Hailey Khatchatourian

Graduate Research Assistant

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

Hailey Khatchatourian is a 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. She also received her Master of Arts in Criminology, Law and Society from George Mason University in 2024. Her research interests include police legitimacy, police-community relations, policing strategies, and evidence-based crime policy.

Selected Publications

Lum, C., Kimbrell, C., Koper, C. S., Khatchatourian, H., Baas, G., Goodier, M., & Lee, W.-G. (2026). Robberies that are not investigated, and what we can do about them. Police Quarterly.

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.

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.

Courses Taught

CRIM 401: Policing in America, Summer 2026

Education

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

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