1 JLCP staff ADJ 2009-11-16T15:23:33Z 30 false false false false false false false false <p>The JLCP program prides itself on the scholarly work of its graduate students and their collaborations with our faculty. &nbsp;Numerous articles and book chapters were recently authored or co-authored by students in the masters and PhD programs:</p> <p>Kuhns, J. B., Wilson, D.B., Maguire, E.R., <strong>Ainsworth, S.A.</strong>, and Clodfelter, T.A. (2009). A Meta‐Analysis of Marijuana, Cocaine, and Opiate Toxicology Study Findings among Homicide Victims. <em>Addiction</em>, 104(7): 1122‐1131.</p> <p><strong>Lerch, J.</strong> &amp; Mastrofski, S. (2008).&nbsp; <em>The Effect of Police Practices on Residents&rsquo; Fear of Crime in Trinidad and Tobago. </em>&nbsp;Report prepared for the Ministry of National Security, Trinidad and Tobago.</p> <p>Lum, C., Haberfield, M., <strong>Fachner, G</strong>. &amp; Lieberman C. (2009). Police Activities to Counter Terrorism: What We Know and What We Need To Know. &nbsp;In D. Weisburd, T. Feucht, I. Hakimi, L. Mock and S. Perry (Eds.), <em>To Protect and to Serve: Police and Policing in an Age of Terrorism - and Beyond.</em> New York, NY: Springer.</p> <p>Lum, C. and <strong>Fachner, G</strong>. (2009). <em>Police pursuits in an age of innovation and reform: The IACP police pursuit database. &nbsp;</em>Alexandria, VA: International Association of Chiefs of Police.</p> <p><strong>Rosenthal,R.L.</strong> (2009). Media Depictions of Crimes and Criminal Offenders &amp; Differential Treatment of Cocaine and Methamphetamines Offenders. In R. Bing and N. Reedus (Eds.), <em>Race, Crime and the Media. </em>NY:McGraw-Hill Higher Education.</p> <p>Taxman, F. and <strong>Ainsworth, S.A. </strong>Correctional Milieu: The Key to Quality Outcomes. <em>Victims and Offenders</em>, 4(4):334&ndash;339, 2009.</p> <p><strong>Telep, C. W.</strong> (Forthcoming, accepted). Research note: Citation analysis of randomized experiments in criminology and criminal justice. <em>Journal of Experimental Criminology</em>.</p> <p>Weisburd, D., <strong>Telep, C. W</strong>., Hinkle, J. C., &amp; Eck, J. E. (Forthcoming, accepted). Is problem- oriented policing effective in reducing crime and disorder? Findings from a Campbell systematic review. <em>Criminology and Public Policy</em>.</p> false 591 <p>Came from Crystal</p> image/jpeg LEA-Biden.jpg 53031 2009-11-13T10:21:00Z false false true false 1 Published The JLCP program prides itself on the scholarly work of its graduate students and their collaboration with our faculty. Numerous articles and book chapters were recently authored or co-authored by students in the masters and PhD programs. image/jpeg ADJThumb.jpg 155984 2009-11-16T21:18:52Z

1 2009-10-01T21:27:00Z 1 false false false false false false false false false 573 2009-10-01T21:27:00Z false false false false 22 Published Julie Willis (Ph.D. student in Justice, Law and Crime Policy) and Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco (MA student in Justice, Law and Crime Policy) received their awards at the recent Celebration of Scholarship. image/jpeg Untitled-1.jpg 45138 2009-11-03T02:06:03Z http://chss.gmu.edu/articles/561

1 2009-07-23T14:59:32Z 30 false false false true false true false false false 536 2009-07-23T14:59:32Z true true true true 1 Published Weisburd Wins Criminology’s Top Prize for His Policing Research Distinguished Professor David Weisburd has been named the winner of the 2010 Stockholm Prize in Criminology for his research and findings that police patrols at crime “hot spots” do not merely move crime around the corner. The Stockholm prize is widely considered the most prestigious in the field of criminology, and this is the first time the international committee has bestowed the award on a single individual. Winners receive 1 million Swedish kroner (about $130,000). image/jpeg weisburdportrait-220x287.jpg 3750 2009-09-11T20:02:02Z http://news.gmu.edu/articles/470

1 2009-07-01T11:54:36Z 1 false false false false false false false false false 568 2009-07-01T11:54:36Z false false false false 1 Published USA Today discusses a study funded by the Justice Department and quotes one of George Mason University's criminologists, Dr. Faye Taxman. Dr. Taxman is also a GMU University Professor and Graduate Director of the Justice, Law, and Crime Policy program. 2009-10-21T11:54:36Z http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-01-prisonemploy_N.htm

1 2009-03-01T11:28:57Z 1 false false false false false false false false false 567 2009-03-01T11:28:57Z false false false false 1 Published In the March 2009 Journal of Criminal Justice Education Volume 20, Issue 1 edition, Elizabeth Ehrhardt Mustaine and Richard Tewksbury ranked the most successful Scholars in Higher Education Institutions conducting research in Criminal Justice. Professors Faye Taxman and Stephen Mastrofski of the Administration of Justice Department ranked in the Top 10. The rankings are based on the number of research grants acquired by scholars conducting criminal justice research in academia. 2009-10-21T11:50:48Z /system/file_attachments/463/original/RainmakerArticle_000.pdf

1 2008-10-15T16:25:00Z 1 false false false false false false false false false 572 2008-10-15T16:25:00Z false false false false 22 Published On Wednesday, October 15, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) and the Administration of Justice Department of George Mason University hosted a symposium entitled “Drugs in America: Trafficking, Policy and Sentencing.” 2009-11-02T21:25:32Z http://webb.senate.gov/symp/Symposium.html

1 Jim Greif 2008-09-30T18:30:52Z false true false false false true false false <p>Distinguished Professor David Weisburd brought with him a revolutionary way to understand and deal with crime when he joined Mason&rsquo;s Administration of Justice Department in July.</p> <div class="textRight"><img src="http://gazette.gmu.edu/images/dweisburd.jpg" alt="David Weisburd" /><br /> <p class="caption"><strong>David Weisburd<br /><span class="photocredit">Photo courtesy of David Weisburd</span></strong></p> </div> <p>Traditional criminology focuses on understanding the characteristics and careers of criminals, but Weisburd has been an international leader in exploring the implications of where crime occurs and the "history" of high-crime places. Looking at "crime in place" is a relatively new focus for criminologists, and studies on the subject first appeared in the late 1980s.</p> <p>Weisburd's research shows that focusing on where crime is concentrated enables police and communities to target their efforts more effectively.</p> <p>Simply steering clear of "the bad side of town" may not help citizens avoid crime.</p> <p>"Research has shown that in what are generally seen as good parts of town there are often streets with strong crime concentrations, and in what are often defined as bad neighborhoods, many places are relatively free of crime," Weisburd says.</p> <p>While police have generally organized their patrols by neighborhoods or precincts that span several city blocks, a "hot spot" &mdash; small areas of concentrated crime &mdash; can be a single street segment, a cluster of addresses or even a single building.</p> <p>For example, in a study conducted in 2004, Weisburd and his colleagues found that 86 out of 29,849 street segments account for one-third of the total number of juvenile crime incidents in Seattle.</p> <h4>Strategies of Place-Based Policing</h4> <p>While targeting crime at the places where it occurs seems like a simple shift in strategy, it requires drastic changes in data gathering and the overall philosophy and actions of the police.</p> <p>The strategies of place-based policing can be as simple as patrolling hot spots, but could also include changes in laws and techniques. For example, policy makers might use "nuisance laws" to encourage landlords and property owners to aid the police in dealing with crime that occurs in or around their buildings.</p> <p>"Hot spots provide a stable target for police interventions, unlike the constantly moving targets of criminal offenders," Weisburd says.</p> <p>If police intervene at a hot spot, many citizens and even police officers believe that the criminal activity will simply move around the corner. Weisburd's research suggests the opposite is true. A study from Weisburd and his colleagues in 2004 found that areas close to the hot spot receiving intervention actually showed a reduction in crime despite the fact that these areas were not the focus.</p> <h4>The Consummate Police Chief's Researcher</h4> <p>A leading expert on crime in places, policing terrorism and white-collar crime, Weisburd is well respected by police chiefs and high-ranking law enforcement officials around the world who have implemented his forward-thinking strategies toward policing. <br /> <br />"David is the consummate police chief's researcher. He understands the political issues involved in policing and is a dream to work with," says Jim Bueermann, chief of the Redlands Police Department in California.</p> <p>Weisburd led two experimental studies with Bueermann's police department, the "Risk Focused Policing at Places Experiment" and the "Second Responder Experiment."</p> <p>Bueermann says Weisburd understands that it is important to put the community first.</p> <p>"David conducts his research in a way that doesn't sacrifice the community on the behalf of research. He understands the practical realities of keeping the community safe."</p> <p>Using Weisburd's research results and policing strategies, Bueermann helped his department alter and discontinue ineffective practices and implement new strategies that are proven to work.</p> <h4>New Center Planned</h4> <p>Although new to Mason, Weisburd has previously collaborated with many of its administration of justice faculty members, including Cynthia Lum.</p> <p>Lum studied under Weisburd at the University of Maryland before she joined Mason.</p> <p>"He has provided me with countless opportunities to develop as a practice-oriented criminologist, and many of us are where we are because of his guidance and help."</p> <p>Weisburd is also extremely active in his profession outside the university, sitting on a number of national steering committees and participating in working groups. He is a member of the Committee on Crime, Law and Justice of the National Research Council and served on the NRC working group on evaluating anticrime programs and its panel on police practices and policies.</p> <p>The distinguished criminologist has received more than $12 million in private and public research funds during his career. He is also the founding editor of the Journal of Experimental Criminology and serves on many journal editorial boards in criminology.</p> <p>Weisburd also holds a joint appointment as the Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice and director of the Institute of Criminology at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel.</p> <p>With Weisburd's arrival, the Administration of Justice Department plans to establish the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy to advance scientifically rigorous research in criminal justice practice and policy. Weisburd will serve as the center's director and Lum will be deputy director.</p> false 432 2008-09-30T18:30:52Z false true false false 1 Published Distinguished Professor David Weisburd brought with him a revolutionary way to understand and deal with crime when he joined Mason’s Administration of Justice Department in July. image/jpeg dweisburd_square.jpg 87100 2008-10-01T13:06:12Z The Mason Gazette http://gazette.gmu.edu/articles/12562/

1 2007-07-01T16:22:00Z 1 false false false false false false false false false 571 2007-07-01T16:22:00Z false false false false 22 Published Professor James Willis was interviewed about his research with Dr. Stephen Mastrofski on COMPSTAT and community policing. 2009-11-02T21:22:38Z http://patriotentrepreneur.gmu.edu/issues/july_2007/compstat.html