Thomas J MrozlaThomas Mrozla is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice in the Department of Political Science at the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. He earned his Ph.D. from North Dakota State University, and his dissertation examine the timeliness of police misconduct investigations. Dr. Mrozla's research interests include topics in police accountability, perceptions of the police, and fear of crime. He has published peer-reviewed articles in the Social Science Journal, Deviant Behavior, and Journal of Crime and Justice, and Policing: An International Journal.