It’s Episode 90 and for this episode, we are hosting Professor David Weisburd, who is speaking with us about the criminology of place, concentration of crime, and police reform.
David Weisburd is Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University and the Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His current research interests are focused on the criminology of place, policing, and research methods. He has received several awards such as the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, the American Society of Criminology’s Sutherland Award, the (ASC) August Vollmer Award, and the Israel Prize, among many others.
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Get in touch with David:
George Mason University Website // dweisbur AT gmu.edu
These are the articles authored by David and his colleagues that were discussed in this episode of The Crim Academy:
Weisburd, D. (2015). The law of crime concentration and the criminology of place. Criminology, 53(2), 133-157. [article link]
Weisburd, D., Telep, C. W., Vovak, H., Zastrow, T., Braga, A. A., & Turchan, B. (2022). Reforming the police through procedural justice training: A multicity randomized trial at crime hot spots. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(14). [article link]