Matthew D. Fetzer, Ph.D.

Professor of Criminal Justice 

Education:  
PhD: University at Albany, SUNY
MS: Shippensburg University
  
Teaching Interests: Research Methods; Statistics & Quantitative Methods; Social Construction of Homicide; Hate Crime; Intro to Criminal Justice

Research Interests: Hate Crime; Homicide; Domestic Violence; Juvenile Delinquency

Selected Publications/Research:

Pezzella, F. S., & Fetzer, M. D. (2021). The measurement of hate crimes in America. Springer.

Fetzer, M. D., & Pezzella, F. S. (2020). Hate crimes: A special category of victimization. In R. Geffenr, V. Vieth, V. Vaughan-Eden, A. Rosenbaum, L. Hamberger, & J. White (Eds.), Handbook of interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan. Springer.

Fetzer, M. D., & Pezzella, F. S. (2019). The nature of bias crime injuries: A comparative analysis of physical and psychological victimization effects. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(18), 3864-3887. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260516672940

Feeney, A. E., Fetzer, M. D., & Riley, N. (2019). Recreational scuba diver impacts on invasive lionfish populations in the Bahamas. The Pennsylvania Geographer, 57(1), 2-16.

Pezzella, F. S., Fetzer, M. D., & Keller, T. (2019). The dark figure of hate crime underreporting. American Behavioral Scientist, Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002764218823844

Pezzella, F. S., & Fetzer, M. D. (2017). The likelihood of injury among bias crimes:  An analysis of general and specific bias types. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 32(5), 703-729. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260515586374

Bratina, M. P., Cox, A. K., & Fetzer, M. D. (2016). Racism and white death penalty support: A test of the racist punitive bias hypothesis. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 18(2), 140-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461355716645357 

Durfee, A., & Fetzer, M. D. (2016).  Offense type and the arrest decision in cases of intimate partner violence.  Crime & Delinquency, 62(7), 954-977. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128714540277

Loftin, C., McDowall, D., Curtis, K., & Fetzer, M. D. (2015). The accuracy of Supplementary Homicide Report rates for large US cities. Homicide Studies, 19(1), 6-27. https://doi.org/10.1177/1088767914551984

Fetzer, M. D. (2015). School violence. In The encyclopedia of crime and punishment. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118519639.wbecpx086

Lemmon, J. H., Fetzer, M. D., Austin, T. L., & Whitman, T. K. (2012). An examination of BARJ services in four Pennsylvania counties.  Shippensburg, PA: Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.

Lemmon, J. H., Fetzer, M. D., Austin, T. L., Whitman, T. K., Cookus, J., Bishop, S. P., ... & Getz, J. R. (2012). An examination of BARJ services in four Pennsylvania counties.

Verrecchia, P. J., Fetzer, M. D., Lemmon, J., & Austin, T. (2011).  Policy implications of the effects of maltreatment type, age, recurrence, severity, and other ecological risks on persistent offending among disadvantaged boys.  Criminal Justice Policy Review, 22(2), 187-218.

Verrecchia, P. J., Fetzer, M. D., Lemmon, J., & Austin, T. (2010). An examination of direct and indirect effects of maltreatment dimensions and other ecological risks on persistent youth offending.  Criminal Justice Review, 352(2), 220-243. 

Why Did You Become a Criminal Justice Professor: 
I chose to become a professor in criminal justice because I wanted to conduct academic research on related criminal justice topics.  I also want to pass on my expertise to both undergraduate and graduate students in order to help them develop skills that will advance their careers in the field.