Hailey Khatchatourian

Graduate Research Assistant

Police legitimacy, police-community relations, policing strategies and evidence-based crime policy

Hailey Khatchatourian is a third-year doctoral student in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society. She currently serves as a research assistant in the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy under Dr. Lum and Dr. Koper. In 2022, she received a Bachelor of Arts from University at Albany after double majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology. Her research interests include police legitimacy, police-community relations, policing strategies, and evidence-based crime policy.

Selected Publications

Koper, C.S., Lum, C., Wu, X. & Khatchatourian, H. (2024). Opening the black box of police operations and crime during the COVID-19 pandemic. Police Quarterly.

Lum, C., Koper, C.S., Khatchatourian, H. (2024). Do community views of local police agencies change during “crises of legitimacy”? Results of a multi-wave random sample community survey in a large suburban jurisdiction. American Journal of Criminal Justice.

Lum, C., Koper, C.S., Kimbrell, C.S., Goodier, M., Khatchatourian, H., Baas, G., Lee, W.-G., & Lee, H. (2024). Improving Investigations, Clearances, and Victim Satisfaction in Robbery and Burglary Cases. Final Report to the National Institute of Justice. Fairfax, VA: Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, George Mason University.

Khatchatourian, H., MacFarland, G., Thai, M., Hickling, D., Smith, B., & Wu, Y. (2022). Public cooperation with police in Detroit: A testing of three perspectives. Policing: An International Journal, 45(6), 1082-1097.

Education

M.A. Criminology, Law and Society- George Mason University

B.A. Criminal Justice/Psychology - University at Albany