Phillip Michael Kopp Curriculum Vitae Contact Information: Education: California State University, Fullerton Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice 800 N. State College Blvd, UH-506 Fullerton, CA 92834-6848 Phone: (657) 278-7650 Email: pkopp@fullerton.edu 2014 Ph.D., Graduate School and University Center/CUNY, New York, NY Dissertation: Is Burglary a Violent Crime? An Empirical Investigation of Classifying Burglary as a Violent Felony and its Statutory Implications Chair: Dr. Jon M. Shane Committee: Drs. Candace McCoy, and Michael D White 2013 M.Phil., Graduate School and University Center/CUNY, New York, NY 2006 M.A., University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 2003 B.S., California Baptist University, Riverside, CA Administration Employment History: 2015 Pres. Assistant Professor, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice, California State University, Fullerton 2014 2015. Visiting Professor, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice, California State University, Fullerton 2013-2014 A.P. Statistics Instructor, Riverside Christian Schools 2011-2014 Substitute Teacher, Riverside Christian Schools 2009-2011 Adjunct Instructor, John Jay College of /CUNY 2007-1010 Teaching Assistant, John Jay College of /CUNY Page 1
2008-2009 Research Assistant for Dr. Justin Ready, John Jay College of / CUNY 2007-2008 Research Assistant for Dr. Steven Rice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY 2007 Adjunct Instructor, California Baptist University 2005-2006 Research Assistant, University of Nevada Las Vegas 1998-2004 Independent Security Contractor, Southern California Research Interests: Policing Mass Media and Police Crime Prevention and Management Burglary Courses Taught: Policing (CRJU 315, CSUF) Research Methodology (CRJU 340, CSUF) Controlling Crime (CRJU 303, CSUF) Principals and Methods of Statistics (STA 250, JJC) American State and Local Government(POL 223, CBU) In Progress or Under Review: Kopp, P. Is Burglary a Violent Crime? An Empirical Investigation of the Classification and Sentencing of Burglary as a Violent Felony at the Federal Level. (Manuscript in Progress). Kopp, P. Police Stereotypes in Prime-Time Network Television. (Manuscript in Progress). Youstin, T., & Kopp, P. Examining the Relationship between Near-Repeat Patterns of Burglary and Repeat Offenders. (Manuscript in Progress). Publications: Kopp, P. (2014). Burglary. In J. Albanesse (Ed.). The Encyclopedia of Criminology and. Wiley. Page 2
Final Reports to Funding Agencies: Culp, R., Kopp, P, & McCoy, M. (2014). "Is Burglary a Crime of Violence? An Analysis of National Data 1998-2007." Submitted to National Institute of Justice. Presentations: 2014 Roundtable on Media and Criminological Research. American Society of Criminology, San Francisco. Examining the Relationship Between Near Repeat Patterns of Burglary and Repeat Offender, Academy of Sciences, Philadelphia. with Tasha J. Youstin. 2013 Is Burglary a Violent Crime? Investigating the Armed Career Criminal Acts Classification of Burglary as a Violent Felony. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta. 2012 Is Burglary a Violent Crime? Findings from a National Study. American Society of Criminology, Chicago. with Richard F. Culp, and Candace McCoy. Tracking Innovation: An Assessment of the Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics Survey. Academy of Sciences, New York. with John C. DeCarlo. Where are the Criminals? Innovation in Crime Analysis: Human Terrain Mapping. Academy of Sciences, New York. with John C. DeCarlo. 2011 The Co-Occurrence of Violence and Burglary: Findings from a National Study. American Society of Criminology, Washington D.C. with Richard F. Culp. A Study of Criminal Spatial Ranges. American Society of Criminology, Washington D.C. with John C. DeCarlo, and Tasha J. Youstin. What Union's Want: The Relationship Between Labor and Management in Police Policy. American Society of Criminology, Washington D. C. with John C. DeCarlo, and Tasha J. Youstin. The Co-Occurrence of Violence and Burglary. Academy of Sciences, Toronto. with Richard F. Culp. 2010 Examining Officers Willingness to Use the TASER: A Comparison of Nonusers, Users, and High-Frequency Users across Ten Police Departments. American Society of Criminology, San Francisco. with Justin T. Ready, and John C. DeCarlo. Page 3
Is Burglary a Violent Felony? A Response to Provisions of the Federal Armed Career Criminal Act. American Society of Criminology, San Francisco. with Richard F. Culp. Defiance and Desires for Forgiveness among Capital Rapists. American Society of Criminology, San Francisco. with Steven K. Rice. Examining Factors that Influence Officers Willingness to Use the TASER: A Multi-Site Study. The Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm Sweden. with Justin T. Ready. Examining of Nonusers, Users, and High-Frequency Users of the TASER: A Μulti-Site Study. Academy of Sciences, San Diego. with Justin T. Ready, and John C. DeCarlo 2009 Changing Advertiser Portrayals of Police. Academy of Sciences, Boston. with John C. DeCarlo. 2008 Stereotypes of Policing in Television. American Society of Criminology, St. Louis. Invited Presentations: Underlying Facts or Categorical Approach to Defining Crimes of Violence? The Challenge of U.S. v. Chambers. American Society of Criminology, St. Louis. with Richard F. Culp. 2011 Is Burglary a Crime of Violence? An Analysis of National Data 1998-2007 (Poster). National Institute of Justice, Washington, D.C. with Richard F. Culp. Grants: 2010 Co-Principal Investigator, grant from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice for a study on the incidence of violence in burglary using existing data from the National Archive of Data, with Richard F. Culp and Candace McCoy ($37,990). Leadership and Service: Manuscript Reviewer, Health & Justice Affiliated Faculty, Center for Public Policy January 2015-present Member, Academy of Sciences, Police Section, Awards Committee March 2015-present Member, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice Commencement Committee, 2015 Page 4
Consultant, Center for Sustainable Urban Development, University of California, Riverside, Walk Riverside Study, February 2015 Academic Advisor, Division of Politics, Administration, and Justice, 2014-2015 Fellowships, Awards, and Assistantships: 2007-2011 Chancellors Fellowship, Graduate School and University Center/CUNY 2005-2006 Graduate Assistant, Department of, University of Nevada Las Vegas. 2003 Award, California Baptist University, Department of History, Political Science, and. Professional Associations: American Society of Criminology, 2007-present Division of Policing, 2014-present Academy of Sciences, 2007-present Police Section, 2007-present Western Society of Criminology, 2014-present Western Association of 2014-present Page 5