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George Mason University President Gregory Washington has announced the recipients of the 2022 Presidential Awards for Faculty Excellence, honoring nine Mason faculty members for their work on behalf of the university, students, and the broader community. Professor David Weisburd of the Department of Criminology, Law and Society received the Beck Family Presidential Medal for Faculty Excellence in Research.

Three CHSS faculty members, Lauren Cattaneo, Shannon Fyfe, and David Weisburd, were recognized by Mason's Office of the President with 2022 Awards for Faculty Excellence.

Twelve undergraduate students from the 2021-2022 Criminology, Law and Society Honors Seminar, led by Dr. Robert Norris, presented their research at the CLS awards and recognition ceremony in May.

Research.com has named David Weisburd, Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law and Society and Executive Director of Mason's Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, to its 2022 list of Top Scientists. Dr. Weisburd ranked #27 in the world and #19 in the United States in the areas of Law and Political Science.

A Washington Post article on Biden administration efforts to pursue a ban on assault weapons cites the research done by Christopher Koper, associate professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society.

"A four-year study of policing in three major cities shows that if the police treat people fairly and respectfully that the rate of crime drops and officers arrest fewer people."

David Weisburd, Diestinguished Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society and executive director of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, has been selected by the Cambridge University Police Executive Program as the winner of the 2022 Sir Robert Peel Medal for Outstanding Leadership in Evidence-Based Policing.

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to announce that George Mason University's Board of Visitors has named Allison Redlich and David Wilson, professors in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, University Professors.

"Researchers say a recent study that included Tucson police officers could be a step toward improving relationships between law enforcement and the people in the communities they serve."