Victor Mora

Graduate Teaching Associate, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice (CCJ)

vjmora@asu.edu

Mail code: 4420

Campus: Dtphx
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Long Bio

Victor Mora is a doctoral candidate in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University. He obtained his Master of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice from ASU. For his undergraduate degree, Victor graduated summa cum laude with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Criminal Justice & Criminology and Public Service & Public Policy from ASU. Victor's research interests include policing, program evaluation, group processes, and deviant groups. Victor is currently working on a project with Tempe PD funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance to help evaluate the effectiveness of a de-escalation training.

Education

Ph.D. Candidate, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
2015 - M.S., Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University
2014 - B.S., Criminology & Criminal Justice
2014 - B.S., Public Service & Public Policy

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Violent Crime
Deviant Groups
Race/Ethnicity Issues in Policing

Courses

2024 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
CRJ 309	Criminology

2021 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
CRJ 302	Research Methods

2021 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
CRJ 511	Applied Data Analysis in Crim
CRJ 230	Introduction to Policing
CRJ 230	Introduction to Policing

2021 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
CRJ 201	Crime Control Policies
CRJ 230	Introduction to Policing

2020 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
CRJ 502	Seminar in Criminology
CRJ 501	Seminar in Criminal Justice

2020 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
CRJ 302	Research Methods
CRJ 302	Research Methods

2019 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
CRJ 462	Gangs
CRJ 462	Gangs
CRJ 502	Seminar in Criminology

Honors / Awards

2014 Mouer Award - Arizona State University

Professional Associations

American Society of Criminology (ASC)
Academy of Criminal Justice Science (ACJS)
International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA)

Graduate Faculties / Mentoring History

2017-2018 - Graduate Student Mentor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Arizona State University

Service

Manuscript Reviewer

2016-Present - International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Professional Service

2017 - Table Volunteer, Division on Corrections & Sentencing at annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November, Philadelphia, PA.
2016 - Table Volunteer, Division on Corrections & Sentencing at annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, November, New Orleans, LA.

University Service

2017 - Panelist, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice Professional Development Workshop: Demystifying the Thesis, Phoenix, AZ.
2016 - Coordinator, Annual Lecture on Criminology and Criminal Justice by a Distinguished Scholar: Dr. Terrie Moffitt, Arizona State University

Community Involvement

2017-Present - Volunteer in Policing (VIP) Tempe Police Department
2016 - Participant, Arizona Department of Corrections Reentry Summit

Expertise Areas

Criminal Justice System

Criminology

Program Evaluation