David Weisburd is Distinguished Professor of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University and the Walter E. Meyer Professor of Law and Criminal Justice at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His current research interests are focused on the criminology of place, policing, and research methods. He has received several awards such as the Stockholm Prize in Criminology, the American Society of Criminology’s Sutherland Award, the (ASC) August Vollmer Award, and the Israel Prize, among many others.
We discuss the origins of the criminology of place and some of David's work on crime concentrating in certain micro geographic locations.
The Criminology Academy