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David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and Executive Director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Criminology’s Division of Policing.

In an article on the Department of Justice's pilot program to test body-worn camera technology, ProCon cites criminology, law and society professor Cynthia Lum regarding the inconclusive research about its effectiveness.

In an Alazeera article about a man jailed for a murder he did not commit, Criminology, Law and Society faculty member Allison Redlich discusses the psychology underlying false confessions.

The Department of Criminology, Law and Society is delighted to welcome Dr. Evan Lowder to the tenure-track faculty at Mason!

George Mason University’s Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy hosted its 11th annual congressional briefing at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 17 with a theme of “Countering Mass Shootings in the United States.”

The Department of Criminology, Law and Society invites applicants for a Full Professor position to start August 2020. We are seeking individuals with active research agendas in any area of criminology, criminal justice, and law and society.

In an article on Injustice Watch, Alison Redlich, faculty member in the Department of Criminality, Law and Society discussed defendants with attention deficit disorder and bipolar disorder.

BBC Sounds' Book of the Week is Malcolm Gladwell's Talking to Strangers; in a series where he discusses the work, he features Criminology, Law and Society's David Weisburd and his 'law of crime concentration,' where criminal activity is linked to location.