Benjamin Carleton

Graduate Research Assistant

Evidence-based policing, police-community relations, police legitimacy and accountability, crime prevention and reduction strategies, crime and place

Ben Carleton is a doctoral student in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University. He also serves as a Graduate Research Assistant with the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy where he supports the research efforts of Dr. David Weisburd and Dr. Charlotte Gill. He received his M.A.S. in Criminology, Law and Society from the University of California, Irvine in 2023 and his B.A. in Sociology, Political Science, and Spanish from the Honors Program at the University of Delaware in 2017. His research interests include evidence-based policing, police-community relations, police legitimacy and accountability, crime prevention and reduction strategies, and crime and place.

Selected Publications

Shader, C. G., Gill, C., Zheng, X., & Carleton, B. (2024). City government as super-controller: A systematic review of non-police mechanisms that city governments can apply to reduce crime at hot spots. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 101957.

Christoff, T., & Carleton, B. (2024). Buy-in for police early intervention systems: An initial exploration of what works. Journal of Criminal Justice, 92, 102179.

Cunningham, B., Coldren, J., Carleton, B., Berk, R., & Bauer, V. (2024). Forecasting for Police Officer Safety: A Demonstration of Concept. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing, 8(1), 4.

Carleton, Benjamin, and Rodney Monroe. (2020). Supporting a Safer Community in Charlotte: Secondary Victims and the Beginning of Homicide Support Groups. Washington, DC: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services. https://portal.cops.usdoj.gov/resourcecenter/RIC/Publications/cops-w0913-pub.pdf

Carleton, B., Cunningham, B., & Thorkildsen, Z. (2020). The Use of Predictive Analytics in Policing. Arlington, VA: CNA. https://www.cna.org/reports/2020/10/use-of-predictive-analytics

Education

MAS Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, Irvine

BA Sociology, Political Science, and Spanish, University of Delaware

Recent Presentations

Cunningham, B., Lawrence, D., Carleton, B., & Christoff, T. (2023) Advancing Understandings of Officer Wellness and Early Interventions. American Society of Evidence-Based Policing, Las Vegas, NV.

Carleton, B., & Bauer, V. (2022) Using Analytics to Improve Officer Safety and Wellness: Findings from a Pilot Study. American Society of Criminology, Atlanta, GA.