theoretical concepts—exposure, proximity, target suitability, and guardianship—have not been consistent across studies within this context, and therefore the ultimate conclusions on the robustness of the theory remain an open empirical question. In this systematic review, we compile scholarship on the app…
Correlates of victim services for fraud and identity theft among victim service providers
Extending the Shadow of Sexual Assault Hypothesis
Women’s fear has been explained as rooted in fears of sexual assault—a phenomenon known as the shadow of sexual assault hypothesis. The current study extends this hypothesis to examine whether lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons’ fear of hate crimes is shadowed by fears of sexual assault. Results indicate that bisexual and transgender persons express greater fear of hate crimes relative to others. This fear is explained by their fear …
Vulnerable identities? Examining the association between disability with risk and consequences of identity theft
Accessibility of Victim Service Agencies’ Websites for Individuals With Disabilities
While victims may seek help from victim service agencies, it remains unclear how accessible these services are to persons with disabilities. The study examines websites from victim service providers across four states ( n = 795) to identify the prevalence of disability-related content, accessibility features, and the readability of the website. Findings suggest that a large portion of websites did not discuss disability and lacked accommodations,…
Stolen Valor? Examining the Associations Between Military Service, Data Breach Victimization, and Identity Theft Victimization
Veterans have been identified as a group that is vulnerable to victimization. Despite this, few works have sought to determine whether their risk is consistent across subpopulations within this community, and whether they face a similarly elevated risk of data breach victimization. Using the 2018 wave of the NCVS-ITS ( n = 92,642), logistic regressions suggest that veterans and military servicemembers face greater risk of data breach and identity…
To Shred or Not to Shred
Despite a growing body of research identifying several self-protective behaviors against identity theft victimization, it remains less clear what factors contribute to the adoption of these self-protective behaviors—potentially undermining the efficacy of policies aiming to promote these behaviors. Using data from the 2021 National Crime Victimization Survey Identity Theft Supplement ( n = 1,593), multivariate findings suggest that indicators of …
Sellin and Wolfgang revisited
Fraud in the buckeye state
Police can't help you
Privacy Please
Police Training for Cybercrime
Perceptions of Crime Threat and Criminal Justice Institutions
Despite the importance of perceptions of crime threat and criminal justice institutions in the study of public punitiveness, less is known how they collectively impact capital jurors’ sentencing decisions. Using a vignette survey experiment, this study examined how these perceptions can shape mock jurors’ sentencing decisions in a capital trial. Death-qualified participants ( N = 744) from Amazon’s Mechanical Turk recommended a punishment for the…
Assessing the Gendered Risks of Online Fraud Victimization in a General Population Sample
Fraud results in billions of losses each year. While research has examined fraud victimization risk, it is less clear how online routine activities are associated with fraud risk, and how gender differentially influences risk. Using a sample of Michigan-based respondents ( n = 1,203), and subsamples of men ( n = 570) and women ( n = 633), the study assessed the association between routine activities and fraud victimization. Results suggested that…
Online and Terrestrial Identity Theft
The current study examines whether identity theft that occurs online differs from terrestrial identity theft, and the correlates of reporting across modalities. Findings from two samples (online n = 1,087; terrestrial n = 371) from the 2016, 2018, and 2021 waves of the National Crime Victimization Survey’s Identity Theft Supplement indicate that terrestrial identity theft led to greater levels of distress and financial losses than online identity…
Stalking Prevalence, Reporting, and Fear among Persons with Disabilities
Persons with disabilities face higher stalking risk than those without disabilities, yet formal reporting to law enforcement remains low. Using 2019 National Crime Victimization Survey Supplemental Victimization Survey (NCVS-SVS) data, this study examines stalking prevalence by disability status and type ( N = 103,656). A subsample of stalking victims ( n = 1,320) assesses reporting and consequences across four disability types (blind, deaf, cogn…
Fear of Crime Among Adolescents Experiencing Hate-Related Victimization in Schools
Although procedural justice is an important factor shaping individuals’ perceptions of crime and safety, its role in school settings remains understudied. Using the 2022 NCVS School Crime Supplement, this study examined whether perceived procedural justice in school practices buffers adolescents from the negative consequences of hate-related victimization focusing on fear of crime. Students who experienced hate-related victimization at school rep…
A Scoping Review of the Knowledge Base Regarding the Law Enforcement Response to Cybercrime
Research on cybercrimes, or offenses facilitated by technology, has increased dramatically over the last three decades. The primary focus of research within this space has been on victim and offender behavior, with far less inquiry as to the structural capacities of local, state, and federal or national police forces to investigate these crimes. This calls to question what the state of research on policing and its relationship to cybercrime invol…
Crime Patterns and Interventions (17 works) · Psychology (15 works) · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (14 works) · Poison control (11 works) · Computer security (9 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Criminology (8 works) · Identity Theft (8 works) · Medicine (8 works)