Professor of Criminal Justice

• Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  
• M.Ed., Boston University
• B.A., Hampden-Sydney College
  

Dr. Van Patten joined the Radford University faculty in 1996.

Summer 2013 Schedule

Summer I
CRJU-385, Research Methods in CRJU, 11:00-1:15 MTWR

Office Hours:  To Be Announced

Interests
Dr. Van Patten's current research endeavors are in the spatial analysis of violent crime, techniques of analytical crime mapping, geographic profiling and crime analysis.

Recent Professional Activities

• Journey to crime and crime pattern analysis of sexual homicides in Los Angeles County, for the period 1980 to 2004
• Journey to crime and crime pattern analysis of child-victim homicides in Los Angeles County, for the period 2000 to 2006
• Journey to crime and crime pattern analysis of prostitute-victim homicides in Los Angeles County, for the period 1980 to 2006
• Exploratory spatial data analysis, violent crime pattern analysis and social disorganization in Roanoke Neighborhoods, for the period 2004 to 2006
• Sex offender re-entry pattern analysis and exclusion zones, District 28 Probation & Parole, Radford
• Violence assessment protocol for use in behavioral profiling
• Jail diversion program evaluation for mentally ill offenders