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Daniel Murphy, MJA

Daniel MurphyAssistant Professor of Criminology

434.544.8848
murphy.dg@lynchburg.edu
Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall 337

Experience

  • 2018 – present, Assistant Professor, University of Lynchbug, Lynchburg, Va.
  • 2011 – present, Instructor, University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Va.
  • 2010 – 2011, Adjunct Instructor, University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Va.
  • 2007 – 2011, Security Officer, Lynchburg General Hospital, Lynchburg, Va.
  • 2008 – 2011, Adjunct Professor, Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg, Va.
  • 2006 – 2007, Adjunct Professor, Hesser College, Manchester, N.H.
  • 2005 – 2007, Campus Monitor, Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N.H.
  • 1999 – 2005, Police Officer-Sergeant, Londonderry Police Department, Londonderry, N.H.
  • 1992 – 1999, Police Officer-Detective Juvenile Officer, Londonderry Police Department, Londonderry, N.H.
  • 1986 – 1992, Police Officer-Patrol Officer, Londonderry Police Department, Londonderry, N.H.
  • 1984 – 1986, Police Officer, University of Massachusetts Police, Amherst, Mass.
  • 1983, Police Officer, Pelham Police Department, Pelham, N.H.
  • 1980 – 1986, Military Police/Communications

Presentations

  • 2019 (September) “Do Mandatory Reporting Laws Affect the Rate and Accuracy of Child abuse Complaints” Southern Criminal Justice Association Annual Conference (Nashville, TN)
  • 2018 (september) “Child Abuse in the Militar” Southern Criminal Justice Association Annual Conference (Pensacola, Florida)
  • 2018 (February) “Child Abuse: Colleges are failing to Properly Educate Students in a Criminology/Criminal Justice Curriculum.” Academy of Criminal Justice Annual Conference (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • 2016 (November) “The Narrowing of the Gap Between the Dark Figure and the Official Figures of Crime” American Society of Criminology Annual Conference (New Orleans, Louisiana)
  • 2015 (September) “Evaluating the SaVE Act” Southern Criminal Justice Association Annual Conference (Charleston, South Carolina)
  • 2015 (Funded through Greater Lynchburg community Trust) “Crime and the Elderly” City of Lynchburg, Virginia (August); Campbell County, Virginia (June)
  • 2014 (September) “Understanding Sexual Abuse on Campus” Lynchburg College, sponsored by LC’s Student Affairs.
  • 2014 (Funded through United Methodist Foundation) “Understanding Elderly BAbuse” Bedford, Virginia (June); “Understanding Elderly Abuse” Bedford, Virginia (March)
  • 2014 (Funded through United Methodist Foundation) “Understanding Child Abuse” Beford, Virginia (May); “Understanding Elderly Abuse”, Bedford, Virginia (March)

Education

  • MJA, Justice Administration – Norwich University, Norwich, Vt., 2006
  • BA, Criminal Justice – Westfield State College, Westfield, Mass., 1982

Publications

  • Child Abuse, Child Exploitation, and Criminal Justice Responses (2020). Published by Rowand & Littlefield (w/A Rasmussen)
  • National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the 1993 redesign (2017). Published by Wiley-Blackwell/ICA, International Encyclopedias of Communication: Encyclopedia of Women and Crime.
  • Child Abuse: Today’s Issues (2016). Published by Taylor & Francis (w/ K. McCabe)

Awards

  •  2016 – September Faculty of the Month, University of Lynchburg
  • 2015 –  Unsung Hero Leadership Award, University of Lynchburg
  • 2013 – P.H.T, University of Lynchburg
  • 2004 – Officer of the Year
  • 2002 – Honorable Service
  • 2000 – Exemplary Service – Rockingham County Attorney Office for dedication to victims of crime
  • 1997 – Honorable Service
  • 1997 – Roger Fossum Award (only police officer nominated in the State of New Hampshire for dedication toward child abuse victims)
  • 1994 – Officer of the Year
  • Pi Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society

Professional Affiliations

  • 2016 National Children’s Advocacy Center
  • 2016 American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children
  • 2015 National Criminal Justice Honor Society
  • 2011-Present, American Society of Criminology
  • 2011-Present, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
  • 2011-Present, Southern Criminal Justice Association

Teaching Areas

  • Comparative Criminal Justice
  • Criminal Justice Process
  • Child Abuse and Neglect
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Law Enforcement and the Community
  • Criminology
  • Internships
  • Victimology
  • Women and Crime
  • Police and Society

Personal Interests

Mr. Murphy loves spending time with his family. He enjoys going to the beach, watching football (he’s a big Patriots fan!), and has kept tropical fish almost his entire life.

The topic of his Thesis is “Why does it appear that pedophiles keep getting away with their crimes?”