Olga Semukhina
Biographic Data
| ID | 4199100 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olga Semukhina |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olga |
| FAMILY NAME | Semukhina |
| SIGNATURE | SEMUKHINA O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Marquette University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8948-2004 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring the spatial dynamics of intra- and inter-racial violence: Impact of movement patterns and social interaction
Using 2019 Arlington, Texas, census block group data, this research examines whether human mobility is differentially associated with inter- versus intra-racial assault rates. Negative binomial regressions run on the data comprised of mobile-device traces, police incidents, and community covariates revealed that greater diversity of visitor origins and longer travel distances are associated with higher inter-racial assault rates, whereas longer d…
Resident Presence and Burglary: A Spatiotemporal Exploration of Guardianship Patterns Using Mobile Phone Tracking Data as a Measure of Ambient Population
This study examines the routine activity theory’s capable guardianship concept using contemporary GIS data. Leveraging high-frequency geotracked mobile phone data from Advan, which provides ambient population counts for census block groups every 2 hr, the research tests the impact of residents’ presence on burglary frequency at different times of the day and week. Through a series of negative binomial regression and GS2SLS models, significant var…
Spatiotemporal population mix (SPM) as a criminogenic mechanism: Testing environmental-criminology hypotheses with mobility clusters derived from mobile-device geotracking
How After-Hours Population Composition Affects Crime: Analyzing Resident-Visitor Ratios in Urban Neighborhoods Throughout the Day
Crime, Space, and Race: A Spatial Analysis of Assaults with Victim Race and Residence as Predictors
While it is clear that space matters when it comes to explaining crime, there is a lack of research exploring whether such spatial effects remain significant if victim characteristics are introduced into the analysis. This paper addresses this gap by applying risk terrain modeling to predict assaults for victims of different racial backgrounds and local versus non-local residents. The results show spatial risk factors have different impact on the…
Understanding disproportionate female completion rates at police academies
This paper investigates gender differences in graduation rates for police trainees in the nationwide sample of police academies collected in 2018 by the Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies. The study explores which characteristics of the police academies can explain the lower levels of graduation for female trainees when compared to their male counterparts. The findings suggest that the stress environment, the gender ratio of trainees, t…
The evolution of policing in post-soviet Russia: Paternalism versus service in police. Officers’ understanding of their role
This paper examines two interrelated issues: the role of police as an institution of Russian society and their role during the past 25 years. This research is based on a series of indepth interviews conducted by the author in 2014–2016 with former and current police officers in three Russian cities. The paper traces changes in the perceived institutional roles of the Russian police by comparing police officers’ views during three periods: early t…
Public assistance of police during criminal investigations: Russian experience
This study examines the high levels of public unwillingness to assist police in criminal investigations in Russia. Variables of public trust of police, fear of crime, victimization, and prior contact with police are used to explain this phenomenon. Also included in the study are variables of police fear and avoidance of police. The findings suggest that higher levels of distrust in, as well as fear and avoidance of police are strong predictors of…
Unreported crimes, public dissatisfaction of police, and observed police misconduct in the Volgograd region, Russia: A research note
The paper examines the issue of widespread underreporting of crimes in the Volgograd region of Russia. The factors of public satisfaction with police, prior observed police misconduct, type of crime, and victim’s demographics are used to explain a victim’s decision to report crimes to the police. The research is based on a representative sample of Russian citizens conducted over a 9 year period in the Volgograd region (1998–2007) with a sample si…
Russian citizens' perceptions of corruption and trust of the police
Since 1991, Russian citizens' perception of the police has been consistently overwhelmingly negative. Both direct and vicarious citizen experiences with the police were examined to identify potential factors that may explain the pervasive and persistent negative perceptions. An original survey of citizens (N=509) was analysed with structural equation modelling techniques to determine how various forms of corruption (including bribery, unfair trea…
Perceived Group Threat and Punitive Attitudes in Russia and The United States
Extant research has examined the link between the group threat thesis and different forms of social control including the public desire to punish criminals. The group threat thesis posits that crime control, and public support for it, stems from conflict and competition between groups over scarce social resources such as jobs and education. Groups in power utilize crime control to manage and suppress groups that pose a threat to these resources. …
The Restriction of Judicial Investigative Remand in Russia: The Role of Cultural Values in Citizen Acceptance and Perceived Fairness
In 2001, the Russian Criminal Procedure Code was substantially reformed and replaced the 1960 Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR. One major reform element was a revocation of the trial judge's authority to remand a case for additional investigation, which had been allowed by the Soviet criminal procedural code. Our study examined citizen support for limiting the judge's remand authority. A self‐report survey was administered to a representative…
Death penalty politics and symbolic law in Russia
Russian citizens' perceptions of corruption and trust of the police
Since 1991, Russian citizens' perception of the police has been consistently overwhelmingly negative. Both direct and vicarious citizen experiences with the police were examined to identify potential factors that may explain the pervasive and persistent negative perceptions. An original survey of citizens (N=509) was analysed with structural equation modelling techniques to determine how various forms of corruption (including bribery, unfair trea…
Perceived Group Threat and Punitive Attitudes in Russia and The United States
Extant research has examined the link between the group threat thesis and different forms of social control including the public desire to punish criminals. The group threat thesis posits that crime control, and public support for it, stems from conflict and competition between groups over scarce social resources such as jobs and education. Groups in power utilize crime control to manage and suppress groups that pose a threat to these resources. …
The evolution of policing in post-soviet Russia: Paternalism versus service in police. Officers’ understanding of their role
This paper examines two interrelated issues: the role of police as an institution of Russian society and their role during the past 25 years. This research is based on a series of indepth interviews conducted by the author in 2014–2016 with former and current police officers in three Russian cities. The paper traces changes in the perceived institutional roles of the Russian police by comparing police officers’ views during three periods: early t…
Unreported crimes, public dissatisfaction of police, and observed police misconduct in the Volgograd region, Russia: A research note
The paper examines the issue of widespread underreporting of crimes in the Volgograd region of Russia. The factors of public satisfaction with police, prior observed police misconduct, type of crime, and victim’s demographics are used to explain a victim’s decision to report crimes to the police. The research is based on a representative sample of Russian citizens conducted over a 9 year period in the Volgograd region (1998–2007) with a sample si…
Death penalty politics and symbolic law in Russia
Death penalty politics and symbolic law in Russia
The Restriction of Judicial Investigative Remand in Russia: The Role of Cultural Values in Citizen Acceptance and Perceived Fairness
In 2001, the Russian Criminal Procedure Code was substantially reformed and replaced the 1960 Criminal Procedure Code of the RSFSR. One major reform element was a revocation of the trial judge's authority to remand a case for additional investigation, which had been allowed by the Soviet criminal procedural code. Our study examined citizen support for limiting the judge's remand authority. A self‐report survey was administered to a representative…
Perceived Group Threat and Punitive Attitudes in Russia and The United States
Extant research has examined the link between the group threat thesis and different forms of social control including the public desire to punish criminals. The group threat thesis posits that crime control, and public support for it, stems from conflict and competition between groups over scarce social resources such as jobs and education. Groups in power utilize crime control to manage and suppress groups that pose a threat to these resources. …
Russian citizens' perceptions of corruption and trust of the police
Since 1991, Russian citizens' perception of the police has been consistently overwhelmingly negative. Both direct and vicarious citizen experiences with the police were examined to identify potential factors that may explain the pervasive and persistent negative perceptions. An original survey of citizens (N=509) was analysed with structural equation modelling techniques to determine how various forms of corruption (including bribery, unfair trea…
Unreported crimes, public dissatisfaction of police, and observed police misconduct in the Volgograd region, Russia: A research note
The paper examines the issue of widespread underreporting of crimes in the Volgograd region of Russia. The factors of public satisfaction with police, prior observed police misconduct, type of crime, and victim’s demographics are used to explain a victim’s decision to report crimes to the police. The research is based on a representative sample of Russian citizens conducted over a 9 year period in the Volgograd region (1998–2007) with a sample si…
Public assistance of police during criminal investigations: Russian experience
This study examines the high levels of public unwillingness to assist police in criminal investigations in Russia. Variables of public trust of police, fear of crime, victimization, and prior contact with police are used to explain this phenomenon. Also included in the study are variables of police fear and avoidance of police. The findings suggest that higher levels of distrust in, as well as fear and avoidance of police are strong predictors of…
The evolution of policing in post-soviet Russia: Paternalism versus service in police. Officers’ understanding of their role
This paper examines two interrelated issues: the role of police as an institution of Russian society and their role during the past 25 years. This research is based on a series of indepth interviews conducted by the author in 2014–2016 with former and current police officers in three Russian cities. The paper traces changes in the perceived institutional roles of the Russian police by comparing police officers’ views during three periods: early t…
Crime, Space, and Race: A Spatial Analysis of Assaults with Victim Race and Residence as Predictors
While it is clear that space matters when it comes to explaining crime, there is a lack of research exploring whether such spatial effects remain significant if victim characteristics are introduced into the analysis. This paper addresses this gap by applying risk terrain modeling to predict assaults for victims of different racial backgrounds and local versus non-local residents. The results show spatial risk factors have different impact on the…
Understanding disproportionate female completion rates at police academies
This paper investigates gender differences in graduation rates for police trainees in the nationwide sample of police academies collected in 2018 by the Census of Law Enforcement Training Academies. The study explores which characteristics of the police academies can explain the lower levels of graduation for female trainees when compared to their male counterparts. The findings suggest that the stress environment, the gender ratio of trainees, t…
Spatiotemporal population mix (SPM) as a criminogenic mechanism: Testing environmental-criminology hypotheses with mobility clusters derived from mobile-device geotracking
How After-Hours Population Composition Affects Crime: Analyzing Resident-Visitor Ratios in Urban Neighborhoods Throughout the Day
Exploring the spatial dynamics of intra- and inter-racial violence: Impact of movement patterns and social interaction
Using 2019 Arlington, Texas, census block group data, this research examines whether human mobility is differentially associated with inter- versus intra-racial assault rates. Negative binomial regressions run on the data comprised of mobile-device traces, police incidents, and community covariates revealed that greater diversity of visitor origins and longer travel distances are associated with higher inter-racial assault rates, whereas longer d…
Resident Presence and Burglary: A Spatiotemporal Exploration of Guardianship Patterns Using Mobile Phone Tracking Data as a Measure of Ambient Population
This study examines the routine activity theory’s capable guardianship concept using contemporary GIS data. Leveraging high-frequency geotracked mobile phone data from Advan, which provides ambient population counts for census block groups every 2 hr, the research tests the impact of residents’ presence on burglary frequency at different times of the day and week. Through a series of negative binomial regression and GS2SLS models, significant var…
Psychology (11 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (8 works) · Criminology (8 works) · Law (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (4 works)