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Andrew V. Papachristos
Field:
Focus Areas:
Criminology, Firearm safety and policy, Policing, Social Networks, Violent Crime and Prevention
Contact:
Media Relations Contact:
Stephanie Kulke
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
IPR Director and John G. Searle Professor, Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Neighborhood Engaged Research and Science (CORNERS)
About
Areas of Focus
- Social networks
- Urban neighborhoods
- Gun violence
- Street gangs
- Policing
Work/Research
- Aims to understand how the connected nature of cities – how their citizens, neighborhoods and institutions are tied to one another – affect what we feel, think and do
- Uses network science to study gun violence, police misconduct, illegal gun markets, Al Capone, street gangs and urban neighborhoods
Career
- Director, Northwestern Neighborhood and Network Initiative (N3)