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Congratulations to David Weisburd for receiving the Sir Robert Peel Award from Cambridge University’s Institute of Criminology! Watch his award lecture below, courtesy of the Institute.

Criminal Justice Responses to the Opioid Epidemic Call for Papers for 2023 Special Issue of Criminology and Public Policy In recent years, many jurisdictions in the United States have experienced an unprecedented increase in drug overdoses and deaths arising from the increased use of illicit opioids and the misuse of prescription opioids. How has the criminal…

George Mason University’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy (CEBCP) has been awarded $1.48 million in federal funds to enhance research and practice in police encounters of individuals in mental health crises. Led by Sue-Ming Yang and Yasemin Irvin-Erickson, senior fellows in the CEBCP and professors of Criminology, Law and Society within Mason’s College of Humanities…

In 1959 Yad Hanadiv established The Rothschild Prizes to support, encourage and advance the Sciences and Humanities in Israel. Prizes are awarded in recognition of outstanding scientific achievements, breakthroughs or discoveries in the following disciplines: Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, Jewish Studies and Humanities. We are…

The Fall 2021 issue of Translational Criminology Magazine is now available!

Dr. Allison Redlich, Senior Fellow of the CEBCP and professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University has been elected a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA). Read more about her accomplishments.

“Shifting mental health calls away from police will not greatly affect their workload” by Cynthia Lum and Christopher Koper for the Washington Post

David Weisburd, Executive Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, discusses how hot spots policing can reduce community violence in a special feature by Greg Berman for The Crime Report.

The U.S. justice system continues to grapple with racial and ethnic disparities in its outcomes. Findings from studies of juvenile justice, policing, pretrial and bail decisions, sentencing, and corrections consistently indicate inequities in the experiences of Black, Native American and Indigenous, and Hispanic American people in the criminal justice system compared to those of White…

David Wilson and Cynthia Lum have been named Fellows of the American Society of Criminology. Read more about this announcement here.