Billy Henson

Billy Henson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice & Social Work at the University of Houston-Downtown. His research interests include crime prevention, fear of crime, cybercrime victimization, college student victimization, and crime in popular culture. He has research studies appearing in Victims and Offenders, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Violence Against Women, and the Journal of Interpersonal Victimization. He is the co-author of Understanding Crime Prevention: From Theory to Practical Application, Criminal Victimization in Higher Education: College Students as Crime Victims, and Fear of Crime in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and Contradictions.