ILSSC graduate student Seth Williams was awarded the 2019 Gil Geis Award for excellence in research. This award is given to a graduate student who has demonstrated excellence in research. The committee noted that “Williams’ work, which has been published in prominent national journals, involves measures of neighborhood cohesion and integration. In a short period…Continue Reading Graduate Student Seth Williams wins 2019 Gil Geis Award
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Lab alumnus Rylan Simpson joins Simon Fraser University
We’re all super proud of lab alumnus Rylan Simpson, who received his Ph.D. in 2019 from the Department of Criminology, Law & Society and is now an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University. Rylan is a Canadian who is heading back home! He studies policing, and how it is related…Continue Reading Lab alumnus Rylan Simpson joins Simon Fraser University
ILSSC host “People, Places, and Context: Advances in Criminological Theory” Symposium

“People, Places, and Context: Advances in Criminological Theory” was a two day-long symposium hosted by Criminology, Law and Society Department and, Psychological Science Department – University of California, Irvine, the Irvine Laboratory for the Study of Space and Crime (ILSSC), & Development, Disorder, and Delinquency Laboratory (3DLAB). The symposium was held on April 12, 2019…Continue Reading ILSSC host “People, Places, and Context: Advances in Criminological Theory” Symposium
Director Dr. Charis Kubrin appears before House Judiciary Committee
On July 16, 2019 ILSSC Co-Director Dr. Charis Kubrin testified on criminal justice reform in California and lessons learned before the House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on crime, terrorism and homeland security. https://www.facebook.com/HouseJudDems/videos/vb.1567833580106844/456380285145025/?type=2&theater …Continue Reading Director Dr. Charis Kubrin appears before House Judiciary Committee
Dr. Kubrin interviewed for The Reducing Crime podcast
Professor Jerry Ratcliffe hosts an occasional podcast featuring interviews with influential thinkers in the police service and leading crime and policing researchers working to advance public safety. Reducing Crime podcast episode nine features an interview with ILSSC Co-Director Dr. Charis Kubrin. About the episode: The recent evaluation of the impact of California’s Prop 47 by…Continue Reading Dr. Kubrin interviewed for The Reducing Crime podcast