International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science is an international interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the advancement of basic knowledge in the social and behavioral sciences. It contains articles pertaining to theoretical integration of ideas, epistemology of social and biological sciences, and original empirical research articles of general scientific value.

Avdi Avdija

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

Assistant Professor, Indiana State University, USA

Research Areas

Crime Prevention, Crime-Reporting Behavior, Attitudes Toward The Police, Job Satisfaction Among Prison Employees, etc.

Education

2010Ph.DCriminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA, USA, Department of Criminology
2006M.ScCriminal Justice, ST. Cloud State University, MN, USA, Department of Criminal Justice
2005B.A.Criminal Justice, Metropolitan State University, MN, USA, School of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

Experience

2010-presentAssistant Professor (tenure-track), Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
2007Fall Semester, Statistics Tutor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Department of Criminology, Indiana, PA

Membership

Academy of Criminal Justice Science (ACJS)
American Society of Criminology (ASC)
Student Alumni Society Member, Metropolitan State University
Student Alumni Society Member, St. Cloud State University
Student Alumni Society Member, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Member of Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Club, Metropolitan State University

Publications: Journals

[1]  Avdija, A. S., & Giever, D. M. (2011). Path analysis: Constructing a causal path model of correlates that directly and indirectly affect crime-reporting behavior. Law Enforcement Executive Forum Journal, 11 (2), 95-122.
[2]  Avdija, A. S. (2010). Community policing: Developing an action plan. Critical Issues in Justice and Politics, 3 (1), 51-63.
[3]  Avdija, A. S. (2010). The role of police behavior in predicting citizens' attitudes toward the police. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 6 (2), 15-29.
[4]  Avdija, A. S., & Giever, D. M. (2010). The influence of citizen interaction with the police on crime-reporting behavior: Its manifestations among university students. Journal of Criminology & Social Integration, 18 (2), 45-61.
[5]  Avdija, A. S. (2008). Racial disparity in Pennsylvania prisons: A theoretical explanation, causes, consequences, and partial solution to racial disparity. Critical Issues in Justice and Politics, 1 (2), 1-12.
[6]  Avdija, A. S. (2008). Evidence-based policing: A comparative analysis of eight experimental studies focused in the area of targeted policing. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 3 (2), 110-128.
[7]  Avdija, A. S., & Giever, D. M. (in Press). Examining the effect of selected demographic characteristics on crime-reporting behavior. SAGE Open.
[8]  Avdija, A. S., & Roy, S. (in Press). Occupational exhaustion among prison staff: Multivariate analysis of correlates associated with emotional exhaustion. The Prison Journal.
[9]  Roy, S., & Avdija, A. S. (in Press). Assessing the effect of prison security level on job satisfaction and job burnout among prison staff. Asian Journal of Criminology.
[10]  Avdija, A. S., & Roy, S. (in Press). A psychosocial measure of the factual autonomy and job satisfaction among prison employees. Journal of Criminal Justice Studies.
[11]  Avdija, A. S., & Giever, D. M. (in Press). The impact of prior victimization and socioeconomic status on people's crime-reporting behavior. Journal of Crime and Justice.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Avdija, A. S. Stress and law enforcers: Testing the relationship between law enforcement work and family issues. Paper that will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C. November, 2011.
[2]  Avdija, A. S., & Roy, S. Occupational exhaustion among prison staff: Multivariate analysis of correlates associated with emotional exhaustion. Paper that will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, Washington, D.C. November, 2011.
[3]  Avdija, A. S. SWAT team: A life saving not a life taking police operation. Paper that will be presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Science, New York, NY. March, 2012.
[4]  Avdija, A. S. Psychometric assessment of measuring instruments: Construct validation of two instruments designed to measure police behavior. Paper that will be presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Science, New York, NY. March, 2012.

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Avdija, A. S. (2010). A typology of crime-reporting behavior: Theoretical classification of crime-reporting predictors based on the severity of crime. Saarbruecken, Germany: VDM Verlag Publishing.
[2]  Avdija, A. S. (2011). Determinants of public attitudes toward the police: An exploratory study. Saarbruecken, Germany: VDM Verlag Publishing.