We’re all super proud of lab member Navi Kaur, who successfully defended her dissertation and received her Ph.D. in 2023 from the Department of Criminology, Law & Society. She will be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University. Navi’s research critically reframes individualized notions of violence and…Continue Reading Lab member Navi Kaur to join San Francisco State University
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Lab publication on who leaves and who enters: consequences for neighborhood crime
While the net change in demographics of a neighborhood likely impacts how levels of crime change, this study explores whether it matters who leaves a neighborhood, and who is entering the neighborhood–that is, the flows of people in or out of a neighborhood. Using a novel demographic accounting technique that allows computing who is leaving…Continue Reading Lab publication on who leaves and who enters: consequences for neighborhood crime
Lab publication on improving or declining neighborhoods and crime
Criminologists often compare neighborhoods at a point in time to determine which ones have more crime. It is also the case that criminological theories are then tested based on these differences across neighborhoods. However, it is possible that how a neighborhood is changing may matter for how levels of crime change. In some cases, crime…Continue Reading Lab publication on improving or declining neighborhoods and crime
Lab publication on immigrant organizations and neighborhood crime
Criminologists have consistently found that neighborhoods with more immigrants do not have more crime, but in fact often have less crime. Criminologists have proposed that voluntary organizations can help neighborhoods deal with problems that can result in more crime. One possibility for why some immigrant neighborhoods have lower crime rates is that they have voluntary…Continue Reading Lab publication on immigrant organizations and neighborhood crime
Lab publication on the 3 D’s and crime
Urban Scholars define the 3 D’s of ecological environments as density, diversity and design. This study constructs measures of these features and assesses how they are related to levels of crime across street segments in Southern California. You can access the article by lab alumnus Young-An Kim and Dr. John R. Hipp in the Journal…Continue Reading Lab publication on the 3 D’s and crime