Computational mathematics, which comprises of modeling, analysis, simulation and computing have become the foundation for solving most global challenges. Some examples of these global challenges involving criminal activities include understanding dynamics of gang-behavior, stopping drug abuse and addiction that often leads to crimes, social dynamics of human trafficking, tracking poaching to stop illicit ivory trading…
Director’s Blog: November 2021
My role at the CINA center puts me in contact with a wide variety of people at DHS and beyond. In any given week, I might talk with frontline operators, analysts, administrators, and leadership at different levels, and my peers and colleagues in the Centers of Excellence (COE) and research communities. These interactions are priceless…
CINA Distinguished Speaker Series: Gretchen Peters “How Organized Crime Weaponized Social Media”
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Watch Gretchen Peters, Executive Director of The Center on Illicit Networks and Transnational Organized Crime who will speak about her organization’s work on the way organized crime has weaponized social media.
Highlights – CINA Distinguished Speaker Series: Martin Bouchard – “Social Outlaws: What Network Data Tells Us About Gangs”
Watch highlights from Martin Bouchard’s CINA Distinguished Speaker Series talk about “Social Outlaws: What Network Data Tells Us About Gangs”.
Mason Vision Series – November 30: How the Smart Use of Data Is Being Used to Fight Transnational Crime.
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The next installment of the Mason Vision Series will be held from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 30, and feature Dr. Louise Shelley, the Omer L. and Nancy Hirst Endowed Chair and a University Professor, who will address How the Smart Use of Data Is Being Used to Fight Transnational Crime. In…
CINA Scholar Jay Suarez hones collaboration and analysis skills with DHS internship
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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…
CINA Scholar Isaiah Hall expands research skills with DHS internship
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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…
Is Hot Spots Policing Effective? | Interview with Dr. David Weisburd
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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…
How ‘Hot Spots’ Policing Can Reduce Community Violence
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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…
New Report: Overall Crime Declines in NYC Mask Continued High Crime Levels of Many NYC Streets
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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…