Susan M. Kunkle

Susan Kunkle ’s professional career in the justice system has spanned over 5 decades, 35 of those years as a full-time employee, and includes involvement with the federal bureau of prisons, numerous juvenile courts, and a multi-jurisdictional system of juvenile residential and treatment facilities. She has an extensive record of community service with a focus on children at risk and children in the child welfare system and she has received several community awards and acknowledgements for her efforts. She is currently an Associate Professor and Internship Coordinator for the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Kent State University She has presented at numerous conferences including the annual meeting of the International Corrections and Prison Association (2019) in Argentina where she spoke on training needs for women who work as correctional officers; the UN Committee on the Status of Women (2022); and on several panels and round tables for the American Society of Criminology and the Midwest Political Science Association. Her publications include Cyber Harassment and Policy Reform in the Digital Age: Emerging Research and Opportunities with Ramona McNeal and Mary Schmeida (IGI Global, 2018) and several book chapters in multiple publications.

Publications

School Violence: A Focus on Mental Health
School Violence: A Focus on Mental Health
Ramona Sue McNeal, Susan M. Kunkle, Lisa Dotterweich Bryan, Mary Schmeida. © 2024. 24 pages.
Florida responded to the Parkland shooting with the Public Safety Act, which included measures restricting the sale of firearms to individuals with mental illness. As suggested...
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...