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Ewelina Gacek, Mason volleyball star, looks to career in law enforcement

Ewelina Gacek, Mason volleyball star, looks to career in law enforcement

As far back as her sophomore year in high school, Mason volleyball player Ewelina Gacek knew she wanted a career in law enforcement. That is why George Mason University and its highly regarded Criminology, Law, and Society Department originally made it onto her radar. Add an offer of an athletic scholarship and Mason was something she couldn’t pass up.

Weisburd quoted in ScienceNews on police-civilian encounters In The Media

Weisburd quoted in ScienceNews on police-civilian encounters

David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law, and Society, comments on the observed shift from police pedestrian stops to police traffic stops in Chicago, IL. A 2023 article by Weisburd, Kevin Peterson, and Sydney Fay on the efficacy of SQFs as a proactive policing strategy is also cited.

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Greenfield receives the 2023 Book Award from the European Society of Criminology

Greenfield receives the 2023 Book Award from the European Society of Criminology

Victoria A. Greenfield, a Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, was awarded the 2023 European Society of Criminology Book Award for her book Assessing the Harms of Crime: A New Framework for Criminal Policy (co-authored with Letizia Paoli, 2022, Oxford University Press).