Author: Yumi Suzuki

Starting this fall, the School of Criminal Justice will offer students and professionals the opportunity to earn a graduate certificate in criminal intelligence. Learn the foundations of criminal intelligence, open-source intelligence techniques and other key analytical techniques. The certificate is highly useful in crime and financial investigations and crime analysis.

For questions, email the program coordinator at yumi.suzuki@wichita.edu.

Dr. Yumi Suzuki, associate professor in the School of Criminal Justice, published an article with a district attorney investigator in California about investigative challenges in money mule cases. Money mules are part of money laundering schemes that move funds from victims to other criminals. Based on the survey results from financial crime investigators in law enforcement and financial institutions, their article discusses the role of cryptocurrency, shared databases, and transnational organized crime.

Are you interested in the link between animal abuse and violence against humans? Do you plan to work in animal welfare, conservation or policy change? Consider taking CJ581G/PSY581 Animal Abuse & Human Violence to learn from the professionals in the field, work alongside local rescue organizations and craft persuasive policy briefs to reduce animal cruelty.

The course is suitable for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students interested in the topic. Contact Yumi Suzuki at yumi.suzuki@wichita.edu for any questions.

Dr. Yumi Suzuki, School of Criminal Justice associate professor; and Dr. Sergio Salinas Monroy, School of Computing associate professor, recently had their article published in Security Journal, the peer-reviewed journal for security researchers and professionals.

Their article, “Prevention and Mitigation Measures against Phishing Emails: A Sequential Schema Model,” proposes a sequential phishing email model to prevent and mitigate its impact on individuals and companies that may not be able to afford anti-phishing software or IT professionals. The article includes using easy-to-implement measures, such as automatic spam folders, strong passwords and more administrator-oriented measures, including domain verification and intrusion detection and prevention systems. Their article combines the latest crime prevention measures and cybersecurity practices for understanding widespread security incidents that begin with phishing emails.