Newswise — James Nolan, an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at West Virginia University’s Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, teaches courses in the area of crime and social control. His research currently focuses on police procedures, crime measurement, hate crimes and homicide. Dr. Nolan is a former police officer, who also worked for the FBI as a unit chief in the Crime Analysis, Research and Development Unit that provided management oversight for the National Hate Crime Data Collection Program.

Dr. Nolan is available by phone at 304.293.8582or 304.657.0516, or email [email protected]. Additional information is also available at WVU’s Research Center on Violence.