Thomas Mrozla

Tom Mrozla is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of South Dakota. His research focuses on the police, specifically police accountability and perceptions of police. He also studies rural policing, fear of crime, and personal safety. He received his Master's degree in Sociology from the University of North Dakota and Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from North Dakota State University.

Policing; Criminology

Police Accountability, Rural Policing, Fear of Crime

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Mrozla, Thomas, and Pieper, Hailey . Police body-worn camera footage: Attitudes toward the public right to view and police communication. Criminal Justice Studies, 2023. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1478601X.2023.2169826)
Archbold, Carol, Huynh, Carol , and Mrozla, Thomas. Policing: The Essentials. Iss. 1st Edition Sage Publishing, 2022.
Mrozla, Thomas. Policing in the COVID-19 pandemic: Are rural police organizations immune?, 23-41. Vol. 45, Iss. 1 Policing: An International Journal, 2021. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-02-2021-0021)
Mrozla, Thomas. Procedural and distributive justice: Effects on attitudes toward body-worn cameras, 317-327. Vol. 23, Iss. 3 International Journal of Police Science & Management, 2021. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14613557211026937)
Mrozla, Thomas. On and off campus: Examining fear of crime in a rural college town, 23-40. Vol. 33, Iss. 1 Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 2021. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10511253.2021.1948085)
Mrozla, Thomas, Huynh, Carol , and Archbold, Carol . What took you so long? An examination of reporting time and police misconduct complaint dispositions. Deviant Behavior , 2021. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2021.1919497)
Hellwege, Julia, Mrozla, Thomas, and Knutelski, Keenan. Gendered Perceptions of Procedural (In)Justice in Police Encounters. Police Practice & Research, 2021.
Mrozla, Thomas, and Hellwege, Julia. Gender composition and agency decision making: Female officers’ effect on body-worn camera acquisition., 625-641. Vol. 43, Iss. 4 Policing: An International Journal, 2020. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/PIJPSM-02-2020-0024)
Mrozla, Thomas. Complaints of Police Misconduct: Examining the Timeliness and Outcomes of Internal Affairs Investigations. The Social Science Journal, 2019. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2019.04.007)
Huynh, Carol , Robinson, Chloe, Mrozla, Thomas, Dahle, Thorvald, Archbold, Carol , and Marcel, Alexandra . New Faces in a New Place: Long-Time Residents’ Perceptions of New Residents in an Oil Boomtown in the Bakken Oil Shale Region, 992-1006. Vol. 40, Iss. 8 Deviant Behavior, 2019. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2018.1456689)
Archbold, Carol , Mrozla, Thomas, Huynh, Carol , Dahle, Thorvald , Robinson, Chloe , and Marcel, Alexandra . Resident interaction and social well-being in an oil boomtown in western North Dakota, 463-472. Vol. 55, Iss. 4 The Social Science Journal, 2018. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soscij.2018.03.003)
Mrozla, Thomas, Dahle, Thorvald, Huynh, Carol , Robinson, Chloe , Archbold, Carol , and Marcel, Alexandra . Fear of crime in an oil boomtown in Western North Dakota, 364-381. Vol. 41, Iss. 4 Journal of Crime and Justice, 2018. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2018.1429297)
Mrozla, Thomas. North Dakota State University Perceptions of Campus Police and Personal Safety Report.
Archbold, Carol , Dahle, Thorvald, Huynh, Carol , and Mrozla, Thomas. Some days I feel like the dam broke...An examination of increased workload on police officer stress and job satisfaction in western North Dakota. Internet Journal of Criminology, 2016.
Hellwege, Julia , and Mrozla, Thomas. Gendered Student Aspirations for Public Service Careers. Journal of Public Affairs Education. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15236803.2023.2200131)

Branham, El , and Mrozla, Thomas, Workplace Experiences of Internal Affairs Investigators. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Chicago, IL. (March 2024)
Mrozla, Thomas, Internal Affairs in Police Accountability . Presented at the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. (November 2023)
Mrozla, Thomas, Examining Common Reforms in Policing. Presented at the American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA. (November 2022)
Mrozla, Thomas, and O'Daniel, Joey, Perceptions of Changes in Policing. Presented at the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL. (September 22, 2022)
Pieper, Hailey , and Mrozla, Thomas, Attitudes Towards the Release of Police Body-Worn Camera Video Footage and Communication. Presented at the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. (November 2021)
Mrozla, Thomas, Complaints Against the Police: A Lightning Talk. Presented at the American Society of Criminology, Chicago, IL. (November 2021)
Mrozla, Thomas, Rural Policing in a Pandemic. Presented at the Criminology Consortium, Virtual Conference. (November 2020)
Mrozla, Thomas, College Students' Perceptions of Police Response to Mental Illness. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences- Cancelled Due to Pandemic, San Antonio, TX. (March 2020)
Mrozla, Thomas, Exploring Census Tract Characteristics and Police Misconduct Investigations. Presented at the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA. (November 15, 2019)
Mrozla, Thomas, Briggs, Steven , and Pemstein , Daniel , Police Pursuit Policy Restrictiveness and the Frequency of Pursuits, Collisions, and Injuries. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Baltimore, MD. (March 29, 2019)
Mrozla, Thomas, Complaints of Police Misconduct: Examining the Timeliness of Completing Investigations. Presented at the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. (November 2017)
Archbold, Carol , Huynh, Carol , Mrozla, Thomas, Robinson, Chloe , and Dahle, Thorvald, Perceptions of community satisfaction, trust, and friendliness in an oil boomtown: Does residential longevity matter?. Presented at the American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, PA. (November 2017)
Archbold, Carol , Dahle , Thorvald , Mrozla, Thomas, Huynh, Carol, and Robinson, Chloe , Fear of Crime in an Oil Boomtown in Western North Dakota. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO. (March 2017)
Archbold, Carol , Dahle, Thorvald, Mrozla, Thomas, Huynh, Carol , and Robinson, Chloe , New Faces in a New Place: An Examination of Social Well-Being and Community Satisfaction in a Boom Town in Western North Dakota. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Kansas City, MO. (March 2017)
Archbold, Carol , Dahle , Thorvald , Mrozla, Thomas, Huynh, Carol, and Robinson, Chloe , An examination of long-time residents’ perceptions of new residents in an oil boomtown in Western North Dakota. Presented at the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association, Chicago, IL. (September 2016)
Mrozla, Thomas, Archbold, Carol , Dahle , Thorvald , and Huynh, Carol , Citizen’s perceptions of police service in an oil boomtown in western North Dakota. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO. (March 2016)
Mrozla, Thomas, Briggs, Steven , and Pemstein, Daniel , Evaluating the Impact of Changes in Pursuit Policies on Crime Rates. Presented at the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Denver, CO. (March 2016)
Mrozla, Thomas, New York Police Department Stop, Question, and Frisk Program: Experiences across race and gender. Presented at the Midwest Sociological Society, Omaha, NE. (March 2014)
Mrozla, Thomas, New York Police Department Stop, Question, and Frisk Program: Experiences across race and gender. Presented at the Great Plains Sociological Association, Fargo, ND. (October 2013)
Mrozla, Thomas, The American Public’s Attitudes Toward Outcomes in the Courts: Findings from the 2010 General Social Survey. Presented at the Great Plains Sociological Association, Sioux Falls, SD. (October 2012)

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