Apply Now Applications accepted through September 8, 2020 The George Mason University Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis (CINA) Center for Excellence invites applications for a CINA Workforce Development Lead. George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will…
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A Message on Diversity and Inclusion from CINA Director Jim Jones
Since the U.S. Department of Homeland Security established the CINA Center at George Mason University in 2017, we have worked hand in hand with many Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) to conduct research of consequence, to educate and inform MSI students and faculty, and to develop a diverse and highly capable workforce for DHS. We are…
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CINA Distinguished Speaker Series: “Enhancing Disclosures in Victims of Sex Trafficking: Science Guiding Solutions” with Jodi Quas
Jodi Quas (University of California, Irvine) presents “Enhancing Disclosures in Victims of Sex Trafficking: Science Guiding Solutions”. For other talks in this series, please visit the CINA at Mason youTube channel.
Science Committee Member David Weisburd quoted in article “Bloomberg said ‘stop and frisk’ decreased crime. Data suggests it wasn’t a major factor in cutting felonies.”
Former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg consistently credited his administration’s controversial stop-and-frisk program as essential to cutting crime, but declines in felonies both before and after his expansion of the program indicate no consistent correlation between the two. A Washington Post analysis of crime patterns and other academic research found that major felonies declined during Bloomberg’s three…
Press Release: CINA Announces New Director, Jim Jones
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January 10, 2020 Contact: Tracy Mason CINA Communications (703)-993-8723 tmason11@gmu.edu Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis (CINA) Center of Excellence Appoints Jim Jones as New Director Washington, D.C. – George Mason University appointed Jim Jones as the new Director of the Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis (CINA) Center, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…
2019 DHS COE Summit: Student Awards
During the 2019 DHS COE Summit, student researchers participated in two DHS competitions: a Summit Grand Challenge on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and a Student Poster Competition. Ha Le of the University of Houston’s BTI COE took home top honors in the poster competition for presenting the “EDGE: Eye in the Woods Image-based Face Detection…
2019 DHS COE Summit: Student Grand Challenge presentations
The 2019 DHS Centers of Excellence Summit hosted students from across the COE academic network for a Student Grand Challenge, where students competed for top honors in providing DHS component leaders, industry partners, and academia with innovative solutions to homeland security challenges. 30 interdisciplinary students were convened into six teams with the purpose of identifying…
2018 Annual Report
View the CINA 2018 Annual Report, a comprehensive document that details the Center of Excellence’s accomplishments in its first year. CINA Annual Report 2018