2009-11-17T15:40:32Z 44 2009-11-30T15:00:00Z false true false true true false <p>Scott is presently one of the grant officers in the law and social science program at the National Science Foundation.&nbsp; He'll be talking about his own research as well as the process of seeking grants from NSF. <br />Visit our website for more about the <a href="http://cjls.gmu.edu/" target="_blank">Center for Justice, Law and Society</a>.</p> the Center for Justice, Law and Society 216 Bull Run Hall: ADJ Conference Room 313 false true true false 22 2009-11-30T13:00:00Z Scott Barclay Talk Talk and Lunch 2009-11-17T15:42:14Z http://cjls.gmu.edu/ 2009-11-17T15:45:40Z 44 2009-12-10T20:00:00Z false true false true true true <p>The Administration of Justice Department will be hosting an Open House for all interested applicants for its Ph.D. and M.A. programs in Justice, Law and Crime Policy (soon to be renamed to "Criminology, Law and Society"). Please join us to discuss your future in&nbsp;this exciting field!</p> <p>Members of our award-winning faculty will be on-hand to discuss the wide range of research projects, activities, and curricula in the department.&nbsp; Additionally, current graduate students will also be available to talk about the Ph.D. and M.A. programs from their perspectives.&nbsp; This will be an informal event so please feel free to join us after work. Parking will be validated. Light hors' dourves and refreshments will be served.</p> <p>Please <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=aVRHcHjPCDcW4wIrSpXiww_3d_3d" target="_blank">RSVP</a> by Thursday, December 3, 2010. Feel free to forward information on the <a href="/system/file_attachments/661/original/JLCP_Open_House_PA_.pdf" target="_blank">Open House</a> event.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=aVRHcHjPCDcW4wIrSpXiww_3d_3d"></a></p> 217 Fairfax Campus: Mason Hall D3 A&B false true true true 22 2009-12-10T18:00:00Z The Administration of Justice Department will be hosting an Open House for all interested applicants for its Ph.D. and M.A. programs in Justice, Law and Crime Policy (soon to be renamed to "Criminology, Law and Society"). Please join us to discuss your future in this exciting field! Open House 2009-11-17T19:03:16Z 2009-09-09T15:26:08Z 45 2010-02-15T19:00:00Z false true false true false true <p style="text-align: left;">David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor of Administration of Justice will discuss the implications of his research about decreasing crime in American communities.&nbsp; Crime at place is relatively stable across time.&nbsp; Good neighborhoods have crime hot spots, and problematic areas&nbsp;have many streets mostly free of crime.&nbsp; Focusing crime prevention on specific places does not cause crime to simply "move around the corner."&nbsp; These findings have lead&nbsp;Professor Weisburd to focus on the concept of hot spots of crime.&nbsp; In this lecture, he will argue that place-based crime prevention is a good investment, and that it is likely to lead to more crime control with fewer people being processed by the criminal justice system.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">The Vision Series is a series of eight lectures sponsored by George Mason Univeristy's Office of the Provost.&nbsp; The series&nbsp;highlights the work of top researchers, artists, and scholars from diverse disciplines like Economics, History and Art History, Public Policy, Global and Community Health, and Education and Human Development.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">For more information about the Vision Series, visit <a href="http://gmu.edu/cfa/vision">http://gmu.edu/cfa/vision</a>.</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p>Free to the public!&nbsp; Tickets available online at gmu.edu/cfa/vision, or at the Center for the Arts Ticket Office and on the evening of each presentation.&nbsp; Sorry phone orders are not taken.</p> 131 Center For the Arts Concert Hall true true false true 1 George Mason University Office of the Provost 2010-02-15T19:00:00Z David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor of Administration of Justice will argue that place-based crime prevention is a good investment, and is likely to lead to more crime control with fewer people being processed by the criminal justice system. The Vision Series 2009/2010 2009-10-05T01:38:16Z 2009-10-21T20:18:55Z 45 2010-04-19T16:00:00Z false true false true false false <p>A two day symposium will be held at the University of Maryland, College Park (April 19) and in Washington, DC (April 20) examining systematic evidence on what works in crime and justice.</p> <p>&nbsp;For more information on the symposium visit the <a href="http://gemini.gmu.edu/cebcp/JerryLee.html">Jerry Lee Crime Prevention </a>website</p> 199 University of Maryland Inn & Conference Center false false false false 1 2010-04-19T12:30:00Z <p>A two day symposium will be held at the University of Maryland, College Park (April 19) and in Washington, DC (April 20) examining systematic evidence on what works in crime and justice.</p> Symposium - Day 1 2009-10-21T20:19:58Z 2009-10-21T20:26:02Z 45 2010-04-20T12:30:00Z false true false true false false <p>A two day symposium will be held at the University of Maryland, College Park (April 19) and in Washington, DC (April 20) examining systematic evidence on what works in crime and justice.</p> <p>For more information on the symposium, visit the <a href="http://gemini.gmu.edu/cebcp/JerryLee.html">Jerry Lee Crime Prevention Symposium </a>website.<span style="font-size: 22pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><em></em></span></p> 200 TBD false false false false 1 2010-04-20T08:30:00Z <p>A two day symposium will be held at the University of Maryland, College Park (April 19) and in Washington, DC (April 20) examining systematic evidence on what works in crime and justice.</p> Symposium - Day 2 2009-10-21T20:26:02Z 2009-11-03T19:27:35Z 44 2010-06-16T00:00:00Z true false false false true false <p>The <strong><a href="http://www.criminologyprize.com/extra/pod/?id=2&amp;module_instance=3&amp;action=pod_show&amp;navid=2">International Jury</a></strong> chose Dr. Weisburd for his groundbreaking work on hot spots policing and crime displacement and his series of experiments showing that intensified police patrol at high crime "hot spots" does not merely push crime around the corner. Under the aegis of the Swedish Ministry of Justice, the international prize&nbsp;is awarded for outstanding achievements in criminological research or for the application of research results by practitioners for the reduction of crime and the advancement of human rights. The prize amounts to at least 1,000,000 SEK.</p> <p>The Stockholm Prize in Criminology will be awarded Tuesday, June 15 in a ceremony in Stockholm City Hall followed by a gala dinner.</p> 209 Stockholm City Conference Center (Norra Latin) false false true false 22 The Swedish National Council for Crime 2010-06-14T00:00:00Z David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor in the Administration of Justice Department at George Mason University and Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, has been awarded the 2010 Stockholm Prize in Criminology. The Stockholm Criminology Symposium Sypmposium 2009-11-03T19:30:55Z http://gemini.gmu.edu/cebcp/StockholmPrize.html