David Weisburd

David L. Weisburd
דייוויד ל. ויסבורד
Born1954
NationalityIsraeli/American
EducationBrandeis University, Yale University
OccupationCriminologist
Employer(s)George Mason University, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Known forResearch on crime and place, policing, and white-collar crime
AwardsStockholm Prize in Criminology, Israel Prize in Social Work and Criminological Research

David L. Weisburd (born 1954), is an Israeli/American criminologist who is well known for his research on crime and place, policing and white collar crime.[1] Weisburd was the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Stockholm Prize in Criminology,[2][3][4] and was awarded the Israel Prize in Social Work and Criminological Research in 2015, considered the state's highest honor.[5] Weisburd is Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University.[6] and Walter E. Meyer Professor Emeritus of Law and Criminal Justice in the Institute of Criminology of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law.[7] At George Mason University, Weisburd was founder of the Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy and is now its Executive Director.[8] Weisburd also serves as Chief Science Advisor at the National Policing Institute in Washington, D.C.[9] Weisburd was the founding editor of the Journal of Experimental Criminology,[10] and is editor of the Cambridge Elements in Criminology Series.[11]

  1. ^ "Crime watch with 'Miami Weis'". The Jerusalem Post. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ "2010 Stockholm Prize in Criminology Winner-David Weisburd". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17.
  3. ^ "National Institute of Justice--David Weisburd wins Stockholm Prize".
  4. ^ "Fairfax Times--GMU professor wins criminology award". 23 June 2010. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Israel Prize in criminological research to be awarded to Prof. David Weisburd". The Jerusalem Post. 7 March 2015.
  6. ^ "David Weisburd-George Mason University, Department of Criminology, Law and Society".
  7. ^ "David Weisburd-Hebrew University Faculty of Law". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  8. ^ "George Mason University--Center for Evidence Based Crime Policy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02.
  9. ^ "The Police Foundation".
  10. ^ "Journal of Experimental Criminology".
  11. ^ "Journal of Elements in Criminology".