Rachel L Mcnealey

Biographic Data

ID4267751
NAMERachel L Mcnealey
GIVEN NAMESRachel L
FAMILY NAMEMcnealey
SIGNATUREMCNEALEY R L
AFFILIATIONSMichigan State University
ORCID0000-0002-9469-9259
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Assessing the Gendered Risks of Online Fraud Victimization in a General Population Sample

    Open AccessCooper A Maher, Rachel L Mcnealey et al.ARTICLECrime & Delinquency2026

    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…

  • A Scoping Review of the Knowledge Base Regarding the Law Enforcement Response to Cybercrime

    Open AccessThomas J Holt, Cooper A Maher et al.ARTICLEDeviant Behavior2026

    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…

  • You've got (no) mail

    Open AccessCooper A Maher, Rachel L Mcnealey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2026References: 33

  • Disabilities and fear of violent crime

    Open AccessCooper A Maher, Rachel L Mcnealey et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2026References: 45

  • Cybercrime and Cyber Investigations

    Open AccessJulie M Krupa, Thomas J Holt et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice…2025

  • Identifying cross-contextual fear of crime

    Open AccessRachel L Mcnealey, Camille I Figueroa et al.ARTICLEGlobal Crime2025References: 9

  • Police can't help you

    Open AccessRachel L Mcnealey, Camille I Figueroa et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2025References: 5

  • Adolescent Cybervictimization in 31 Countries

    Open AccessRustu Deryol, Rachel L Mcnealey et al.ARTICLESocial Problems2025Cited by: 1References: 60

    This study examined the gender gap, gendered opportunity, and the contextual influence of gender inequality and women's absolute status with respect to online stalking victimization and online image-based victimization (IBV) among youths in 31 countries. Descriptive analysis allowed for comparison of prevalence of online stalking and IBV across gender. We estimated sex-specific hierarchical logistic regression models that examined the relationshi…