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Research Interests: Police Use of Force; Police Integrity; Evidence-based Policing; Translational Criminology; Situational Awareness; Cyber ethics; Cyber Safety; Cybercrimes against Vulnerable Populations; Police Technology; Policy Evaluation
Education:
- BS, Computer Science/Educational Psychology, Sookmyung Women’s University
- ML, Police Administration/Criminology, Dongguk University
- MS, Management Information Security/Cybersecurity, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- PhD, Criminal Justice, Sam Houston State University
Hyeyoung Lim, PhD, is a Professor in the J. Frank Barefield Jr. Department of Criminal Justice. She specializes in the field of criminal justice, particularly in the areas of policing, police decision-making, and police-community relations. Additionally, she has expanded her research interests to include cybercrime and crimes against humanity, with a specific focus on topics such as child abuse, internet crime against vulnerable populations, cyber ethics, and cyber safety. She holds the position of Chief Editor at the Journal of Applied Security Research and serves as an Associate Editor of Legal and Criminological Psychology, dedicated to exploring various aspects of applied and empirical security, cybercrime research, and criminological psychology. Her expertise and research contribute to understanding and addressing pressing issues in law enforcement and cybersecurity, ensuring the safety and well-being of individuals and communities.
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Recent Courses
- Intro Statistics
- Police in America
- Criminology
- Research Methods
- CJ Honors Seminar
- CJ Honors Research & Colloquium
- Seminar in CJ Administration
- Seminar in CJ Data Analysis
- Profiles of Cybercrimes and Offenders
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Select Publications
Books:
- Jang, D., Hong, Y., Choo, J., Cho, S., & Lim, Hyeyoung. (2023) A Study on Child Abuse Prevention and Abused Children Protection and Support Policies Based on the Occurrence Structure of Child Abuse: Focusing on Child Abuse Within the Family. Seoul, ROK: Korean Institute of Criminology and Justice. ISBN: 979-11-91565-83-6. (In Korean).
- Lim, Hyeyoung (Ed., 2022). Interpersonal Violence Against Children and Youth. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. ISBN 978-1-7936-1433-9 (Hardback); 978-1-7936-1434-6 (ebook).
- Choi, Kyung-shick and Hyeyoung Lim (2021). The Foundations of Statistics in Criminology and Criminal Justice. San Diego, CA: Cognella Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-5165-2854-7 (Paperback); 978-1-7935-0096-0 (ebook).
Book Chapters:
- Lim, Hyeyoung (2022). “Introduction: A Study of Global Efforts and Practices on Violence Against Children.” In Hyeyoung Lim (Ed.), Interpersonal Violence Against Children & Youth, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
- Lim, Hyeyoung and Hannarae Lee (2022). “Cyberbullying: Its Social and Psychological Harms Among Schoolers.” In Hyeyoung Lim (Ed.), Interpersonal Violence Against Children & Youth, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
- Lawton, Brian and Hyeyoung Lim (2022). “Controlling Minors: Extra Legal Factors and the Decision to Use Force.” In Hyeyoung Lim (Ed.), Interpersonal Violence Against Children & Youth, Lanham, MD: Lexington Books.
- Lim, Hyeyoung (2019). “Similar, Different or Somewhere in Between? The Police and Citizen Views on Police Misconducts.” In Sanja Kutnjak Ivkovic and Maria Haberfeld (Eds.), Exploring Police Integrity (pp. 247-266). Springer.
Peer-reviewed Journals:
- Lim, Hyeyoung and Brian Lawton (2025). “The Impact of Office and Supervisor Training in Police Use of Force Incidents.” Journal of Criminal Justice, 101, 102532. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2025.102532
- Lim, Hyeyoung and Chunrye Kim (2025). “Understanding Police Response in Intimate Partner Violence Research before COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Studies Using it as an Outcome Variable.” Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. (online first) https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380251375490
- Kim, Chunrye, Hyeyoung Lim, and Claire Seungeun (2024). “Hate/bias crime against racial/ethnic minorities in the United States of America: A systematic review of empirical research and assessment of next steps.” Aggression and Violent Behavior, 79, 102005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2024.102005
- Lim, Hyeyoung and Nadejda Bontcheva-Loyaga (2024). “How do Mexicana in the United States perceive the police in Mexico?” Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 11(3), 90-113. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/1667
- Lim, Hyeyoung, Brian Lawton, and John J. Sloan (2024). “Policing and Asian Communities in the United States: A Systematic Review.” Policing: An International Journal, 47(2), 150-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-04-2023-0053
- Lim, Hyeyoung and Hannarae Lee (2021). “Cyberbullying: Its Social and Psychological Harms Among Schoolers.” International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence and Cybercrime, 4(1), 25-45.
- Lim, Hyeyoung (2017). “Police Bias, Use of Deadly Force, Public Outcry: Vicious Cycle?” Criminology and Public Policy, 16(1), 305-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12293
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Academic Distinctions & Professional Memberships
- Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Applied Security Research (2023–current)
- Associate Editor, Legal and Criminological Psychology (2025–current)
- Vice President, Korean Society of Criminology (2025–current)
- Higher Education Ambassador, Council on Foreign Relations, New York (2023–2024)
- President, Korean Society of Criminology in America (2021–2023)
- Chair, Security & Crime Prevention Section, ACJS (2021–2023)
- Lifetime Member, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)
- Lifetime Member, Korean Society of Criminology in America (KOSCA)
- Lifetime Member, Southern Criminal Justice Association (SCJA)
- Member, American Society of Criminology (ASC)
- Member, Division of Policing, ASC
- Member, Division of Cybercrime, ASC
- Member, Minorities and Women Section, ACJS
- Member, Cybercrime, Terrorism, and Security Studies Section, ACJS