Associate Professor

School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies

Ph.D., Michigan State University

B.A., M.A., Kyonggi University

Office: 251-C DeVos

Phone: (616) 331-7169

Email: [email protected]

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Expertise

Intimate Partner Violence, Protective Orders, Policing, Criminal Justice Policy, Legal and Institutional Responses to Violence, Quantitative and Qualitative Methods

 

About

Dr. Jina Lee’s research examines how criminal justice institutions respond to intimate partner violence (IPV), with a focus on victim–police interactions, procedural justice, and protection order enforcement. Her recent work centers on comparative analyses of state laws governing protection order violations, including repeat offenses and weapon involvement, to identify patterns, gaps, and inconsistencies in legal responses to IPV across the United States.

Drawing on procedural justice and institutional avoidance frameworks, Dr. Lee’s scholarship explores how system responses shape victims’ reporting decisions, safety, and long-term engagement with the criminal justice system. Methodologically, she employs mixed methods, including systematic reviews, legal content analysis, and quantitative modeling. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Trauma, Violence, & Abuse and Criminal Justice Policy Review.

 

Courses Taught

• Justice and Society
• Criminology
• Criminal Investigation
• Policing
• Crimes Against Women
• Research Methodology and Data Analysis (Graduate)

 

Selected Publications

• Lee, J. & Copeland, A., & Hickmon, N. (2026). An Analysis of State Laws for Violations of Personal Protection Orders for Intimate Partner Violence. Criminal Justice Policy Review.
• Petlakh, K. & Lee, J. (2023). The Independent and Joint Effects of Race, Gender, and Age on Federal Sentencing Outcomes: Analysis of the 2018-2019 United States Federal Sentencing Data. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. 18(1), 412-425.
• Petlakh, K., Lee, J. & Chang, J. (2023). Factors that Predict Exonerations for Murder and Arson: An Analysis of the Registry of Exonerations, 1989-2022. Journal of Korean Criminological Association.17(2), 121-137.
• Lee, J., Kanaboshi, N., & Petlakh, K (2022). Domestic Violence Protection Orders for Teen Dating Violence: An Analysis of State Laws and Practices. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. 24(4), 2789-2807.
• Lee, S. & Lee, J. (2021). Impact of Propensity to Trust on the Perception of Police: An Integrated Framework of Legitimacy Perspective. Policing: An International Journal, 44(6), 1108-1122.
• Garner, J., Maxwell, C., & Lee, J. (2021). The Specific Deterrent Effects of Criminal Sanctions for Intimate Partner Violence: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 111(1), 227-274.
• Lee, J. & Petlakh, K. (2020). Progression to Hard Drug Use from Adolescent Initiation of Marijuana: A Propensity Score Matching Technique. International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 44(3), 221-230.