Research
- 2026: Machine learning in detecting online human sex trafficking
- 2026: ML for live cybersecurity compliance and risk management
- 2026: Geo-spatial analysis of large cities using cellphone/crime data
- 2026: Perceptions of AI and cybersecurity among college students
Peer Reviewed Publications
Korotchenko, S., Semukhina, O., Bae, J., & Copeland, C. (2026). Exploring the spatial dynamics of intra- and inter-racial violence: impact of movement patterns and social interaction. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, 24(4), 350–384. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2026.2736521
Semukhina, O. B., Bae, J., Korotchenko, S., & Copeland, C. (2025). Spatiotemporal population mix (SPM) as a criminogenic mechanism: Testing environmental-criminology hypotheses with mobility clusters derived from mobile-device geotracking. Journal of Criminal Justice, 99, 102473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102473
Korotchenko, S., Bae, J., Semukhina, O., & Copeland, C. (2025). How After-Hours Population Composition Affects Crime: Analyzing Resident-Visitor Ratios in Urban Neighborhoods Throughout the Day. Deviant Behavior, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2025.2514623
Bae, J., Korotchenko, S., Semukhina, O. B., & Copeland, C. (2025). Resident Presence and Burglary: A Spatiotemporal Exploration of Guardianship Patterns Using Mobile Phone Tracking Data as a Measure of Ambient Population. Crime & Delinquency, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287251321443
Copeland, C., del Carmen, A., & Semukhina, O. B. (2022). Revisiting the Ferguson effect: Law enforcement perception of recruitment in the post George Floyd era. International Journal of Police Science & Management. https://doi.org/10.1177/14613557221074988
Copeland, C. (2021). Darkweb: Overview, Operation, and Response. In T. J. Holt (Ed.), Crime Online: Correlates, Causes, and Context (4th ed., pp. 263–279). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press
Savage, R., Copeland, C., del Carmen, A. (2020). Who Are Law Enforcement Chief Executives? An Examination of Current Police Chiefs in Texas. Security Theory and Practice, 21(4).
Nagy, D., Gomez, H., Copeland, C. (2019). Securing Terminology: Lessons from Interdisciplinary Research. ISSA Journal, 17(11), 28-31.
Copeland, C., Wallin, M., Thomas, H. J. (2019). Assessing the Practices and Products of Darkweb Firearm Vendors. Deviant Behavior, 21. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01639625.2019.1596465
Rider, R.R., Copeland, C., Dobbs, R. (2018). Officer Perception of New Technology on Crash Reconstructions in Texas. Law Enforcement Executive Forum, 18(3), 55–68.
Non-Peer Reviewed
Copeland, C. (2024). Cybersecurity. In M.G. Eichenberg (Ed.), Homeland Security for the 21st Century (pp. 173-188). Dubuqu, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.
Copeland, C. (2021). Darkweb: Overview, Operation, and Response. In T. J. Holt (Ed.), Crime Online: Correlates, Causes, and Context (4th ed., pp. 263–279). Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press.
Technical Reports
(*denotes student contribution)
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Semukhina, Olga, and Christopher Copeland, 2022, Illegal Marijuana and Drug Related Violent Crime in North Texas, Final Report for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, pp. 1-310.
Shelley, Tara O’Connor, Semukhina, Olga, and Christopher Copeland, 2021, Quarterly Report 6: Preliminary Analysis of Inmate Surveys, Spatial Analysis of TCSO Incident Data, Multi-level Analysis of USPIS Interdiction Data, and Dark Web Market Trends. Report for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice
Semukhina, Olga, Christopher Copeland, Tara O’Connor Shelley, Courtney Walker, and Mike Thomas*, 2021, Quarterly Report 5: Preliminary Analysis of Oregon and Washington Marijuana Licenses, USPIS Interdicted Parcel Data, and Dark Web Market Trends. Report for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
Semukhina, Olga, Christopher Copeland, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Courtney Walker, 2021, Quarterly Report 4: Preliminary Analysis of Colorado Marijuana Licenses, USPIS Interdicted Parcel Data, and Dark Web Market Trends. Report for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
Semukhina, Olga, Christopher Copeland, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Courtney Walker, 2020, Quarterly Report 3: Preliminary Analysis of California Marijuana Licenses, USPIS Interdicted Parcel Data, and Dark Web Market Trends. Report for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
Semukhina, Olga, Christopher Copeland, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Richard Savage*, 2020, Quarterly Report 2: Cluster Analysis of CNET Cases, Descriptive Analysis of USPIS Interdicted Parcel Data, and Dark Web Market Trends. Report for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.
Semukhina, Olga, Christopher Copeland, Richard Savage*, Tara O’Connor Shelley, and Monica Murphy*, 2020, Quarterly Report 1: Descriptive Analysis of CNET Case Files and Overview of Dark Web Narcotics Markets and TOR Operation. Report for the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.