Susan M. Kunkle

Susan M. Kunkle is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Kent State University where she teaches courses on crime, delinquency, and corrections. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in political science, with an emphasis in justice studies and policy analysis from Kent State University. Dr. Kunkle spent over four decades in the justice system working in several juvenile court systems and with the federal bureau of prisons. Additionally, she has extensive experience in working with community based systems of care for offenders and children at-risk. She previously served as the chairperson and trustee of a regional system of detention and rehabilitation programs that provided services for six juvenile courts. She was a recipient of the Community Crime Prevention Award (Stark County Prosecutor's Office) and the Dawn Marie Hendershot Award for exemplary service on behalf of child victims (Stark County Victims’ Rights Coalition). Dr. Kunkle’s research interests include cyber aggression, correctional institutions, childhood victimization, and reentry courts. She has presented at numerous conferences including the American Society of Criminology and the Midwest Political Science Association.

Publications

Victimization: Sexual Minorities
Victimization: Sexual Minorities
Ramona S. McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, Mary Schmeida. © 2022. 19 pages.
Not all groups are equally likely to be subject to acts of aggression; specific subgroups are more likely to be victimized. For example, youth who identify as a sexual minority...
Community Programs: Local School Boards and Anti-Bullying Programs
Community Programs: Local School Boards and Anti-Bullying Programs
Ramona S. McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, Mary Schmeida. © 2021. 15 pages.
The United States has a federal system. One advantage of a federal system is that it can encourage competition among the states resulting in the testing of new policy solutions...
State-Level Policy Response to Mass Shootings: A Timeseries Analysis
State-Level Policy Response to Mass Shootings: A Timeseries Analysis
Ramona Sue McNeal, Mary Schmeida, Lisa Dotterweich Bryan, Susan M. Kunkle. © 2020. 21 pages.
Recent mass shootings including Charleston, SC; Chattanooga, TN; Chardon, OH; Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA; and San Bernardino, California, have resulted in public outcry for...
Legislative Response to Cyber Aggression: Federal and State-Local Policy Reform
Legislative Response to Cyber Aggression: Federal and State-Local Policy Reform
Ramona S. McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, Mary Schmeida. © 2020. 24 pages.
This chapter presents the federal and state-local legislative response to cyber aggression: stalking, harassment, and bullying. Along with other federal efforts, the federal...
Policing Online Aggression: Policy Solutions and Challenges
Policing Online Aggression: Policy Solutions and Challenges
Ramona S. McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, Mary Schmeida. © 2019. 19 pages.
Research argues that to address bullying/cyberbullying it will take the larger school community including teachers, families, health professionals, etc. The same can be said for...
Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Ramona S. McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, Mary Schmeida. © 2018. 170 pages.
As the digital world assumes an ever-increasing role in the daily life of the public, opportunities to engage in crimes increase as well. The consequences of cyber aggression can...
State-Level Cyberbullying Policy: Variations in Containing a Digital Problem
State-Level Cyberbullying Policy: Variations in Containing a Digital Problem
Ramona Sue McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, Lisa Dotterweich Bryan. © 2017. 21 pages.
Cyberbullying is the use of information technology to deliberately hurt, taunt, threaten or intimidate someone. Currently, there are no federal statutes in the United States...
State-Level Cyberbullying Policy: Variations in Containing a Digital Problem
State-Level Cyberbullying Policy: Variations in Containing a Digital Problem
Ramona Sue McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, Lisa Dotterweich Bryan. © 2016. 21 pages.
Cyberbullying is the use of information technology to deliberately hurt, taunt, threaten or intimidate someone. Currently, there are no federal statutes in the United States...