Jay Suarez, a junior at George Mason University, brought an interesting background to his CINA Scholar 2021 summer internship with the U.S. DHS Office of Strategy, Policy and Plans (OSPP). As early as high school, Jay Suarez had taken courses that revolved around criminal justice systems, even participating in internships with Fairfax County Police Department…
As a Criminology, Law and Society major at George Mason University with a minor in Intelligence Analysis, Isaiah Hall currently focuses his academic work on surveillance and privacy in contemporary society, hate crimes, criminal investigations, and intelligence analysis techniques. In addition to scholarly pursuits, Hall also serves as a Police Cadet Private First-Class at Mason’s…
From smuggling, counterfeiting and tax evasion, to the trafficking of humans and wildlife, illicit trade holds back progress, increases costs and pushes the goals further away. While data on this clandestine activity has previously been scarce, there is mounting evidence of the economic, social and environmental losses it can cause.
Criminologist and professor, Dr. David Weisburd, talks with student Karina Macosko, about how he got into the field of criminology. He discusses the development of the Minneapolis Hot Spot Experiment along with Dr. Lawrence Sherman. This tactic, widely used today, demonstrated the effectiveness of hot spots policing and ways in which the police could have…
David Weisburd is one of the most prolific and important criminologists of the past 50 years. The winner of the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, Weisburd has published more than two dozen books and more than 200 scholarly articles. Weisburd’s work has largely focused on the importance of place. Beginning with a ground-breaking study conducted with…
Though NYC has enjoyed a city-wide crime decline over the last three decades, a large numbers of NYC streets need targeted police efforts to combat crime NEW YORK, NY — Despite its current spike in violent crime, New York City has been a leader in crime-fighting solutions. For the last three decades, the city has seen crime rates fall significantly, with a decline by more than…
Recent data in New York City suggest that violent crime is on the rise. However, over the last three decades, there has been a more than 70% decline in index crimes as reported by the FBI. This has led to a growing perception, especially among critics of policing, that crime in New York City has…
The threat landscape facing our nation and world is complex, varied, and dynamic. We are actively dealing with a global pandemic, mass shootings, foreign and domestic terrorism, climate change, supply chain disruptions, organized criminal activity, and adversarial nation states. From deliberate acts like terrorism, to inadvertent events like large ships drifting sideways in critical shipping…
The DHS Centers of Excellence Summit was held the week of May 17-21, 2021. In a completely virtual format, the summit had a record number of registrants (over 1,200) including government, law enforcement at all levels, academia, and 65 different industry representatives, 61 speakers to include Secretary Mayorkas, 20 showcase booths, and 135 students from…
For the third time running, CINA joined our Center of Excellence counterparts and more than 1,200 registrants for the DHS COE Summit from May 17-21, 2021. Leading up to the event, attendees could visit 20 virtual COE booths featuring research videos and capabilities fact sheets. And 34 student groups presented research posters and successfully engaged…
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