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Dr. Robert D'Ovidio

     
    Robert D'Ovidio, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor of Sociology
     
       
    Office: PSA 203
    Phone: (215) 895-1803
    Email: robert.dovidio @ drexel.edu
    Webpage: http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~rd64/RDHome.html
       
 
CURRENT AREAS OF RESEARCH
  • Computer and High Technology Crime
  • Criminal Justice Technology
  • Policing
  • Transnational Crime
  • Criminological Theory

 
 
RESEARCH PROJECTS
  • 2006-present Principal Investigator - “Cyber Crime and Forensics Institute.”
  • 2006-2007 Principal Investigator - “Online Communities and Child Pornography: An Examination of On-Topic Usenet Groups.”
  • 1999-2003 Chief Investigator - “Understanding Crime in the Age of the Internet.”

 
 
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
  • 2007 Author - Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders. National Institute of Justice, Electronic Crime Partnership Initiative. In Press.
  • 2006 Presenter - Access Denied: ISP Data Retention Practices and Computer Crime Investigations. EPSEC conference; Allentown, PA.
  • 2004 Co-Author - “Computer Crime” (encyclopedia entry), published in Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement: Volume 1 - State and Local Law Enforcement. SAGE Publications.
  • 2003 Co-Author - Cyberstalking: Examining Its Extent and Understanding the Investigative Hurdles. Report for the NYC Police Department, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin.

 





Areas of Study:
Anthropology
BA | Minor

Communication
MS | BA | BS | Minor

Criminal Justice
BS | Minor

Urban Environmental Policy
MS | BS | Minor

Modern Languages
Minor

Sociology
BA | Minor

Culture & Communication
Ph.D.


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