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kennedy@newark.rutgers.edu
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Leslie
W. Kennedy (PhD University of Toronto) is
currently University Professor at Rutgers University.
He
teaches graduate-level courses at the School of Criminal Justice (SCJ)
and is a core faculty member in the Division of Global Affairs at
Rutgers. He was the Dean of SCJ from 1998 to 2007. Dr.
Kennedy's current research in public security builds upon his
previous work in event analysis, assessing the social contexts in
which dangers in society are identified and deterred. He
is the author or co-author of 19 books, and over 60 research
articles and chapters.
He has published in the major journal in criminology and
criminal justice, including
Criminology, Justice Quarterly, and Journal of Quantitative
Criminology.
In
pursuing an interest in how risk influences the way the public and
agencies manage hazards at the local and global level, he has
recently published 5 books. With Erin
E. Gibbs Van Brunschot, Risk Balance and Security (Sage, 2009), he
examines how risk is assessed by agencies faced with major hazards
including crime, terrorism, environmental disaster and disease. He
has extended this work (with Ed McGarrell) to examine risk
governance, particularly in the context of the globalization of
these hazards, culminating in an edited book, Crime and Terrorism
Risk, (Routledge 2011). In addition, (with Van Brunschot) he
co-authored the book, The Risk in Crime (Rowman and Littlefield,
2009), that explores the use of risk in criminological theory and
research. With
Jean McGloin and Chris Sullivan, he has produced a reader, “When
Crime Appears”, (Routledge, 2011) that looks at the role that
emergence plays in influencing crime risk.
In addition, he has published, with Cynthia Lum,
Evidence Based Counterterrorism Policy, (Springer, 2011), a
book that looks at how terrorism research can be improved through
the use of evidence based research.
In
his most recent research (with Joel Caplan), he extends his interest
in risk assessment, focusing on crime mapping and the development of
risk terrain modeling for use by police in preventing crime. In
addition, he has worked with the UN Global Pulse program in
developing ways in which risk terrain modeling can be used to create
early warning systems in addressing global threats.
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jcaplan@newark.rutgers.edu
Tel:
1 973.353.1304
Mobile:
1 347.625.7227
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Joel M. Caplan has a PhD in Social Welfare Policy from the University of Pennsylvania and a MA in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University. He is currently Assistant Professor at the Rutgers University School of Criminal
Justice. Before joining the Rutgers faculty in 2008, Dr. Caplan
studied with
C. Dana
Tomlin, originator of "map
algebra"—the underlying framework of raster mapping tools in
contemporary desktop GIS software. Since 2010, Dr. Caplan has been Associate Director of the Rutgers Center on Public Security
(RCPS), whose core mission is to engage in innovative data analysis
and information dissemination for strategic decision-making. He
collaborates with faculty and practitioners from various disciplines to integrate geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis into research and evaluation.
As his record suggests, Dr. Caplan specializes in applying geospatial technologies to scholarly research. As a computational criminologist, and from his grounded perspective as former police officer, 911 dispatcher, and emergency medical technician, he takes the strengths of several disciplines and builds new methods and techniques for the analysis of crime and crime patterns. In this regard, he co-developed (with Leslie W. Kennedy) a
technique known as “Risk Terrain Modeling” (RTM). For the past three years, Dr. Caplan has been leading cutting-edge research on crime control and crime
forecasting using RTM methods. He has disseminated this research at professional conferences, in refereed journals, and in chapters of several edited books. Through his combined knowledge of theory, research methods and practice, Joel strives to develop effective and sustainable solutions to contemporary social problems.
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Eric
L. Piza
Research
Director for Crime Science
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elp@rutgers.edu
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Eric
Piza has extensive experience in the field of crime analysis and
public safety. Prior to coming to Rutgers, he spent 5 years as the
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist for the Newark
Police Department. He was responsible for the department’s day to
day GIS and research activities. Eric also worked collaboratively
with the agency’s law enforcement and community partners on
problem-solving projects, provided technical support and training to
members of the department, pursued grant opportunities on behalf of
the department, and designed and maintained the department’s
official website. Previously, Eric spent 6 years at the Police
Institute, a community policing think tank established by world-renowned
criminologist George Kelling, first as the GIS Analyst and then the
Research Program Coordinator.
As
Research Director for Crime Science, Eric designs, implements
and manages projects that contribute products and knowledge to the
field of criminology and provide practical value for criminal
justice professionals. Eric serves as a liaison between the Rutgers
Center on Public Security (RCPS) and law enforcement agency
partners. He consults with RCPS partners and community organizations
to provide technical assistance for research, evaluation,
programmatic, and analytical matters. Eric further represents RCPS
in a professional capacity by authoring peer reviewed publications
and presenting at national and international conferences.
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Yasemin
Gaziarifoglu
Research
Director for Global Mapping
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yaseming@newark.rutgers.edu
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Yasemin
Gaziarifoglu has an M.A. in Forensic Science from Istanbul
University Institute of Forensic Sciences and an M.A. in
Criminal Justice from Rutgers University. Before assuming the
Research Director position for Global Mapping, she consulted the
United Nations Global Pulse Initiative and helped develop ways
of applying spatial risk analysis methods to forecast adverse
regime changes. Yasemin is particularly interested in research
dealing with matters of political instability. She has many peer
reviewed publications; Recently, she co-authored
the “Global Risk Terrain Modeling Manual: Theoretical
Framework and Technical Steps for Worldwide Threat Analysis”
with Leslie W. Kennedy and Joel M. Caplan.
As
Research Director for
Global Mapping, Yasemin designs, implements and
manages projects that contribute to the study of global threats
and to the deployment of actionable data and information.
Yasemin serves as a liaison between the Rutgers Center on Public
Security (RCPS) and global partners. She consults with
international organizations to provide technical assistance for
research, evaluation, programmatic, and analytical matters that
have a spatial nature. Yasemin further represents RCPS in a
professional capacity by authoring peer reviewed publications,
presenting at national and international conferences, and
teaching training workshops and webinars.
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Senior Fellow
Norman Samuels | samuelsn@newark.rutgers.edu
Dr. Samuels is University Professor and Provost Emeritus. Research interests are in the fields of terrorism and counter-terrorism, security and intelligence studies, and the intersection of international terrorism and crime. In particular, the interface among these topics and the American system of government.
Research Associates
Mark Anarumo | mark.anarumo@yahoo.com
Ph.D. (2005) Rutgers University
Mark Anarumo earned his PhD in Criminal Justice in 2005 from Rutgers Graduate School-Newark. His dissertation topic was terrorist threat forecasting, a topic sponsored by the United States Air Force Fellowship Program. Mark is currently serving as a Lieutenant Colonel in the USAF Security Forces and is stationed at Kunsan Air Base, Gunsan City, Republic of Korea. During his 20-year career he has worked in the United States and several foreign nations including Iraq, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. In these positions Mark has served as Chief of Anti-Terrorism, Chief of Police, and Chief of Information Protection, protecting United States interests and personnel from terrorism, crime, and cyber attacks. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and three-time graduate of Rutgers University.
Paul Boxer | pboxer@rutgers.edu
Ph.D. (2002) Bowling Green State University
Dr. Boxer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology
at Rutgers-Newark, and Adjunct Research Scientist in the Research
Center for Group Dynamics at the University of Michigan. His work
focuses on the development of antisocial behavior, and the impact of
exposure to violence and crime. Boxer has been PI or Co-PI on
projects examining various aspects of violence and mental health
funded by the US Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, the National Institute of Mental Health, the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the Centers for
Disease Control. Boxer co-edited Treating the Juvenile Offender
(2008, Guilford).
Joel Miller | joelmi@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Ph.D. (2002) University of Surrey
Dr. Miller has spent much of his career carrying out research in applied criminal justice settings, including six years working in the British Home Office and five years at the Vera Institute of Justice. He has led studies on a range of criminal justice topics, including police accountability, racial profiling, police corruption, juvenile delinquency, recidivism, alternatives to incarceration, and crime reduction and prevention.
Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot | begibbsv@ucalgary.ca
Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Calgary. Her primary research interests are in the realms of crime, security and risk, with specific interests in how individual, organization and state orientations to related issues both diverge and converge. In 2008, she authored Risk Balance and Security (Sage) with Les Kennedy. She is presently co-authoring a book entitled, Risk in Crime (Rowman and Littlefield) with Les Kennedy.
Research Assistants
William Moreto | wmoreto@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Danielle Rusnak | drusnak@pegasus.rutgers.edu
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