James J. Nolan

James J. Nolan is an Associate Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University, USA. His research focuses on crime and neighborhood dynamics, police procedures, crime measurement, and hate crimes. A former police officer, Nolan is also a 1992 graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy, where he worked as a unit chief in the agency's Crime Analysis, Research and Development Unit. He is co-editor of Policing in an Age of Reform: An Agenda for Research and Practice (2020).