Area(s) of Expertise: Criminology, Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Corrections
Courses Taught
Introduction to Criminal Justice
Introduction to Law Enforcement
Technical Writing in Criminal Justice
Criminology
Education
Ph.D., Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, 1999
M.S., Criminal Justice, Florida International University, 1990
M.A., Public Administration, Han Yang University, 1982
Research/Special Interests
Job-related stress
Opioid and crime
Police use of force
Crime against elderly and children
Publications
Chongmin Na, Tae Choo, & Jeffrey A. Klingfuss. (2017). The Causes and consequences of job-related stress among Prosecutors. American Journal of Criminal Justice, DOI 10.1007/s12103-017-9396-42017
Choo, T. & Smith, C. F. (2016). “Volunteer stress: Examining job-related stress and effects for gang officers in Tennessee,” Journal of Gang Research. 24 (1). 37-52.
Carter Smith & Tae Choo. (2013). “Revisiting Security Administration in the Classroom: A decade later,” Security Journal 2013
Tae Choo, Haksoo Lee & Juyoung Song (2013). “American Jury System,” Busan Legal Journal, No. 30, pp.263-281
Tae Choo & Young Shik Choi (2012). “Medicolegal Death Investigation System in America,” Korean Journal of Legal Medicine. Vol. 36, No. 2, pp. 135-143
Tae Choo & Young Shik Choi (2012). “Historical Development of Forensic Pathology in the United States,” Korean Journal of Legal Medicine. Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 15-26
Tae Choo & Yeong Su Lim (2010). “History of Punishment in America” Gyeongnam Bar Association Journal, Vol. 9, pp. 142 – 171
Tae Choo, William Shulman, & Lance Selva (2009). “Stress Levels among Public Defenders in Tennessee” The Criminal Law Bulletin, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 962 - 981
Tae Choo & Yeong Su Lim (2008). “Comparative Study of Korean and the American Juvenile System” Gyeongnam Bar Association Journal, Vol. 9, pp. 80 – 115
Sung Rho & Tae Choo (2008). “Looking Inside Zone V: Testing Social Disorganization Theory in Suburban Areas” Western Criminology Review, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 1-16.
Tae Choo, Sung Rho, & Matt Robinson (2008). “Assessing the “Gateway Hypothesis” among Middle- and High- School Students in Tennessee” Journals of Drug Issues, Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 467-492.
Sung Rho & Tae Choo (2007). “Citizen Violence against Korean Police” Crime & Justice International, No. 97, pp. 4-13.
Jong Tark, Tae Choo, & Sung Rho (2006). “Impact of Race on the Decision of Reporting Victimization to the Police: Asians’ Pattern of Reporting Robbery and Assaults Victimizations” The 2006 Asian Association of Police Studies Annual Conference Proceeding, pp. 141-157.
Work Experience
Assistant Professor (August 2002 – May 2009) Department of Criminal Justice Administration Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Assistant Professor (August 1999 - July 2002) Department of Criminal Justice Mississippi Valley State University Itta Bena, MS 38941
Research Analyst (January 1999- June 1999) Criminal Justice Information Center Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tallahassee Regional Operations Center P.O. Box 1489 Tallahassee, Florida 32302
Administrative Assistant (September 1998 - June 1999) Florida Department of Corrections 2601 Blair Stone Road Tallahassee, FL 32399-2500